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#279 Fact or Fiction! 180+ Cadence is Ideal? Running is Bad for Your Knees? Super Shoes Aren’t for Slow Runners?

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The roundtable opens casually. Dr. Matthew Klein, Dr. David Salas, and Nathan Brown keep things light with hoodie jokes, a very cold garage, and a quick note that the format is a bit looser than usual. Rabbit Apparel is part of the setup, and listeners are pointed to the February discount code, Doctors10, before the talk turns to running questions. The episode is built like a fact check. The panel works through runner folklore and training ideas, then shifts into what easy running should feel like. Nathan Brown argues that many runners need a clearer boundary than they think. Zone two becomes the anchor. He says that being able to hold a full conversation without breath breaks is a better guide than a fixed pace for many athletes. David Salas adds a simpler cue, saying too much data can get in the way of understanding easy effort. The 80/20 idea gets a full look. The panel frames it as a useful way for newer runners to keep most training genuinely easy, recover better, and avoid the trap of going hard too often. The physiology is not ignored. They talk about mitochondria and capillaries, and how the body adapts differently when more time is spent above zone two. Context keeps coming back. The hosts note that event demands and athlete population matter, and that some of the research base is not wide enough to settle every question cleanly. The ending stays open. Listeners are invited to comment on YouTube or email more fact-or-fiction prompts if they want the panel to keep going with the format.

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A practical running discussion on zone two, easy effort, and recovery.

Doctors of Running uses a roundtable to answer practical questions about easy running, with the hosts keeping the focus on zone two, effort cues, and the common habit of running too hard too often.

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