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Podcast: Running Lean
Episode: 320. Your Weak Links Are Slowing You Down
Description: Today’s episode is called “Your Weak Links Are Slowing You Down” — and if running has been feeling harder than it should lately, this might be the reason why.
Most runners think the problem is fitness. Or age. Or mileage. So they run more. Push harder. Add speed work. But they ignore the small, unglamorous parts of the body that actually control everything: the ankles, the hips, and the core.
When those areas aren’t doing their job, your stride gets inefficient. Your power leaks. Your pace plateaus. And little aches start to show up.
This...