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Since Chris McDougall's seminal book "Born to Run" was published in 2009, a lot of runners have been wondering: "Should I go barefoot?"⁣ ⁣ 

The answer is: it depends. ⁣ ⁣ 

This week on the Endure Stronger podcast, we discuss all things barefoot running, including:⁣ ⁣

- What the barefoot movement gets right about our natural ability to run⁣ ⁣ 

- How going barefoot can lead to a reclamation of our natural running mechanics, and also:⁣ ⁣ 

- How minimising our shoewear can wake up our feet, reducing injuries and create all-round stronger runners.⁣ ⁣ 

We also discuss:⁣ ⁣

 - How returning to ancestral running isn't as seamless in a modern, pavement-filled environment⁣ ⁣ 

- What running trainers can do for your running if your movement quality is sound, and⁣ ⁣ 

- What a lot of runners get wrong (and wind up MORE injured) when they try going barefoot.⁣ ⁣ 

Our take? We think it's best to walk around in minimal shoes most of the time, and running in them some of the time. ⁣ ⁣ 

What's yours? Listen and find out.⁣ ⁣ 

P.S:We're taking a brief hiatus after this episode for a holiday in mid-June. We'll be back very soon!

This week on the Endure Stronger podcast, we chat to Paul Coker, owner of Move Cornwall Physio and former director of RockTape UK.

In this week’s episode, we discuss different treatment and rehabilitation strategies for runners that can help you take your progress to the next level.

If you’ve ever wondered what the magic is behind k-tape, theraguns, myofascial cupping and acupuncture - and whether they’re right for you and your running - this episode will tell you all you need to know and more.

We discuss the connection between the brain, pain and our tissues and how different physiotherapy treatments can help increase the conversation between the body and brain to stimulate receptors in your body to create real change.

The result? Less pain, more gain.

Listen now at the link in bio.

Links:

Find Paul on Instagram: www.instagram.com/paul_the_physio

Find Paul on Facebook: Move physiotherapy. Run coaching & Sports massage

And check out his website at: www.movecornwallphysio.co.uk

Dr Georgie Bruinvels is lead research scientist for the awesome FitrWoman app and head researcher at Orreco, a world leader in sports science bioanalytics.⁣

Following the HUGE popularity of episode 13 with elite marathoner and researcher Jess Piasecki, we thought we’d take the opportunity to take the conversation a little deeper and pick Georgie’s (considerable) brains about how to run like a woman.⁣

In this episode, we discuss:⁣⁣

- A deeper dive into female hormones and how they can affect everything from your immunity and breathing to your pain and energy levels⁣

- How to prevent and manage menstrual symptoms to take your training to the next level, and⁣

- How to educate yourself on how your body operates around your cycle and apply the relevant nutrition tactics to take your running into the stratosphere.⁣

This episode is full of useful and actionable tips for women (and their coaches) everywhere. We’re in awe of the depth and breadth of Georgie’s knowledge of how to run like a woman, and we know you will be too.⁣

⁣Links:⁣

Georgie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gbruinvels⁣

Download the Fitrwoman app: https://www.fitrwoman.com/⁣

Listen to the Female Athlete Podcast:  https://femaleathletepodcast.buzzsprout.com/

This week on the Endure Stronger podcast, we’re joined by Paul Hobrough,  a globally respected physiotherapist who has worked with Olympic and World Champion runners such as Paula Radcliffe and Steve Cram. ⁣ ⁣ 

Paul is also the author of the excellent books Running Free of Injuries and The Runner’s Expert Guide to Stretching.⁣ ⁣ 

In this episode, we discuss:⁣ ⁣ 


How to take ownership of your training and rehabilitation so you can smash your running goals⁣
What physiotherapy is and how critical it is to your running progress⁣
When and how you should challenge instructions to “not run anymore” from well-meaning friends (and sometimes, your GP)⁣
What’s really important when picking some new shoes and Paul’s thoughts on the rapidly re-emerging barefoot/minimalism trend, and⁣ 
How just 10 minutes of prehab and rehab a day can take your running to the next level.⁣ ⁣ 

Paul offers expert but realistic advice in this episode, with highly actionable tips for runners of all levels. We thoroughly enjoyed our chat with him and look forward to welcoming him back soon.⁣ ⁣ 

Links:⁣ ⁣ 

Find Paul on Instagram:⁣ https://buff.ly/2Zvx1ux

Check out Paul’s book Running Free of Injuries: From Pain Free to Personal Best⁣: https://buff.ly/2Zs1rxw

Check out Paul’s other book The Runner’s Expert Guide to Stretching⁣: https://buff.ly/3e4oimW

This week on the Endure Stronger podcast, Sam and Laura talk how to run your best in lockdown.

(We realised we had covered managing everything in lockdown but running. Whoops.)

We’re in the third month of lockdown here in the UK, and we have a lot of new listeners and followers who have just started running. We’ve also heard from folks who feel like they’ve just started as they try and navigate these fast changing and unpredictable times.

This podcast will answer all your questions about running in lockdown.

In this episode, we discuss:


How to stay motivated now your races have been cancelled
How to stay injury free if you’ve just started (or if you haven’t)
How to change up the same old route and keep your training fresh
The potential BENEFITS of running on a treadmill
Why you shouldn’t worry about losing your running fitness - even if you have to take a break from training in the madness.

We want to know what YOU guys need at this time. Please send requests for content, information, discussions and interviewees to sam@endurestronger.com or Laura@endurestronger.com.

This week on the Endure Stronger podcast, we talk to Jude Palmer from We Run Trail.⁣⁣

Jude is a UK Athletics Fell/Trail Running Coach,⁣⁣ Swimrun Coach, and the founder of WeRunTrail.com. We were introduced to Jude at the National Running Show, and quickly hit it off. ⁣⁣

This was quite possibly the most we’ve laughed whilst interviewing someone for the podcast.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

In this episode, we discuss:⁣⁣

- All things trail running including “What is trail?” to tips and tricks, bears, footwear, and every taboo/toilet subject you could think of⁣⁣

- We also talk about the increasingly popular sport SwimRun, and some new features for the We Run Trail stand at the next National Running Show in 2021.⁣⁣

It was an absolute privilege to chat to Jude. What really stands out to us about Jude is her love of adventure, enjoying the experience and the mindset of trail, and her passion to make trail running inclusive for everyone. ⁣⁣

We hope you enjoy this week’s podcast -  we certainly did.⁣⁣

(Note: the lockdown measures were not yet in place and London’s show in June was full steam ahead. It’s since been deferred to January 2021 - we’ll see you there!)⁣⁣

⁣⁣Links:⁣⁣

- Find Jude at www.weruntrail.com to be part of a community where runners of any age or ability can find the other runners, coaches, guides, shops, holidays and clubs who make up the wonderful world of running off road.⁣⁣

- Instagram: www.instagram.com/weruntrail⁣⁣

- Facebook: www.facebook.com/WeRunTrail⁣⁣