{"podcast":{"title":"The Run Smarter Podcast","slug":"the-run-smarter-podcast-530646","podcast_index_feed_id":530646,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-run-smarter-podcast","website_url":"http://runsmarter.online","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GdTuMkum253BGsbV35qTv0-mbQGDSZEwmNZEx5RXRqw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM5ODgwLzE2Nzkw/MTQzMTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Brodie Sharpe","episode_count":444,"summary":"Expand your running knowledge, identify running misconceptions and become a faster, healthier, SMARTER runner. Let Brodie Sharpe become your new running guide as he teaches you powerful injury insights from his many years as a physiotherapist while also interviewing the best running gurus in the world. This is ideal for injured runners & runners looking for injury prevention and elevated performance. So, take full advantage by starting at season 1 where Brodie teaches you THE TOP PRINCIPLES TO OVERCOME ANY RUNNING INJURY and let’s begin your run smarter journey.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T02:17:51.295900+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-smarter-podcast-530646"},"episode":{"title":"Jon’s Success Story: Four Years of Plantar Fasciitis","slug":"jon-s-success-story-four-years-of-plantar-fasciitis","published_at":"2026-01-11T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-smarter-podcast-530646/jon-s-success-story-four-years-of-plantar-fasciitis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-smarter-podcast-530646","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/41954b9d","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/41954b9d/7d122580.mp3","summary":"Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 For MORE Run Smarter Resources 🏃‍♂️📚 - Including Free Injury Prevention Courses 🩹🎓 - The Run Smarter Book 📖 - Access to Research Papers 📄🔍 - & Ways to Work with Brodie 🤝👟 👉 CLICK HERE! 🎉✨ Chronic plantar fasciitis can quietly strip away your confidence, your identity as a runner, and eventually your belief that running is even possible again. In today’s episode, Jon shares his seven-year battle with stubborn plantar fasciitis—and how he went from barely being able to walk in the morning to completing trail marathons at age 59. This is not a story about a magic treatment or a quick fix. It’s about patience, progressive strength, smarter recovery, and changing the way you think about pain. If you’ve tried everything and feel like you’re running out of options, this conversation will resonate deeply. What We Cover in This Episode Jon’s long road with plantar fasciitis How his symptoms started, disappeared, then returned worse than ever Why years of rest, stretching, and passive treatments didn’t solve the problem What “first-step pain” taught him about whether he was improving or regressing Why many plantar fasciitis treatments fail Over-stretching and aggressive rehab that actually delayed healing Why ticking “strength training” off the list too early is a common mistake The difference between doing exercises and loading tissue correctly The turning point The mindset shift that stopped the injury from controlling his life How slow, progressive calf strengthening rebuilt tissue capacity Why learning not to catastrophize flare-ups changed everything Strength training that actually worked The calf exercises that gave the biggest return on investment How he progressed from double-leg to single-leg loading…","meta_description":"Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 For MORE Run Smarter Resources 🏃‍♂️📚 - Including Free Injury Prevention Courses 🩹🎓 - The…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2663,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-run-smarter-podcast-530646/episodes/jon-s-success-story-four-years-of-plantar-fasciitis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-smarter-podcast-530646/jon-s-success-story-four-years-of-plantar-fasciitis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}