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    Doctors of Running Podcast

    Doctors of Running Podcast

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    We are Doctors of Running, a group of doctors of physical therapy all working to provide you all with information about the art and science of running and what we are putting on our feet. In this podcast we will be giving evidence-based deep dives into running related topics as well as detailed running shoe reviews. You can also check us out at our website -- doctorsofrunning.com, and on social media @doctorsofrunning To help us continue to produce content for you all, consider joining our support team: https://anchor.fm/doctors-of-running/support

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    #277 Mailbag! Best Non-Plated Speed Shoes? Does Toe Spring Effect Hyper Extension? Running Advice for Joint Disease and Arthritis?

    #277 Mailbag! Best Non-Plated Speed Shoes? Does Toe Spring Effect Hyper Extension? Running Advice for Joint Disease and Arthritis?

    January 21, 2026
    1h 1m

    Our teams loves answering your questions, so here we are to dig into the mailbag! Nathan, Andrea, and David team up and talk to talk shoes, training, and injuries. They discuss advice for running with arthritis and neuromas, the best wet-weather shoes, non-plated speed-training shoes, and much more. Want your question on the next mailbag? Email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com.

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    Chapters

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 1:48 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs
    • 16:26 - Advice for running degenerative joint disease and arthritis
    • 25:00 - Good shoes for wet/muddy parkruns
    • 30:34 - Does toe spring effect hyper extension?
    • 40:06 - Brannock size vs. running shoe size
    • 44:46 - Non-plated speed shoes
    • 49:14 - Advice for children dealing with Sever's Disease
    • 54:26 - Shoe options for training with a neuroma
    • 1:00:46 - Wrap-up

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