{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Run Smarter Podcast","title":"Exclusive AMA: Post Illness - Running Muscle Healing - Injury Time Frames - Faster Marathons","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5b2dd3ec\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2735,"description":"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! 🎉✨Struggling with running during illness, lingering muscle pain, or training for a faster marathon? In this special Ask Me Anything episode, Brodie dives into listener-submitted questions to cover a range of critical topics—from when to return to training after a cold, to how long injuries actually take to heal, to strategies for a faster marathon.🎧 What You'll Learn:🔹 Running After Illness:How to know when you're ready to return to training after a cold, flu, or COVID.The role of heart rate variability in gauging recovery.Brodie's personal recovery experience from COVID and his return-to-run strategy.Practical illness recovery tips: breathwork, hydration, supplements, and more.🔹 When Rest Isn’t Enough for Muscle Healing:Why complete rest often delays recovery.How early rehab exercises support healing and reduce dysfunction.The “pain-rest-weakness” spiral and how to avoid it.Step-by-step progressions for hamstring rehab.🔹 Injury Recovery Timeframes:Why Brodie avoids giving specific timelines for recovery.The importance of physical benchmarks over time-based goals.Key recovery factors: daily load, psychological mindset, treatment methods, and training mistakes.🔹 Is Chronic Injury Harder to Heal?The impact of long-term pain on your nervous system and mindset.Why recovery is still possible—even after years of dealing with injury.🔹 Marathon Performance Boosters (Beyond Mileage):Strength training (and how heavy you really need to lift)Pacing strategy (even or negative splits for optimal results)Fueling & hydration (don’t wait until race day to figure it out)Recovery strategy (why sleep is your best performance tool)Footwear (how super shoes like Vaporfly affect performance)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yu6CIQL0sKEEn32UMHvSGj80p9Ns_xcjLGp-EWyJlqQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM5ODgwLzE2Nzkw/MTQzMTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}