Running Shoes with Jens Jakob Andersen - Episode 1021
: Episode 1021 - Jens Jakob Anderson joins Vinnie today to discuss his work as a statistician and his company, RunRepeat, which helps find people the right running shoes, his marathon study, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Thrive Market JENS JAKOB ANDERSON A minimalist, statistician, and company owner Attended Copenhagen School of Business Created some great marathon statistics His marathon study looked at over 1.8 mil female and male runners 131 marathons Over 5 years of data Women are more efficient runners, though they are slower Best runners between 35 and 45 A short-distance runner 5k in 15:58 Training is key to avoiding injury RunRepeat is his company! Over 1mil visitors every month THE RIGHT RUNNING SHOES If we were in nature, Jens Jakob believes, we might be fine not wearing shoes Now, however, being born and raised wearing shoes, we really should go with shoes while running Avoid injury - minimalistic shoes are a good compromise Ease into it, too Most injuries are from bad training, not from certain shoes or lack thereof Check out his company's website, RunRepeat here! Website helps people find the right running shoes for them He's used his intellect and stats experience to create this 0-100 scale that utilizes experts opinions to help you find your shoes Website provides a number of places to buy the shoes from, making sure you get the best price Comfort is incredibly important Jens Jakob says that this should be parameter #1 when choosing running shoes Tons of different brands with different feels Take the time to learn how to run properly There is a RIGHT and WRONG way just based off of people's physiology and strength