49: New Balance Nation with Ben Hazelwood

<p>In this week&#39;s episode we sit down with New Balance Research Engineer, Ben Hazelwood, to discuss what goes into testing and evaluating some of the best shoes on the market. We reference a few different studies in this conversation and we&#39;ve linked them here:</p><p>Papers on modeling marathon performances by Michael Joyner:<br><a href="https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/jappl.1991.70.2.683" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/jappl.1991.70.2.683</a> <br><a href="https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-2539-1381" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-2539-1381</a><br>Paper about foot strike and response to super shoes:<br><a href="https://www.ovid.com/jnls/acsm-msse/abstract/10.1249/mss.0000000000003411~the-influence-of-super-shoes-and-foot-strike-pattern-on" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.ovid.com/jnls/acsm-msse/abstract/10.1249/mss.0000000000003411~the-influence-of-super-shoes-and-foot-strike-pattern-on</a><br>An abstract from Ben&#39;s master’s:<br><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19424280.2025.2489682#d1e145" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19424280.2025.2489682#d1e145</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Np1kxyMecXzIhD3X97L3v?si=baSRKEgVT_OovVlGNRIgyA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Getting Technical with Russell Wells</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5j1U4ta6CqNlBh9RmP0R5H?si=e4BPbZBYQEacayHYUiUvFg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Carbon Plated and Elated: The Super Shoe Revolution</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5O0KF1ctki4qonJQvhMBTd?si=eLAXhVFATHuP0n19gi22fw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The &quot;Truth&quot; about racing with Sam Truax</a></p><p>------------------------------</p><p>⭐️ Did you like this episode? Remember to leave us 5 stars!</p><p>Check out more of our shoe specials here:</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Np1kxyMecXzIhD3X97L3v?si=baSRKEgVT_OovVlGNRIgyA">⁠Getting Technical with Russell Wells⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5j1U4ta6CqNlBh9RmP0R5H?si=e4BPbZBYQEacayHYUiUvFg">⁠Carbon Plated and Elated: The Super Shoe Revolution⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5O0KF1ctki4qonJQvhMBTd?si=eLAXhVFATHuP0n19gi22fw">⁠The &quot;Truth&quot; about racing with Sam Truax⁠</a></p><p>———————————————</p><p>Thanks for listening to <em>The Zone 2 Podcast</em>! We talk about running at a conversational pace. Be sure to never miss a run, or an episode:</p><p>✔️ Follow us on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thezone2podcast/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>✔️ Like and Subscribe on<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2A5YC0bYUcsbbdHaB9Lfvc?si=782fde73a79344b9">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>✔️ Tell your friends, teammates, running buddies, even your Hinge dates Have any guest ideas or feedback? Send us a DM! We’d love to hear from you.</p><p>Thanks for listening — and happy running! 🏃‍♂️💨</p><p>------------------------------</p><p>🎧 Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by hosts: Francis Criscione &amp; Brian Coven</p><p>🎙️ Guest: Ben Hazelwood</p>