#288 Mailbag! Best Stable Max Cushion? Shoes for Knee Pain? Training While Sick?

About this episode

The hosts answer listener questions about running shoes, knee pain, and training while sick.

Nathan, David, and Matt dig into the mailbag to tackle your questions. They compare the On Cloudmonster Hyper 3 and Saucony Endorphin Azura and help a listener find a road shoe similar to the Puma Deviate Nitro Trail. They also get into the clinical side of things, offering shoe recommendations for ITB-related knee pain, upper-body strength training for runners, and how to navigate marathon training when illness gets in the way. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ We're thrilled to have Rabbit as a presenting partner! You can use code SPRINGDOCS 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 3:24 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs 24:16 - On Cloudmonster Hyper 3 vs. Saucony Endorphin Azura…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nathan, David, Matt

Topics covered

• shoe comparisons
• knee pain
• training while sick
• upper-body strength training
• marathon training
• running shoes

Keywords

• running shoes
• knee pain
• marathon training
• upper-body strength
• shoe recommendations

Sponsors

Rabbit, Skratch Labs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: On, Saucony

Products: Cloudmonster Hyper 3, Endorphin Azura, Puma Deviate Nitro Trail, Brooks Adrenaline, ASICS Kayano, Mizuno Wave Inspire

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