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The Runner's World Show

Episode 39: Running Strong

The Runner's World Show

Runner's World / Panoply

Sports

4.3 • 530 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2017

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Jordan Metzl, a nationally recognized sports medicine physician, author of the Workout Prescription, and creator of the IronStrength Workout DVD, shares how he has become an evangelist of sorts—for prescribing exercise as medicine for injured athletes. (2:18) We head to Central Park to see just what brings runners—and athletes of all kinds—out on a frigid day for a high intensity workout called IronStrength. (25:55) In the Kick, what it takes to run 100,000 lifetime miles, a relay team that you wouldn’t want to see on the track, and how one man dominated seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. (36:03) The Runner’s World Show is brought to you by Blue Apron, the No. 1 fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service in the country. Check out this week’s menu and get your first 3 meals free—with free shipping—by going to blueapron.com/run. And by Aaptiv, an on-demand audio fitness app that you can do at home, at the gym, outdoors—anywhere. Get your first month free when you sign up for a monthly subscription at aaptiv.com  and use the promo code “RUN.” Episode Credits: Host: David Willey Producers: Sylvia Ryerson, Christine Fennessy and Brian Dalek. The Runner's World Show is a proud part of Panoply. Check out our show page here. Follow us on Twitter (@rwaudio) and Facebook (Runner's World Audio). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.4

Welcome to the Runner's World Show, where each week we entertain you, inspire you, and inform you about all things running.

1:08.6

I'm David Willie, editor-in-chief of Runner's World.

1:11.2

This week on the show, producer Brian Dalek heads to Central Park in New York City to see

1:15.6

just what brings runners and really athletes of all kinds out on a frigid day to gut out a high-intensity

1:21.7

workout called Iron Strength. And then in the kick, a runner turns in some stunningly fast times as he does seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. Wow. But first, our shoes and gear editor, Jeff Dengate, talks with the creator of Iron Strength, Dr. Jordan Metzell. Dr. Metzell is a sports medicine physician who is all about going to the

1:45.5

source of an athlete's injuries rather than treating the symptoms. And what causes most injuries,

1:52.1

it's usually muscle weaknesses and imbalances. So he's become an evangelist of sorts for prescribing

1:58.5

exercise as medicine. And so then I started writing this on, I literally would take a prescription pad and start writing

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