#299 Mailbag! Top Stable Neutral Shoes of 2026? Shoes for Bunions?

David, Matt, and Nathan dig into the mailbag, fielding questions on stable neutral shoe picks, footwear options for runners dealing with bunions, trail stability shoes, and what the evidence says about compression for tendinopathies.

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro
1:30 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs
22:18 - Current favorite stable neutral shoes
30:22 - Running & walking shoes for dealing with bunions
41:12 - Trail stability shoes
49:52 - Does compression help tendinopathies?
1:00:32 - Wrap-up

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