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EPISODE · Aug 26, 2026 · 1H 3M

#308 Mailbag! Understanding Your Running Form, Road Shoes for Knee Pain, Altra Vanish Carbon 2 First Thoughts

from Doctors of Running Podcast · host Doctors of Running

Nathan, Matt, & David are here for our latest mailbag round. Matt shares some early thoughts on the Altra Vanish Carbon 3 and runs through more shoes currently in testing before diving into the mailbag. They tackle questions on how to actually sense your own running mechanics, what it means for your form to be "right," road shoe recommendations for knee pain while returning to running, and how to find new shoes after coming back from a long injury layoff. Want your mailbag question on the next episode? Email us at [email protected]! Rabbit is the presenting partner of our podcast. You can use code AUGDOR10 to get 10% off your entire order of $50.00 or more. Note that the code is limited to one use per customer and can't be combined with other discounts. The code is active from 1st of every month to last day at 11:59PM PST, but don't worry because we'll be bringing you a new code every month. Shop now at https://www.runinrabbit.com. Our In For Testing segment is fueled by Skratch Labs! Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! https://www.skratchlabs.com Chapters 0:00 - Intro 2:48 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs 17:00 - Altra Vanish Carbon 3 first thoughts 21:18 - More testing shoes 35:42 - How to sense your mechanics? 42:10 - How can you know if your form is "right"? 50:34 - Road shoes to help with knee pain while returning to running 56:40 - Finding new shoes after a long injury break 1:02:36 - Wrap-up

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