Episode 9- Dimos Evangelidis

2021-11-23

Each week, your host Damian Nevins will interview runners and other athletes from a variety of backgrounds. Episode 9- Dimos Evangelidis- Dimos Evangelidis is a Greek orthopaedic surgeon. He has been a competitive runner since a young age, racing from 800m to the marathon, which is his favourite event. He moved in the UK in 2012 and completed two fellowships in Foot and Ankle Surgery, having also obtained the Diploma for Sport and Exercise Medicine from the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh). He runs for Hercules Wimbledon. In th...

Each week, your host Damian Nevins will interview runners and other athletes from a variety of backgrounds.

Episode 9- Dimos Evangelidis-

Dimos Evangelidis is a Greek orthopaedic surgeon. He has been a competitive runner since a young age, racing from 800m to the marathon, which is his favourite event.

He moved in the UK in 2012 and completed two fellowships in Foot and Ankle Surgery, having also obtained the Diploma for Sport and Exercise Medicine from the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh).

He runs for Hercules Wimbledon.

In this episode we discuss Dimos's running career, professional career and the pros and cons of new technology in running shoes. Further reading and listening below.

Carbon plate shoes

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30460454/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31272917/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33051532/

Minimalistic shoes

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28129518/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25364479/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27653557/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24357642/

Shoes mythbusting

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17932096/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33064799/