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The Runners Zone
by Nathan Carlson
Welcome to the Runners Zone Podcast hosted by Nathan Carlson and Chris Johnson. Lend us your ear as we We interview world leaders in endurance sports, discuss optimizing performance for runnings and help provide practical solutions to common running problems. We also discuss life as niche-practice business owners treating and training runners.
Episodes
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Episode 91: How to manage injuries during the competitive season
Learn more about Nathan's Hybrid Strength Training Cohort https://runningmatekc.com/hybrid Learn more about Bones, Tendons, Weights, & Whistles Washington D.C. https://chrisjohnsonpt.com/product/bones-tendons-weights-whistles-washington-dc-2026/ Want to work with runners and build a thriving...
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Episode 90: Are PTs responsible for their patient's outcomes?
To learn more about Nathan's Hybrid course, click HERE. To learn more about Bones, Tendons, Weights, & Whistles Baltimore, click HERE. Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner’s Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love...
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Episode 89: Rebecca McConville on misunderstandings around athlete nutrition
The Brain Always Wins Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner’s Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals fast-track their…
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Episode 88: What are we wrong about?
To learn more about Nathan, Chris, and Rebecca's course in Kansas City, visit the link HERE. Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner’s Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over…
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Episode 87: Helping patients address the actual issue
Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner’s Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their…
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Episode 86: What do you do if patients aren't getting better?
Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner’s Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their…
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Episode 85: Getting runners to stick to the plan
Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner’s Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their…
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Episode 84: Treating runners like a mystic, not a scientist
Timestamps: 6:00 How to use imaging findings with BSIs 21:30 The first stages of BSI rehab don’t matter 25:00 Defining rehab phases 35:30 Approaching clinical care like a mystic, not a scientist Aspetar BSI Publication Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The…
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Episode 83: How do you want to work with people?
Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner’s Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their…
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Episode 82: How long does it take running injuries to heal?
Grab Nathan's FREE Ready to Run Guide HERE. Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner’s Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals...
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Episode 81: Do PTs overcomplicate exercise prescription?
Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner’s Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their…
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Episode 80: Physical therapists role in the medical system
To learn more about Chris's new half marathon programs, click HERE. Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner’s Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped...
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Episode 79: You need to start your own practice
Chris's High-Level Roadmap Resource Episode Timestamps 3:30 You need to navigate your career like you'll work for yourself 10:30 Figuring out what you want your life to look like 19:00 Being able to write will help you stand out 27:00 You don't need special skills to run a business 35:00 Having...
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Episode 78: Programming plyometrics for runners
Timestamps 1:00 Return to sport for professionals versus the general public 6:15 Defining plyometrics 12:20 Plyometrics for patients versus clients 17:20 Optimal plyometric dosage 26:30 Cueing plyometrics 38:00 Getting visual feedback on plyos 41:30 Chris & Nathan’s holiday favorites Plyometric...
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Episode 77: Managing knee swelling in runners
Timestamps 2:00 The Runners Zone Spotify Wrapped! 7:30 Knee swelling or knee effusion? 9:00 How to manage post-op knee swelling 11:30 How our management of swelling has changed through our career 15:40 How to assess knee swelling 21:30 The need to look combine patient history, clinical...
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Episode 76: Establishing strength standards for distance runners
Thanksgiving Deals Chris's Clinical Essentials Online Course - Learn more HERE Nathan's Online Bone Stress Injury Course - Learn more HERE Nathan's Stress Fracture Protocols - Learn more HERE Timestamps 0:00 Happy Thanksgiving! 3:00 Running a practice around the holidays 11:55 Setting strength...
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Episode 75: Telling runners to work through pain with a bone stress injury
In this episode, Chris and I break down why sometimes we tell runners to work through pain with a bone stress injury. Research from this episode https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33962529/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28343329/ https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/2/78 Want to work with runners and...
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Episode 74: Common nutrition errors with Meghann Featherstun
In this episode, Nathan sat down with Meghann Featherstun. Meghann is a registered dietitian and owner of Featherstone Nutrition focusing on endurance athletes. In today's episode she discusses her history as an athlete and clinician and covers common mistakes endurance athletes make regarding...
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Episode 73: Primary care for runners with Dr. Laurel Short
In this episode, Nathan discusses primary care for endurance athletes with Dr. Laurel Short. Dr. Laurel Short is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Sunflower Medical. She earned her undergraduate degree in Nursing from Luther College and a master's degree in Nursing from the University of Kansas. She...
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Episode 72: Trusting your gut
To learn more about Nathan's new 5-week virtual cohort, click below Hybrid: A Clinician's Course to Strength Training for Runners. To learn more about Bones, Tendons, Weights, & Whistles in New York City, click HERE. The Runners Zone Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around...
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Episode 71: Is gait analysis overrated?
To learn more about Nathan's new 5-week virtual cohort, click below Hybrid: A Clinician's Course to Strength Training for Runners. To learn more about Bones, Tendons, Weights, & Whistles in New York City, click HERE. The Runners Zone Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around...
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Episode 70: Stop putting tools in your toolbox
Join Chris and Nathan for Bones Tendons Weights & Whistles @ Motion PT in New York City on October 4-5. To learn more click HERE. Episode Timestamps 2:00 "Put more tools in your toolbox" is a bad message 6:00 Red flags in a con ed course or instructor 7:40 You only have so much time for a test…
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Episode 69: How to disagree with physicians
Join Chris and Nathan for Bones Tendons Weights & Whistles @ Motion PT in New York City on October 4-5. To learn more click HERE. Episode Timestamps 2:00 When PTs and doctors clash 9:10 How to do well by patients 10:30 Disagreeing on when a patient can run 14:00 Patients need a unified providers...
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Episode 68: How much running will get you hurt?
Thanks for tuning into The Runners Zone Podcast. Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner's Zone is an upbeat, global online community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we've helped passionate...
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Episode 67: Pillars of professional success
Thanks for tuning into The Runners Zone Podcast. Chris and I would love it if you gave us a review as those really help us continue to produce episodes. The Runners Zone Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner's Zone is an upbeat, global community of...
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Episode 66: Does zero pain mean you can run?
Chris and Nathan both have new online courses for you to check out. Nathan's course Rebuild: BSI Management https://runningmatekc.com/rebuild-bone-stress-injury-online-course/ Chris's Course: Clinical Running Essentials https://chrisjohnsonpt.com/clinical-running-essentials/ In this episode…
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Episode 65: What do you struggle with in the clinic?
Boston Bones, Tendons, Weights, & Whistles https://chrisjohnsonpt.com/product/bones-tendons-weights-whistles-boston-march-2025/ Timestamps: 2:20 What's new with Chris 4:30 What's new with Nathan 5:30 Case study one - vague hip pain 14:10 Case study two - glute med tendinopathy? 16:30 Chris and...
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Episode 64: The Skills You Don't Learn in School
To learn more about Chris and Nathan's new business offer click below. https://skilled-teacher-862.kit.com/7fca4b4f3b Episode Timestamps 3:00 Taking time off around the holidays 6:30 Downtime in training and in business 9:00 The space between the stimulus and response 12:42 A new offering from...
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Episode 63: Should You Run Through Pain?
Hey and welcome back to the RZ Podcast On episode 63 Nathan and Chris dive into navigating running related pain. They cover how we manage pain in our patients, when it's necessary to push through pain or completely stop training, and how we help healthy runners navigate the inevitable discomfort…
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Episode 62: Starting a Running Business
In today's episode, Chris and Nathan dive into how to start your own running business. They cover their mistakes and failures in starting out, navigating social media, how to grow local relationships, and how to develop your unique voice. Chris and Nathan are excited to launch our 2024 Long Run...
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Episode 61: A Practical Guide to Bone Stress Injuries
In today's episode, Chris and Nathan discuss how we got into teaching continuing education and the need for seasonality in training and life. Then Chris puts Nathan on the hot seat to answer common questions about BSIs. Be sure to check out the studies they site below. LIFTMOR Study Robling…
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Episode 60: The Flavors of Patella Tendinopathy
Welcome back to the Runners Zone Podcast! In this episode Chris and Nathan break down the fundamentals of patella tendinopathy. They discuss key considerations around subjective testing, objective examination, exercise prescription, return to run progression, and strength training considerations....
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Episode 59: How Do You Measure Professional Progress?
Hey and welcome back to The Runners Zone Podcast. I'm Nathan Carlson. Today, Chris and I discussed how we measure professional progress. We discuss how this has evolved from new grads to business owners. Chris and I will be bringing BTWW to Nashville, Tennessess at Wolfe Pt this Septemeber...
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Episode 58: Developing Running Plans for Patients and Clients
In today's episode, Chris and I discuss how we approach designing running plans for our patients getting back to training and competition and how we coach athletes for performance and longevity. We discuss practical case examples and the need for open/honest communication, how to balancing work…
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Episode 57: You Graduated PT School...Now What?
In today's episode, Chris and I explain how to navigate your PT career as a new grad. We cover the mentors and experiences that have shaped our professional careers and try to pull out some key ideas for new grads just starting their careers. If you have enjoyed The Runners Zone Podcast, we'd…
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Episode 56: Luke Nelson on The Calf Muscle Complex
In this episode, Nathan and Chris sat down with chiropractor Luke Nelson. Luke has 20 years of experience working with runners and endurance athletes and has a particular interest in the calf muscle complex. He breaks how to assess calf and foot strength and how that . He also speaks to the...
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Episode 55: Myths, Meniscus Tears, & Managing Knee Pain
In this episode, Chris and Nathan break down intra-articular pain. They cover runners dealing with Meniscus tears, cartilage damage, and ligament injuries breaking down the essentials to a quality examination. The dissect important misconceptions about what to do and not do with these injuries....
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Episode 54: Getting a Grip on Your Hip - Pain, Pathology, & Programming
In this episode, Chris and Nathan dive into everything you need to know about your hip and running. They cover how they've changed their views on the runner's hip, managing hip pain, key assessments to understand, programming principles to improve hip strength. Be sure to check out the show...
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Episode 53: Maybe Runners Shouldn't Lift?
Hey welcome back to the RZ podcast. On this episode, Chris and Nathan dive into why some runners shouldn't lift weights. Be sure to check out the references and useful links from the podcast below! Strength and Conditioning for Runners...
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Episode 52: Handling Complex Stress Fractures
In this epsiode, Nathan and Chris break down the current state of injuries and triathlong, expected timelines for racing after a stress fracture, and how "life loads" are often more important than "training loads". RunWell is a website to help runners run with more confidence and less pain by...
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Episode 51: Greg Lehman
In this episode, Chris sat down with Greg Lehman. Greg is a chiropractor and physiotherapist based out of Canada. Greg is extensively published in the literature on manual therapy and exercise biomechanics. In his clinical and teaching roles, he blends the fields of biomechanics, pain science…
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Episode 50: Coach Chris Gannon
In this episode, Nathan sat down with Creighton Cross Country and Track Coach Chris Gannon. Coach Gannon talks about navigating collegiate running, the recruiting process, how to coach athletes that have to compete for nine months a year, what success looks like, and how we can be better…
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Episode 49: Having Difficult Conversations
In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss the need to have difficult conversations with patients and athletes. They explore the college recruiting process, navigating challenging coaching and life situations, and discuss how to set patients up for long-term success.
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Episode 48: Dr. Michelle Barrack
Dr. Michelle Barrack is a registered dietitian and associate professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at California State University at Long Beach. She is the President of the Athlete Triad Coalition and a world-renowned researcher on the topics of the Male and Female Athlete Triad, bone density in...
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Episode 47: Linda Steinhardt
Linda Steinhardt is a registered dietitian based out of Denver Colorado. In this episode, Linda talks about her research on athletes' perception of body comp testing and the negative experiences that are quite common. Linda also shares her thoughts on what we can do to better utilize testing with...
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Episode 46: How We Approach Social Media
In this episode, Chris and Nathan discuss their history and current approach to social media. They cover the challenges young clinicians and entrepreneurs face and some tips for navigating the social media landscape. Thanks for listening!
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Episode 45: Todd Hargrove
In this episode, Chris sat down with Todd Hargrove. Todd is a Feldenkrais practitioner and author of A Guide to Better Movement and Playing with Movement. Todd discusses determining good vs. bad movement, the role anatomy plays in how we move, encouraging movement and variability during...
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Episode 44: Culture, Coaches, and Negative Positivity
Nathan and Chris discuss the recent podcast with Anna Mae Flynn. They touch on how positive feedback can be detrimental, the crucial role of team culture on collegiate runners' experience, the challenges college coaches face, and how positive messages can make us feel worse.
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Episode 43: Michaela Parisi
Today, I chat with runner, educator, coach, and PhD student Michaela Parisi. We go through her early days of running, her experience with an eating disorder, navigating post-collegiate marathon training, and how her experiences shape how she coaches high school runners and swimmers. Michaela…
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Episode 42: Anna Mae Flynn
In this episode, Nathan sat down with Anna Mae Flynn. Anna Mae is a professional trail runner and coach based out of California. She discusses her experience developing as a runner, navigating the challenges of college running, and how training in a negative environment negative training...
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Welcome to the Runners Zone Podcast hosted by Nathan Carlson and Chris Johnson. Lend us your ear as we We interview world leaders in endurance sports, discuss optimizing performance for runnings and help provide practical solutions to common running problems. We also discuss life as niche-practice business owners treating and training runners.
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