Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast

Allison Gruber, PhD of the University of Indiana is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Gruber is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology within the School of Public Health. She received her Master’s degree at East Carolina University and her PhD from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research focuses on the metabolic and mechanical differences between different foot strike patterns as well as the…

Chris Johnson, physical therapist and owner of Zeren PT & Performance in Seattle, WA is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podast. Chris is also the co-founder and CEO of RunCadence, an iOS app that helps runners apply step rate manipulation to their training. Chris is well published in medical literature and a sought after speaker when it comes to managing endurance athletes across the injury to performance…

John Dopp, PharmD of the University of Wisconsin is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Dopp is a pharmacist and Associate Professor in the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, and clinical researcher with Wisconsin Sleep. His primary research interest is the relationship between sleep disorders and athletic performance. As part of Badger Athletic Performance, Dr. Dopp conducts a weekly sleep clinic with UW student-athletes to…

Jeff Gaudette of RunnersConnect.net is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Coach Jeff has been running for 13 years, at all levels of the sport. He was a two time Division-I All-American in Cross Country while at Brown University and competed professionally for 4 years after college. Jeff has competed all over the world and recorded Olympic Trials qualifying times in the marathon and 10,000 meters. He…

Ross Miller, PhD of the University of Maryland is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Miller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Neuroscience & Cognitive Science Program. Dr. Miller’s research focuses on the mechanical loads transmitted throughout the body during human movement, the dependency of these loads on the specifics of an individual’s movement mechanics, and the positive/negative consequences of those loads…

Andrew Shennan, OBE, MBBS, MD, FRCOG of King’s College London is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Shennan is Professor of Obstetrics, Director of the Clinical Trials Unit in the Women’s Academic Health Centre, and Deputy Director of R and D for Guys and St. Thomas NHS Trust. He sits on the Academic and Research Committees of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG) and…

Chris Napier, PT, PhD of University of British Columbia is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Napier is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, and is currently the Western Hub physiotherapist for Athletics Canada and the team physiotherapist for the BC Endurance Project, a group of Canada’s elite distance runners based out of Vancouver. Through his research, Dr. Napier aims to develop…

David Hawkins, PhD of University of California-Davis is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Hawkins is a Professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, is the chair of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group, and oversees the Biomechanics portion of the UC Davis Human Performance Lab. A mechanical/biomedical engineer by academic training, Dr. Hawkins research objectives are to understand the mechanisms that influence the performance…

Rich Souza, PhD, PT of UC-San Francisco is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Souza is a Professor in the Departments of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Radiology, and Orthopaedic Surgery, and the Director of Research of the Human Performance Center. Dr. Souza’s research interests are focused on the relationships between mechanics of human movement and development and progression of knee and hip osteoarthritis. Dr. Souza…

Dan Cobian, PT, PhD of University of Wisconsin is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Cobian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation and Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and a researcher within UW Badger Athletic Performance. His research is focused on the neuromuscular recovery following joint surgeries and how movement patterns are affected.

Irene Davis, PhD, PT, FAPTA of Harvard University is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Davis is a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the founding Director of the Spaulding National Running Center. She has pioneered the area of retraining faulty gait patterns in both walking and running, and an advocate for the importance of foot health in runners.

Jonathan Beverly is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Jonathan is a writer, photographer, coach, lifetime runner and expert in running shoes and the running industry. He served as editor of Running Times from 2000-2015, and is the author of Your Best Stride (Rodale, 2017) and Run Strong, Stay Hungry (Velopress, 2017).

Jenelle Deatherage, PT, OCS of Rock Valley Physical Therapy in Peoria, IL is our guest for episode 19 of the Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Jenelle is a physical therapist who specializes in treating running injuries and has an interest in women’s health issues related to sports. She was a 4-time All-American for the University of Wisconsin and went on to run professionally. She recently qualified for the 2020 Olympic…

Jason Franz, PhD of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Franz is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and director of the UNC Applied Biomechanics Lab. His research interests involve the neuromuscular biomechanics of human movement, with a special emphasis on aging.

Roy Cheung, PT, PhD of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Cheung is a physical therapist and biomechanist within the Gait & Motion Analysis Laboratory. His research interests include running biomechanics, injury prevention, and gait modification strategies.

Tina Muir is a 2:36 marathoner and Great Britain runner who recently shocked the running world by taking a hiatus to focus on starting a family and overcoming amenorrhea. Tina created the Running for Real Community to foster a healthy mindset around running. This is a space where runners can explore, embrace, and get better from setbacks through inspiring podcasts, videos, and blog posts, and most importantly, sharing thoughts and…

Nick Aures, RD, MS of the University of Wisconsin Athletics is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Nick is the Director of Performance Nutrition, and responsible for overseeing all nutritional services and education for the student-athletes. Prior to joining the Badgers, Nick was the performance enhancement dietitian for Navy Fitness & All Navy sports, working with all branches of the military and coordinating nutrition programs and services…

Richard Willy, PT, PhD of the University of Montana is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Willy’s research is discussed which focuses on gait modification of runners at high risk for patellofemoral pain and tibial stress fractures, as well as those post knee surgery.

Jonathan Beverly is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Jonathan is a writer, photographer, coach, lifetime runner and expert in running shoes and the running industry. He is the author of Your Best Stride (Rodale, June 2017), and served as editor of Running Times from 2000-2015.

Heather Vincent, PhD of the University of Florida is our guest for this Mountain Land Running Medicine Podcast. Dr. Vincent is the Director of the Human Performance Laboratory and the Director of the UF Health Sports Performance Center. Her main research focus is the study of the effects of obesity on joint disease mechanisms such as osteoarthritis, and the development of exercise based interventions to reduce disease pathology, pain and…