Runchatlive Podcast

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.

The LIVE podcast recordings take place twice a month on Sundays at 1.30pm GMT (8.30am ET), so do join us if you'd like to put questions to our guests. If you enjoy an episode, do please LIKE and SHARE it (especially on iTunes) as it plays a massive role in helping us spread the good word! Thanks in advance and enjoy!

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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.    

Many thanks to those of you who joined us live. It's always great to see questions for the guests so if you are around at 1.30pm (GMT) on a Sunday then do join us at www.facebook/runchatlive. 

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Ben Cormack: How understanding pain can help runners

#Ep14: Ben Cormack of Cor-Kinetic joins us for 'Runners Guide To Pain', the last episode of 2018. When it comes to explaining concepts from modern pain science, Ben is one of our top 'go to' guys. Any therapist into evidence based treatment NEEDS to be following Ben.

His website Cor-Kinetic has absolutely tons of awesome information, and the CPD courses he runs are in my opinion some of the best out there. In this podcast, we hope to provide an insight for runners too, and show how an understanding of modern pain science can potentially revolutionize the way in which you deal with injury and reduce risk of future issues.

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Running in Kenya: Run Beyond Special with George Parkes and Jimmy Beauttah

#Ep13: Live from Nairobi with special guests George Parkes, founder of Run Beyond, and legendary elite coach Jimmy 'Simba' Beauttah.

I had the pleasure of first meeting these gentlemen when I was asked to help set up 'Run Beyond' in Kenya and train the team in how to deliver evidence based gait analysis using the same software that I use in my gait lab at StrideUK.

Jimmy 'Simba' Beauttah, better known in the industry as Coach Simba, is one of the Godfathers of Kenyan running, having coached athletes like Abel Kiprop, Moses Kiptanui & Daniel Komen. In his 30 plus years of coaching, he has been responsible for producing eight World Championship medals, three Olympic medals and two Commonwealth Games medals. Without doubt a truly inspirational guy to listen to. Enjoy!

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Nick Knight Podiatrist: Gait Analysis for Runners

#Ep12: Gait Analysis is often presented to runners as a 'must' when it comes to choosing footwear and explaining or preventing injury. Unfortunately, there is an awful lot of misconception out there, so the effectiveness of a gait analysis can vary enormously depending on who you see. 

With this in mind, we bring you in this episode a 'GAIT ANALYSIS GUIDE' with special guest Nick Knight, sports podiatrist & gait analyst at NKSportsPodiatry. Together we consider some of the preconceived ideas many runners have regarding gait analysis and discuss evidence based answers to questions such as:

• what is gait analysis actually used for?
• can gait analysis help runners select the right shoe?
• what sort of movements are associated with running related injury?
• can gait analysis be used to improve running performance?
• what are some of the other factors considered during a gait analysis?
• how important are factors such as flexibility and strength?

As always, good old fashioned EVIDENCE is our guide, so expect some BOMBSHELLS as we clear up common misconceptions and separate fact from the all too common twaddle. To help us do this, please LIKE and SHARE this post if you find it useful! Thanks in advance and enjoy!

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Physiotherapist in Kenya working with Runners: Martin Ong'Wen

#Ep.11: In this episode we are absolutely thrilled to bring you a very special guest: Kenyan Physio Martin Ong'wen whom I had the pleasure of meeting during my time out there helping set up Run Beyond Kenya (see Episode 13).

Martin recently completed a 'tour' of the United Kingdom including a very well received guest speaker spot at the ‘Reasoning, Responsibility, and Reform in MSK practice’ conference organised by Jack Chew & the team of The Physio Matters Podcast. We talk to him about his experiences in the UK, life growing up in Kenya, the state of physiotherapy today in not only East Africa but worldwide, and we have a chat about exactly what makes Kenyan runners dominate distance running.

We hope this broadcast is as enjoyable and inspirational as it was for us. Martin is a super special guy with a huge message to get out there (and an even bigger smile!) so we would REALLY appreciate it if you could LIKE and SHARE this episode (especially on the all powerful iTunes) to help us spread Martin's good word! Thanks in advance and enjoy!

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Strength & Conditioning for Runners with Alex Backhouse

#Ep.10: Our planned guest exercise physiologist John Feeney was sadly unable to appear due to illness (we will reschedule). Fortunately, we were able to persuade strength & conditioning coach Alex Backhouse (who had me as a guest on his weekly Whisky & Barbells live broadcast on thursday that week) to give up his Sunday morning and step in at late notice! 

Alex Backhouse is someone who we always intended to have on the show, especially as he is local to our neck of the woods (Brighton & Hove on the South Coast of England). His business locale 'Alex Backhouse Strength & Conditioning' is a stone's throw away from Studio57clinic so he is one of our top recommendations for runners who we feel would benefit from some strength work, which in all honesty is most of you!

We talked to Alex about his growth as a personal trainer, from the early days training UFC & Invicta fighters through to obtaining a masters in Strength & Conditioning and today running a hugely successful personal training gym. If you are interested in getting optimum results from strength training, this episode is a must watch.

NOTE: Apologies for the slightly distorted sound at Alex's end. It doesn't last the whole recording so we hope you are able to persevere. We hope you enjoy the content. If you do, please LIKE (especially on iTunes) and SHARE it to help us put evidence based practice out there!

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Ian Griffiths Podiatrist: How do runners choose Running Shoes, Orthotics & Insoles?

#Ep.9: We are delighted to bring you today the highly respected podiatrist & sports injury specialist Ian Griffiths of Sports Podiatry Info and PodChatLive.

This episode really is a MUST listen for runners, therapists & coaches seeking evidence based ways to understand how we should be selecting running shoes, orthotics and insoles. Ian Griffiths has many years of experience working with in particular lower leg sports injuries and gives some excellent insight into how the traditional way of assessing & prescribing orthoses (inserts in layman's terms) has changed over the years, particularly with what we now know about the role of kinetics (forces) in injury rather than just focusing on kinematics (joint movement).

We also look at how YOU the runner can tell if the podiatrist / physiotherapist / sports therapist / health professional you visit is up to date with the evidence.

Apologies for the delay in starting the live broadcast. We started using new software this week to allow equal split screen so wasn't sure if we were actually live!

If you enjoy the content, do please take a few moments to LIKE us on iTunes as that makes a HUGE difference in helping us reach new listeners. Thanks in advance!

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Rosi Sexton: Women's Mixed Martial Arts Pioneer and Osteopath

#Ep.8: In this episode, RunChatLive opens the door to something we are absolutely thrilled about... guest speakers! Taking centre stage is pioneer of Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rosi Sexton.

The video itself is not pretty (we changed software after this) but with the help of our guest certainly packs a punch (pun intended). Once ranked number one in the world at flyweight, Rosi competed at the first ever Cage Warriors event in 2002 and over the next 10 years won 13 of her 15 fights. In 2013 she made history as the first British female to ever fight in the UFC.

In 2014, Rosi decided to concentrate on her career in Osteopathy and today works out of Olton Osteopathy in Solihull, England. She has also just released via her website Combat Sports Injuryan online 'Neck Strength Masterclass' course.

Over the course of the hour, Rosi tells us about about her experiences of working not just with injured fighters but people from all walks of life. She points out factors that can potentially increase the risk of injury for mixed martial artists, and discusses the essential stages of rehab necessary to reach full recovery.  We note the similarities and differences between working with runners and fighters and chat about what prompted her to set up her online Combat Sports Clinic.

I totally recommend you check Rosi's 'Neck Strength Masterclass', not just fighters but also therapists, coaches and anyone interested in injury prevention & rehab.

We hope you enjoy the show! If you do, please take a minute to like & share on iTunes as it REALLY helps us increase listeners. Thanks in advance!

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Strength Training for Runners: What Reps and Sets should we use?

#Ep7: In response to the great feedback we have had so far, we are happy to announce that of up & coming Episode 8 we will start being joined by live guests!

In today's episode, we consider the question of how many repetitions (lifts per exercise) and sets (repeats of exercise) we should be doing as part of strength training. Do reps and sets vary depending on what we are trying to achieve, for rehab, reducing risk of injury or as a way of improving performance?

The evidence (as if so often the case in the world of running injury & performance) may surprise you and change what you currently practice...

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