When you get a stress fracture, you have to remember that it is a stress related injury.

That's why it's called a "stress" fracture.

It is not a "run-too-much" fracture. It is not a "ran-too-far" fracture. It is a "too-much-stress" fracture.

So, if you want to know whether or not you're at risk of getting one as you ramp up your training, one of the simplest things you can do is look at your running shoes. More specifically, your running shoe insert.

How can your running shoe insert show you whether or not you're at risk for a metatarsal stress fracture?

Well, that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.