Most running content is for people who have already figured things out. Early Miles is for everyone still working on it — which is most runners.
Hosted by Steve Gonser, PT DPT — Doctor of Physical Therapy, founder of RunSmart, and a marathoner with a 2:51 PR — Early Miles brings elite athletes, sports practitioners, performance nutritionists, and industry leaders into conversations that apply directly to how recreational runners train, recover, and stay healthy.
Steve isn't a fan-boy host. He spent 15 years treating injured runners in clinical practice, noticing what goes wrong and why. He has run Boston twice. He knows what elite training looks like from both sides of the clipboard. That context shapes every conversation — what he asks, what he pushes back on, and what he knows a recreational runner actually needs to walk away with.
Every episode is built around a simple idea: expert access shouldn't require an elite bib.
Each episode is a real conversation — not a listicle read over music, not an interview where the host hasn't done their homework. Steve comes prepared. The guests go deep.
Conversations with elite marathoners and ultra marathoners about training, recovery, mindset, and what recreational runners can take from how the best in the sport approach their craft.
Sports practitioners and scientists breaking down what the evidence says — and what it means for someone fitting three runs a week into a real life, not a training camp.
Registered dieticians and nutrition experts talking about how to eat as a runner — not diet culture, not restriction, but what performance nutrition actually looks like for recreational athletes.
Race directors, gear founders, industry leaders, and the people building the infrastructure that runners depend on — talking about what they see from inside the sport.
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Steve has spent 15 years as a physical therapist treating runners at every level — from first-timers to elite marathoners — and noticing the same patterns repeat. Most injuries weren't accidents. They were predictable. That clinical background is what makes him a different kind of host.
He has run from 4:06 to 2:51:57. He has run Boston twice, completed two Ironmans, and finished a 50-mile ultra. He knows what it feels like to follow a plan that falls apart at mile 16, and he knows what it feels like when the right preparation gets you to the finish line with something left.
Early Miles is his attempt to put the conversations he's been having in clinics, at races, and in research papers in front of runners who deserve access to the same thinking — without needing a qualifying time to get in the room.
No ads. No sponsors. No brands paying to reach you. Early Miles is free to listen to because RunSmart members make it possible. If you train with RunSmart, this show is part of what your membership supports. If you don't — it's still free. That's the deal.
New episodes on elite performance, sports science, performance nutrition, and the business of running — hosted by a PT who knows which questions matter.