#286 Our Favorite Shoes of 2026 So Far, and David’s Running the Boston Marathon!?

About this episode

David and Andrea discuss their favorite running shoes of 2026 and David's preparation for the Boston Marathon.

The beginning of 2026 has been absolutely loaded with new shoe releases, and David and Andrea are here to pick their Top 3 (plus a few honorable mentions) for the year so far, including picks from On, Saucony, Mizuno and more. Also, David's running Boston with Adidas in just a few short weeks! Tune in to hear about his training and mindset leading up to the big day. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ We're thrilled to have Rabbit as a presenting partner! You can use code DORMARCH10 to get 10% off your entire order of $50.00 or more. Note that the code is limited to one use per customer and can’t combined with other discounts. The code is active from 1st of every month to last day at 11:59PM PST, but don't worry because we'll be bringing you a new code every month. Shop now at https://www.runinrabbit.com . Our In For Testing segment is fueled by Skratch Labs! Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING ! https://www.skratchlabs.com Chapters 0:00 - Intro 2:26 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs 13:56 - Our favorite shoes of 2026 so far: honorable mentions 22:34 - #3 31:52 - #2 36:30 - #1 41:14 - David's leadup to the…

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Andrea

Topics covered

• shoe releases
• Boston Marathon
• running training
• shoe reviews
• sports sponsorship

Keywords

• running shoes
• Boston Marathon
• shoe reviews
• training
• Adidas
• On
• Saucony
• Mizuno

Sponsors

Rabbit, Skratch Labs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: On, Saucony, Mizuno, Adidas

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