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Stuart Chutter | The Parallels Between Running & Farming

Inspired Soles - April 23, 2024 07:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Stuart 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 ...

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The Innerwork Dialogues 05: No Expectations

Running On Purpose - April 18, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
The second episode in our series on the running's apophatic path: no expectations. 

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Priscilla Forgie | Finding My Fire

Inspired Soles - April 16, 2024 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
**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...

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Omena Babalola | “They Call it a Finish Line For a Reason”

Inspired Soles - April 09, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Omena 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 Universit...

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Jean Fortier | Québec Mega Trail Founder

Inspired Soles - April 02, 2024 07:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Jean 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 i...

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The Innerwork Dialogues 04: No Judgement

Running On Purpose - March 28, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
In a another of our Innnerwork Dialogues, Kobe & I unpack a key concept from an early In The Zone episode more fully. We discuss the hazards of judgement. Please join us 

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Nick Kershaw | Impact Marathon Founder

Inspired Soles - March 26, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Nick 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 t...

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The Rhythm of Life & Death: Cycles in Running

Running On Purpose - March 21, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
Happy Vernal Equinox 2024. Last night at 10pm we shifted seasons. This marks the scientific & mythic transition from winter into spring. It’s associated with Easter & the death burial & resurrection of Christ & the temporary return of Persphone, goddess of Spring,  from her enslavement ...

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Jen Shapka | On Embracing Her Run Community

Inspired Soles - March 19, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Jen 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. W...

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Rory Linkletter | On Running Olympic Standard at Seville Marathon

Inspired Soles - March 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Rory 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) ...

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Rory Linkletter | On Running Olympic Standard at the Seville Marathon

Inspired Soles - March 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Rory 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) ...

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The Innerwork Dialogues 03: On "Goallessness" & Process

Running On Purpose - March 06, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
I am back with Kobe of the In The Zone podcast, where we are primarily focused on the inner game of running. What are the varieties of inner experience, that some may call spiritual, & how to they impact our training & racing. In this specific episode we explore the concept of "goalless...

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Sasha Gollish, Dr. Georgia Lefas & Jamie Donaldson | The Run Retreat Speakers

Inspired Soles - March 05, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Today’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 key...

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Couple of the Quarter | Jonelle Koop-Yumang & Melvin Yumang

Inspired Soles - February 27, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Our 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, hi...

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Evan Birch | Running Into the Storm

Inspired Soles - February 20, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Evan 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 o...

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Kevin Beatty | US Olympic Marathon Trials Recap

Inspired Soles - February 08, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
On 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...

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Andrew Swan | Clydesdale Running, Politics & Beer Miles

Inspired Soles - February 06, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Andrew 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...

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Endorphin Book Club: An Invitation

Running On Purpose - February 01, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
Where I announce the Endorphin Book Club, a community for runners who read or readers who run. If you are interested in joining us please reach out to me directly via email at sisson at telosrunning dot com. 

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Waldo Cheung | Shoes, Technology, Research & Masters Running

Inspired Soles - January 30, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Waldo 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 diffe...

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Dave Proctor | Author of Untethered: The Comeback Story of One of the Longest Fastest Runs in History

Inspired Soles - January 23, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Dave 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 foots...

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Val Schonberg | Fueling for the Menopause Transition (CMA Menopause Series 6/6)

Inspired Soles - January 16, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Val 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 Men...

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The Mission Protocol: Brief, Intention, Execution & Debrief

Running On Purpose - January 11, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
In this essential episode, I walk through the single most important protocol one can implement this year & in the future for vastly improving their performance in training & racing. There is a ton of very important information here. It can be distilled as follows:  The Mission Protoco...

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Dr. Duane Scotti | Return to Running Safely After Time Off

Inspired Soles - January 09, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Dr. 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!  ...

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Amanda Thebe | Menopocalypse Author on Staying Fit Through Menopause (CMA Menopause Series 5/6)

Inspired Soles - January 02, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Amanda 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 ye...

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Marina Striker | Giving Back with Mama Marina

Inspired Soles - December 26, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Marina 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 w...

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The Innerwork Dialogues 02: Designing a Spiritual Training Plan

Running On Purpose - December 21, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
“The bad news is that you are falling through the air, there is nothing to hang onto, and you have no parachute.  The good news is that there is no ground.”  ~Chögyam Trungpa We are back in conversation with Kobe Blondeel from In The Zone podcast for another of what we are calling The In...

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Dr. Nese Yuksel | Menopause 101 (CMA Menopause Series 4/6)

Inspired Soles - December 19, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Dr. 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 near...

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Charlotte Grysolle on the Nervous System & Breathwork for Runners

Running On Purpose - December 14, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
If you are anything like me, you probably listen to a lot of podcasts. I mean, here you are, listening to this one now. & it can be challenging to process the content in a long, deep episode & come away with concrete, actionable takeaways. I'll be listening to an episode & have a note f...

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Kim Sankey | Patagonia, Chile with RunBC

Inspired Soles - December 12, 2023 08:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Today 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 ma...

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Carrie Oswald | Medically-Induced Menopause (CMA Menopause Series 3/6)

Inspired Soles - December 08, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Carrie 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 expe...

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