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The Stronger Stride Podcast — 277 episodes
279. How to find the perfect running shoe | Dan Stern
278.Should You Listen To Music When You Run? What does the research say!?
277. Megan Chapple - Triathlon World Champ | 2.49 Marathoner | Balancing life as an elite athlete
276. Lactate Gels - innovation ahead of science?
275. Can Music Make You Run Better? The Science of Pre-Task Music
274. Nutrition Strategies for Endurance Athletes - Matty Hart
273. Double bone stress injury: one year later, what did I learn?
272. Overcoming Addiction Through Running: Georgia Weir
271. Is HYROX over-hyped?
270. Knee Pain? Here's exactly how to manage it in the gym.
269. Everyone is missing the point about injury risk!
268. We Changed Our Minds About Running. Here's Why.
267. Chronic Fatigue, Mara Training + The Data Obsession Era
266. From Rural Ireland to 2:36 Marathon Elite: The Grace Lynch Story
265. Marathon Training Guide - Periodidation, Long Runs, Shoes, Pacing & Gels
264. Sophie is Unemployed?! And UTA 2026 Recap
263. Plyometrics, Longevity & Athleticism with Angus Bradley
262. Tim Ashelford - UTA100 Prep & Trail Running with Purpose
261. Sub-2hr marathon, walkers tolerated & getting "chicked" - Running News
260. ICYMI - Diagnosis and Management of Tibial Stress fractures with Physiotherapist Beau Tyrrell
259. Implementing Best Practice Plyometric Protocols
256. ICYMI - Dr Izzy Smith , Endocrinologist - Hormones & Injuries
255. The Balanced Runner: Unlocking Optimal Running Technique with Paul McKinnon
254. ICYMI - Andrea Doney "The Slow Coach"
253. Debating Most Common Running Tropes
252. ICYMI - Nick Jankovskis: VO2 max + Blood Lactate Analysis for Peak Performance
251. Why we get fit faster than our tendons adapt & worst running trends online
250. ICYMI - The Science of Flow State & Goal Setting for Runners: Scott Goddard PhD
249. Why Do I Keep Getting Running Injuries? (And How to Break the Cycle)
248. Understanding Plantar Fasciopathy: Causes, Treatment & Prevention with Joe Keain
247. ICYMI - Pelvic Floor Health for Runners | Madison Cutmore - Physio
246. The History & Evolution of the Sport of Running
245. Josh Kwan - Beginner Cycling Guide
244. Training Updates & Hot Debates - Q1 Catch Up
243. ICYMI - Sports Podiatrist Ian Griffiths - Running Biomechanics & Lower Limb Injury
242. The Key Considerations of Return to Run Post-Injury - Luke Nelson Sports Chiro
241. ICYMI - Disordered Eating in Runners w/ Dietitian Maddi Parsons
240. Can We Visualise Our Way To Improved Running Performance?
239. ICYMI: Flow State + Goal Setting for Runners w/ Scott Goddard PhD
238. Triathlon Training, Volume & Longevity with Coach Jack Saunders
237. ICYMI - Andy Bryant - Barefoot Podiatrist
236. Dr Bill Evans (PhD) - The Physiology of Running - Fatigue, Adaptations & De-Training
235. ICYMI - Adam Didyk: The Art of Coaching Australia's Fastest Marathon Runner
234. Why your personality type could be ruining your performance
233. ICYMI - Tom O'Halloran (Mechanics of Movement) - The Achilles Spring
232. Fueling Performance: Nutrition Insights for Runners | Bec Haslam (Sports Dietitian, PhD)
231. Our Ins & Outs for 2026 - Runna, Pilates & Garmins?
230. Running Economy: Why Strength & Plyometrics Matter More Than You Think
229. How to create your perfect running program - periodisation, intensity & structure
228. 2025 Wrap Up - BEST & WORST moments of the year
227. Will Running Ruin My Knees or Make Them Healthier? (send this to anyone who told you that running is bad for you)
226. Key Strategies to Maximising Training During the Holiday Period
225. Calling Out Misinformation
224. Reflecting on an Injury Chapter w/ Psychotherapist Freya Bronwin
223. Running Biomechanics, Gait Re-training, Training Load & Injury Risk in Runners
222. How to improve your running economy & become a better runner
221. Glorified Suffering & Misinformation in the digital running world (PART 2)
220. PART 1; Bone Stress Recovery, 5km Time Trial + Injury Reflections
219. Comprehensive Guide to Training Zones - Lactate, Zone 2, 80/20
217. Structuring Your Training Week + Your Most Common Questions
216. The Physiology of Altitude & Heat Training - Dr Katie Slattery
215. Lydia’s return to run and Sophie’s injury journey continues
214. Fueling Performance: Sports Dietitian Hanah Mills on Carbs, Electrolytes & Nutrition Science
213. Meeting Eliud Kipchoge & Sifan Hassan
212. Returning To Running After 6 Months Off: Bone Stress Diaries
211. Nutrition Insights for Ultra Runners: Research, Misinformation & Balance with Mick Chapman
210. How Sophie ended up with TWO bone stress injuries
209. Phil Gore - Backyard Ultra WORLD RECORD holder!
208. Challenge for Change
207. REDs in Men: Luke Vanderfeen’s Story of Recovery, Identity & Overtraining
206. Quick Fixes for Knee Pain That Aren’t a Waste of Time (a running physios perspective)
205. DNF'ing + working hard vs. having fun + training updates + we're cyclists now?
204. REDs in Runners + Female Athlete Physiology with researcher Melissa Lodge
203. Blood Clots and Running: What Every Runner Needs to Know About DVT
202. Greta Truscott - The Philosophy Behind One of Sydney's Best Running Coaches
201. Should I change my cadence? Performance vs Injury Prevention
200. Bec Putna on Life After Elite Sport: Identity, Balance & Motivation
199. The Running Questions YOU want answered!
198. UTA100 Recap | Lydia's Injury Update | Our thoughts on pushing yourself in endurance sports
197. What is Rhabdomyolysis? + Sophie's doing UTA100?!
196. Katey Molenaar - Women's Health Physio | Running Pre & Post-Natal
195. Stress Fractures and Bone Health in Runners
194. Breathing Physiology For Runners: Performance, CO₂ Tolerance & Inspiratory Muscle Training with James Fletcher
193. Backyard Ultra Recap - 125km / Q&A
192. Running, Identity & Community with Grace Wearne
191. Q1 Catch-up-isode - Stress Fractures | Training | Mental Prep | Episode recaps
190. Personality Traits, Motivation and Running Performance
189. Mr Top Run - Paddy O'Brien
188. Backyard Ultra Training Update - How it compares to training for other events
187. Josh Phillips: The Mindset & Training Behind one of Australia's Best Middle Distance Runners
186. Should Runners Be Stretching? What The Science Says On Flexibility, Performance & Injury Prevention
185. The biggest mistakes we made
184. I'm doing less strength training now? Why lifting more isn't always the best way
183. Catch Up: Training / Injuries / Running News
182. I've torn my calf...now what?
181. Multiple stress fractures to podium finish at UTA100k with Juliette Soule
180. How to select your next pair of running shoes
179. Psychotherapist Freya Bronwin on navigating the non-physical challenges of injury
178. Abandon Your Goals in 2025
177. Wrapping Up 2024
176. Tia Bool - Ultra Trail Kosci 100km Recap
175. How to survive training through Summer
174. Brian Lichi: skimo athlete + outdoor adventure enthusiast + trail runner
173. Diversify Your Training for Peak Performance
172. Nat Heath - Empowering First Nations people to improve their health & wellbeing
171. Should Runners Have an Off-Season?
170. Sydney Running Community + Volunteering w Michael Distefano
169. Should Runners Ice Bath? Recovery Recommendations For Runners
168. Your Most Frequently Asked Questions! Shoes, injuries & over-training!
167. Comprehensive Breakdown of Sophie's Backyard Ultra Attempt
166. Performance Nutrition with Sammy Staines APD
165. Lydia's (almost) Shark Attack & Sophie's Backyard Ultra Plan!
164. Chronic Fatigue, Ironman Training + Inner Voice w/ Sally Wood
163. Strength Principles For Runners
162. Felix Oates - Finding Purpose in Endurance Sport
161. Sydney Marathon - Last Minute Prep! Course Preview, Pacing & Nutrition Tips
160. Sleep, Nutrition + Gut Health with Rachel Cunard
159. Sauna Therapy, cardiovascular health, athletic performance + depression
158. Europe Trip - Part 2: Insane race in Austria and Ultra-Marathons in knee-deep mud
157. Sophie Lane's European Trail Running Recap - Part 1: The Dolomites
156. Important considerations if you're getting into trail running
155. Double Threshold Training w Matt Hansen
154. Plyometrics for Running Performance
153. Sammy Schultz - Mental Health & Disordered Eating within Elite Sport
152. Footwear Q&A w/ Expert Podiatrist Blake Withers
151. Kevin Luu - From Traumatic Brain Injury to Ultra-Marathon
151. Sleep Science on Running Performance and Injury Risk + Heart Rate Variability followup
150. James Constantine | Sydney Marathon Major
149. Finding "balance" within endurance sport/running & why do we all keep getting injured?
148. UTA Recap & TCA Preview w/ Dave Stewart
147. Heart Rate Variability Training Optimisation For Runners
146. Running Q&A with Brodie Sharpe
145. What you should think about when training for a marathon
144. Run 4 Resilience
143. Lauren Marshall - Sydney Backyard Ultra Last Female Standing (201km)
142. Optimising Tendon Adaptations To Load For Runners
141. Johanna Garton - All in Stride
140. Canberra Half Marathon Race Recap
139. Running A Marathon With Parkinsons Disease
138. Returning to running after nearly a year off!
137. Jamie Mittleman - Women In Sport
136. Is Zone 2 Training Overrated?
135. Lachy Cameron Running 1000km for mental health
134. Ultra Trail Tarawera 50k race recap & what's next?
133. Tim Locke - Coaching Philosophy & 50k Ultra Tips
132. Should you hire a coach?
131. Nick Youngquest - Make Sydney a Major!!
130. Race Day Preparation | Get to the start line confidently!
129. Diagnosis and Management of Tibial Stress fractures with physiotherapist Beau Tyrrell
104. Aidan The Dietitian - enhancing running performance through food
128. Why does intensity matter? And how to measure it
127. The next big thing in Australian trail running w/ Vlad Shatrov & Tom Batrouney
126. Hugh Mason - A Holistic Approach to Injury Rehab
125. 2023 Recap
124. Harry The Physio - injury prevention + strength essentials
114. Dr Izzy Smith - hormonal function in sport + stress fractures + optimising bone health
123. Top Shoes of 2023
122. Power data with Andy Dubois: prescribing + measuring running intensity
121. The Impact of Running in the Heat
120. Training for your first ultramarathon
119. How to taper properly
118. Ben Peterson - Can we really prevent running-related injuries?
117. What even is the "Runners High"?
116. More Than A Run - Running for Mental Health
115. Running & GI Issues
113. Why does recovery actually matter?
112. The Sports Medicine Project - Kelly Kortick & Blake Withers
111. How cadence can transform your running
110. Paige Penrose - Champion Trail Runner, “Fighting Forward”
109. How to breath while you run
108. Sophie Lane & Lydia Mckay - get to know us!
107. Managing Running Related Bone Stress and Stress Fractures
106. Dan Cavanagh Podiatrist - all things fixing your tibialis posterior tendinopathy
105. The Benefits of Hybrid Training + Soph's HYROX Recap
103. Why do runners get injured? The ULTIMATE RUNNERS GUIDE to injury prevention
102. Woz & Jordan Williams - Heartbreak Hill 100k Challenge
101. Five reasons why you're not improving!
100. Christine Yu - UP TO SPEED: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athlete's
99. Shin Splints (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome)
98. Jenny Valentish - Author + journalist dives deep into why some people like to push their bodies to extremes
97. Double Threshold Days?
96. Jono Ridler swims 100kms for the Gulf
95. Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy Guide for Runners
94. Andrea Doney - The Slow Coach
93. How to run your first 5km
92. Sota Maehara
91. Achilles tendinopathy guide for runners
90. Kev Ground Up Physio; acute injury management
89. Ep. 26 - Run With Us #2
88. Nick Jankovskis, VO2 max + Blood Lactate Analysis for peak performance
87. Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITB) SUCKS and this is how to fix it
86. Tyler Eng: Resistance Training Specifics, Plyometrics & Periodisation
85. Why running alone is ruining your progress!
84. Sports Podiatrist Ian Griffiths - Running Biomechanics & Lower Limb Injury
83. How to select running shoes?! Basic shoe 101 with injury prevention in mind!
82. Disordered Eating in Runners w/ Dietitian Maddi Parsons
81. Interval Training Fundamentals
80. Flow State + Goal Setting for runners w/ Scott Goddard PHD
79. Tendons, rehab, pathophysiology, injury prevention + load management
78. Mike James - The Endurance Physio
77. Nutrition, hydration vest tricks, tendon resilience and trail running injuries
76. Dan Chang: The Flexing Physio
75. More shoes = less injuries? Shoe rotation, footwear influenced biomechanics, load distribution and more!
74. Physio Mads - The Pelvic Floor + Running
73. Sophie Lane is doing WHAT in 2023?!?!
72. Leah Fitzgerald - Marathon Majors
71. Seven Tools to improve your running without ACTUALLY running!!
70. Hilary McAllister: For Wild Places
69. Understanding VO2max
68. Bondi to Manly 80km Ultra Recap
67. Calf Tear Rehab for Runners
66. The Sprinting Physio
65. How to Run
64. Dr JP Gloria - Expert Running Physical Therapist and Performance Coach
63. Motivation vs dedication and the path to sustainable success.
62. The Run Smarter Physio Brodie Sharp
61. Strength Training 101
60. Returning to running postpartum with Claire Paterson
59. Why does running hurt my knees? Diving into Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome!
58. Andy Bryant: The Natural Podiatrist
57. Run With Us: Session 1
56. Adam Didyk: The Art of Coaching
55. Does running cause arthritis?
54. Training, Shoes & Deloads
53. What is an EP? + a few would you rather's
52. Chris Huang - Pro Triathlete to Full Time Photographer
51. When should I see a physiotherapist?
50. Who is TURBO + UTMR25 Race Preview
49. Random Q&A
48. Tania Dalton: Thrive in your 50's
47. Getting Started In The Trails!
46. Peter Hancock - Swimming 3000 days in a row!
45. Biomechanics & Running Technique
44. Brad Farley Photography - The Ability to Endure
43. Why do you run? Find your purpose!
42. Tom O'Halloran (Mechanics of Movement) - The Achilles Spring
41. How to structure your training week
40. Kate Walton - Head of Saucony
39. Just a bit of healthy competition right?
38. Luke Murfitt - Strength Training for the Endurance Athlete
37. Is every run meant to feel good?
36. Margaret English-Aurisch - Running Legend
35. Tom Batrouney - Project: Run Forever
34. Identity, Ego & Comparison
33. Blake Withers - Orthotics, Toe Yoga and Footwear
32. Dan Price on mental health + the power of a running community
31. Running to save the rainforest - Matt Gore & Giles Penfold
30. Sophie Lane: Isolation Ultra
29. Hip Biomechanics + debunking myths w/ Sports Chiro Luke
28. Chris Murphy - Taking on Big's Backyard Ultra
27. Greg Pearson - How to get your training back on track
26. Strava Chat
25. 2021 Wrap Up
24. Elle Kuhta: Running Byron to Bondi
23. Suey Cooper - The Benefits of Running Barefoot
22. Tom Williams - Breathing for Running
21. Bradley J Dryburgh - The challenges of running with cystic fibrosis
20. Joasia Zakrzewski - The ups and downs of elite distance running
19. Tyson The Trainer - Nutrition, habits and motivation
18. Drew Fryer - How to make athletics sustainable for young competitors
17. Sam Hopper - Running, shoes and laughs
16. Pat the Podiatrist - Foot strike, orthortics and lower limb injuries
15. Corey Phillpot - Pushing the limits of human potential
14. Pat McNamara - Physiotherapist and running enthusiast
13. Keelan Birch - the logistics of event organisation
12. Mackenzie Baker - Evidence-based Sports Nutrition and the dangers of social media advice
11. Ben Lindsay - Shin Splints and Solushin
10. Tony Stephton - Strength & Conditioning
9. Injury Prevention + Running Myth-Busting w/ Brodie Sharp
8. Tailwind Nutrition - The only fuel you need, all day
7. The 2520 Movement - Running and Mental Health
6. Mick Chapman - Fuelling for Ultra-Endurance
5. Melissa Robertson - GNW 270km Fastest Known Time
4. Laragh McCabe - From Park Run to Ultra-Marathons
3. Meet Your Hosts
2. Strength Training Fundamentals
1. Goal Setting