Episode 76: Establishing strength standards for distance runners
Release Date: 11/24/2025
Episode 76: Establishing strength standards for distance runners
The Runners Zone
Thanksgiving Deals Chris's Clinical Essentials Online Course - Learn more Nathan's Online Bone Stress Injury Course - Learn more Nathan's Stress Fracture Protocols - Learn more Timestamps 0:00 Happy Thanksgiving! 3:00 Running a practice around the holidays 11:55 Setting strength standards for distance runners 14:54 Upper body expectations 20:00 Lower body benchmarks 32:00 Loaded carry goals 38:54 Plyometrics 48:00 Do you need tech to assess strength? Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers...
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Episode 75: Telling runners to work through pain with a bone stress injury
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In this episode, Chris and I break down why sometimes we tell runners to work through pain with a bone stress injury. Research from this episode Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you’re ready to level up—and have fun doing it. Use code...
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Episode 74: Common nutrition errors with Meghann Featherstun
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In this episode, Nathan sat down with Meghann Featherstun. Meghann is a registered dietitian and owner of Featherstone Nutrition focusing on endurance athletes. In today’s episode she discusses her history as an athlete and clinician and covers common mistakes endurance athletes make regarding nutrition. If you work with runners, you'll find the episode valuable. To learn more about Meghann, visit her website . You can also check out her Instagram . Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? is an upbeat, global community of clinicians,...
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Episode 73: Primary care for runners with Dr. Laurel Short
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In this episode, Nathan discusses primary care for endurance athletes with Dr. Laurel Short. Dr. Laurel Short is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Sunflower Medical. She earned her undergraduate degree in Nursing from Luther College and a master’s degree in Nursing from the University of Kansas. She completed her Doctor of Nursing degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City with an emphasis on self-management for chronic migraine. Prior to joining Sunflower Medical Group, Laurel worked in the area of physical medicine and rehabilitation for ten years. ...
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Episode 72: Trusting your gut
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To learn more about Nathan's new 5-week virtual cohort, click below . To learn more about Bones, Tendons, Weights, & Whistles in New York City, click . The Runners Zone Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you’re ready to...
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Episode 71: Is gait analysis overrated?
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To learn more about Nathan's new 5-week virtual cohort, click below . To learn more about Bones, Tendons, Weights, & Whistles in New York City, click . The Runners Zone Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you’re ready to level...
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Episode 70: Stop putting tools in your toolbox
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Join Chris and Nathan for Bones Tendons Weights & Whistles @ Motion PT in New York City on October 4-5. To learn more click . Episode Timestamps 2:00 "Put more tools in your toolbox" is a bad message 6:00 Red flags in a con ed course or instructor 7:40 You only have so much time for a test 8:00 More is not always better 11:00 The best tests for a "difficult" patient 13:30 PT isn't all about talking to someone 18:00 You can only change so much about your treatment strategy 20:30 Clinical reasoning and the table torsion test 21:00 Gaps in BSI literature and working with...
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Episode 69: How to disagree with physicians
The Runners Zone
Join Chris and Nathan for Bones Tendons Weights & Whistles @ Motion PT in New York City on October 4-5. To learn more click . Episode Timestamps 2:00 When PTs and doctors clash 9:10 How to do well by patients 10:30 Disagreeing on when a patient can run 14:00 Patients need a unified providers 17:30 A challenging navicular BSI 22:00 The need to have imaging that matches a pain presentation 27:00 Doctors, PTs, & researchers have different viewpoints 34:00 Don't overstep your role Thanks for tuning into The Runners Zone Podcast. Chris and I would love it if you...
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Episode 68: How much running will get you hurt?
The Runners Zone
Thanks for tuning into The Runners Zone Podcast. Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? The Runner’s Zone is an upbeat, global online community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you’re ready to level up—and have fun doing it. Use code “rzpod” for 10% off the annual membership. To learn more click . ...
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Episode 67: Pillars of professional success
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Thanks for tuning into The Runners Zone Podcast. Chris and I would love it if you gave us a review as those really help us continue to produce episodes. The Runners Zone Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it? is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about. Join us if you’re ready to level up—and have fun doing...
info_outlineThanksgiving Deals
Chris's Clinical Essentials Online Course - Learn more HERE
Nathan's Online Bone Stress Injury Course - Learn more HERE
Nathan's Stress Fracture Protocols - Learn more HERE
Timestamps
0:00 Happy Thanksgiving!
3:00 Running a practice around the holidays
11:55 Setting strength standards for distance runners
14:54 Upper body expectations
20:00 Lower body benchmarks
32:00 Loaded carry goals
38:54 Plyometrics
48:00 Do you need tech to assess strength?
Want to work with runners and build a thriving business around it?
The Runner’s Zone is an upbeat, global community of clinicians, coaches, and trainers who love working with endurance athletes. For over 10 years, we’ve helped passionate professionals fast-track their skills, grow their confidence, and build beautiful, word-of-mouth businesses that runners rave about.
Join us if you’re ready to level up—and have fun doing it.
Use code “rzpod” for 10% off the annual membership.
To learn more click HERE.