The Run Smarter Podcast

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! 🎉✨ In this episode, Brodie explores the latest research on vitamin D and its role in tendon health , diving into a 2024 comprehensi...

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! 🎉✨ In this mind-expanding episode, I’m joined by sports scientist and biomechanics researcher Gustavo Leporace , who unpacks the fi...

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! 🎉✨  Is it safe to exercise while fasting? What if you're a recreational runner? A woman? Or trying to lose weight? In this episode,...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 In this episode, Brodie dives into three new studies aimed at helping runners prevent injury and understand how tech and biomechanics affect performance. Whether you're a recreational runner or an aspiring marathoner, these findings offer practical, science-backed takeaways. Featured Studies & Key Insights Asymmetry & Bone...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 In this episode of the Run Smarter Podcast , Brodie sits down with world-renowned sports dietitian and researcher Professor Louise Burke to clear the air on one of the most debated topics in endurance sport: low-carb vs high-carb diets . After receiving listener pushback from a previous episode on low-carb nutrition, Brodie brings...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 In this listener Q&A episode, Brodie tackles a wide range of questions from the Run Smarter community. From race-day fueling strategies and minimalist footwear to the nuances of tendon vs muscle rehab, this episode delivers practical, evidence-based advice to help you train smarter and reduce your injury risk. ❓ Questions Ans...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 In this listener Q&A episode, Brodie answers your submitted questions on a range of running topics—from biomechanics and nutrition to recovery strategies and age-related changes in performance. Packed with science-backed insights and practical takeaways, this is part one of a two-part Q&A series. 🔍 What’s Covered in This...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 Episode 391 – Running is Rehab: When Doing is the Fixing with Greg Lehman Is complete rest the answer to running injuries? Or is movement—specifically running—itself the medicine? In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Greg Lehman , renowned physiotherapist, biomechanist, and educator, to challenge long-standing rehab dogmas. We...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 🧠 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Join Brodie as he breaks down the latest running research from May 2025 , giving you science-backed insights to run smarter, reduce injury risk, and boost performance. In this episode, you’ll explore: 📌 Featured Research Summaries: 1. Biomechanical Strategies to Improve Running How increasing...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 In this episode, Brodie Sharpe sits down with Sara to share her inspiring journey of overcoming Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy (PHT) after struggling with it for several years. Sara's story is filled with ups and downs, from navigating misdiagnoses and passive treatments to discovering the power of strength training and the mind-...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 Guest: Dr. Ian Seels | Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist 🧠 Episode Summary In this thought-provoking episode, Brodie chats with Dr. Ian Seels, a private musculoskeletal physiotherapist with over 35 years of experience and a co-author of the paper The Relevance of Diet in Musculoskeletal Clinical Practice – A Narrative Re...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 🎙️ The Safest Way for Runners to Lose Weight (w/ Dr. Nick Fuller) Run Smarter Podcast Are you running to lose weight but finding the kilos just won’t budge—or worse, keep creeping back on? In this mind-opening episode, I sit down with Dr. Nick Fuller, obesity researcher, former elite hurdler, and creator of the Interval Weight Los...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 📌 Episode Summary: Welcome back, Run Smarter Scholars! In this special research roundup episode, Brodie dives into three fascinating new studies released in April that could change the way you train, recover, and stay injury-free. Recording from a beachside getaway, Brodie filters through over a dozen newly published papers and h...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 Today, we're joined by internationally renowned physiotherapist, researcher, and hip guru, Dr. Alison Grimaldi , to tackle one of the most misunderstood running-related injuries: gluteal tendinopathy . Alison joins Brodie to dismantle outdated myths, clarify diagnoses, and break down exactly what runners should (and shouldn't) do...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 Optimal Nutrition for Tendon Recovery with Jordi Sullivan  📍 Episode Summary : In this episode, Brodie is joined by sports dietitian Jordi Sullivan , founder of The Fight Dietitian , to unpack one of the most overlooked aspects of injury rehab: nutrition . While the conversation begins with general performance nutrition, the focu...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 Belinda Beck is a Professor in the school of allied health services at Griffith University. She has been involved in bone health research for 20 years and published over 100 research papers. Today, we discuss stress fractures and bone health. We start with the adolescent population and why diet, bone loading & peak bone mass i...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 🧠 Episode Summary: In this jam-packed episode, Brodie dives into the latest running research added to the Run Smarter database for March 2025. From tendon rehab protocols to marathon fueling strategies and smartwatch accuracy, you'll walk away with practical takeaways and cutting-edge insights to train and rehab smarter. 🔍 Featu...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 In this episode of the Run Smarter Podcast, Brodie sits down with researcher and lecturer Dr. Michele Zanini to discuss his groundbreaking new study: "Strength Training Improves Running Economy Durability and Fatigued High Intensity Performance in Well-Trained Male Runners." We dive into what durability actually means in a running...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 In this episode of the Run Smarter Podcast , Brodie sits down with Moira, a dedicated endurance athlete and physical therapist, to discuss her long and challenging battle with chronic injury. What started as a suspected stress fracture turned into a frustrating cycle of pain, conflicting diagnoses, and psychological hurdles. Moira...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 For a summary & graphic of Mark's paper, click here Understanding and Enhancing Running Economy with Mark Connick Episode 379 | Run Smarter Podcast 🎙 Guest: Mark Connick – Postdoctoral Researcher in Sports Biomechanics and Physiology 📄 Topic: Individualization of Footwear for Optimizing Running Economy Episode Overview: In th...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✅ Compression Garments: Hype or Helpful? Does wearing compression gear actually improve running performance? A deep dive into the latest systematic review and meta-analysis. The surprising truth about muscle vibration and efficiency. What this means for your race day gear choices. ✅ Achilles Te...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 How to Survive and Thrive in All Weather Conditions with Andrew and Michael Episode Summary: In this episode of the Run Smarter Podcast , we sit down with Andrew and Michael, hosts of the Endurance Innovation Podcast , to explore how runners can optimize performance in various weather conditions. Whether you’re training in freezin...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 In this episode of the Run Smarter Podcast , I sit down with Dr. Keith Barr from the University of California, Davis, to uncover groundbreaking research on tendon health, rehabilitation, and performance. Dr. Barr shares his expertise on tendon tissue engineering, the role of mechanical loading in healing tendinopathies, and how to...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 Episode Summary: In today's episode, Brodie is joined by Christie Ashwanden, author of Good to Go: How to Eat, Sleep and Rest Like a Champion . Christie, a renowned science journalist and former lead writer at 538, shares practical advice on nutrition, hydration, and recovery for athletes. They discuss the myths and marketing tact...

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 Welcome to the Run Smarter Podcast , where we decipher the latest running research to help you train smarter and achieve your running goals. In today’s episode, Brodie dives into cutting-edge studies released this month, breaking them down into actionable takeaways for runners. From optimizing your interval training to uncovering...