There's a runner out there that runs nine minute miles every day after day.

I think that's concerning because your paces should vary.

Welcome to the Runners Connect, Run to the Top Podcast,

where it's all about learning from the best minds in the sport

so you can train smarter, stay healthy and run faster now. And now your host Tina Muir.

Hello this is Tina Muir. Hello, this is Tina Muir.

Thank you so much for taking the time to be here with me today for the latest episode of the

Run to the Top Podcast.

Last week we heard from Pamela Hinton about the importance of iron

for runners. I know we all got a lot out of that one and I'm sure you're going to get a lot

out of today's episode too. So today I thought I would bring on a foot and ankle

surgery specialist. One of the most common areas runners have pain are

their feet. There's so much going on there so I thought it would be helpful to hear from a specialist in that area.

My guest today is Dr Nick Campitelli. He is a podiatrist based in Akron, Ohio who specializes in foot and ankle surgery. He is a focus on fixing

form by looking at the whole body, not just as the feet. You're going to hear a lot more

about that in the interview. I know a lot of you are interested in this.

He lectures nationally on running injuries, shoes, running form and training and I love

his blog I'm sure you will too which is completely up to date and has comprehensive information about all about the science is great.

So today Dr Nick and I are going to talk about how to avoid some of the most common for injuries, when to use custom

orthotics and when to stay away, and why ignoring your posterior hybial tendonitis could be putting you at risk of arthritis.

Kind of scary there.

Oh, and one more thing he talked about, why flip-flops and especially converse may not

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