JAT Chat | Wearable Tech with Female Endurance Runners
From JAT Podcasts by The Journal of Athletic Training
January 29, 2026 · 17 min · Episode 174
About this episode
This episode discusses the impact of menstrual cycle-related symptoms on gait biomechanics in female endurance runners, featuring insights from Dr. Dana Golden's research.
Welcome to JAT Chat, presented by the Journal of Athletic Training, the official journal of the National Athletic Trainers' Association. In this episode, co-host Dr. Kara Radzak speaks with Dr. Dana Golden about her recent publication, "Gait Biomechanics Among Female Endurance Runners: Comparing Days With and Without Menstrual Cycle–Related Symptoms". The study used RunScribe wearables and daily symptom surveys and found no significant differences in gait mechanics between symptomatic and asymptomatic days, though runners logged fewer runs on symptomatic days. Dr. Golden explains practical implications for athletic trainers—normalizing symptoms, offering reassurance, and using accessible wearable tech to monitor athletes in real-world settings. Article: https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0634.24
People in this episode
Host: Kara Radzak
Guest: Dr Dana Golden
Topics covered
- wearable technology
- female endurance runners
- gait biomechanics
- menstrual cycle-related symptoms
Keywords
- RunScribe
- athletic trainers
- symptomatic days
- asymptomatic days
Mentioned in this episode
Products: RunScribe
Books & works: JAT Chat, Gait Biomechanics Among Female Endurance Runners: Comparing Days With and Without Menstrual Cycle–Related Symptoms
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