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Simon Bartold: What is the Future for Running Shoes?

#Ep.25: "The Future of Running Shoes" with Simon Bartold.
Anyone who follows running footwear research will already be very familiar with legendary podiatrist Simon Bartold of Bartold Clinical: 30 years experience of working with elite athletes including four Olympic Games, lectures in 42 countries, worked with Asics for 20 years, recently head hunted by global footwear company Salomon to head up research, design and development of their road running range.

It was a true honour to have Simon as our guest on this episode and also as one of our speakers at the up & coming  'RCL International Running Conference 2019' this October 30/31 in Brighton, UK (full details: https://RCL2019.eventbrite.com)

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JF Esculier: Should All Runners Ne Wearing Minimalist Footwear?

#Ep.24: "All novice runners should consider minimalist shoes" - says JF Esculier, Vice President & Director of Research & Development at The Running Clinic Vancouver, and our special guest for this episode!

In 2009, 'Born To Run' by Christopher MacDougall sparked an explosion in barefoot running, fuelled in no small part by the research of Professor Daniel Lieberman producing anatomical evidence that humans are the world’s best distance runners, meaning the wearing of shoes is therefore abnormal.

In the ten years that pursued, many runners discovered the hard way that progressing too quickly into barefoot running or minimalist shoes can bring rapid injury, especially to the achilles and calf complex, but there are still many who believe that novice runners in particular should not be afraid to try minimalist shoes instead of immediately opting for the traditional heavily cushioned and structured shoe.

Jean-Francois (JF) Esculier graduated as a physiotherapist in 2009 and has been combining clinical and research work ever since. As Vice President & Director of Research & Development at The Running Clinic Vancouver, a company founded by Blaise Dubois (former consultant for Athletics Canada), JF certainly presents a thorough argument in this episode, which is hardly surprising as the Running Clinic is today a leading international source of information in the prevention of running injury.

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Matt Phillips: Running Q&A Episode

#Ep23: My guest on this episode was meant to be Dr Derek Griffin but sadly technical difficulties prevented this (we will be rescheduling). But fear not, from its ashes an impromptu Q&A was born...

Faced with listeners who had tuned in for the LIVE recording of this podcast on our Facebook Page, this episode became an on the spot Q&A with host Matt Phillips, aka Me. According to feedback so far, it was received pretty well! We may well even make it a regular thing!

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Jack Chew: A Look At Physiotherapy and MSK Reform

#Ep22: Talk is cheap, actions count - this episode's special guest has mastered both.

As a physiotherapist specialising in musculoskeletal & sports medicine and co-founder of the innovative Chews Health network, Jack Chew is probably best known as the voice behind the mic for his online educational platform ‘The Physio Matters Podcast’. With his core team, Jack has become a huge driving force behind changing the face of musculoskeletal and sports medicine education.

In November 2017, Jack teamed up with Connect Health to host 'The Big R's Conference: Reasoning, Responsibility and Reform in MSK Practice’. With a goal of increasing the depth and quality of conversation in Musculoskeletal practice, the conference was extremely well received. A follow up conference is to take place this year 18/10 - 19/10 in Manchester, UK (tickets available at http://reform.physio/conference/).

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Tina Muir: Athletic Amenorrhea in Female Runners

#Ep21: Athletic Amenorrhoea is a condition caused by overtraining in which menstruation becomes irregular or totally ceases. Many female athletes either regard it as a normal part of becoming the best or suffer in silence due to it still being regarded as a taboo subject.  

In 2016, our special guest Tina Muir (founder and host of podcast Running for Real) was a professional runner and Olympic hopeful at the peak of her career, when suddenly after running the London Marathon in 2 hours 37 minutes she announced her retirement. The reason came soon after as Tina admitted that for 9 years of her 14-year running career she had ceased menstruation. Aware that athletic amenorrhea can reduce fertility, Tina made the decision to not only stop running but also speak out publicly about her 9 year battle to help inform other female runners of the dangers of this all too often silently suffered issue.

In 2017, Tina Muir was named by Women’s Running Magazine as one of 21 women changing the running world. With her hugely successful 'Running For Real' podcast and recent book 'Overcoming Amenorrhea: Get Your Period Back. Get Your Life Back', Tina is a true inspiration to female runners worldwide. And she's also now a mother!

Concerned about irregular/absent menstruation?
Check out Tina's book 'Overcoming Amenorrhea: Get Your Period Back. Get Your Life Back' (Amazon UK link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/…/B07ML1TS…/ref=dp-kindle-redirect…) and/or contact Tina direct via her website 

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Wim Hof Method with Lisa Shabbas

#Ep20: Lisa Shabbas, a plant based athlete & ultrarunner, talks to us about the Wim Hof Method and her use of it in preparation for the UltraMirage100k she will be running in Tunisia this coming September.

For those of you unaware of Wim Hof, he is a Dutch-born world record holder who under scientific study has shown he can 'turn his own thermostat up' and consciously activate his sympathetic nervous system by using his mind. He has 26 world records including longest ice bath (1hr 52 minutes) and longest distance swum under ice (66 meters) under a meter of ice. And it's not just all about ice - in 2011 he ran a marathon in Namib Desert, Southern Africa (35 degrees during the day) without water!

Lisa Shabbas talks about bringing a Wim Hof Method workshop to our local hometown Brighton (England) and filling us on on her own fascinating past including 8 years in the military, female bodyguard to Katy Perry and natural bodybuilding champion.

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Chris Kitson Osteopath: Screening To Predict Running Injury

#Ep19: To what extent can we effectively 'screen' runners to identify movement patterns linked with a higher risk of injury? We chat to Chris Kitson, joint founder of The Movement Hub, a personal training & manual therapy centre in the North of England.

* * * APOLOGIES FOR THE LOW SOUND QUALITY - technical issues at Chris' end that we couldn't fix in time. * * *

As a competitive triathlete himself, Chris has worked with numerous GB level athletes and has an excellent understanding of the stresses that are involved in top level sport.

The LIVE recording of this podcast took place as always on a Sunday at 1.30pm GMT (8.30am ET) at www.facebook.com/runchatlive.

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UltraMirage100k Special with race founder Amir Ben Gacem

#Ep18: Our guest Amir Ben Gacem is the founder & race director of ULTRA MIRAGE EL DJERID 100K, the ultra trail that everyone is talking about, especially after we spoke with the 2018 female champion Elisabet Barnes in Episode 15.

Amir talks to us about why he founded the race, what makes it so special, AND gives some excellent insider tips on how to prepare for it. He also shares news of incredible personal ultra challenge he has set himself: a solo crossing of the Djerid!

For those of you unaware, ULTRA MIRAGE is a 100km single stage extreme Desert race on the largest salt pan of the Sahara - Chott El Djerid. Runners have 20 hours to finish the race with specific deadlines for each of the five checkpoints. With a stunning backdrop and terrain that includes small sand dunes, salt lake, dried river beds and rocks, what better way to prepare for it than by listening to race director Amir Ben Gacem.

Details of this year's race (5th Oct) can be found on the official website www.ultramirage.com.

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Mike James Endurance Physio: Multiple Peak Training for Runners

#Ep16: Mike James 'The Endurance Physio' is a hugely experienced ultra endurance athlete and evidence driven therapist so expect some great advice as Mike chats to us live from this year's 'The Running Show' at the Birmingham NEC.

After a natural & expected conversation about beard products (you'll only appreciate that if you joined us for the live video recording at www.facebook.com/runchatlive), Mike focuses on how to successfully prepare for multiple peaks in a year without succumbing to the all too often symptoms of overtraining, pain or injury.

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Elisabet Barnes: Marathon De Sables Two Time Winner

#Ep15: Happy New Year! In this episode, we are joined by ultra endurance running legend Elisabet Barnes who shares some absolute pearls of advice & inspiration for not only ultra runners but any runner keen to learn about preparing physically and mentally for challenge.

 Elisabet is best known for being two times female champion of the infamous Marathon Des Sables, and in the 2018 Ultra Mirage El Djerid 100KM in Tunisia she not came first amongst the women but also finished with just three men in front of her. An incredible athlete who we hope inspires you as much as she did us in the interview.    

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