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Managing forefoot pain with Brodie & Pat Feb 02, 2021

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On this episode of the Run Smarter Podcast, Brodie ropes in Pat from That's Running podcast and together they unpack the challenging topic of forefoot pain. The forefoot is the section between your toes and the arch of your foot. In fact, Brodie & Pat are both currently managing their own foot pain and share their experiences.

Firstly, Pat talks about the research behind forefoot pain for runners and potential structures that could lead to pain. He describes the common locations of pain and potential diagnoses such as stress fractures, plantar plate injury, morton's neuroma and several other structures.

Brodie & Pat then share each of their own experiences managing forefoot pain and describe the lessons they are learning along the way.

Throughout this interview, you will learn the role of shoes when managing forefoot pain, whether to offload or strengthen the foot & what to do if different structures are impacted.

Lastly, Brodie & Pat each share their 3 tips to help runners manage and prevent forefoot pain.

Click here to find Pat's podcast That's running, you can also follow the podcast on instagram.

If your are interested here is the episode on forefoot pain on That's Running podcast.

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Success Story: Todd Charnetski & 11 years of hamstring tendinopathy Jan 29, 2021

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During these success story segments, Brodie interviews a runner who has managed to overcome a running related injury after much hardship and frustration.

However, this is only a small fraction of runners and a skewed bias around the injured population. So, this segment aims to bring hope and optimism, while sharing treatment success.

On today's episode, Brodie talks with Todd Charnetski, a passionate runner who developed bilateral proximal hamstring tendinopathy back in 2007 after pushing hard during his half marathon preparation.

Todd had tried years of different treatments. Icing, massage, stretching, compression, strengthening, medication, PRP, cortisone, tenex and several other remedies. It wasn't until 2018 when a shift in his management started showing drastic improvement.

Todd is currently 100% better on one side and 95% better on the other and is excited to share his story.

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Should you change your foot strike pattern? Hamill & Gruber, 2017. Jan 26, 2021

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On this episode, Brodie summarizes a paper by Hamill & Gruber titled: Is changing footstrike pattern beneficial to runners?

This is a hot topic for a lot of runners, coaches and health professionals alike, and while this paper may not come to a conclusive statement, it does help bring us up-to-date with the current literature. The verdict might surprise you.

Changing from a heel striker to a forefoot striker has been proposed for decades. The arguments for such a change follows several theories including:

Changing to a forefoot strike help running economy.
Changing to a forefoot strike reduces ground reaction forces.
Changing to a forefoot strike lowers your risk of injuries.

This paper read by Brodie systematically covers all of these theories and highlights the available evidence to see if their claims hold true.

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Q&A: Boom bust cycles/DOMS/running boredom/training structure Jan 22, 2021

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We are back for our second installment of question provided by my sister Zoe. Here are the list of questions answered on today's episode:

I have injured my hamstring and took time off to recover from, now my leg feels weak and I am in a cycle of exercise followed by injury recovery. What can I do?
How do I tell the difference between muscle soreness after a run and injury?
Every run I am running to the point of exhaustion because I want to get my best times. Is this okay?
What do you recommend to address the boredom during a long run or to distract from negative thoughts that come from a hard run?
I want to cross train but my muscle soreness interferes with my running schedule, what should I do?
Does running on fatigued muscles lead to injury?

All these questions will be addressed in detail.

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Q&A: Hills/Breathing/Starting points/Improvement checklists Jan 19, 2021

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We haven't done a Q&A episode for a while and today we are doing something a bit different. My sister Zoe is taking over Q&A time!

We cover a wide range of questions today, here is the list.

How do I know what a reasonable starting distance is if I haven’t ran before, or haven’t ran for a long time?
How do hills impact my run, how can I best run on hills if they are unavoidable?
My running doesn't seem to be improving. What can I do?
When I am running I feel like my heart is beating at its maximum and i am struggling to breathe, what can I do to train better for this?
I don’t know what to do to build my training load for preventing running injuries, what can I do?

This is a perfect episode for you if you are a beginner or looking to accelerate your running game!

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Shockwave Therapy Part 2: The Do's and Don'ts with Benoy Mathew Jan 15, 2021

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This interview Brodie chats with advanced practice physio, sonographer & shockwave specialist Benoy Mathew. Shockwave therapy is a treatment method administered by therapists and Benoy answers all our questions on this treatment option.

Firstly, Benoy helps answer the question of what Shockwave is and what the clinic experience looks like for a patient.

Secondly, we help decipher the confusion of who will benefit most from shockwave therapy. Benoy explains which running conditions will respond favorably and which conditions will be ineffective. Also, which characteristics create a suitable candidate for shockwave therapy.

Lastly, we answer all your social media questions and delve into specific running conditions such as patellar pain, plantar fasciitis and proximal hamstring tendinopathy.

Click here to find Benoy Mathew on Twitter

For Benoy's online shockwave course head to https://study.physiotutors.com/course/running-rehab/

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Shockwave Therapy: The Do's & Don'ts with Benoy Mathew (Part 1) Jan 12, 2021

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Firstly, Benoy helps answer the question of what Shockwave is and what the clinic experience looks like for a patient.

Lastly, we answer all your social media questions and delve into specific running conditions such as patellar pain, plantar fasciitis and proximal hamstring tendinopathy.

Click here to find Benoy Mathew on Twitter

For Benoy's online shockwave course head to https://study.physiotutors.com/course/running-rehab/

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Celebrating 100 episodes!! Jan 08, 2021

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After 12 months and 90k downloads the Run Smarter Podcast is celebrating 100 episodes!!

Brodie reflects on the past year and the milestones surpassed as he shares clips of his favourite moments, including what he has learnt the most and what he looks forward to moving into the future.

Listen in to hear clips from Brodie's first interview, interviews that have pushed him outside his comfort zone, episodes that have changed his thoughts on running and your own voice clips as we all celebrate 100 episodes together.

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John Kelly & the infamous Barkley Marathon Jan 06, 2021

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Starting off the year with something different and light hearted before our 100th episode. I pulled one of my most popular episodes from the Everyday Running Legends podcast.

This episode I had the pleasure of interviewing John Kelly, the 15th person to ever complete the infamous Barley marathon before its 60-hour cut-up time.

The Barkley Marathons is an ultramarathon trail race held in Frozen Head State Park near Wartburg, Tennessee. The full course is 100 miles (160 km). The race is limited to a 60-hour period.

We dive into John's physical and mental training to prepare for such a grueling feat. We talk about his previous failed attempts and how he turned in all around.

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