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EPISODE · Jan 7, 2026 · 1H 18M

Post-partum running, a scientific approach - with Dr Megan James

from The Physiology of Endurance Running Podcast · host Dan Nash and Owain Zerilli

Dr Megan James joins Dan & Owain to discuss her work around pregnancy & post-partum running. Megan combined surveys and biomechanics to produce the first return-to-run framework aimed at patients!The return-to-run guideMegan talks through how the PhD came about and the lack of any research in the area, undertaking a survey, and the biomechanical measures - some of which are shown on your own running watch!Pelvic floor biomechanics researchThe Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can find out more about CurraNZ, the New Zealand blackcurrant supplement, here:⁠⁠⁠https://curranz.com/pages/for-runners⁠⁠⁠⁠You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7⁠⁠

Dr Megan James joins Dan & Owain to discuss her work around pregnancy & post-partum running. Megan combined surveys and biomechanics to produce the first return-to-run framework aimed at patients!The return-to-run guideMegan talks through how the PhD came about and the lack of any research in the area, undertaking a survey, and the biomechanical measures - some of which are shown on your own running watch!Pelvic floor biomechanics researchThe Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can find out more about CurraNZ, the New Zealand blackcurrant supplement, here:⁠⁠⁠https://curranz.com/pages/for-runners⁠⁠⁠⁠You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7⁠⁠

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