#301 Fact or Fiction? You Can Adjust to Any Shoe? Cooldowns are Important? 40+ Mile Weeks are Needed for Marathons?

Nathan and David team up for a new round of Fact or Fiction, playing myth busters with your latest questions. They weigh in on questions about drop adjustment, cooldowns, gait analysis, training frequency and mileage, whether running builds muscle, and how walk/run intervals stack up against continuous shorter efforts.

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Chapters

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:56 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs
• 19:52 - Fact or Fiction: You can adjust to running in a shoe with an uncomfortable drop
• 25:34 - Having a cooldown is important
• 30:28 - Gait analysis is key to becoming a better athlete
• 34:28 - You need to run at least twice a week to see a benefit
• 37:44 - You should re-tie your shoes after every run
• 40:52 - Running builds muscle
• 42:32 - You need to run at least 40mi per week to finish a marathon
• 49:06 - Shorter runs where you don't stop are better than walk/run intervals
• 52:18 - Wrap-up