This or That? Super Trainers vs. Training Companions, Buying 2023 or 2024 Shoes, and Could Caitlin Clark BQ!?
Doctors of Running
Podcast, Episode 205
Time for another edition of "This or That" where we pit two opposing concepts (shoes, training, recovery, nonsense) against each other and force ourselves to pick a side. On this episode, Nathan, David, and Matt debate...well...pretty much everything: super trainers vs. training companion shoes, running in the heat vs. the cold, long racing vs. short racing, LeBron vs. Caitlin Clark, and even California geography. If you're looking for needlessly hot takes, we've got 'em.
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
5:18 - 2023 shoes vs. 2024 shoes
16:04 - Saucony Ride 16 vs 17
19:10 - Marathon vs. Half marathon
24:44 - Running in 0º or 100º
28:50 - Santa Barbara is Southern California or Central Coast?
34:22 - Foam rolling vs. percussive massage
38:50 - Supertrainers vs. training companions
44:19 - SC Trainer v3 vs. On Cloudmonster Hyper
47:16 - Only racing 5Ks vs. marathons
55:04 - Only road running vs. only trail running
56:54 - Rockered vs. flexible shoes
59:05 - Lebron vs. Caitlin Clark BQ-ing
1:03:06 - Running at the Olympics: no golds but three medals or only one gold in three races
1:05:51 - Top 2 starting shoes: Pegasus, Ghost, Cumulus, 880, Wave Rider, Ride 17 1:12:30 - Wrap-up
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