Mile 16: On The Road
Most runners think strength is built in the gym. But what if true strength has less to do with lifting heavy, and more to do with how well your body holds itself together when everything else starts falling apart?
In this episode, we unpack Chapter 16 of The Runner’s Paradox and challenge the conventional wisdom around strength. This isn’t about the quads or glutes. It’s about systems: how your nervous system fires under fatigue, how your tendons absorb and release force, how your body re-organises under load, and how rest, ironically, can sometimes make you weaker.
We explore the difference between pushing hard and holding form, between building tissue and building trust in your body. Drawing on new perspectives in biomechanics, injury science, and coordination theory, this episode reframes strength as a relationship — not just between muscle and motion, but between you and your own durability.
Based on The Runner’s Paradox by Ying. Learn more at therunnersparadox.com. Best experienced mid-run, right when you’re questioning what your body can still hold.

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