EP 445: Kicksology: They Hype, Science, Culture & Cool of Running Shoes

Published: Dec. 7, 2019, 11:08 p.m.

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What shoe did you run your first trail run in? \\xa0What shoe do you currently pine for? \\xa0We all love our shoes and probably have an unhealthy collection of shoes. \\xa0Brian Metzler, a running shoe geek for his entire life, joins The Nation to talk about SHOES....Oh the glorious shoes. \\xa0Over his life he has run over 75,000 miles and tested more than 1500 pairs. \\xa0As founding editor and associate publisher of\\xa0Trail Runner Magazine\\xa0and contributor at many other running magazines, he has a unique view of the history of shoes. \\xa0He finally wrote a book about shoes. \\xa0The history of shoes, why we are emotionally attached to them, their evolution, injury, and what we can expect in the future.

Buy the book HERE

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