The Runners Zone

Welcome to the Runners Zone Podcast hosted by Nathan Carlson, Chris Johnson, and Joel Sattgast! We cover all things related to managing endurance athletes including managing injuries, programming strength training, and coaching strategy.

Episode 14: Runner's Feet with Jay Dicharry 10/04/2019

Episode 14: Runner's Feet with Jay Dicharry In this episode, Chris sits down with Jay Dicharry. Jay is a physical therapist based out of Bend, Oregon. Check out his full bio at http://www.reporegon.com/about-rep/jay-dicharry-rep-director/. /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/11514272

Episode 13: Ty Mangum Exercise Physiologist 09/11/2019

Episode 13: Ty Mangum Exercise Physiologist On this episode, Chris interviews Ty Mangum a Seattle-based exercise physiologist and coach. They cover a slew of topics including: /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/11216291

Episode 12: In-Season Lifting for Endurance Athletes 08/15/2019

Episode 12: In-Season Lifting for Endurance Athletes In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss how they program strength training for their athletes during the competitive season. They discuss how they change exercise selection, set/reps schemes, and how they adjust based on each athlete's training schedule. /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/10890329

Episode 11: Ground Reaction Forces and Running Injuries 07/23/2019

Episode 11: Ground Reaction Forces and Running Injuries In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss the recent paper by Matijevich et al discussing ground reaction forces and their role in running injuries. /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/10632341

Episode 10: Summer Training for Endurance Athletes 06/07/2019

Episode 10: Summer Training for Endurance Athletes In this episode, Chris and Nathan discuss how they prioritze training for runners and triathletes during the summer months. They discuss important considerations for athletes finishing up spring racing as well as fostering communication between athlete that have other coaches working with them. /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/10083425

Episode 9: Prescribing Footwear for Runners 05/02/2019

Episode 9: Prescribing Footwear for Runners In this podcast, Nathan and Chris discuss how they approach prescribing footwear to runners. They cover analyzing someone’s posture, foot type and running gait and how to determine the best shoe for the individual. They also discuss the importance of footwear for not just training, but also racing and lifting. /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/9620972

Episode 8: Our Biggest Mistakes as Clinicians 03/29/2019

Episode 8: Our Biggest Mistakes as Clinicians In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss their biggest mistakes as clinicians and how they have changed their practice based on those mistakes. Also, Chris recently put out a guide to returning runners to running following an injury. You can check that guide out at the link below. /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/9192032

Episode 7: When Can I Run? 03/05/2019

Episode 7: When Can I Run? In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss how they answer the question "When can I run?". This is the most common question they both hear when dealing with patients and there are a lot of different things to consider before we can give the best answer. /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/8883056

Episode 6: Analyzing Running Form 02/15/2019

Episode 6: Analyzing Running Form In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss how they go about analyzing a runner's form when managing patients or training performance clients. They cover step rate, foot strike, and many other variables that may be important when either helping runners get out of pain or improve their abilities on race day. /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/8658659

Episode 5: Bone Health and Staying Healthy 02/01/2019

Episode 5: Bone Health and Staying Healthy In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss strategies for reducing the risk of sustaining a stress fracture. /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/8486228

Episode 4: Managing Bone Stress Injuries 01/17/2019

Episode 4: Managing Bone Stress Injuries In this episode, Nathan and Chris talk about managing bone stress injuries in endurance athletes. They cover common errors when diagnosing BSIs as well as progressing them back to training and competition. /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/8293298

Episode 3: Tight Hip Flexors and Hip Extension 01/04/2019

Episode 3: Tight Hip Flexors and Hip Extension In this episode, Chris and Nathan discuss some misconceptions with endurance athletes and tight hip flexors. /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/8135801

Functional Assessments for Runners 12/19/2018

Functional Assessments for Runners In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss their preferred assessments for evaluating runners. They discuss some common errors in performing assessments as well as what assessments can actually tell us about how someone runs. Silbernagl article link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6926618_Evaluation_of_lower_leg_function_in_patients_with_Achilles_tendinopathy /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/7982237

Episode 1: Common Strength Training Errors for Runners 12/07/2018

Episode 1: Common Strength Training Errors for Runners In this episode, Chris and Nathan discuss common misconceptions runners have about strength training. /episode/index/show/runnerszone/id/7842518

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