Mailbag! How to Know Plates Line Up With Your Feet, Energy Return in Foams, and More!

Mailbag! How to Know if a Shoe's Plate Lines Up with Your Foot, Mizuno Neo Vista Review, Energy Return in Super Foams vs. EVA
Doctors of Running Podcast, Episode 192

We've got another mailbag episode where it's all about your questions. Andrea and Nathan team up to tackle a bunch of different questions about superfoams and supershoes. How do you know if a shoe does (or doesn't) agree with your mechanics? Is the difference in energy return of superfoams vs. EVA really significant? Tune in for these and more. We're always filling up our mailbag, so DM us on Instagram or email us at doctorsofrunningpodcast@gmail.com!

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro
5:50 - How to know if a shoe's plate & geometry lines up with your foot
18:56 - Can an after-market footbed increase shoe stiffness like a carbon plate?
25:29 - Finding carbon-plated shoes when you have Morton's neuroma
33:06 - Are we sure that the energy return of superfoams vs. EVA is what makes supershoes faster?
42:28 - Mizuno Neo Vista review
56:09 - Wrap-up

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