Inspired Soles

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Dave Proctor is back on the show for the third time. Since we last spoke in the spring of 2022, he’s become the fastest person to run across Canada AND a published author! On May 15th, 2022, the ultrarunning legend from Okotoks, AB started running west from St. John’s, NL, followed in the footsteps of his hero Terry Fox, traversed over 7100 kilo...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Val Schonberg is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition science from the University of Minnesota. She is Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics, a Certified Menopause Practitioner with The Menopause Society (previously known as the North American Menopause Society) and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutr...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Dr. Duane Scotti is a Connecticut-based running physical therapist, run coach, host of the Healthy Runner podcast, and founder of Spark Healthy Runner.  He has become a kindred podcast spirit of ours and with this episode has the honor of becoming the first guest we’ve had on the show 3 times!  A leader in the rehab and running community for 20+...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Amanda Thebe is a Fitness and Women’s Health Expert from Toronto, ON and an affiliated member of the Canadian and  North American Menopause Society. She is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too and has nearly 30 years of experience in the fitness industry. As a hig...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Marina Striker is a 52 year old Education Assistant and ultra trail runner from Agassiz, British Columbia.  Although a lifelong runner, she took up trail running 6 years ago and uses running as an outlet to channel her high energy.  You first heard Marina on our podcast when we interviewed her with Ihor Verys after Bigs Backyard Ultra in October...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Dr. Nese Yuksel is a full Professor with the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the College of Health Sciences at the University of Alberta. She also holds a cross-appointment with Alberta Health Services and has been practicing in the areas of menopause and osteoporosis for nearly 25 years. She is passionate about bringing her c...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Today Carolyn interviews co-host Kim Sankey about her most recent six day fastpacking trip to Torres del Paine National Park in the Patagonian region of Chile with RunBC - organized by past guest and amazing athlete and human, Jen Segger.  It was the trip of a lifetime and Kim has received so many questions about it that she's here to tell...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Carrie Oswald is a 56-year old postmenopausal woman who underwent a hysterectomy at age 33 for uterine fibroids that were causing constant periods and extreme blood loss. Although her uterus was removed and she no longer had a monthly menstrual cycle, she still has her ovaries and therefore experienced classic perimenopausal symptoms in her mid-...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Sasha Gollish is a 42-year old elite middle and long distance runner who holds the masters world record in the indoor mile (4:38.73) and also represented Team Canada in the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics   Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Sasha has been very open on social media about the challenging perimenopausal symptoms she’s been n...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Jill Moreash is a 56-year old who is absolutely thriving as a postmenopausal woman. She is a personal trainer and group fitness instructor at Variety Village in Scarborough, Ontario, and she owns & operates a fitness business, Your Wellness Warrior. A lifelong athlete who takes excellent care of herself, Jill figured she would sail through p...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Danny Morin is a 38 year old Clearance Diver with the Canadian Navy who was born in Quebec and now lives in Toronto. Accustomed to striving for high levels of fitness as part of his military training, he became curious back in 2016 to see if he could meet the standard for the Canadian Armed Forces National 5k Running competition in Ottawa. He de...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Today we’re taking you back to the Divide 200 mile race with ultra trail running best friends Jon Paradowski and Heidi Schmaltz from Saskatchewan, Alberta. The inaugural Divide 200 took place in September 2023 along the Continental Divide in southern Alberta. Jon & Heidi completed a large part of the race together and we wanted to hear about...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Instead of our regular “Couple of the Quarter” episode, we are bringing to you a “Duo of the Quarter.” On Sat, Oct 21 at 7am local time, the individual world championships of backyard ultra running commenced in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. The format sees racers run a 4.17-mile loop, called a “yard” in backyard ultrarunning, within a one-hour time li...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Ana Laura Fray is a 46 year old who lives North of Toronto now but was born in Mexico and spent the first 23 years of her life there. She also happens to be an exceptional marathon runner and earlier this month on Oct 1st, 2023 she broke her first tape by winning the P’tit Train du Nord Marathon in a blazing time of 2:47:41! P’tit Train is a bre...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Have you ever noticed that runners have their own special language?  If you've been running a long time you may not even realize it, but if you are new to the sport or this podcast you know exactly what we mean.  You hear people speaking of workouts and zones, hitting the wall and negative splits.  Just when you think you’ve got the basic r...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Scott Cooper is an ultra-trail runner from Toronto although he’s been living in Calgary for the last five years.  Prior to moving to Calgary, Scott had an accomplished triathlon career and even spent a year racing professionally.  Only three weeks after he moved west, Scott found himself on a Sinister 7 relay team and as he says, “the rest is hi...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Brittany Moran is a Toronto-based chiropractor with The Runner’s Academy, a 2:33 marathoner, and the founder of StrideWise Running, a coaching service for runners of all levels. While undergoing a recent rebrand of The Runner’s Academy, Brittany and her team were asked to reflect on what was important to them and it kept coming back to community...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Ethan Peters is a 25 year old software developer currently living in Fernie, BC.  He started his running career at the age of 19 by completing his first official race - that just happened to be a 100 miler! Since then he has excelled in mountain ultramarathons, earning multiple podium finishes amongst elite fields on some very tough courses.  Mo...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text If you’ve been running for any length of time, we’re going to guess that you’ve dealt with an injury or two along the way and if so, then you’re going to love what today’s guest has to share. Leanne Klassen is a 36 year old runner from Calgary AB, a coach with Skyline Run Coaching, and a 2:42 marathoner, yet at the time of this recording she was...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Greg Athayde is a 62 year old runner who was born in Uganda and immigrated to Winnipeg, MB with his family in 1972. He discovered track and cross country in junior high and took part all the way through his years at the University of Manitoba. In his 30s & 40s Greg dabbled in road running and even raced several marathons, but more recently h...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Rory Linkletter is a professional Canadian athlete who lives and trains in Flagstaff, Arizona, is sponsored by Puma, and is coached by US half marathon record holder, Ryan Hall. At the World Championships marathon on August 27th in Budapest, Hungary, Rory was the top Canadian placing 19th in a season’s best time of 2:12:16. Unfortunately given t...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Tyler Blaney is a husband, father-of-three, and a real estate agent from Calgary AB.  He also happens to be a thru hiker turned ultrarunner with a great story.   He started running cross country in high school while living in Kelowna, BC and fell in love with his ability to cover great distances in a short period of time and the sense of adventu...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Today we’re excited to welcome professional runner Ben Flanagan back to the show! It was about this time last year that we first got to know Ben (episode 95) after he signed his contract with On Running, but during this conversation he delivered an absolute masterclass on everything related to World Championships.  Not only is Ben a wealth of kn...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Kara Leinweber is a trail and mountain runner from Calgary, Alberta where she lives with her husband and two children.  In addition to working in the oil & gas sector, Kara is also the owner and race director of Lewiston Ultra Events through which she enjoys hosting trail running events and socials for all levels of runner. Kara is active in...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text It’s time for another Couple of the Quarter episode!  This time we welcome Reinier & Melissa Paauwe from Calgary, Alberta to the show.  They are quite the power couple who met at work at a lunch run club.  Both have excelled at both cycling & running. Reinier placed second at Canadian Nationals in the Duathlon in 2017 before he ran his f...