How Many Running Shoes do you Need?

This week’s episode is a big one on shoes and choosing shoes. We touch on a listener question about nutrition during taper before diving into our interview with our guest Michal ‘Nitta’ Nitschke. He joins us and explains all things choosing shoes, injury risk and how shoes have evolved.  (00:00) Introduction  (00:24) Xylon complains about heat training  (01:35) Dave’s Running Plans (03:57) Community Shoutouts (05:13) Nutritional Intake During Taper (10:30) Interview Starts (12:16) How did Michael get into sport (14:28) How did Michael end up in podiatry  (17:10) What was Michael’s first running shoe  (18:21) Recreational runners and injury risk factors (21:04) The role of devices as run mileage increases (22:08) What evolution have we seen in shoes?  (26:34) How do you choose running shoes?  (32:09) How do you select a second running shoe in addition to your first pair?  (36:06) The biggest technological advancement in footwear in they last 2 decades  (37:40) Footprint surface area and its importance (38:43) How do you choose a third shoe if you want one?  (40:40) Examples of some shoes in different categories  (42:26) Two different ways to use a second shoe  (43:01) How long do shoes last? (47:27) Is it wise to just buy the next version of your current shoe?  (50:44) Should you be training in supershoes?  (57:40) What are some features to look for in a shoe when injured?  (61:58) Should you run the Comrades in a supershoe? (65:35) Michael’s marathon training for his 2:33  (68:30) What creates injuries in runners? (71:02) The 4 F’s of footwear  (71:52) The decision about a second shoe as a key one  (73:53) 1% Better Challenge Thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for their sponsorship, use the link below to get 15% off your first order and support the podcast:  https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast If you’re unsure how which products to use or how to plan your race nutrition check out Precision’s Fuel & Hydration Planner (if you follow this you will have your discount applied automatically on your first order too):  https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner Michael’s Instagram, Strava and Practice Website.  Submit topics, feedback or questions to us on Instagram via DM or to the email address: [email protected] Follow us on Social: Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw==  Tik Tokhttps://vm.tiktok.com/ZMMYf54KB/  Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Trendy Style by PillowVibes https://tunetank.com/track/1027-trendy-style/

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