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#310 We Rank Our 5 Performance Trainers: Does Fit Matter More than Midsoles?

#309 Are Chinese Shoes Taking Over? Is Kejelcha Greatest All-Time? Biggest Shoe Surprise of 2026? | Group Chat

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

#307 Nike Pegasus Plus 2 First Thoughts + Matt and Andrea Debate the Summer's Best New Releases

#306 Why You Shouldn’t Sleep on Topo Athletics: Brand Breakdown

#305 We Debate Footstrike Myths!

#304 Mailbag! New Balance SC Rebel vs. Elite v6? Difference Between Rockers and Toe-Spring? Do I Need Flexible AND Rockered Shoe?

#303 2026 Daily Trainers Go Head-to-Head in Our World Cup!!

#302 Buy or Sell: Changing Legacy Shoes? Brands Making Variants of a Favorite Shoe? Specialty Racing Shoe Uppers?

#301 Fact or Fiction? You Can Adjust to Any Shoe? Cooldowns are Important? 40+ Mile Weeks are Needed for Marathons?

#300 The Best Shoes We Tested So Far in 2026 (Episode 300!)

#299 Mailbag! Top Stable Neutral Shoes of 2026? Shoes for Bunions?

#298 Ranking Our Top 5 Favorite Max Cushion Shoes of All-Time

#297 This or That? Choosing Between High End vs. Mid Tier Shoes

#296 Mailbag! Best Light Trainers? High Drop Alternatives? + Introducing Our New Rabbit x DOR Merch!!

#295 Rethinking How We Categorize Shoes

#294 Fact or Fiction: Soft Shoes Reduce Injury Risks? High Arches Means You Need Arch Support? Skipping Warmups is Bad?

#293 David’s Boston Marathon Recap, New Brooks and Saucony Shoes

#292 Between Two Feet: Superblast 3, Deviate Nitro Elite 4 and the Benefits of Super Shoe Diversity

#291 Mailbag! London Marathon Thoughts? Ideal Walking Shoes? Favorite Easy Day Trainer?

#290 Buy or Sell: Data is Overrated? Banning Water Cups at Marathons? Super Trainers are Better?

#289 The Science of Walking Shoes

#288 Mailbag! Best Stable Max Cushion? Shoes for Knee Pain? Training While Sick?

#287 The Latest on Super Shoe Research 2.0: Matching Up to Your Running, Known Effects on the Body, How to Adapt Appropriately

#286 Our Favorite Shoes of 2026 So Far, and David’s Running the Boston Marathon!?

#285 Sharing Our Strength Routines, Debunking Weightlifting Myths, and What We’re Testing

#284 Mailbag! Is There Real Science Behind Recovery Shoes? Best Stable Neutral Long Run Shoes? Lightweight vs. Max Cushion?

#283 Breaking Down the Cielo X1 with Hoka

#282 Becoming a Competitive Masters Runner, ft. Jennifer St. Jean

#281 Talking All Things Superblast 3 with ASICS

#280 This or That? Easy Day Shoe or Do-it-All? Super Trainers or Plated Trainers? Frigid Cold in SHORTS or Hot Run in Long PANTS?

#279 Fact or Fiction! 180+ Cadence is Ideal? Running is Bad for Your Knees? Super Shoes Aren’t for Slow Runners?

#278 Our Three Biggest Issues with Shoe Fit, Ranked

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

#276 Buy or Sell: Saucony Endorphin Azura, ASICS Nimbus 28, Is Runner’s High a Real Thing?

#275 The Latest Research on Achilles Tendon Injuries

#274 The Topo Athletics Lineup Explained: 2026 Shoe Preview

#273 Breaking Down Saucony's Foams and New Endorphin Shoes for 2026

#272 Brooks Running 2026 Preview!

#271 Inside Mizuno’s High Tech Future: 2026 Shoe Preview

#270 Top Shoe Brand of the Year? Most Innovative Shoe? Biggest Disappointments? | Our 2025 Recap

#269 Mailbag! Is Heel Drop a Lie? Toe Numbness? Our 2025 Shoe Rotation?

#268 We Rank Our Top 5 Shoes of 2025

#267 Can We Blame Super Shoes for Overuse Injuries?

#266 Do Not Make These Offseason Running Mistakes

#265 The Best/Worst Things Each Running Shoe Company Does

#264 Answering the Most Common Questions about Shin Splits with Dr. Doug Adams

#263 Mailbag! Best Shoes for Haglunds? Anti-Ankle Rolling Shoes? We Found a GlideRide 3 Replacement!?

#262 The Biggest Mistakes Runners Make

#261 Which to Choose? Breaking Down On's Running Shoe Lineup

#260 How Does Aging Effect Runners? Our Tips from Working with Masters Runners

#259 Mailbag! Does Heel Drop Affect Knees? Is Heelstriking Bad? Stability Recs? More on Megablast

Are Supplements Worth It? Gut Health for Runners? The Pros and Cons to Fasting? | All About Women's Nutrition and Training (RE-AIR)

#258 Marathon Shoes 101: Our Top Picks for Sub-3 and 4+ Hour Runners

#257 This or That? Megablast vs. Superblast, Sonicblast vs. Novablast, Durable vs. Fast Racing Shoes, Annual vs. Biannual Updates to Shoes

#256 We Rank Our Favorite Race Distances and the Shoes We’d Use for Them

#255 Talking with ASICS about the New Sonicblast and Megablast!

#254 Buy or Sell? Doping Should Lead to Lifetime Ban? Shoes Need to Be Lower Stacked? 2024 Was a BETTER Shoe Year?

#253 Between Two Feet: Hoka Rocket X 3 and What Happens When There's Too Much Stability

#252 We Share Our Running Injuries and How We Have Managed Them, Vol. II (Foot and Knee Pain)

#251 Mailbag! Can a Foam Cause Pain? The Shelf Life of Shoes? The Science Behind Shoe Rotations?

#250 250th Episode Mailbag Special! What's the Impact of 40+mm Stack Height Shoes? All-time Best Shoe Rotation? Worst Shoe Color EVER?

#249 Our Top Running Shoes of 2025 So Far

#248 Our Top 3 Keys for Strength and Conditioning for Runners

#247 Our Best Stable Neutral Shoes of 2025

#246 Mailbag! Shoe Fit of the Metaspeed Edge Tokyo, Minimalist Shoes in 2025, Our Favorite Running Apparel

#245 Between Two Feet: Brooks Hyperion Max 3 and Do Super Trainers Make Good Racing Shoes?

#244 Buy/Sell and This or That with Yowana! The Best Long Run Day? Soft or Firm Midsoles? Favorite Shoes to Review?

#243 Between Two Feet: Nike Vaporfly 4 and the Impact of Geometry Changes to a Shoe

#242 Plantar Fasciitis, Revisited

#241 Mailbag! Plated Trainers and Achilles Pain? Do I Need a Post-Run Routine!? How Do Orthotics Effect Shoes?

#240 We Rank Our Top 5 COMFORTABLE Running Shoes

#239 The Science of Short Distance Racing: Biological Impact, Training, and Shoe Recommendations

#238 We Share Our Running Injuries and How We Have Managed Them

#237 Made in Italy: Diadora Shares Insight into Their Shoe Design Process

#236 Buy or Sell? Shoes over 40mm Should Be Legal, Shoes Don’t Need Annual Updates, All Shoes Don’t Need to Be Max Stacked

#235 All about IT Band Syndrome and New Shoes from ASICS and Diadora

#234 Hoka Cielo X1 2.0 Analysis: Differing Opinions! and Thoughts on Super Shoes for Shorter Distances

#233 All About Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Front of Knee Pain)

#232 Mailbag! How Do Shoes Help Us Run Farther? Super Shoe Advice? + Breakdown of New Stability Footwear in 2025

#231 We Rank Our Top 5 Daily Trainers from ’23-’25

#230 This or That? Comparing the Best Max Cushion and Super Shoes Available Now

#229 From Caffeine to Vitamins: Which Supplements are Best for Runners?

#228 Mailbag! Best Shoes for Shin Splints? The Role of Flexibility in Shoes? Best Ultramarathon Shoes?

#227 Which to Choose? Breaking Down Saucony’s Running Shoe Lineup

#226 Behind the Sole: Matt Shares What He's Learned about the Running Shoe Industry

#225 This or That, 2025 Shoe Edition! Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 3, Saucony Endorphin Elite 2, Hoka Clifton 10 and More

#224 Mailbag! The Best and Worst Shoe Characteristics for Knees? How Does Stability Impact Gait?

#223 Our Favorite Shoes of 2024, Part 2

#222 Our Favorite Shoes of 2024, Part 1

#221 Buy or Sell: Are Vaporflys Not the Best Super Shoe Anymore? Are Stability Shoes the Best They’ve Ever Been? Do We Like that Shoes are Over 40mm?

#220 2025 Shoe Preview with Saucony, Brooks, and Puma!

#219 The Science of Running Footwear Biomechanics 2.0: How Elite Athletes Fit In, Rethinking Shoe Categories

#218 How Would We Pick Our Running Shoes Today if We Weren't Doing Doctors of Running?

#217 Mailbag! Stable Marathon Shoes? Does Drop Cause Shin Pain? Wide Toebox Shoe Recommendations?

#216 The Science of Running Nutrition: What You Didn't Know About Sweat and Performance

#215 Which to Choose? Breaking Down ASICS 2024 Running Shoe Lineup

#214 Our Fears Around Max Cushion Shoes, and a Short Guide to Winter Running

#213 Mailbag! Shoes Recommendations for Hamstrings, Haglunds, Flat Feet, Uphill Marathons, and Recovery

#212 This or That? Soft vs. Firm Shoes, Reviewing Shoes by Effort vs. Pace, and a Discussion on Marathon Recovery