: 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!
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
- 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
- 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
