The Run Smarter Podcast

Brodie Sharpe

Injury Prevention

Running Injuries

Running

Strength Training

Nutrition

Running Performance

Running Economy

Chronic Pain

Tendinopathy

Physical Therapy

Achilles Tendinopathy

Plantar Fasciitis

Pain Management

Biomechanics

Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy

Bone Stress Injuries

Running Shoes

Super Shoes

Endurance Sports

Gluteal Tendinopathy

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 performan... more

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Publishes	Weekly	Episodes	461	Founded	7 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	RunningHealth & FitnessSports

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Re-Run: Healing Chronic Scar Tissue in Tendons with Keith Barr (Feb, 2025)

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25 Oct 2026 • 1 hr 11 min • Most popular

Re-Run: How to Best Treat Tendons with Dr. Peter Malliaras (Jul, 2024)

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18 Oct 2026 • 50 min

Re-Run: How to Run the Perfect Race with Matt Fitzgerald (Jun, 2024)

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11 Oct 2026 • 1 hr 3 min

Re-Run: Exercises & Program Planning for Runners with Richard Blagrove (Mar, 2024)

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4 Oct 2026 • 50 min

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Recent Guests

Keith Barr

Tendon researcher in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior at the University of California, Davis.

University of California, Davis

Episode: Re-Run: Healing Chronic Scar Tissue in Tendons with Keith Barr (Feb, 2025)

Peter Malliaras

Tendinopathy researcher and clinician with more than 55 peer-reviewed publications

La Trobe University

Episode: Re-Run: How to Best Treat Tendons with Dr. Peter Malliaras (Jul, 2024)

Matt Fitzgerald

Author, running coach, and publisher of books on running and endurance sports.

8020 Publishing

Episode: Re-Run: How to Run the Perfect Race with Matt Fitzgerald (Jun, 2024)

Richard Blagrove

Author of The Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Runners, lecturer in physiology

Loughborough University

Episode: Re-Run: Exercises & Program Planning for Runners with Richard Blagrove (Mar, 2024)

Bradley Neal

Physiotherapist and running injuries researcher focused on patellofemoral pain; participant in the wearable data study

University of Essex

Episode: Re-Run: Using Data to Prevent Injuries with Dr Bradley Neal (Feb, 2024)

Dan King

64-year-old masters runner, world-record holder for 60+ mile

Independent athlete

Episode: Re-Run: Getting Faster at 60 with World Record Holder Dan King

Dr. Will O'Connor

Running scientist and coach

Dr Will O'Connor (Individual)

Episode: Re-Run: Your Sub 3hr Marathon Blueprint with Dr. Will (Nov, 2023)

Michaela Khan

Researcher focused on running biomechanics and cartilage

University of British Columbia

Episode: Re-Run: The Cartilage Response to Running with Michaela Khan (Oct, 2023)

Ian Griffiths

Podiatrist based in London, UK; lecturer in sport and exercise medicine

Queen Mary University of London / Private practice

Episode: Re-Run: Flat feet: A Deformity, or Healthy Variant? with Ian Griffiths & Gabriel Moisan (Sep, 2023)

Host

Brodie Sharpe

Host of The Run Smarter Podcast

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 415 ratings

Not a Great Experience for My First Listen
The first episode I chose to listen to was the episode on the role of diet in injury prevention with Dr. Ian Seels. I was incredibly disappointed with the misinformation being shared in this episode, given that low carb diets for endurance athletes have not proven beneficial according to more recent research. Dr. Seels also states in the episode that many elite long distance runners and athletes are low carb, and that is also false. At best, this episode is an inconvenience, and at worst it can ... more
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Jafar81
United Statesa year ago
Ep 388
Very interesting !
Apple Podcasts
5
joeybrilem
Canadaa year ago
Mostly good, informative content sullied by low-carb charlatans
I appreciate the motivation behind the podcast as a whole and enjoy most of the content. My experience listening to it, however, is sometimes spoiled by the appearance of dinosaurs who continue to espouse a counterproductive and even harmful low-carb dietary dogma. The most recent episode (at the time of writing) marks at least the second time in the past several months that I've had to abandon an episode within 10 minutes because I could not stand to sit through the utter nonsense that these cl... more
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4
no_filter_no_bs
United Statesa year ago
Episode 381
Sound in Episode 381 was trash
I enjoy the podcast when I can understand it
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Eternalgil
United States2 years ago
Loved the injury prevention, the research not so much
5 stars for the early episodes - they helped me a lot with rehabbing from plantar fasciitis as a recreational runner.
2 stars for the latest episodes on research reviews. These are getting out of the author’s expertise (physiotherapy) and without coaching and deep domain knowledge there is a risk to miss the forest from the trees or worst, influence your training in the wrong direction. In a couple of recent examples, the author failed to highlight important nuances about the topic or critically... more
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Australia2 years ago

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Listeners praise the host for clear, evidence-based guidance and practical injury prevention tips.

Guests are typically credible experts who bring thoughtful, research-backed insights.

Feedback often highlights the show's actionable takeaways and long-term focus on durability and healthy training.

Chart Rankings

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Apple Podcasts	#107	United States/Sports/Running
Apple Podcasts	#93	United Kingdom/Sports/Running
Apple Podcasts	#101	Canada/Sports/Running
Apple Podcasts	#53	Australia/Sports/Running
Apple Podcasts	#205	Italy/Sports/Running
Apple Podcasts	#244	Germany/Sports/Running

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Re-Run: Healing Chronic Scar Tissue in Tendons with Keith Barr (Feb, 2025)

Q: What is the hope for someone with a severe tendinopathy involving around 50% of the tendon?

Barr describes cases in which targeted loading was added to athletes' existing training and imaging later showed major improvement or resolution of the central tendon lesion. He explains that sustained loading, including isometric holds, can help deliver load to damaged tissue.

Re-Run: Healing Chronic Scar Tissue in Tendons with Keith Barr (Feb, 2025)

Q: How much of a chronic tendinopathy is actually scar formation?

Barr says the extent depends on the injury. Imaging in some central patellar tendinopathies can show a lesion involving as much as half the tendon, while location affects how the tissue is loaded and heals.

Re-Run: How to Run the Perfect Race with Matt Fitzgerald (Jun, 2024)

Q: Based on your knowledge, what is, how should they pace this race? We'll use a marathon as an example.

Fitzgerald defines a performance-focused perfect race as one with steady effort and a pace that brings the runner to their perceptual limit near the finish. He notes that terrain and conditions may change pace, so runners should focus on distributing effort consistently rather than holding an identical pace at every moment.

Re-Run: How to Run the Perfect Race with Matt Fitzgerald (Jun, 2024)

Q: Do you have any particular advice for people to actually calculate what might be that ballpark figure of that finish time for their perfect race?

Fitzgerald advises runners to infer a likely race pace from their overall training, especially how they feel on easy runs and how they perform in challenging, race-specific workouts. He says experience and prior races help refine the estimate, and mistakes provide useful information for future attempts.

Re-Run: How to Best Treat Tendons with Dr. Peter Malliaras (Jul, 2024)

Q: Do you recommend any type of scan over another at the moment for someone who does have chronic tendinopathy?

Scans are not needed to diagnose tendinopathy, which is assessed clinically. Imaging may be useful when a person does not improve with first-line treatment, when another diagnosis is suspected or when the result could change management. Scan findings must be interpreted in context because age-related changes do not necessarily cause pain.

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What is The Run Smarter Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A practical, evidence-driven series focused on running injuries, prevention, and smarter training. Episodes routinely feature researchers, clinicians, and coaches who dissect biomechanics, imaging, nutrition, and load management to help runners train safer and perform better. Common throughlines include debunking myths (glute activation, imaging findings, dietary dogmas), practical rehab strategies, and actionable workouts or pacing tweaks that listeners can apply right away. A standout trait is the host's commitment to balancing scientific nuance with accessible coaching tips, plus regular guest appearances from respected experts and a dedicated emphasis on long-term durability and injury resilience. Potential listeners who crave data-info... more

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Recent guests on The Run Smarter Podcast include:

1. Keith Barr
2. Peter Malliaras
3. Matt Fitzgerald
4. Richard Blagrove
5. Bradley Neal
6. Dan King
7. Dr. Will O'Connor
8. Michaela Khan

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