Doctors of Running Podcast
#259 Mailbag! Does Heel Drop Affect Knees? Is Heelstriking Bad? Stability Recs? More on Megablast
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It's time for another mailbag round, where we answer your questions! Matt, David, and Nathan get together to discuss shoes, injury risk, running form and more. How stable is the Asics Megablast? Is heel-striking as bad as the influencers make it out to be? How does heel-to-toe drop effect knee pain? Listen in for this and more. Want your question answered in the next mailbag? Email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com
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Chapters
- 0:00 - Intro
- 1:06 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs
- 12:52 - How do brands decide the stack height of shoes?
- 19:18 - Is the Megablast neutral or stable neutral?
- 27:58 - How does heel drop potentially effect the knees?
- 32:54 - Saucony stability recommendations
- 41:22 - Is heel striking really bad?
- 53:34 - Wrap-up
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