Trail Tales ARP

One 40+ year old mom + One 11 year old Henry = Adventure This was never a planned thing. We live on a farm, Henry went to the local school. Life was normal.  And then the pandemic hit. We switched to homeschooling, but that can be a lonely thing for a, then, 7 year old. So we began hiking the Bruce Trail which was, quite literally, in our backyard. Along the trails Henry met fellow kids and adults...

RTR has an old friend of the show back on as a guest!

Thibault Delacroix is an ultra-distance runner. He grew up in France but has made Australia his home the last few years and he's happy to say he is now an Australian permanent resident. Thibault's running journey began during his first few years living in Australia. It was the beginning of 2018 and he made the decision to give up smoking, this led him to start running as a distraction and he hasn'...

I had such an amazing conversation with Cody today. He set the Bruce Trail Unsupported FKT just a few short weeks ago, in 14 days and 30 minutes. Cody shared some great stories and some very useful info on unsupported hiking/ultrarunning in the multi-day fashion. He's such an amazing human.

RTR had the absolute pleasure of connecting with such a truly amazing and world class ultramarathoner, and even better human being, Viktoria Brown.

Aaron Conners, ultramarathoner, has only been running for three years and has overcome a tremendous amount personally. In the past two years, Aaron has finished ultramarathons such as the 125K Canadian Death Race and the 108K Black Spur Ultra, along with finishing the Iron Horse 100 miler in both 2022 and 2023. Aaron's journey is one of hope, resiliency and breaking through personal barriers i...

Kevin Barata, ultramarathoner, has run a huge amount of ultramarathon endurance events in his life. Kevin recently had a multi day adventure in finishing the Cocodona 250+ mile ultramarathon in 89 hrs and 6 minutes. Kevin is also a finisher of the inaugural Oregon 200 last year, which is a 200+ mile ultramarathon. Furthermore, Kevin has finished the Fat Dog 120 twice (in 2017 and 2021), has run ma...

Hannah Rollason, ultramarathoner from the UK, began running five years ago in 2019. She progressively went from a Couch to 5K runner in the beginning. Hannah has now worked up to having an incredible journey in completing the Sea to Sky 100K ultramarathon in only a four year span. Hannah has the Edinburgh Marathon with two more ultramarathons planned for 2024 with another 100K coming up this year...

Adam Koppany, seasoned ultramarathoner, has journeyed ten 100 mile ultramarathons in his life along with finishing the inaugural Great Divide 200, which is a 205 mile ultramarathon with approx. 40,000 ft of climbing through the mountains of Alberta and BC. Tune in to this amazing episode in which Adam and I discuss effective strategies for ultramarathoning, his experience at the Divide 200 last fa...

Terri Biloski, ultramarathoner, has been running for twenty five years and ultrarunning for sixteen years. Terri has journeyed at least fifty ultramarathons over that course of time, in which at least ten of those ultramarathons are 100 miles or further. Terri's most substantial ultramarathons are the Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee (GVRAT) created by the infamous Lazarus Lake or Gary Cant...

Welcome to season 10! 5 years of TTARP thanks to YOU! Thibault and RTR chat about his recent 200 Miler!

Well what can I say? It's been an amazing four years here with TTARP. As creator and host it's been a WILD ride! I am ever grateful for all of the wonderful humans I've had the pleasure of interviewing and I'm grateful for YOU for listening and sharing your running journey with us! If you'd like to keep in touch and follow along on my Canicross adventures FOLLOW ME HERE RTR wil...

Enjoy the conversation with RTR and ADAM! Adam on X

RTR chatted with Stacy back in September - here is their conversation. ENJOY! Stacy on IG

Thibault "The Nomad Runner" Delacroix is back and he has some BIG PLANS for 2024. Read below and please help Thibault reach his dream goal to complete the Triple Crown Under! Run WILD! SUPPORT THIBAULT on GOFUNDME What is Project24: Hi, my name is Thibault Delacroix and I’m a French man living in Australia. I spent the last 2 years in Tasmania running as much as I could, I was determined...

RTR sat down to record a very vulnerable synopsis of his return to the mountains. After having been missing and alone in the mountains last year at the Fat Dog 120, our beloved Russell, with the encouragement of his friends and loving family made his return to the mountains. In this episode Russell shares some vulnerable moments and provides insight to is emotional journey back to the mountains in...

Today I chat with you from my desk and read some weird things that people found while running. Article link below. Weird things

Noel Thomson is man who wears many hats. From father, to husband, to employee, to triathlete, to ultrarunner, to kids coach and mentor . Noel takes pride and puts passion into everything he is involved in. He has been the trail boss at Sulphur Springs for several years helping green runners learn what they need to be successful at Canada's first Western States Endurance Run qualifier! Sulphur...

RTR interviews Brian Bondy on this episode of TTARP. This past May Bondy completed the Cocodona 250 ultramarathon! If that's not impressive enough have a look at his running accomplishments . Just WOW!

Matt Munro has become a record holder at Sulphur Springs and it's a record that may stand for quite some time. At 19 years old, Matt is the youngest ever 100 mile finisher at Sulphur Springs! Matt completed the 160.93-kilometre race in 29 hours and 13 minutes. Read Matt's Story in Canadian Trail Running Magazine here

RTR sits down to chat with Ultrarunner Adam Koppany. Adam has completed Sulphur Springs, Vermont 100, and Haliburtan Forest Trail Race to name a few! Check out Adam here! Adam's Racing Resume

Come along for a little journey with Shawn as he completes day 14 and 15 of the Run For The Sun run streak. Check out Coach Jeff

Long time listeners of the podcast will remember the name David Kempston, a previous guest from our early days as a podcast. David is a life long runner and author of the book "Lessons Learned on The Run". https://www.amazon.ca/Lessons-Learned-Run-About-Running/dp/0578230437

Rick is a leading Occupational Therapist with over 25 years of experience helping runners and all types of athletes overcome pain without the need for medication and avoiding surgery. He saw that this area of healthcare was failing to help people solve the pain puzzle so he put the pieces together and created the Fixing You Method and has just released his new book Solving the Pain Puzzle. With Ri...

5 things that only trail runners will relate to, cocaine bears, why Shawn is afraid of snakes, all this and more on this episode of Trail Tales ARP!! The Muddy Paw Canicross Race USE TTARP25 for 25% of registration and join us virtually with your dog! Cocaine Bear  Wild Life Encounters