The Shakeout Podcast

We’re kicking off 2023 by revisiting one of our favourite episodes from 2020 with coach and marathoner Paddy Birch. Paddy is an Irish ex-pat who didn’t start running until he moved to Toronto a decade ago. But in that time he transformed himself from a mid-pack rec runner into an elite marathoner. During the pandemic, Paddy decided to mix things up and test himself over some shorter distances. As...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. In our final Rundown of the year, we recap thrilling results from the track, road and trail from the first full year of racing since the start of the pandemic. In an unprecedented year of competition, Canadians secured over 50 national records and 27 global championsh...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we're joined by Julie-Anne Staehli . Staehli had a breakthrough year in 2021, winning the Canadian 1500m title and competing at her first Olympic Games in the 5000m. She built on that momentum this year, adding national road 5K and cross-count...

The cross-country championship season is in full swing. This week is bookended by the NCAA Division 1, and Athletics Canada Cross-Country Championships. And going back just over a week, on a blustery day in Halifax, Max Turek and Glynis Sim crossed the line victorious at the U Sports XC Championships. They lead their teams - the McMaster Marauders and the UBC Thunderbirds - to 1st and 2nd, respect...

This week we're joined by Lucia Stafford who won the elite 5K women's race at the Road to Hope Marathon weekend in Hamilton, ON, last Saturday. Her time of 15:20 in her debut at the distance was only 4 seconds off the Canadian record set in 2004 by Emilie Mondor.  In this episode Lu shares her insights about the value of racing off-distances, and why a happy runner is key to being a successful run...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we're joined by track specialist Corey Bellemore . Corey is not only a sub-4 minute miler and owns a national 800m title, he's also the official beer mile world record holder. Over the weekend he added a second world record to his resume at th...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we recap an exciting weekend of racing in Toronto and Amsterdam. The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, which doubled as the Canadian Marathon Championships, returned after a three year hiatus and made for a day of thrilling racing. The TCS Amst...

The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon is returning in-person this weekend for the first time in 3 years. Over 22,000 runners will take to the streets of Toronto to celebrate on course, and 4 of those runners are some of Canada’s very best marathoners. Dayna Pidhoresky and Trevor Hofbauer return as defending Canadian champions from 2019. Malindi Elmore , whose Canadian record was just broken last mon...

In this very special episode of The Rundown we recap the historic results from the 2022 Berlin Marathon. Eliud Kipchoge broke his own world record and Tigist Assefa ran the 3rd fastest women's marathon of all-time. But most excitedly for us, Natasha Wodak demolished the Canadian women's marathon record, running 2:23:12. This was not only a huge improvement on the previous record, it was also over...

Yesterday marked the 42nd edition of the Terry Fox Run . In 1980, just 2 years after losing his leg to cancer, 21-year old Terry Fox set out on his Marathon of Hope to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. It's been over 4 decades since that heroic attempt, but Terry’s dream of eradicating cancer lives on. This episode is a rebroadcast of an interview we did in 2020 with Fred Fox , Terry’...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we chat about Canadian success at the Zurich Diamond League final and the takedown of Moh Ahmed's North American 5000m record. We celebrate Viktoria Brown 's crowning as 48-hour World Champion. And we grieve the loss of Eliza Fletcher , who wa...

Rory Linkletter has had an extraordinary year: he’s run personal bests in everything from the mile to the marathon and clocked a stunning 2:10:24 at the World Championships this summer. He’s also a good friend of our podcast. The last time we had him on the show, he had just broken the Canadian Half-Marathon record. He had also just changed coaches and started working with decorated US distance ru...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we recap Team Canada's success at the World Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games . We celebrate two Canadian track records, plus Ben Flanagan 's winning streak at the prestigious Falmouth Road Race. And we cover some remarkable feats...

Evan Dunfee is one of Canada’s most decorated Track and Field athletes: he has won medals at the Pan Am Games, the World Championships, and the Olympics. But the one piece of hardware that has eluded him is a medal from the Commonwealth Games . Evan has spent his career as a 50K race walk specialist, so when World Athletics announced that it would be dropping the 50K and replacing it with a 35K di...

Two Canadian women stormed their way to podium finishes at this year's Western States Endurance Run . Ailsa MacDonald and Marianne Hogan placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively at the world’s oldest 100 mile trail race in California. This is the first time that Canadians have reached the women’s podium since Ellie Greenwood set the course record in 2012. We spoke with Ailsa and Marianne a couple of weeks...

The 2022 World Athletics Championships wrapped up in Eugene on Sunday, capping off a thrilling 10 days of competition. There were several highlights from our Canadian team, including Cam Levins ' brilliant marathon performance. Cam finished 4th in 2:07:10. This was not only a personal best and improvement on his own Canadian record of over 2 minutes, it was also the highest finish ever by a Canadi...

The World Athletics Championships are underway in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field.  This historic venue celebrated its 100th birthday last year, and has housed the University of Oregon track and field program throughout the century. Canadian Olympian Doug Clement attended the University of Oregon and trained under famed coach Bill Bowerman . In this episode, we speak with Doug about his experience...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we bring you a special preview of the Canadian athletes competing at the World Athletics Championships . From medal hopefuls to notable omissions to rising stars, we break down our team's exciting prospects. The 2022 World Athletics Championsh...

We’re not bringing you a full episode this week, because we have been planning our next few months of content. But we’re so excited about what we have in the works, and hope that you’ll enjoy our upcoming episodes!  It’s going to be an exciting and jam-packed summer, so tune in next week as we kick it all off! Learn more about The Shakeout Podcast and Canadian Running Magazine on our website https...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we bring you highlights from the Canadian Track and Field Championships , including a national title by co-host Maddy Kelly! We celebrate the takedown of a 35-year road record by Ben Flanagan . And we bring you thrilling results from the Weste...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we recap another another thrilling set of results for our Canadians, from the NCAA to Diamond Leagues to domestic competition. We share both exciting and disappointing news from the track and roads. We celebrate new Canadian records on the tra...

This episode is a rebroadcast from 2020, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Harry Jerome ’s 100m world record. Jerome went on to set 6 more world records, compete in 3 Olympic Games, and win international medals for Canada. The Harry Jerome International Track Classic continues to be one of the most competitive meets in Canada. The 2022 edition took place last week and was no exception, so we tho...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we cover results from two Diamond League meets where Canadians shone. We bring you the story of a stroller-pushing marathon champ, a Canadian W40 1500m record , and an 82-year-old ultra phenom. And we close out our episode with the voices of o...

Reid Burrows spent much of his teenage and adult life chasing big athletic dreams. But that chase led him to some dark places. Reid is an ultra trail runner and former elite triathlete. He’s also a freelance writer. Last month he wrote a piece for the Trail section of Canadian Running Magazine documenting his mental health journey, and the complicated role that running has played in it. May is men...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we cover results from the Birmingham Diamond League where 3 Canadian men were victorious. Our guys also took home wins in the 3000m steeplechase in two American meets over the weekend. Our Canadian women shone at the NACAC Half Marathon Champi...