{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Run Smarter Podcast","title":"Re-Run: Foot strength masterclass with Jay Dicharry (Feb, 2022)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/fcbb3b07\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3857,"description":"Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍\nFor MORE Run Smarter Resources 🏃‍♂️📚\n- Including Free Injury Prevention Courses 🩹🎓\n- The Run Smarter Book 📖\n- Access to Research Papers 📄🔍\n- & Ways to Work with Brodie 🤝👟\n👉 CLICK HERE! 🎉✨\nIn this rerun episode, we dive deep into foot strength, control, and coordination with one of the world’s leading authorities on running biomechanics, Jay Dicharry.\nJay is a physical therapist, biomechanical researcher, and author of Running Rewired and Anatomy for Runners. He’s also the creator of the MOBO Board and has analysed thousands of runners’ gait patterns across elite labs in the US.\nThis conversation breaks down why foot strength is so often misunderstood, why simple exercises like towel scrunches fall short, and how runners can build durable, efficient feet that translate directly to better running performance and fewer injuries.\nDespite a chaotic recording (blackouts, platform failures, and tradesmen mid-interview), the first 40 minutes in particular are packed with high-value, practical insights you can start using immediately.\n🧠 What You’ll Learn in This Episode\nWhy foot strength actually matters for runners\nWhy the foot is often the missing link between strength training and running injuries\nHow poor foot control can contribute to injuries up the chain (calf, knee, hip, spine)\nWhy runners haven’t seen injury rates drop despite better shoes and more research\nCoordination comes before strength\nWhy most runners don’t have a “strength” problem, but a coordination problem\nThe difference between:Coordination\nStability\nLoad\nWhy skipping coordination leads to poor results—even with good exercises\nSimple self-tests you can do today\nThe Toe Yoga test (and what failing it actually means)\nThe single-leg balance test to identify poor foot strategy\nHow to tell if you’re cheating with your hip and trunk instead of using your foot\nHow to load the foot properly\nWhy calf raises alone are not enough\nWhen runners are not...","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}