The Strength Running Podcast

Tom Walters is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist, former college professor, and author of Rehab Science (a bestseller on Amazon).

Besides running his clinical practice, Tom served as a full-time undergraduate kinesiology professor for eight years, teaching human biomechanics, therapeutic exercise, and pain science. 

Today, we discuss the science of pain and the injury treatment process:

• Is all pain bad?
• Why does ...

Duane Scotti is a physical therapist, certified running coach, and host of the Healthy Runner Podcast. Today, we're focusing on IT Band Syndrome.

I've personally had ITBS twice - and once so severe that it nearly ended my running career. After seeing 4 PT's, I developed the ITB Rehab Routine to build hip and glute strength. You can also get an illustrated guide to the routine.

Duane and I discuss: 

• How to know if you have ITB...

Bill Evans has a PhD in Exercise Physiology, coaching experience at the D1 level, and is the founder of Endurance Laboratory. He has more than 20 scientific papers published in his field and was formerly a senior scientist at Johns Hopkins University in their Applied Physics Laboratory.

Today, he's helping you improve your running economy. We discuss:

• The impact of easy running and different types of workouts on economy
• How to...

Listeners know I'm a relentless advocate of strength training, whether you're doing bodyweight exercises at home or lifting heavy in the gym.

But some runners take strength training to a level above and beyond the rest of us - and find great success along the way.

Elizabeth Corkum is a fellow running coach and one of my former private coaching clients. Elizabeth - who goes by the nickname Corky - is a 2:58 marathoner and 5-day per ...

Vikash Sharma, DPT is going to help you return to running after your next injury - faster and with less fitness loss possible.

He's the owner of Perfect Stride PT, a certified running coach, the creator of Running for Life, and a Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist. 

Our conversation today is about how to come back after your next injury. The "return to run" plan post-injury can be as confusing as planning advanced worko...

Jonathan Pierce is an ART certified massage therapist, a Stanford All-American in the 3,000m steeplechase, and a former pro runner for Reebok, ASICS, and the Mammoth Track Club. Not only has he competed at the Olympic Trials, he's worked there as a therapist. 

He's also the founder of NOVOS Athlete in San Diego, a physical therapy and performance center for athletes. 

Jonathan joins us to discuss his experience working with elite a...

What if you have to make the hard decision to stop running altogether? That's the heartbreaking choice Dimity McDowell, a long-time runner and sports journalist, had to make a few years ago.

In this conversation and in her new book, The 27th Mile, we explore what it means to hang up your running shoes for good: 

• The loss of identity, community, and purpose 
• How to fill the hole that running once filled
• What the experts recomme...

Ken Rideout is one of the fastest 50+ runners in the world, clocking 2:28 at age 50. A former addict, he turned his focus to running and became unstoppable, winning the 155-mile Gobi Desert March and the 2021 NYC Marathon Master's Division.

His new book, Everything You Want is on the Other Side of Hard: A Memoir, is now available.

Ken's on the podcast today to discuss: 

• His extraordinary mindset skills and how he stays driven
• ...

Brent Edwards is a professor of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. He's an expert on how mechanical load affects the body and influences musculoskeletal health and injury risk.

Learn how to build injury resiliency here with my best advice!

In addition to running experiments in the lab, he's also working with the smart shoe company Avelo to help them figure out how to keep runners healthy. His expertise ensures Avelo's impact...

Dr. Jordan Metzl is a Harvard-trained medical doctor, bestselling author, and a highly sought after international speaker. His new book, Push: Unlock the Science of Fitness Motivation to Embrace Health and Longevity, is now available!

Jordan is the creator of the immensely popular Iron Strength workout, a medical columnist for Triathlete Magazine, and a 37-time marathon finisher (not to mention an Ironman Triathlete!).

In this conv...

Brad Stulberg is the New York Times best-selling author of The Way of Excellence. He cohosts the Growth Equation podcast, coaches executives and entrepreneurs, and is on the faculty at the University of Michigan's Graduate School of Public Health. He also deadlifts 530 pounds!

He's also the author of The Practice of Groundedness and coauthor of Peak Performance. 

In this conversation, we explore what it means to run sustainably:

Jason sits down with fellow podcaster and friend Jonathan Levitt to chat about their training, upcoming goals, updates with the Avelo smart running shoe, and their new business The Huddle.

The Huddle is a private peer network of entrepreneurs, creators, and executives. We meet regularly to solve problems, examine opportunities, and get support with goals. Growth happens together and we're excited to welcome new business owners and ...

John Goldman is a former bodybuilder and currently the CEO of Rebel Health Alliance. After running a 5:13 marathon last December, he's not attempting the unreasonable: to qualify for Boston in a year.

He enlisted the coaching of physiologist and ultra-endurance coach Alan Couzens to guide his training.

This episode is a case study on how to accomplish unreasonable goals. How do you progress your fitness so you can run almost two ho...

Should women think differently about training and weightlifting when they're pregnant and post-partum?

In this episode, Olympian Shannon Rowbury and her physical therapist Jessica Dorrington explain the specific training needs of pregnant and post-partum women, including: 

• Exercise that's advised vs. not recommended
• How to modify training as pregnancy evolves
• The role of strength training during pregnancy
• Post-partum recovery ...

Dr. Andrew Best is a professor at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts where he focuses on evolutionary questions about human physiology. You can email him at andrew.best@mcla.edu. 

His latest study was titled "Ultra Endurance Athletes and the Metabolic Ceiling." They looked at the maximum, sustainable amount of energy expenditure that can be done over a long time period. It answers the question, "wha...

Sam Alexander is the head coach of the men's cross country and track & field teams at Connecticut College (Jason's alma mater!). Sam recently coached the track team to a historically high finish at the New England championships and helped the cross country team qualify for the National Championships for only the second time in program history. 

This episode focuses on development - or, how to progress through beginner to advanced s...

Why did American Record holder Zach Bitter fail at his goal of besting his own 100-mile record? Was it his new embrace of high carb fueling instead of his tradition low-carb approach?

In this episode, former WR holder and current AR holder Zach Bitter joins us to discuss how he navigates failure, what led to his DNF at his recent 100-mile record attempt, his experiments with fueling and carbs, and a lot more.

Don't miss Zach's amaz...

Do you want to improve and race faster in 2026? I want to help you do exactly that!

In this episode, coach Jason Fitzgerald is sharing his most impactful training interventions for dramatic running improvement. We're discussing:

• Hill Sprints (see here)
• Monthly mileage
• Aerobic cross-training
• Heat training
• Heavy weightlifting (start here)

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Dan Cleather is a strength and conditioning coach, professor at St. Mary's University, and author of The Practice of Change: The Art & Science of Training. 

So, what exactly is "training?" Is it different than "exercise?"

In this episode, we discuss what training specifically is, what it's not, and what it's attempting to do. Once you understand that we're after change in our bodies, we can better structure training to reach our go...