{"podcast":{"title":"Doctors of Running Podcast","slug":"doctors-of-running-podcast-696708","podcast_index_feed_id":696708,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/25eaeb18/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.doctorsofrunning.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/6261526/6261526-1660071790937-2887f106286c2.jpg","author":"Doctors of Running","episode_count":311,"summary":"We are Doctors of Running, a group of doctors of physical therapy all working to provide you all with information about the art and science of running and what we are putting on our feet. In this podcast we will be giving evidence-based deep dives into running related topics as well as detailed running shoe reviews. You can also check us out at our website -- doctorsofrunning.com, and on social media @doctorsofrunning To help us continue to produce content for you all, consider joining our support team: https://anchor.fm/doctors-of-running/support","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T16:17:26.779924+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctors-of-running-podcast-696708"},"episode":{"title":"#279 Fact or Fiction! 180+ Cadence is Ideal? Running is Bad for Your Knees? Super Shoes Aren’t for Slow Runners?","slug":"279-fact-or-fiction-180-cadence-is-ideal-running-is-bad-for-your-knees-super-shoes-aren-t-for-slow-runners","published_at":"2026-02-04T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctors-of-running-podcast-696708/279-fact-or-fiction-180-cadence-is-ideal-running-is-bad-for-your-knees-super-shoes-aren-t-for-slow-runners","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctors-of-running-podcast-696708","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctors-of-running/episodes/279-Fact-or-Fiction--180-Cadence-is-Ideal--Running-is-Bad-for-Your-Knees--Super-Shoes-Arent-for-Slow-Runners-e3eg9ah","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/25eaeb18/podcast/play/114877201/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-1%2F50d0eb6d-af3a-8c90-2be7-95fbe89d1084.mp3","summary":"Time for a little DOR myth busting! Nathan, David, and Matt team up to take a look at some user-submitted running "truths", to shed some light on whether they're fact or fiction. Does your cadence need to be at least 180spm? Is it ok to run in super shoes if you're "slow"? How much cushion is too much? We'd love to do more of these, so hit us up with your running myths at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com . Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ We're thrilled to have Rabbit as a presenting partner! You can use code DOCTORS10 to get 10% off your entire order of $50.00 or more. Note that the code is limited to one use per customer and can’t combined with other discounts. The code is active from 1st of every month to last day at 11:59PM PST, but don't worry because we'll be bringing you a new code every month. Shop now at https://www.runinrabbit.com/. Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING ! https://www.skratchlabs.com Chapters 0:00 - Intro 2:14 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs 13:14 - Fact or Fiction? If you need orthotics once, you need them forever 25:00 - Most runs should be Zone 2 + 80/20 training 33:14 - Running cadence should be at least 180 steps per minute 38:50 - More cushion is better 44:04 - Running is bad for your knees 51:04 - Barefoot shoes cause injuries 57:30 - Super shoes don't work for slower runners 1:03:08 - Soft surfaces reduce injury risk 1:09:30 - All shoes can be trail shoes if you try hard enough 1:12:48 - Wrap-up","meta_description":"Time for a little DOR myth busting! Nathan, David, and Matt team up to take a look at some user-submitted running \"truths\", to shed some light o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4419,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doctors-of-running-podcast-696708/episodes/279-fact-or-fiction-180-cadence-is-ideal-running-is-bad-for-your-knees-super-shoes-aren-t-for-slow-runners/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctors-of-running-podcast-696708/279-fact-or-fiction-180-cadence-is-ideal-running-is-bad-for-your-knees-super-shoes-aren-t-for-slow-runners.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}