Athletics Ontario Running Podcast (John Shep)

Hold onto your headphones, folks! This week, the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast is about to get a whole lot more fun and thought-provoking! We're thrilled to welcome the dynamic hosts of the Crossing Lines Podcast, the voices shaking up the trail running scene with their seriously funny and deeply insightful conversations on community, inclusivity, and everything that truly matters. Join host John Shep as he unearths their unique perspectives on the power of running tribes (we see you, Parkdale Road Runners!), the joy of celebrating every victory, and the crucial work of breaking down barriers in our sport.

Find out all about the Crossing Lines Podcast at: https://www.instagram.com/xcrossinglinesx

Donate to Campfire Circle at: https://www.instagram.com/dudeytsang/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2025-membership

Got nutrition questions? Get answers! Join Registered Dietitian and elite marathoner Rachel Hannah as she tackles the most frequently asked questions about fueling for running performance. This episode of the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast covers everything from optimizing your diet for speed and endurance to navigating popular trends like the keto diet, intermittent fasting, and using fats as fuel. Learn practical nutrition tips and tricks specifically designed for runners, including advice for women and aging athletes, to help you stay healthy, happy, and fast throughout your running journey. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned marathoner, this podcast has the nutrition guidance you need to reach your goals.

Find out all about Rachel at: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhannahrd

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2025-membership

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/

All around the world, Kevin MacKinnon is the voice of endurance sports, in digital media, in coaches' corner and in the announcer's booth. What makes the man behind the microphone, whose 30 year career has included being the Editor in Chief of Ironman, the founding editor of Triathlon Magazine Canada and the VOICE of the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon? We find out this week on the Trillium Running Podcast.

Find out all about Kevin on his website: http://www.mackatak.net/

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/

Ontario Ultrarunner Reid Burrows is ready to tackle Black Canyon 100k (February 18 in Arizona), just as he has tackled mental health challenges throughout his athletic career. This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, he and host John Shep speak candidly about the dark times and everything that brings us light, from the running community to sleep to speaking out about mental health and well-being.

Find out more about Reid on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reidburrows/

 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

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

Hope, love, joy and resilience. The story of George Biondic, author of the SEARCH: Adventures of a Restless Soul, is a story of these and more. Host John Shep speaks with the author about immigrating to Canada, falling in love, and taking his running to Canadian national 24 hour team and ultrarunning age-group records.

Reach out to the author by email: georgebgood1@outlook.com

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

Denoja Uthayakumar's story is one of resilience and inspiration. After overcoming significant challenges in her youth, she's found strength and purpose in running, creating a safe space for herself and others. Running is for everybody, and Denoja is dedicated to amplifying the voices of her community and promoting inclusivity in the sport. This podcast explores her journey of using running as a platform for representation and inclusivity. Tune in to hear Uthayakumar share her story, her commitment to making running accessible to everyone, and her message of self-acceptance!

Find out all about Denoja at: https://www.instagram.com/denoja224

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2025-membership

Dione Mason, fitness coach and race director of the Toronto Carnival Run, has a smile that you can hear through the podcast airwaves. This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, we speak to Dione about the 2022 Toronto Carnival Run and what the running and fitness industries can learn about diversity, equity and inclusion.

What does it take to run for 72 hours? What does it take to set a 72 hour world record? What does it take to set a 72 hour world record living a low-carb lifestyle? We find our with Viktoria Brown, Ontarian Ultrarunner, on this week's Trillium Running Podcast.

Benny Ralston has a story and shoe for every run, including how running saved his life. Enjoy this wide-ranging conversation on the Trillium Running Podcast about paying this love of running forward through his coaching and operating of the Runners' Edge in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Check out Runners' Edge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runners_edgestc

For more information about Athletics Ontario's

CLUBS: https://athleticsontario.ca/clubs/

STAFF: https://athleticsontario.ca/about/staff/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/athleticsont/

Find her at https://consummateathlete.com/ and @consummateathlete on Instagram

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

We have Chris Johnston, TSN Hockey Insider to talk about... running? Yes!!! The Stanley Cup Playoffs are all wrapped up and Chris Johnston is joining us on the Trillium Running Podcast to chat about his relationship to running and an over 1300 day running streak.

Connect with Chris on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/reporterchris/

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.

Dr. Trent Stellingwerff is the Director of Performance Solutions / Applied Sport Research at the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific. Most importantly, he is a great guest bringing his sport nutrition and running physiology expertise to this week's Trillium Running Podcast! He speaks with host John Shep about his research, the running experiences of those at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon and RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport).

Find out more about Trent Stellingwerff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TStellingwerff

Register NOW for the Trillium Running Festival on October 29: https://raceroster.com/events/2022/64520/trillium-running-festival

We did a thing! Our host John Shep is an official 100 Mile Finisher! Join him and Happy Trails Racing Race Director Jeff Rowthorn as they recap the Tally in the Valley races, appreciate the people that made this all possible and share in learnings that can be applied to any race distance.

Happy Trails Racing: https://www.happytrailsracing.com/

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

Ultrarunner = check. Coach = double check. Wealth of running wisdom and passion = triple check!

On this week's episode, Michelle Leduc and host John Shep speak about the passions of the running community, the importance of fun in coaching and how to be a lifelong, injury-free runner.

Michelle Leduc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.duker/

Michelle Leduc Website: https://michelleleducrmt.ca/

Snowshoes are not scary! We start to wrap up (see the pun there!) our gift giving season with Derrick Spafford of Spafford Health and Adventure and the Dion Snowshoe Racing Series. He gives host John Shep recommendations for snowshoes, trail running gear and headlamps, along with sharing his trail and running adventures (including running along the Yukon Territory) on this week's episode of the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast.

Visit Derrick Spafford on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/spaffordadventure

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2025-membership

His full title is Event Supervisor for Happy Trails Racing, but informally, Byron Guptill is THE supporter of the sport of running and the people in it. On this episode of the Trillium Running Podcast, he shares his over ten year ultrarunning journey, crewing and pacing experiences (including for 200 milers) and quite a few laughs.

Connect with Byron on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/byronguptill/?hl=en

Volunteer for Happy Trails Racing at: https://www.happytrailsracing.com/volunteers

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

Let's talk about books! All December we are talking about books on the Trillium Running Podcast and we start with a double dose. First, Dr. Sasha Gollish and iRun's Ben Kaplan introduce us to the "Sasha's Stories" book club and we nerd out about the books we love. Then, we bring back RD and Race Consultant Michael Brennan to talk about his book, RUN? I Can't Even Jog My Memory.

Link to Sasha's Stories: https://www.irun.ca/index.php/welcome-to-sashas-story-the-sasha-gollish-book-club-for-irun/

Link to Michael Brennan's book: https://www.amazon.ca/Cant-Even-Memory-how-run/dp/1777737508/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FA28UPRAZZME&keywords=run+michael+brennan&qid=1670427311&sprefix=run+michael+brennan%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1

Get ready for a great one. Sabrina Pace-Humphries is an ultrarunner, a force for diversity and inclusion, author, and co-founder of UK's Black Trail Runners. Listen to her inspiring story of life, recovery and running in some of the world's toughest ultramarathons in part one of our interview on this week's edition of the Trillium Running Podcast.

Find Sabrina on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sabrunsmiles/?hl=en

Find out more about Black Trail Runners: https://www.instagram.com/blacktrailrunners/?hl=en

Link to her book, Black Sheep: A Story of Rural Racism, Identity and Hope: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1529418569/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1

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/

Men talking about their feelings, talking about mental health, talking about running - men talking about Movember! In collaboration with Movember Canada, Kalil Magtoto joins host John Shep on this week's episode of the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast. This is Kalil's story about the power of running to promote connection between athletes, connection with our own feelings, and connection with the greater good: supporting Movember Canada to raise awareness and funds for mental health with the Run to MTL.

Connect with Kalil (and DONATE!) on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/kalilsm/

Find out more about Movember Canada: https://ca.movember.com/

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

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

We never cease to be amazed at the accomplishments of amazing female runners in Ontario. This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, we have Amanda Nelson, Canadian record holder in both the 12 hour and 100 mile distance, who just represented the Canadian National Team at the 2022 World Backyard Ultra Championships. What is her superpower? We find out how she was able to outrun all other female competitors by completing 55 loops (one loop per hour = 55 hours!) and running 375.76 km.

Check her out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_nelson/

Trent University lent the Trillium Running Podcast one of their up-and-coming graduate students, Eric Samtleben, to discuss the power of emotional intelligence and resilience in running performance. Eric and host John Shep discuss his personal running story (it's a doozy!) and how it led him into his current research areas. There is tons to learn from his personal stories and his research, along with him being a runner with Autism.

Samtleben, E. (2022). Ultra-Running, the Upcoming Sport of the Endurance World. Journal of Multidisciplinary Research at Trent, 3(1), 138-154.

Register NOW for the Trillium Running Festival. We invite you to the Trail Hub in Uxbridge, Ontario, for a running event on October 29. We have set out a 4-ish km course for our members (it is a trail run after all!) and come join us for one loop or see how many loops you can do in 2 hours or 4 hours. This is not a chip-timed event, so bring your shoes and your smiles. This will be an inclusive, fun, non-competitive, and low-cost event!

New name, same great quality guests! The now AO Running Podcast is proud to welcome Paris 2024 Canadian marathoner Malindi Elmore to the show. Paris 2024 Olympics will close out with Malindi competing in the women's marathon - who will she inspire with her 2024 performance? Because we know she has inspired us all the way to get here. Listen and cheer her on as she races on August 11 at Paris 2024. We also get a visit from Ben Kaplan of iRun Magazine to get amped up about their Women's Marathon Watch Party and 2024 Athletic Brewing Contest for the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon!

Find out more about Malindi Elmore at: https://www.instagram.com/malindielmore/

Find out about the 2024 Athletic Brewing Contest for the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon at: https://www.instagram.com/irunnation/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Our first Athletics Ontario Running Podcast episode of 2025 is a great one with Marathon2Sobriety and Sober Striders Run Club founder Luc Zoratto, who is an avid runner and alcohol-free life coach. His journey is an inspiring one and this conversation is full of honesty, community, and love of life and running. For any runner who drinks, doesn't drink or who is sober curious, this conversation is for you. Welcome to 2025!

Find out all about Luc and Marathon2Sobriety at: https://www.instagram.com/marathon2sobriety/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2025-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

Bruce Kidd is a Canadian athletics legend: a two-time British Empire and Commonwealth Games medalist and Olympian at the 1964 Tokyo games, along with being a 2x member of the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. On the Trillium Running Podcast, we speak with him about his book, A Runner's Journey, and importantly, the drive for equity and inclusivity that made him an Officer of the Order of Canada for having "devoted his life to eradicating sexism and racism in sporting communities around the world".

Dive deep on this Canadian legend online: https://olympic.ca/team-canada/bruce-kidd/

We run with Pride at Athletics Ontario, especially during June's Pride Month in support of LGBTQ+ athletes. To continue our celebration and learning, we welcome back recent guests Rach McBride and Dee Pearson, along with Cory Freedman of the TO Women's Run Series, to speak about how road and trail running can be more inclusive to gender-diverse and queer athletes. This is a can't miss conversation with some important topics (and serious laughs!!).

Check out our solo episodes with Dee and Rach at: https://pod.link/1607376732

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

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/

We wrap up our gift giving season with a gift that you can give yourself: race registrations! Sinister Sports is starting a 200 Mile Race in Ontario for 2025: the SOO 200. They are bringing their 15 year racing expertise to a wonderful part of our province - and our host John Shep speaks to Kirsti Dolson and Kevin Duriaux of the Sinister Sports team about whether he should spend his holiday pennies on the adventure!

Find out all about Sinister Sports' SOO 200 at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/soo200miler/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2025-membership

Athletics Ontario is in good hands with CEO Paul Osland. Find out about his journey to the top of this provincial organization and what he hopes to achieve in his time there. We also share a story about the impetus for the Trillium Running Podcast, the late, great Peter Manning.

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

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

Terry Fox is a Canadian Icon. His Marathon of Hope has inspiried millions and raised millions more for cancer research. Barbara Adhiya is shining a new light on the Terry Fox story with her book Hope by Terry Fox, comprised of interviews and Terry Fox's own journals. We dive into some of those stories in this week's episode of the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast.
Find out more about Barbara Adhiya at: https://www.instagram.com/beautitiamo
Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

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.

We continue our celebration of Pride Month with Rach McBride (and guest co-host Cory Freedman!), who is a five-time Ironman 70.3 winner and the first open non-binary professional triathlete. They are crushing it in the worlds of triathlon and gravel racing, but it has not been easy as a non-binary athlete. The world of athletics encounters similar barriers to sport described in this conversation - it is great and powerful learning for anyone trying to lace up their running shoes.

Find out more about Rach McBridge on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelmcb/

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

The power of sport and running to change lives, from the University of Alberta Professor and ultrarunner Dr. Nick Holt. On this week's Trillium Running Podcast, let's find our how as runners, as coaches, as parents, we can support mental health and youth development.

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

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

Steve Fleck, endurance sport guru, joins the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast to give a state of the union about the worlds of athletics and running. We dive into the stories from throughout 2024, including a great Olympic Games for Canada in Paris, and what the running world has in store for 2025 and beyond.
Find out more about Steve Fleck at: https://www.instagram.com/steve.fleck/
Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Returning guest Molly Hurford took on the Leadville 100 Trail Race this August - and it did not go as planned! Listen to see how it turned out, how she still maintains a positive attitude through the clouds and silver linings and everything she learned in the process. Host John Shep and Molly talk about all the feelings that athletes have when they cannot exercise and how to navigate through those dark thoughts. Let the redemption arc begin!
Find out more about Molly Hurford at: https://www.instagram.com/mollyjhurford/
Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

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/

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

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/

Coaches change lives. Allison Forsyth of Generation Safe joins John Shep on the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast to discuss how coaches can positively influence change and build community in their athletes and teams, from the everyday to high performance. Her passion and charisma for coaching speak volumes as we dive into how to keep coaches and athletes safe in sport.

Find out all about Allison at: https://www.instagram.com/allisonforsyth/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2025-membership

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

Former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne tells us how running can fuel female empowerment, inclusion, mental health and strength through adversity. Her history as a trailblazing politician and advocate for equity is central to our conversation on the Trillium Running Podcast.

Time to sit under Krista Duchene's learning tree! The 2016 Olympian, podium finisher at the Boston Marathon and former Canadian champion in both the half and full marathon distances brings her lessons from an elite career to the Trillium Running Podcast.

Connect with Krista on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/kristaduchene/

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.

It's our one year anniversary!

We celebrate by wrapping up our Race Director 101 series on the Trillium Running Podcast an amazing panel from the 2023 Athletics Ontario Race Director Summit. Listen as RunOttawa's Ian Fraser, Canada Running Series' Charlotte Brookes and DMSE CEO Matt West share their years of experience with the attendees at our January conference, moderated by the incomparable Steve Fleck and Trillium Running Podcast host John Shep.

For more information about the Race Director Summit, check out: https://athleticsontario.ca/road-trail-running/2023-race-director-summit/

Find Canada Running Series on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runcrs/

Find DMSE and Matt West on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dmsesports/

Find RunOttawa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runottawa/

Chris Balenstrini is one of the best up and coming trail and mountain athletes that London, Ontario and Canada has to offer. His life is full with love, medical school, running and coaching. Find out what makes him tick on this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast.

Find Chris Balenstrini on Instagram.

Register NOW for the Trillium Running Festival. We invite you to the Trail Hub in Uxbridge, Ontario, for a running event on October 29. We have set out a 4-ish km course for our members (it is a trail run after all!) and come join us for one loop or see how many loops you can do in 2 hours or 4 hours. This is not a chip-timed event, so bring your shoes and your smiles. This will be an inclusive, fun, non-competitive, and low-cost event!

Tyler Shaw is a Canadian musician taking on the 60km Movember running challenge to raise awareness for men's Mental Health. A self-professed newbie runner, Tyler speaks with host John Shep about how he'll accomplish this challenge amidst fatherhood and a busy Christmas music tour! Mental Health matters, so Tyler is up for the challenge.

Connect with Tyler on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/tylershawmusic/

Find out more about Movember Canada: https://ca.movember.com/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

The Trillium Running Podcast welcomes Jeff Rowthorn, race director of Happy Trails Racing, Athletics Ontario member and ultrarunner with audatious 2022 running goals!  We talk all things Ontario trail racing, Western States and UTMB, coyotes on the run and possums in the chicken coop!

Join us for a truly inspiring conversation with Gunjan Marwah Nichani, Canada Running Series Ambassador, as she shares her incredible journey through #momlife, post-partum running, and the joys and challenges of running during pregnancy. We'll delve into how she balances the demands of having a new baby with her passion for running and We Run the North run club, and how she's redefining what it means to be a strong, resilient mother and athlete. Get ready for an honest and uplifting discussion that will motivate you to embrace your own personal journey, wherever it may lead.

Find out all about Gunjan at: https://www.instagram.com/gunjan_marwah

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2025-membership

We have Olympic fever!! Ben Flanagan, Canadian men's 5000m hopeful in Paris 2024, returns to Athletics Ontario's Trillium Running Podcast to share how he has evolved as a runner over the last two years (since our last interview), over the last six months (since making his Olympic 5000m standard), and over the last week (since a disappointing showing at Canada's Olympic Trials). He is ready for the Paris Olympics! Listen to this episode so that you are too!
We also get a visit from Melanie Murzeau to get amped up about the third edition of the Scarborough 5K, running on August 10, 2024!
Find out more about Ben Flanagan: https://www.instagram.com/ben_flanagan/?hl=en
Signup for Scarborough 5K at: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/83696/2024-scarborough-5k
Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Two trail nerds talking about Ontario Ultrarunning - count me in! Recent 100 mile finisher at Sulphur Springs Trail Race Anthony Barton and Trillium Running Podcast host John Shep talk about his racing experience, along with the Ontario races and ultraraces that we love and want to be a part of.

We run with PRIDE at Athletics Ontario and this week on the Trillium Running Podcast, we celebrate the 2SLGBTQ+ community and allies with Gabriel Jarquin, co-president of the Pride and Remembrance Association. His story and path to running is inspirational and we dive deep into his devotion to the sport and the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

Connect with Gabriel on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/gabrieljarquin/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

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

Enjoy our Q&A with Sierra and Kyle from JM Nutrition on this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast. We explore nutrition for 5k, 10k, marathon and ultrarunners, along with specific considerations for salty runners, masters athletes and vegans like host John Shep!

Check them out on Instagram or their website.

Register NOW for the Trillium Running Festival. We invite you to the Trail Hub in Uxbridge, Ontario, for a running event on October 29. We have set out a 4-ish km course for our members (it is a trail run after all!) and come join us for one loop or see how many loops you can do in 2 hours or 4 hours. This is not a chip-timed event, so bring your shoes and your smiles. This will be an inclusive, fun, non-competitive, and low-cost event!

Hear about us gearing up for the Push Your Limits Goggins Challenge with The Maddie Project on the Trillium Running Podcast.  We chat about the power of running to raise (and raise awareness for) mental health.

Atiqa Mohammad is part of the Movember Canada team in the role of Program Manager, Personalised Cancer Care. She always does Move for Movember and this year is running 100km throughout the month. Host John Shep speaks with Atiqa about why men's mental and physical health is not just a problem for men. How can all genders support Movember throughout the year?

Connect with Atiqa on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/atiqam/

Find out more about Movember Canada: https://ca.movember.com/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

The Bruce Trail has an aura unmatched in Ontario running. On this week's episode of the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast, we bring on the expert, Nicola Ross, author of 40 Days, 40 Hikes, to give us the goods about the magic of the Bruce Trail and why sandals are her perfect hiking shoe!
Find out more about Nicola Ross at: https://www.instagram.com/loopsandlattes1
Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

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/

Rally Beer's tagline is "Meet the beer you can finally feel great about." On the Trillium Running Podcast, we meet the person behind Rally Beer, and you can definitely can feel great about Alan Wood. Find out how Rally Beer can fuel your athletic adventures and your everyday sense of enjoyment.

This week, the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast brings you a truly remarkable story. We sit down with Mardi Michels, a Canada Running Series Ambassador for the 2025 Spring Run Off, a brain tumour survivor, an educator and cookbook author with a love for French food. Mardi's journey is one of strength, determination, and a deep love for running and culinary creativity. We discuss her personal challenges, her passion for the sport, her commitment to inspiring others, and her delicious adventures in the kitchen. Prepare to be moved by Mardi's incredible story.

Find out all about Mardi at: https://www.instagram.com/eatlivtravwrite

Donate to Campfire Circle at: https://www.instagram.com/dudeytsang/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2025-membership

Listen to the beginnings of the Trillium Running Podcast, brought to you by Athletics Ontario, officially starting February 3, with 2x Olympian Reid Coolsaet

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

Rising costs, construction, post-pandemic recovery - all of these are impacting the landscape of local marathons in Ontario. Kerry Gillespie is a sports reporter for the Toronto Star, who wrote an extremely insightful article on this exact topic and she is here on this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast to discuss!

Link to the article: https://www.thestar.com/sports/2023/01/14/how-the-landscape-of-local-marathons-is-changing-as-organizers-run-out-of-options.html

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

Following last Fall's Trillium Running Festival (our very own trail run in Uxbridge, ON!), we realized there are 101 things that we would love to know more about putting on our own run! We start our Race Director 101 series with Dana Bee from Chiptime Results to continue our learning and chat about embracing the running community.

Find Chiptime Results online at: https://chiptimeresults.com/

Check Athletics Ontario on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/athleticsont/

CBC TV Personality David Carroll gives us one of the funniest and most engaging conversations ever on the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast. Starting with his book Ultra, host John Shep and the ultrarunning author David reflect on the universal magic of good people and the lasting connections we make on the roads and trails.
Find out more about David Carroll at: https://www.instagram.com/ultradavidcarroll
Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

What do you do when the pandemic got you down? Start a race company of course! This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, host John Shep speaks with Persistence Racing Race Director Neil McKay about just that(!), and about what inspires him to run and race direct. We recap his second race, London's Persistence Backyard Ultra, which saw a running battle between Canadian 100 Mile Record holder Amanda Nelson, ultrarunner Brian Bondy and former podcast guest Viktoria Brown.

Find Persistence Racing on Facebook and Instagram.

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

Hear the story of Elias Kibreab and how, along with his crew chief Allan Williams, he conquered the Bruce Trail in 8d 16h 55m 0s. Along the way to the men's supported Fastest Known Time on Canada’s oldest long-distance hiking trail, he encountered heat and flat tires, the goodness of friends and strangers and insight into why he runs.

Importantly, consider helping him continue to raise money for the Dekemhare Orphanage Boarding school in Dekemhare, Eritrea: https://www.gofundme.com/f/dekemhare-orphanage-school

BlackToe Running is a fixture in the Ontario and Toronto running communities. Mike Anderson is a Co-founder of BlackToe Running Inc. and the BlackToe Holiday 10k. We get his insights on great gifts for runners (and for our host John Shep, specifically!), along with this weekend's BlackToe Holiday 10k, a great event supporting great runners and a great cause: Centre 55 Toronto.

Connect with BlackToe Running on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/blacktoerunning/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2025-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 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/

Bart Yasso, the Mayor of Running, the retired Runner’s World Chief Running Officer and the creator of the “Yasso 800's," was an absolute treasure to have on the Trillium Running Podcast.  He joins us this week to chat about the runs he's taken and the paths he's crossed, reflecting on the people and places he loves in the world of running.

Find Bart Yasso online at: https://www.bartyasso.com/

Connect with Bart on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/bartyasso/?hl=en

Kevin Coffey is inspiration and perseverence personified. This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, host John Shep speaks with professional coach and runner, survivor of a brutal Traumatic Brain Injury, who became 2022 Male Winner of the Around the Bay 30k.

Find out all about Kevin on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/coffeyrunner/

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

The Ontario Triple Crown of 100s: Sulphur Springs Trail Race, Tally in the Valley by Happy Trails Racing, Haliburton Forest 100. These are Ontario, Canada's three 100 milers and our host, John Shep, speaks to fellow Ontario Triple Crown finisher (and reigning champion!) Trevor Dale about taking on the challenge to complete them all in one calendar year. Who will take on the challenge in 2025?!?!?

Find out more about Trevor Dale on IG: https://www.instagram.com/trevordalego/

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

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

In Part Two of our discussion with Sabrina Pace-Humphries, co-founder of UK's Black Trail Runners, we learn about the reasons behind the Black Trail Runners movement, the positive impact they are having on the UK trail racing scene, and what we in Ontario can learn about championing diversity and inclusion in our wonderful sport.

Find Sabrina on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sabrunsmiles/?hl=en

Find out more about Black Trail Runners: https://www.instagram.com/blacktrailrunners/?hl=en

Link to her book, Black Sheep: A Story of Rural Racism, Identity and Hope: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1529418569/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1

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

2021 and 2022 Canadian 10K Champion Ben Flanagan goes long with the Trillium Running Podcast. This is a great story of finding yourself and breaking through adversity to become a champion runner. We dive deep into the Kitchener, Ontario native's roots, collegiate career and what makes the Ontario and Canadian running scenes at the front of the race.

"I run, but I am not a runner" - Kristen Chalmers, running coach and owner of Soul Runners, and our host John Shep dissect this concept and how runners of all abiliites can embrace their identity as a RUNNER. It also is a chance to meet a wonderful, community-focused coach who embraces her identity as a business owner, coach and RUNNER.

Find her online and on Instagram.

Register NOW for the Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2022/64520/trillium-running-festival