Brodie Sharpe
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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.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
A running health show that turns injury prevention, footwear, hydration, tapering, and pacing into practical training decisions.
The Run Smarter Podcast is a practical running clinic for Health & Fitness listeners. Its focus is tight: training, recovery, shoes, load management, and the early signs of injury.
A sore foot can send Brodie straight to your shoelaces.
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A grounded account of one runner working through plantar fasciitis with small, practical changes.
John's plantar fasciitis story reads as a practical, grounded account of moving past a stubborn injury. It points to slow progressive strength training, new shoes, slippers for hard floors, and a better warm-up, while also admitting it is hard to know which change carried the…
A careful clinic-style AMA for runners who want context before action.
Brodie treats this patron AMA as a place to think through running problems that rarely yield to a quick rule. Laura's stress-fracture question sets an injury-first tone, while Joanne's gait-analysis question shifts the focus to mechanics, definitions, and what a report can and…
Terrain and fueling are framed as practical running problems, with evidence applied to real race conditions.
The episode keeps running terrain and race fueling close to the ground, treating them as decisions athletes have to make in real time rather than abstract ideas.
A measured case for strength work that keeps its focus on practical value over hype.
Brodie uses this guest spot on The Rambling Runner podcast to make a clear, practical case for strength training as part of a runner's toolkit.
A practical Q and A that turns running questions into usable, evidence-based advice.
Run Smarter favors a listener-driven Q and A shape that still lands with purpose, even with the pressure of a delayed episode in the background.
A practical shoe guide for runners who want fit advice, not hype.
This rerun treats shoes as tools rather than style points, and it stays on the practical questions that matter: when to replace them, and how the upper, drop, flexibility, weight, and foam shape the choice.
A slow-burn rehab story that treats pain, training, and mindset as one problem.
Sarah's rehab story is told as a long, uneven stretch of work, not a quick fix. Brodie keeps the attention on load management, slow heavy progressive strength training, and the race day reality of sticking to a walk run plan while pain is still there.
A practical look at tapering, recovery, and the risk of blaming race day for deeper training issues.
This rerun on taper and recovery week strategy keeps the focus on marathon prep without pretending there is one clean answer. Jason Fitzgerald and Brodie walk through one week versus two week tapers, how much to change after a race, and the easy habit of blaming the taper when…
Yoga, grief, breath, and brave self-compassion.
Western bowhunting lessons from the field.
Brodie answers three patron questions in an AMA that covers long-run pacing, goal setting, and tapering for a half marathon versus a marathon.
Sarah shares her seven-year journey with proximal hamstring tendinopathy, detailing failed passive treatments, initial improvement with strength training, and a breakthrough using mind-body techniques like journaling.
Brodie answers Karen's run-walk question by comparing continuous running with run-walk intervals for injury risk, effort, and long-term performance.
Brodie Sharpe answers listener questions on running injuries, focusing on calf tightness troubleshooting, training load versus recovery, cadence adjustments, strength training tips, and post-marathon motivation strategies.
Brodie's November research round-up centers on trail running, warm-ups, running economy, and tendon treatments, with 697 trail runners and 62 recreational runners featured in the main studies.
The June 2023 patron-exclusive AMA from The Run Smarter Podcast covers managing multiple injuries, why heart rate can disagree with effort, what to make of side stitches, and how shoe rotation affects injury risk.
Brodie uses this year-end episode of The Run Smarter Podcast to review how a 2026 running season can be shaped by injuries, race preparation, and self-reflection.
Brodie reviews January running research in The Run Smarter Podcast and centers the episode on two bone-related papers plus a shoe-perception study and a foam-rolling survey.
Brodie reviews the paper “Exploring Molecular and Cellular Signaling Pathways, Unraveling the Pathogenesis of Tendinopathy” and says it pulls together mechanical loading, inflammation, oxidative stress, senescence, and metabolic health.
The Run Smarter Podcast episode on super shoes centers on three new papers about advanced footwear technology, including a review, a meta-analysis of 14 studies, and a randomized crossover trial in 16 recreational runners.
Brodie opens a previously published exclusive patron ask me anything and tees up four listener questions.
Brodie sits down with Jason Fitzgerald to talk about turning injury into long-term running resilience.
Brodie opens with a monthly roundup of the latest running research.
Brodie welcomes Andy Blow back on a rerun about sweat science, hydration, and cramping.
Brodie joins Matt Chittum on The Rambling Runner Podcast to unpack strength training for runners.
Brodie and Matt Klein revisit shoes as tools.
Brodie starts with the latest running research.
Brodie catches up with John about his plantar fasciitis success story after an injury chat.
Brodie opens with a rundown of the latest running research and frames the episode as a practical guide for runners who want evidence they can actually use.
Brodie revisits a rerun with Brian Hanley about marathon PB tactics and race strategy.
Brodie Sharpe introduces an episode focused on the latest running research, explaining his process of analyzing papers to help runners avoid injuries and improve performance.
Brodie opens with a Q&A after a delayed interview leaves him without a scheduled episode.
Brodie revisits a rerun on predicting future injuries and early detection with Eric Hegedus.
Brodie answers listener questions on aging and running, Achilles injury recovery, imaging choices, and tendon loading in one Q&A episode.
Brodie kicks things off with a rerun centered on taper and recovery-week strategy, then Jason Fitzgerald joins as the talk narrows in on what race-day freshness really means for runners.
Brodie, an online physiotherapist and runner, discusses a January 2026 systematic review titled "Neural Modification to Treat Chronic Tendinopathy" and uses it to reframe chronic tendon pain around nerve ingrowth and neovascularization.
Jay Desherry joins Brodie for a rerun centered on foot strength, foot control, and the way runners often get tripped up by the language around foot motion.
The Run Smarter Podcast episode on cool-downs reviews Bas van Hoeren's paper, "Do We Need a Cool Down After Exercise?," and compares active recovery with passive rest after running and other sports.
Jack Mest, a sports and exercise physio and PhD candidate, discusses a systematic review and meta-analysis titled “Differences in Psychological Factors Between People with Persistent Tendinopathy and Those Without Tendinopathy.” The paper looked at tendinopathies lasting more than 3 months, including Achilles, plantar fascia, proximal hamstring, gluteal, patellar, rotator cuff, and lateral elbow cases, and compared psychological factors against healthy controls.
This episode explores the science of stem cells and tendon healing, featuring an interview with a surgeon about a new research paper on regenerative medicine for tendons.
Host Brodie Sharpe, a physiotherapist, answers listener questions about running injuries, myths, and evidence-based guidance.
This episode features an interview with Dr.
Brodie Sharpe reviews four recent research papers on running, starting with a study on factors associated with bone health in long-distance runners.
A physiotherapist and run coach discusses bone density facts, stress fractures, and practical exercises for runners.
This episode examines a recent research paper on whether male and female tendons heal differently, discussing implications for runners.
A nutrition Q&A episode with Patrick McGillivray covering intermittent fasting, macronutrients, and weight loss for runners.
This episode discusses how to overcome breathlessness and improve lung function for running performance with physiotherapist James Fletcher.
This episode features an interview with Chris Brammer, a physiotherapist and researcher, discussing running technique insights for injury prevention and performance.
Brodie Sharpe discusses the latest running research to help runners train smarter and prevent injuries.