Athletics Ontario Running Podcast

Dee Pearson is an athlete, an LGBTQ+ advocate and an inspiration. Guest co-host Cory Freedman of the TO Women's Run Series joins us to learn all about Dee's running story, their ever-growing connections to the running community, and their recent 50k finish at Sulphur Springs Trail Race! Enjoy as we run with and celebrate Pride this month at Athletics Ontario. Find out more about Dee Pearson on IG: https://www.instagram.com/dianaroams/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Sulphur Springs Trail Race 2024 is in the books! This past weekend, the Ontario trail running community came out in full force for 10k, 20k, 50k, 50mi, 100km, 100mi and 100mi Team Relay events. We recap this amazing weekend of races with those who were there, including host John Shep, Canadian running icon Krista DuChene, Gotta Run Racing podcast hosts Jodi McNeill and Norman Nadon, Consummate Athlete podcast host Molly Hurford, and of course, the Race Director team of Sulphur Springs! Find out more about the Sulphur Springs Trail Race on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sulphurspringstrailrace/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is almost here! And competing at this weekend's events are members of the Ottawa Frontrunners, a diverse run club that welcomes 2SLGBTQ+ community and friends. Maya McDonald speaks with host John Shep about the history of the Frontrunners, their Ottawa contingent and how they keep the excitement going all through the year! Find out more about Ottawa Frontrunners on IG: https://www.instagram.com/frontrunnersottawa/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Ready, set, go! We are off talking to the man behind Sportstats (and the newest addition to the Ironman family: Ironman Ottawa!), Marc Roy. What are his best finish line stories? How do you catch those athletes trying to game the system? And what are the best travel tips from the road warrior himself? Find out more about Marc Roy on IG: https://www.instagram.com/marc_sportstats/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

The Ontario Triple Crown of 100s: Sulphur Springs Trail Race, Tally in the Valley by Happy Trails Racing, Haliburton Forest 100. In this province, these are the three trail 100 milers and our host, John Shep, speaks to the US Grand Slam of Ultrarunning's record holder, Ian Sharman, about taking on the challenge to complete them all in 2024. How do you train? How do you run? How do you recover? All of the questions (all the while wearing a tutu)!!! We also get a visit from Happy Trails Racing to share their newest race for July 6, 2024: The First Blaze Trail Race. Find out more about Ian Sharman on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sharmanian Volunteer for Happy Trails Racing's First Blaze Trail Race: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/87451/the-first-blaze-trail-race Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

The Western States Endurance Run is arguably the most prominent ultramarathon in all of North America. The Sulphur Springs Trail Race in Ancaster, Ontario, is aiming to be the very first certified qualifier in our province for the WSER. But why is that important? What is there to love about Western States? Host John Shep speaks this week with two-time Western States winner (and Canadian ultrarunner) Ellie Greenwood about her two victories, about having a more than decade-long course record at the event, and why it's the competition and community that drives her love for Western States! We also get a visit from Happy Trails Racing to share their newest race for July 6, 2024: The First Blaze Trail Race. Find out more about Ellie Greenwood on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elliejgreenwood Volunteer for Happy Trails Racing's First Blaze Trail Race: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/87451/the-first-blaze-trail-race Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Natasha Wodak, Canada's fastest female marathoner, is taking on the Hamburg Marathon this weekend in her bid to qualify for a third Olympic team at Paris 2024. She chats with Trillium Running Podcast host John Shep about how she navigates the adversity in competition, but also the collective soul of Canadian athletics. They also take a detour to celebrate all things Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, as it is the 50th Anniversary of that amazing race! We also get a visit from the Running Physio and Canada Running Series Foundation, who are hosting 3rd annual Freestyle 5K and 1K Kids Run in support of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. This event is open to participants of all ages and abilities and we learn how to join them at Sunnybrook Park on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 to support creating a world of possibilities for kids and youth with disabilities. Find out more about Natasha Wodak on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tashawodak/ Find out more or sign-up to take part in Canada's biggest road race party of the year at https://www.runottawa.ca Register for the Freestyle 5K at: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/83521/2024-the-freestyle-5k-and-1k-kids-run Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

On this episode of the Trilium Running Podcast, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend with the icon, the legend, the "Man in Motion" himself... Rick Hansen! Rick chronicles his national and international athletic success, his Man in Motion tour and winning Ottawa's inaugural wheelchair marathon in 1983. Find out more about Rick Hansen on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rickhansenofficial/ Find out more or sign-up to take part in Canada's biggest road race party of the year at https://www.runottawa.ca Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Great athletes overcome - and we can all learn from them. This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, Canadian Olympian and Commonwealth Games champion Micha Powell joins host John Shep about writing her own athletic legacy... literally!! Micha gives us a sneak peak into her soon-to-be-released memoir and workbook, Sprinting Through Setbacks: An Olympian's Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt and Imposter Syndrome. Find out more about Micha Powell on IG: https://www.instagram.com/michajadapowell/ Register for ELEVATE at Blue Mountain: https://events.city-shred.com/elevate-lp/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

The Western States Endurance Run is arguably the most prominent ultramarathon in all of North America. The Sulphur Springs Trail Race in Ancaster, Ontario, is aiming to be the very first certified qualifier in our province for the WSER. But why is that important? What is there to love about Western States? Host John Shep speaks this week with Andy Jones-Wilkins about why he fell in love with Western States and why he continues to love it to this day! Find out more about the Western States Endurance Run on IG: https://www.instagram.com/wser/ Register for ELEVATE at Blue Mountain: https://events.city-shred.com/elevate-lp/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

On this episode of the Trilium Running Podcast, host John Shep and Canadian Paralympic legend Jason Dunkerley, a visually impaired runner, each share their connection to the history of Tamarack Ottawa Race weekend. We all have a story, whether it is your first, tenth or twentieth Ottawa Race Weekend! To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, RunOttawa is partnering with Athletics Ontario's Trillium Running Podcast to bring you the Celebrating 50 Years of Running series. Find out more or sign-up to take part in Canada's biggest road race party of the year at https://www.runottawa.ca Check out the videos for this series at: https://www.youtube.com/@RunOttawa1 Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, we have the past, present and future of Black Excellence and Anti-Racism Advocacy in Canadian Athletics to celebrate International Day for the Elimination of Racism. Two-time Olympian sprinter (and Paris 2024 hopeful) Khamica Forbes and Valerie Jerome, author of Races, share their (and Valerie's brother's, former world record holder, Harry Jerome's) experiences with racism in Canada. One of the most important conversation we have ever had on the podcast - listen, learn, share and love. Purchase Races by Valerie Jerome at: https://gooselane.com/products/races Find out all about Khamica Forbes at: https://www.instagram.com/khamicabingham Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

We are taking the Trillium Running Podcast to the west coast! Trail Running Women host Hilary Spires joins us to share what makes BC road and trail running unique and what makes her and the Trail Running Women podcast amazing. Find out more about Hilary and the Trail Running Women podcast: https://www.instagram.com/hilsport55/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

It takes someone visually impaired to see the accessibility issues of competing as an endurance athlete! Rhonda-Marie Parke is a visually impaired runner taking on the Mammoth Endurance Double Anvil Challenge - a double-Ironman distance event - in September. Host John Shep speaks with Rhonda and guide (and friend of the podcast) Byron Guptill, to share what training they will be doing and how they will crush the event! This is an episode not to be missed. To donate to their fundraising efforts, please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/st2f8v-night-vision Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, RunOttawa is partnering with Athletics Ontario's Trillium Running Podcast to bring you the Celebrating 50 Years of Running series. This episode, host John Shep speaks with the multi-talented Jared Broughton, member of the Run Ottawa Board of Directors and a passionate runner, coach and advocate for visually impaired runners. If you want to learn how to run well, live well and do good, this is a conversation for you! Find out all about Jared Broughton at: https://www.instagram.com/run2potential/ Find out more or sign-up to take part in Canada's biggest road race party of the year at https://www.runottawa.ca Check out the videos for this series at: https://www.youtube.com/@RunOttawa1 Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

It is not the number of finish lines you cross, it is not the place you finish in the race, it is not the furthest distance you go - it is about the people you enjoy the runs with. That is the case for Mark McColgan of the Saint John Trail Runners. The cross-Canada journey (and final episode in this Running Across Canada series) takes the Trillium Running Podcast to the maritimes, where we find out about their impressive and growing running community. Find out all about Saint John Trail Runners at: https://www.instagram.com/saintjohntrailrunning/?hl=en Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Race Director Brian Gallant and Sinister Sports have been in the racing business for over two decades. And with all that experience, they are still learning and pushing to be a pillar in Canada's trail and ultrarunning communities. Brian joins host John Shep on this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast to share the learnings he has had, the feedback he has received (good, bad and otherwise!) and the love we all share for this running community. Find out all about Sinister Sports at: https://www.instagram.com/sinister_sports/?hl=en Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

"Community" = there are many more similarities in the world of running and athletics than there are differences. This is super clear in host John Shep's conversation with Cheryl Lowery of Be There Races and Athletics Alberta (along with their shared love for author Fredrik Backman) for our Running Across Canada series. There is tons to learn as well, from race directing the K-100 Mile Relay event to the Run the River and Mini Legends programs. Find out all about Athletics Alberta at: https://athleticsalberta.com/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

We continue running across Canada to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, RunOttawa is partnering with Athletics Ontario's Trillium Running Podcast to bring you the Celebrating 50 Years of Running series. For our first long-form conversation, we invite newly-minted elite running coordinator Stephen Anderson to share his passion for running and why he is thrilled to be a part of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend and the Tartan Ottawa International Marathon! Find out all about Stephen Andersen at: https://www.instagram.com/andersen_runs/?hl=en Find out more or sign-up to take part in Canada's biggest road race party of the year at https://www.runottawa.ca Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership Check out the videos for this series at: https://www.youtube.com/@RunOttawa1

"Parles-vous français?" For our host John Shep, not so well! So he is thrilled to speak with Executive Director of Athlétisme Québec in his native tongue about Quebec running, including the Montreal Marathon and the Quebec Mega Trail, Canada's contribution to the World Trail Majors! We find out about how Athlétisme Québec supports runners through their athletics journey, from initiation to competition to recreation and everything in between. Find out all about Athlétisme Québec at: https://www.athletisme-quebec.ca/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

What can we learn from the Saskatchewan Marathon? On this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast, host John Shep finds out how MaraFun Manager, Jeffery Culbert, promotes running in kids and youth, and how Amy Wall, the Volunteer Captain for the Saskatchewan Marathon and Manager of Marketing and Fund Development for our charity partner, Meewasin, the riverbank conservation organization in Saskatoon, honours the indigenous peoples and lands that the marathon enjoys! Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

The Trillium Running Podcast is taking a journey across Canada! We celebrate Ontario road and trail running, but we also learn from national and global running experts. This series to kick off 2024 takes us learning and running across Canada - with our first stop in Alberta to chat with the Executive Director of the Servus Calgary Marathon. Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Who better to give us a lesson in Road and Trail 101 than Athletics Ontario's very own Road and Trail Manager, Sheryl Preston! On this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast, she and host John Shep speak about her journey from rowing to ultrarunning and from BC to Ontario, along with the future of road and trail running in our province. Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

To celebrate the 100th episode of Athletics Ontario's Trillium Running Podcast, host John Shep meets back up with past guests Reid Coolsaet, Amanda Richardson, Amanda Nelson, Kerri LaBrecque and Kevin Coffey to discuss their past, their present and their future! Don't miss the celebration of all things 2023 and what we are looking forward to in 2024. Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Cows and hedgehogs and whales and dogs, oh my! It isn't just animals that we find on the trails; oftentimes, we find ourselves. This week's guest Shannon Caulfield and host John Shep share their love for the trail and ultra community in this final installment of our Athletics Ontario Road and Trail Ambassador series. Find out more about Shannon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/livingwithsole/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

The trails are winding and so is the conversation on this week's Trillium Running Podcast between Athletics Ontario Road and Trail Ambassador Dr. Geoff Gamble and our host John Shep. They discuss the importance of having a coach (especially to call us on our stuff!) and the ever-present wonderfulness of the trail community in Ontario and throughout North America. Find out more about Geoff on IG: https://www.instagram.com/shinsplintgod/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

We welcome back Dr. Sasha Gollish to the Trillium Running Podcast for a conversation all about FUN. Host John Shep catches up with her 2023 year, her 2024 goals and an extremely insightful project Sasha is working on to ensure sport and athletics are mentally healthy and FUN! Find out more about Sasha on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sgollishruns/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

Inspired to act, inspiring others through actions - this ethos drives the work of Athletics Ontario Road and Trail Ambassador Vincent Kuber. This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, host John Shep catches up with STAC Hamilton's founder, to find out the amazing things he is doing to drive inclusion and equity through sport for youth in the city that he loves. Find out more about Vince on IG: https://www.instagram.com/coach.vince.k/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

Kim Krezonoski blazed a path from small-town Thunder Bay, to competing at OFSAA, to NCAAs, to a diverse post-collegiate love of fitness, to a present day elite-level competitiveness at Canadian Marathon and Cross-Country Championships. On this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast with John Shep, she shares her secrets to successfully running injury-free and with joy, to embracing the community of running and to finding the best run-cation coffee shop! Find out more about Kim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimkrezonoski/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

Our youngest Athletics Ontario Road and Trail Ambassador, Adriano Padoin-Castillo, is still a veteran sportsperson! He speaks with host John Shep about his athletic diversity as a hockey, swimming, soccer and running aficianado, and how that all led to him speed skating? Listen in to find out how! Find out more about Adriano on IG: https://www.instagram.com/apc.11/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

What is the Athletics Ontario Road and Trail Ambassador Program? In a series highlighting these amazing individuals, host John Shep and the Trillium Running Podcast start things off by speaking with Lisa Sun of Ontario run crew We Run North York about the everyday and every way runner. Find out more about Lisa Sun on IG: https://www.instagram.com/belovedrunner/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

The Western States Endurance Run is arguably the most prominent ultramarathon in all of North America. The Sulphur Springs Trail Race in Ancaster, Ontario, is aiming to be the very first certified qualifier in our province for the WSER. But why is that important? What is Western States? Host John Shep speaks this week with John Medinger, Past President and long-time board member of the Western States Endurance Run to find out! Find out more about the Western States Endurance Run on IG: https://www.instagram.com/wser/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

60 men are lost to suicide globally, every hour. In 2023, Movember Canada is encouraging all to MOVE FOR MENTAL HEALTH. Host John Shep speaks with Movember Senior Development Manager (and runner) Shane DeMarchant about the history of Movember, the importance of speaking about mens' physical and mental health, and why we grow mustaches and not mullets each November! Connect with Movember on IG: https://www.instagram.com/movember/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

"Your diversity adds beauty to the running community. Keep running with pride. YOU BELONG HERE!" Words of wisdom from the inspiring Melanie Murzeau, founder of Black Runners of the GTA. Listen and be impressed by her efforts as a runner, as an advocate and as the co-founder of the Scarborough 5K on this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast with host John Shep. And we invite back Event Director Charlotte Brookes, who has stories to tell about an amazing TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon race weekend! Connect with Black Runners of the GTA on IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackrunnersofthegta/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

Age is nothing but a number. Grace Panoff has completed marathons, Ironmans and ultramarathons, all after the age of 40. She is an inspiration to anyone who meets her and host John Shep brings her lessons to this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast. We are just days away from the 2023 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon - find out how our wonderful Event Director Charlotte Brookes and her team are making their final preparations to ensure this is a magical weekend for all runners! Connect with Grace on IG: www.instagram.com/ultra_grace_panoff Find out more about the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon: https://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

It is Thanksgiving week and what does that mean? FOOD! Host John Shep invites Top Chef Canada alum Connie Desousa and her partner at Charcut, John Jackson, to chat of course about eating, but also the role that running plays in their busy restaurant and food-focused lifestyles. We are also one week away from the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon. With Event Director Charlotte Brookes, we discuss all things expo, event swag and trash pandas!! Connect with Connie and John on IG: www.instagram.com/charcut Find out more about the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon: https://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

As we gear up for Athletics Ontario's Trillium Running Festival on October 29, the Trail Collective is sharing in the message of inclusion: as we say on the podcast, "all abilities are welcome!" Host John Shep sits down with Erin Doucette about how the Trail Collective is bringing trail belonging (and candy!) to their run clinics and to the Trillium Running Festival. And our TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon countdown series continues with the returning guest Alan Brookes, founder of Canada Running Series! With Event Director Charlotte Brookes joining alongside, host John Shep learns all about the Canadian and global elite fields for the 2023 race! Connect with The Trail Collective on IG: www.instagram.com/the.trail.collective Find out more about the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon: https://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

Athletics Canada is walking the talk (or run, as the case may be!). Coming of a great World Championships, CEO Mathieu Gentès shares the other side of supporting our athletes: their mental health and well-being. We are only three weeks out from the 2023 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon and Community & Charity Challenge Manager Anh Vuong-Phillpotts joins us to chat all things philanthropy! How much money has the event raised over the years, what charitable partners are involved and who are the fundraisers they have celebrated along the way. Connect with Athletics Canada on IG: https://www.instagram.com/athleticscanada/ Find out more about the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon: https://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

Terry Fox is a Canadian icon and continues to be an inspiration to millions. We at the Trillium Running Podcast hope to honour him with this week's episode, featuring guest and Terry's brother Fred Fox. Let's celebrate the impact of this truly amazing Canadian hero, the way that many will with this week's Terry Fox Runs in cities and schools across Canada. Also, in a special weekly countdown series leading up to the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, we find out what it takes to put on such a great event with Event Director Charlotte Brookes, including what is new and exciting for 2023's race. Connect with the Terry Fox Foundation: https://terryfox.org/ Find out more about the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon: https://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

It is all about good people. This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, host John Shep catches us with good people and 5 Peaks Ontario Race Directors Liana and Chris Williams, including an interesting origin story of the great Andre De Grasse! With their love for each other and for trail running, they have expanded the 5 Peaks Ontario racing scene and we catch up before their Harold Town Harvest Run in Peterborough on Saturday, September 30th, 2023. Check out the 5 Peaks Ontario races at: http://www.5peaks.com/2023-ontario-east Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

8 Days - 7 Stages - 160 KM - the ENDURrun! Host John Shep took on the ultimate test of running as a competitor in this year's edition of the ENDURrun. In this two-part episode, we learn the history of the event with Race Director Lloyd Schmidt and recaps this year's edition with fellow runner Wayne Young, who raised money for the Terry Fox Foundation as Ajax Spiderman! Learn more about the ENDURrun (and register for 2024) at: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/78957/the-endurrun-2024 Connect with Wayne/Spiderman at: https://ajaxspiderman.ca/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

We all deserve a safe and welcoming place to enjoy the sport that we love - for the queer running community in Toronto, that place is the Queer Run Club. This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, host John Shep connects with QRC founder MK to learn about their passionate run club who are celebrating their Two-Year Anniversary this week(!) and what we all can learn about supporting the queer running community. Connect with MK and QRC on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/queerrunclub/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

Although Kinsey Middleton had to pull out of the 2023 World Athletics Championship Marathon in Budapest, we invite you to listen to a great interview with her on this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast. What is the day in the life of an elite marathoner? What sorts of training is required to be the 2018 Toronto Waterfront Marathon women's champion and 2022 RunOttawa Marathon women's champion? Is it better to be a drug tester or drug tested at the finish line of a marathon? We get answers to all these questions and more! Connect with Kinsey on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/kinseymiddleton/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

"Put on your shoes and run." This is not the experience for all bodies, all genders, all abiliites. Women are vastly underrepresented in the marathon distance and experience barriers to running that often go unnoticed. We take this week on the Trillium Running Podcast to notice and speak deeply with an amazing guest, Amanda Richardson, founder of Chix Run The 6ix. Her story and insights, along with her passion, should inspire us all - especially men - to listen to what we can do to support the women in our lives to fully experience this great sport of running. Connect with Amanda on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedmotherrunner/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

From amputee to advocate, multi-time Athletics Ontario and Canadian National medallist Aristotle Domingo demonstrates his abilities as a para-athlete on the roads and in the field. What prompted the recipient of ParaSport Ontario's 2020 Ambassador of the Year Award to say: "I feel healthier now that I've become an amputee?" Find out on this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast. Connect with Aristotle on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/amput_o/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

On our Mount Rushmore of running podcast guests is Alex Hutchinson. The author and award winning journalist speaks wtih host John Shep on this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast about enduring messages of his book Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance on its five-year anniversary. What has he changed his mind about and what global running events have reinforced the book's themes of brain endurance in sport? Connect with Alex on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/sweatscience Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register for Athletics Ontario's Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

We are alive, we are running! Wallace Wong, the Six Pack Chef of Top Chef Canada fame and new Guinness World Record holder, joins us on the Trillium Running Podcast to run through his life and accomplishments, along with some practical tips for staying healthy and balanced as foodie runners. Connect with Wallace on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/w2sixpackchef/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

Let's take a stroll with two-time Olympian Evan Dunfee and author Noel Paine along their racewalking journeys. How can racewalking be a part of your road and trail running experiences? We find out from them on this episode of the Trillium Running Podcast. Connect with Evan on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/evandunfee Connect with Noel on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/canadianracewalking/ Purchase Learning to Race Walk: https://www.amazon.ca/Learning-Race-walk-walkers-nonsense/dp/B0BW38DBG1 Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

Our guest says it well: running is good for the brain, bad for the legs! John Spanninga is an amputee runner who crossed paths with our host John Shep at the 2023 Sulphur Springs Trail Race. On this week's podcast, they talk about John's journey to that race along with his future trails, including this weekend's Summit 700 in Blue Mountain, Ontario. Connect with John Spanninga on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/onearmstump/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Thank you to WealthSense https://wealthsense.ca/ and Marsquest https://www.marsquest.com/ for their support of Athletics Ontario.

With Pride month coming to a close, we have Run Beyond the Binary founder Jake Fedorowski on this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast. They share their running story along with what races, run crews and federations can do to support non-binary and 2SLGBTQ+ runners throughout the year. Connect with Jake on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/jakefedorowski Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/