Inspired Soles
202 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 11 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsInspired Soles co-hosts Carolyn Coffin and Kim Sankey bring the communities of trail and road running together as they explore the parallels between running and life. Guests share the wisdom and experience they have gained through running and how it has inspired them to live deeper and more meaningful lives.
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Stuart Chutter | The Parallels Between Running & Farming
April 23, 2024 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBStuart Chutter is the first trail ultrarunner we’ve had on the show who is also a regenerative farmer from Melville, Saskatchewan. We were super curious about how a person finds the time for both farming and ultrarunning, activities that each require significant commitment, time and energy for success. So we invited Stuart to come on the show to talk about both his passions. In this episode, Stuart tells us about how he started running and ended up in Melville as a farmer. We discuss the...
Priscilla Forgie | Finding My Fire
April 16, 2024 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB**TRIGGER WARNING - This episode has references to sexual abuse. In this episode, Edmontonian elite ultra runner Priscilla Forgie returns to the show to discuss her contribution to the new book Run for Your Life. This book is an incredible collaboration of short stories written by 13 different runners made possible by several sponsors from Alberta, Canada including Run Calgary, Servus Edmonton Marathon and 5 Peaks. It was within the pages of this book that Priscilla chose to share parts of...
Omena Babalola | “They Call it a Finish Line For a Reason”
April 09, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBOmena Babalola is an accomplished 55-year old masters sprinter from Winnipeg MB and an absolute force to be reckoned with. Born in Nigeria to two high achieving parents, Omena came to Canada in her early 20s and spent time on Prince Edward Island before completing her MBA at St. Mary’s University in Halifax and following her man to Winnipeg. Omena currently works as a Professional Auditor at Manitoba Hydro and is the Vice President of Athletics Manitoba. As for her start in athletics, Omena...
Jean Fortier | Québec Mega Trail Founder
April 02, 2024 07:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBJean Fortier is the general director and founder of Québec Mega Trail. He joins us to talk about his running origins and dive deep into the past, present and future of this amazing event. QMT is a legendary ultra-trail race, renowned as one of the most beautiful but also as one of the hardest in Canada. Crossing one of the most beautiful places in Québec, it takes runners all the way to Mont-Sainte-Anne, and more than 3,000 racers meet there every year. A place where high-level athletes com...
Nick Kershaw | Impact Marathon Founder
March 26, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBNick Kershaw is a man with a mission. A runner with a background in finance and a passion for international development, Nick joins us from the UK to tell us all about how the Impact Marathon Series came to be and why it is so special. The Impact Marathon Series was born in 2015 from a dream that we could use the simple power of running to uplift communities and empower runners all over the world. Throughout the Impact process, from the organizations they choose to support, to the way the...
Jen Shapka | On Embracing Her Run Community
March 19, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBJen Shapka is a woman with a mission who seemingly can’t say no…and there are many runners who are grateful she says yes most of the time! Jen has moved a lot in her adult life, and it was the frequent moving that made this now 45-year old force herself to find a community wherever she landed. With two small kids at home, a husband away for work, and no family around, it was tough to get to the gym or join a team (both of which she’d have promptly quit anyway). One day 9 years ago she put on...
Rory Linkletter | On Running Olympic Standard at Seville Marathon
March 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBRory Linkletter is a professional Canadian athlete who lives and trains in Flagstaff, Arizona, is sponsored by Puma, and is coached by US half marathon record holder, Ryan Hall. He is also now the 2nd fastest Canadian marathoner in history! We first had Rory on the show six months ago (Ep 153) after finishing 19th at the World Championships marathon in Budapest. Since then he’s been training up a storm with one goal in mind…making the Paris Olympic team this summer. Ideally that meant runni...
Rory Linkletter | On Running Olympic Standard at the Seville Marathon
March 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBRory Linkletter is a professional Canadian athlete who lives and trains in Flagstaff, Arizona, is sponsored by Puma, and is coached by US half marathon record holder, Ryan Hall. He is also now the 2nd fastest Canadian marathoner in history! We first had Rory on the show six months ago (Ep 153) after finishing 19th at the World Championships marathon in Budapest. Since then he’s been training up a storm with one goal in mind…making the Paris Olympic team this summer. Ideally that meant runni...
Sasha Gollish, Dr. Georgia Lefas & Jamie Donaldson | The Run Retreat Speakers
March 05, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBToday’s episode features three incredible ladies who all have speaking roles at The Run Retreat, an inaugural women’s event that will be taking place in beautiful Hecla Provincial Park, 2 hours north of Winnipeg, MB, from June 7-9, 2024. Three-time Inspired Soles guest Sasha Gollish is our keynote speaker and in addition to being an elite Canadian runner, she is also the Director of Community Engagement at the University of Toronto’s Mental Health & Physical Activities Research Centre. A l...
Couple of the Quarter | Jonelle Koop-Yumang & Melvin Yumang
February 27, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBOur COTQ series is meant to highlight the different aspects of what it means to be in a partnership when one or both people are runners and do we ever have a power couple to feature today in Jonelle Koop-Yumang and Melvin Yumang. Melvin is the runner of their duo but as you’re about to hear, his 6-year running journey has aligned very closely with the couple’s fertility journey…and what a wild ride it has been for them! Their story is filled with love, loss, grief, hope, setbacks, serendipi...
Evan Birch | Running Into the Storm
February 20, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBEvan Birch is a partner, father, friend, colleague and ultra runner who has been running his entire life, in more ways than one. While his accomplishments range from competing in the Sinister 7 100, the Canadian Death Race and the Divide 200, Evan’s foray into ultra running began in 2017, born out of running away from a two-decade career in emergency services. He assisted thousands of people, saved countless lives and comforted many more on their worst days…until it broke him. In January 20...
Kevin Beatty | US Olympic Marathon Trials Recap
February 08, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBOn February 3rd, 2024, the United States held their Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando, FL to determine the team they will be sending to the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, France. Once every four years the best in the country race head-to-head where the top three men and top three women are chosen to represent the country at the Olympics. Not many countries select their team this way and it’s got to be an absolute pressure cooker of an environment for athletes, but for fans of the sport it pro...
Andrew Swan | Clydesdale Running, Politics & Beer Miles
February 06, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBAndrew Swan is a 55 year old lawyer, former politician and runner who is a staple in the Winnipeg community…some might even say “Winnipeg famous.” He practiced family law for 14 years before being elected to the Manitoba Legislature in 2004. He served as the Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade as well as the Minister for Liquor and Lotteries before settling into his role as Manitoba’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice from 2009-2014. Andrew left politics in 2019 and is now...
Waldo Cheung | Shoes, Technology, Research & Masters Running
January 30, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBWaldo Cheung is a physiotherapist originally from BC currently living in Calgary, AB. His current interests lie in the promotion of healthy running and rock climbing as well as the preservation of strength and function in the middle age and elderly. He has worked and taught in a variety of different rehabilitation settings from critical care to sports medicine. Waldo is an instructor for The Running Clinic, a company that offers research based instruction using science and expertise to infor...
Dave Proctor | Author of Untethered: The Comeback Story of One of the Longest Fastest Runs in History
January 23, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBDave Proctor is back on the show for the third time. Since we last spoke in the spring of 2022, he’s become the fastest person to run across Canada AND a published author! On May 15th, 2022, the ultrarunning legend from Okotoks, AB started running west from St. John’s, NL, followed in the footsteps of his hero Terry Fox, traversed over 7100 kilometers, and arrived in Victoria, BC 67 days, 10 hrs and 27 minutes later, breaking Al Howie’s 31 year old record by 5 days. In case you’re having tr...
Val Schonberg | Fueling for the Menopause Transition (CMA Menopause Series 6/6)
January 16, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBVal Schonberg is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition science from the University of Minnesota. She is Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics, a Certified Menopause Practitioner with The Menopause Society (previously known as the North American Menopause Society) and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Val owns a private practice in Atlanta, Georgia where she specializes in midlife health and menopause, recreational and professi...
Dr. Duane Scotti | Return to Running Safely After Time Off
January 09, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBDr. Duane Scotti is a Connecticut-based running physical therapist, run coach, host of the Healthy Runner podcast, and founder of Spark Healthy Runner. He has become a kindred podcast spirit of ours and with this episode has the honor of becoming the first guest we’ve had on the show 3 times! A leader in the rehab and running community for 20+ years, Duane is constantly learning, growing and sharing not only his professional knowledge but his personal experiences with the athletes that he ...
Amanda Thebe | Menopocalypse Author on Staying Fit Through Menopause (CMA Menopause Series 5/6)
January 02, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBAmanda Thebe is a Fitness and Women’s Health Expert from Toronto, ON and an affiliated member of the Canadian and North American Menopause Society. She is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too and has nearly 30 years of experience in the fitness industry. As a highly-regarded expert on women’s fitness and health, Amanda joins us as part of this series on menopause to talk about the role fitness plays in surviv...
Marina Striker | Giving Back with Mama Marina
December 26, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBMarina Striker is a 52 year old Education Assistant and ultra trail runner from Agassiz, British Columbia. Although a lifelong runner, she took up trail running 6 years ago and uses running as an outlet to channel her high energy. You first heard Marina on our podcast when we interviewed her with Ihor Verys after Bigs Backyard Ultra in October where she crewed him to a 107 hour assist. After that chat we knew we had to talk with her more, so we did! During this episode you will find evid...
Dr. Nese Yuksel | Menopause 101 (CMA Menopause Series 4/6)
December 19, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBDr. Nese Yuksel is a full Professor with the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the College of Health Sciences at the University of Alberta. She also holds a cross-appointment with Alberta Health Services and has been practicing in the areas of menopause and osteoporosis for nearly 25 years. She is passionate about bringing her clinical experience to inform her research and teaching. Dr. Yuksel is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP, formerly NCMP) and the curren...
Kim Sankey | Patagonia, Chile with RunBC
December 12, 2023 08:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBToday Carolyn interviews co-host Kim Sankey about her most recent six day fastpacking trip to Torres del Paine National Park in the Patagonian region of Chile with RunBC - organized by past guest and amazing athlete and human, Jen Segger. It was the trip of a lifetime and Kim has received so many questions about it that she's here to tell us all about it on the podcast! There are two ways to travel and explore. You can sample as many key places as possible in a large region or do a deep di...
Carrie Oswald | Medically-Induced Menopause (CMA Menopause Series 3/6)
December 08, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 26.2 MBCarrie Oswald is a 56-year old postmenopausal woman who underwent a hysterectomy at age 33 for uterine fibroids that were causing constant periods and extreme blood loss. Although her uterus was removed and she no longer had a monthly menstrual cycle, she still has her ovaries and therefore experienced classic perimenopausal symptoms in her mid-to-late forties such as hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings. Once those symptoms completely subsided around age 50, Carrie made an active deci...
Sasha Gollish | Perimenopause & the Competitive Athlete (CMA Menopause Series 2/6)
December 06, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBSasha Gollish is a 42-year old elite middle and long distance runner who holds the masters world record in the indoor mile (4:38.73) and also represented Team Canada in the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Sasha has been very open on social media about the challenging perimenopausal symptoms she’s been navigating for the past several years and we just love her honesty & transparency on a subject matter that has historically been clouded in secrecy an...
Jill Moreash | Thriving in Postmenopause (CMA Menopause Series 1/6)
December 04, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBJill Moreash is a 56-year old who is absolutely thriving as a postmenopausal woman. She is a personal trainer and group fitness instructor at Variety Village in Scarborough, Ontario, and she owns & operates a fitness business, Your Wellness Warrior. A lifelong athlete who takes excellent care of herself, Jill figured she would sail through perimenopause but she still experienced some of the classic symptoms in her mid-to-late forties such as hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, moo...
Jill Moreash | Thriving in Postmenopause (Canadian Masters Athletics Series 1/6)
December 04, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBJill Moreash is a 56-year old who is absolutely thriving as a postmenopausal woman. She is a personal trainer and group fitness instructor at Variety Village in Scarborough, Ontario, and she owns & operates a fitness business, Your Wellness Warrior. A lifelong athlete who takes excellent care of herself, Jill figured she would sail through perimenopause but she still experienced some of the classic symptoms in her mid-to-late forties such as hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, moo...
Danny Morin | World Military Half Marathon Championships 2023
November 28, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBDanny Morin is a 38 year old Clearance Diver with the Canadian Navy who was born in Quebec and now lives in Toronto. Accustomed to striving for high levels of fitness as part of his military training, he became curious back in 2016 to see if he could meet the standard for the Canadian Armed Forces National 5k Running competition in Ottawa. He debuted with an 18:20 5k at Around the Bay and since then has gone all-in on his running goals. November of this year even marks his one year anniversa...
Jon Paradowski & Heidi Schmaltz | Conquering the Divide 200 Together
November 21, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBToday we’re taking you back to the Divide 200 mile race with ultra trail running best friends Jon Paradowski and Heidi Schmaltz from Saskatchewan, Alberta. The inaugural Divide 200 took place in September 2023 along the Continental Divide in southern Alberta. Jon & Heidi completed a large part of the race together and we wanted to hear about the race from their unique perspectives. They laughed a lot, ate a lot, hallucinated a lot, and supported each other through the highs and lows that a r...
Ihor Verys & Marina Striker | The Best DNF in the History of Backyard
November 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBInstead of our regular “Couple of the Quarter” episode, we are bringing to you a “Duo of the Quarter.” On Sat, Oct 21 at 7am local time, the individual world championships of backyard ultra running commenced in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. The format sees racers run a 4.17-mile loop, called a “yard” in backyard ultrarunning, within a one-hour time limit, after which all finishers within the allotted time are tied for first place, and must present on the start line on the hour to go again. This co...
Ana Laura Fray | 2023 P’tit Train du Nord Marathon Winner
October 31, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBAna Laura Fray is a 46 year old who lives North of Toronto now but was born in Mexico and spent the first 23 years of her life there. She also happens to be an exceptional marathon runner and earlier this month on Oct 1st, 2023 she broke her first tape by winning the P’tit Train du Nord Marathon in a blazing time of 2:47:41! P’tit Train is a breathtaking point-to-point course along a bicycle path starting in Val-David, Quebec, and finishing in Saint-Jérôme. In this episode Ana tells us: ...
Kim & Carolyn | Things Runners Say
October 24, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBHave you ever noticed that runners have their own special language? If you've been running a long time you may not even realize it, but if you are new to the sport or this podcast you know exactly what we mean. You hear people speaking of workouts and zones, hitting the wall and negative splits. Just when you think you’ve got the basic running terms figured out, you go on a trail run and discover you have no idea what anyone is saying when they talk about yoyos, FKTs, VKs and muling. Ther...
Scott Cooper | Winner of the Inaugural Divide 200
October 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBScott Cooper is an ultra-trail runner from Toronto although he’s been living in Calgary for the last five years. Prior to moving to Calgary, Scott had an accomplished triathlon career and even spent a year racing professionally. Only three weeks after he moved west, Scott found himself on a Sinister 7 relay team and as he says, “the rest is history.” He found himself both loving trail running and excelling in really long ultramarathons. Scott has earned top podium spots in almost every ...
Brittany Moran | Running for Joy at Tracktastic
October 10, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBBrittany Moran is a Toronto-based chiropractor with The Runner’s Academy, a 2:33 marathoner, and the founder of StrideWise Running, a coaching service for runners of all levels. While undergoing a recent rebrand of The Runner’s Academy, Brittany and her team were asked to reflect on what was important to them and it kept coming back to community & running for joy. From there they created Tracktastic, a fun, family-friendly track meet where the winners of each event aren’t necessarily those w...
Ethan Peters | Top Canadian at UTMB 2023
October 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBEthan Peters is a 25 year old software developer currently living in Fernie, BC. He started his running career at the age of 19 by completing his first official race - that just happened to be a 100 miler! Since then he has excelled in mountain ultramarathons, earning multiple podium finishes amongst elite fields on some very tough courses. Most recently Ethan was the first Canadian runner to cross the finish line at the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) in Chamonix, France. Although the ra...
Leanne Klassen | Navigating Injuries with Grace
September 26, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBIf you’ve been running for any length of time, we’re going to guess that you’ve dealt with an injury or two along the way and if so, then you’re going to love what today’s guest has to share. Leanne Klassen is a 36 year old runner from Calgary AB, a coach with Skyline Run Coaching, and a 2:42 marathoner, yet at the time of this recording she was walk-running her way back to health from tendinosis of her quadriceps and patellar tendons. This is an important reminder that even those with high ...
Greg Athayde | Goals, Age-Grading & Masters Track
September 19, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBGreg Athayde is a 62 year old runner who was born in Uganda and immigrated to Winnipeg, MB with his family in 1972. He discovered track and cross country in junior high and took part all the way through his years at the University of Manitoba. In his 30s & 40s Greg dabbled in road running and even raced several marathons, but more recently he’s gone all-in again on the track. 800m is his favourite event and it turns out he’s just as good at it (if not better!) as a 62 year old than he was in...
Rory Linkletter | Top Canadian Men’s Marathoner at 2023 World Championships
September 12, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBRory Linkletter is a professional Canadian athlete who lives and trains in Flagstaff, Arizona, is sponsored by Puma, and is coached by US half marathon record holder, Ryan Hall. At the World Championships marathon on August 27th in Budapest, Hungary, Rory was the top Canadian placing 19th in a season’s best time of 2:12:16. Unfortunately given the hot and humid conditions it was not a day for chasing personal best times. Out of a field of 94 men, Rory had the 65th fastest PB of 2:10:24 but h...
Tyler Blaney | Exploring His Inner and Outer Limits
September 05, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBTyler Blaney is a husband, father-of-three, and a real estate agent from Calgary AB. He also happens to be a thru hiker turned ultrarunner with a great story. He started running cross country in high school while living in Kelowna, BC and fell in love with his ability to cover great distances in a short period of time and the sense of adventure this provided him. After high school he stopped running and spent over a decade of cycling. During COVID Tyler felt the need to reconnect with ...
Ben Flanagan | Deep Dive on World Championships
August 29, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBToday we’re excited to welcome professional runner Ben Flanagan back to the show! It was about this time last year that we first got to know Ben (episode 95) after he signed his contract with On Running, but during this conversation he delivered an absolute masterclass on everything related to World Championships. Not only is Ben a wealth of knowledge on all things track, he also recently qualified for his first ever World Championship team. We recorded this interview just days before he t...
Kara Leinweber | Lewiston Ultra Events Race Director
August 22, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBKara Leinweber is a trail and mountain runner from Calgary, Alberta where she lives with her husband and two children. In addition to working in the oil & gas sector, Kara is also the owner and race director of Lewiston Ultra Events through which she enjoys hosting trail running events and socials for all levels of runner. Kara is active in both the road and trail running community and is devoted to encouraging others, giving back & sustainability. In this episode we talk about how Lewist...
Couple of the Quarter | Melissa & Reinier Paauwe
August 15, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBIt’s time for another Couple of the Quarter episode! This time we welcome Reinier & Melissa Paauwe from Calgary, Alberta to the show. They are quite the power couple who met at work at a lunch run club. Both have excelled at both cycling & running. Reinier placed second at Canadian Nationals in the Duathlon in 2017 before he ran his first marathon in 2018 and soon found himself podium finishing at trail ultras. Most recently he placed third in Sinister 7, his first 100 miler. He is cur...
Janelle Brade | Level Up Your Mental Game
August 08, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBJanelle Brade is a running & mindset coach from Calgary, Alberta. She founded her business Motivated in Motion when she became aware of the transformative impact running had on her own life, both physically and personally. Recognizing the immense value it brought, she aspires to share this gift with fellow runners. She firmly believes that anyone, regardless of their pace, can embrace the joy of running and accomplish their aspirations with the right motivation and unwavering determination....
Patrick Seymour | Mountain Runner @seymourruns
August 01, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBPatrick Seymour is a 39 year old oil and gas engineer, mountain runner and proud father of two boys. He lives in Bragg Creek, a quaint little town surrounded by provincial parks, mountains, and trails not far from Calgary, Alberta. Like a true Canadian kid, he has spent his fair share of time on the ice playing hockey, but over the last few years has found he has a natural ability to move efficiently in mountainous terrain. All one has to do is check out his Instagram feed to understand w...
Derek Kaufman | Running, Racing & Retail on Vancouver Island
July 25, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBDerek Kaufman is a trail runner and business owner who lives in the beautiful Vancouver Island running local of Comox, BC. He began running in 2017 with the goal of completing a ½ marathon goal and steadily progressed into long distance trail running. Although Derek has experienced races in Utah and Kelowna, he states he absolutely loves running on Vancouver Island where he has twice completed the Finlayson Double (50 miles on Sat followed by 28K on Sunday). Derek recently opened a new runn...
Priscilla Forgie | 2023 WSER F8 & Top Canadian
July 18, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBPriscilla Forgie is a trail ultramarathon runner currently living in Edmonton, AB. She discovered running during a period of her life when she felt the need for connection and quickly found the trail running community provided exactly that! A few weeks ago she was the top Canadian and 8th female to cross the finish line at Western States Endurance Run! Priscilla broke onto the elite scene in 2021 with a first place finish at the 125K Canadian Death Race and Grizzly Ultra 50K. In 2022 Pri...
Nancy Gajdosik | Manitoba Marathon Volunteer x 41 Years
July 04, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBNancy Gajdosik has been volunteering with the Manitoba Marathon for the past 41 years, nearly as long as the event’s 45 year existence! At this year’s Manitoba Runners’ Association Hall of Fame Banquet, she was honoured as the very first recipient of the Excellence in Volunteering Award, where she brought many in the crowd to tears with her heartfelt acceptance speech. Large scale events like the Manitoba Marathon require an army of dedicated volunteers and nobody takes their role more ser...
Angela Maciocia | 1st F45-49 at Canadian 10k Champs in Ottawa
June 27, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBAngela Maciocia is a soon-to-be 48-year-old masters runner from just outside of Montreal, QC. On May 27th she competed in the elite field of the Ottawa 10K, which also served as our Canadian Championships. Alongside Olympians and international level athletes, Angela was proud to be the oldest runner in the field and one of only eight women over the age of 40. Not only did she win her 45-49 age group and finish 6th master, she also ran a really smart race in the 30-degree heat to finish only ...
Jamie Nott | Iron Legs Mountain Races Director
June 20, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBJamie Nott is a 48 year old mountain trail ultra-runner and father-of-three from Calgary, Alberta. He is a Senior Safety Codes Officer in Rocky View County and Race Director for Iron Legs Mountain Races and Racing Dusk. He was inspired to host these races as a way to showcase the amazing trails in and around the Elbow Valley and Bragg Creek and provide world class racing opportunities in the beautiful mountains close to his home. Jamie is a UESCA certified running and ultra-running coach ...
Robyn Penner | Patience Pays Off with Postpartum Running
June 13, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBRobyn Penner is a 42 year old runner and Mom of two young children ages 4 and 1. She took a much longer and more thoughtful approach with her return to postpartum running after baby #2 and it really seems to be paying off. She is coming off one of the most brilliantly executed half marathons in Fargo and is now gearing up to run the Chicago Marathon this fall, where she is raising funds for Girls on the Run. Carolyn has an extra special investment in Robyn’s Project 42 @ 42 not only because ...
Laura Sherrer-Townsend | From Surviving to Thriving
June 06, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBToday we are pleased to welcome Laura Sherrer-Townsend to the show. Laura is a 48 year old #motherrunner of 5 children ages 10-18. She has a history in social work, currently operates her own business and is the founder and race director of Survivorfest, a 24 hour running event in Sherwood Park, Alberta where she also resides. Always a woman on the move, Laura is also on a mission to run 50 ultramarathons before she turns 50 years old and is on a run streak that has lasted over 3.5 years! ...
Jenny Quilty | 2022 UTMB Doi Inthanon Winner
May 30, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBJenny Quilty is a 34 year old running coach and ultra runner from Abbotsford, BC where she lives with her partner Matt and their 2 dogs. Jenny and her friend & business partner Katrina started their coaching company Pacific Pine Running Co. in 2018. At this time she was practicing as an occupational therapist, but left her OT job in 2021 to coach and run full time. While in university, Jenny ran a few half marathons and a road marathon and discovered shorter trail runs in the 5 Peaks race...