Motivate to Move

 I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and interview some fine runners before and after a race. What better time to start than to head out to Grande-Digue for the annual 5-15 km runs and do some interviews? It is a well-run event, and it is a shame to hear this could be the last year for the run. In this episode, I take my new mic and chat with several different people to get their take on severa...

 Sometimes, in life, you meet people with a positive outlook who inspire everyone around them.  This week's guests, Mike Hanson and Dave Morin, do exactly that. Mike and Dave are setting out to raise $1 million by running 10 marathons in 10 days in 10 provinces, 10in10in10. Raising awareness and money for Autism Aspergers Friendship Society, KidSport, and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Starting in St....

In part two of our episode with Richard Faulkner, we discuss how Richard had full support from everyone in the school system and how his job helped pay to keep him in shape. Now that Richard is retired, he is still very active and lives a very active lifestyle—hiking, mountain biking, and paddling all over the world. Just because you're retired doesn't mean you can't stay active. We discuss large...

This week, we had a fantastic discussion with Richard Faulkner, whom I have wanted on the show for a long time. Retired teacher and business owner who lived in Hillsborough. This ended up being part one of a two-part episode. We discuss Baymount Outdoor Adventures and how that came about. Kayaking in the Bay of Fundy at Hopewell Rocks and the experience of the tour before and after High tide. Cave...

 It was a nice chat with Diane about the warmer weather to come, and how the snow is melting and the sun is shining. Diane and I sit down and talk about some upcoming running events in the Maritimes. How about a virtual run around New Brunswick? Sure why not? We are looking forward to doing recordings at some of these events on-site creating some new content for our listeners. Stay tuned folks and...

Amanda Mills Sirois is back on our podcast this week. We asked Amanda back on our show for an update on how her Olympic run went. Amanda was not an official runner at the Olympic event but her best friend Allison, and another good friend Collin ran the Olympic course. It was an amazing experience and a great story. The 3-2-1 initiative, what is it and why is it important? Amanda helps answer those...

  We have a great time when Alex Quinn sits down and chats with us. The subject matter can be tough to discuss but we feel this is a good place to discuss tough subjects and let everyone know you are not alone. This episode is brought up to help promote mental health awareness. We go back a little and Alex gives us some of his backstory. The 100-mile run Alex created and completed was around King...

 Diane and I are back doing podcasts and we are very happy to get back at it in 2025. Our first guest for the New Year is Lee Murphy from Nova Scotia. Lee loves running longer distances, Ultramarathons and Backyard Marathons are what get Lee going. We learn how Lee started running and how it has become addictive for him, far better than what Lee was addicted to earlier on in life. His running stre...

 We want to thank everyone who listened to any of our shows and tell everyone we will be back with more episodes in the New Year. We plan on making the episodes shorter, less scripted, and on a semi-regular basis, but the hope is that they seem more like discussions and less like reading.   For our first episode in 6 months, we have our most popular guest ever and he is indeed BACK!  Santa Claus h...

Tonight for our final guest we want to chat with someone that everyone from the running community in our area knows, Emma Belcher. Emma is originally from England and moved here in 2008, she has played Soccer and Rugby most of her life. Emma is a big-time volunteer, giving so much to the community, on the board of Legs for Literacy here in Moncton. Emma ran the Ottawa Marathon in 2016. Having rece...

Amanda Mills Sirois is our special guest this week and it is exciting to have her on our show. Amanda started running indirectly because of a 5km wine run, and things took off from that point. With her running partner Allison, they ran the Ottawa marathon and came close to qualifying for Boston. Hired a coach to help with qualifying, job done. Raised money in support of Down Syndrome and ran the l...

Diane lined up a fantastic guest for our episode this week, Joyce King from Lower Hainesville N.B. Many of you don't know that Joyce was a champion arm wrestler. Even crazier is the fact Joyce started at the late age of 30. Skip ahead 10 years and Joyce defeated a Russian rival super heavyweight to become the best female arm wrestler in the world. I was unaware of this, but Joyce competed with her...

 In this episode of Motivate to Move we chat with Bob Dumouchel, Bob loves staying active, cycling, and running just to name a few things. Bob volunteers for many local events and sometimes leads runners in half marathons while on his bike clearing the way. Bob chats with us about the Thornton Bridge Parkrun in Fredericton. What is a Parkrun you might ask? Parkrun is positive, welcoming, and inclu...

  What an amazing interview we have for everyone in tonight's episode. Michele Banks is certified in canoeing, Kayaking, and first aid. Michele is also certified in wilderness and outdoor recreation training  Michele holds a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Education, and A master of science education.  Coaches and teaches, works with Ducks Unlimited, the list goes on and on and we ask her about...

 Tonight we have two very special guests with us from the Chasing Trails podcast, and we will be linking their wonderful podcast in our show notes below. Diane and I love running and both of us love to listen to podcasts so why not have the best of both worlds on our show? We welcome Brandon Thompson and Geoff Leblanc from Chasing Trails and we were very happy they agreed to come on our show and c...

 Our guest this evening was a heavy smoker and in 2006 started cycling. Amir had no idea how much this would change her life. Amir has done a famous ride called the Golden Triangle twice. Riding from Banff to Golden in one day, Golden to Radium the next day, and from Radium back to Banff the third day. works out to roughly 100 km daily and has incredible elevations and scenery. Now Amir focuses mo...

Tonight we welcome two very special guests back to our show. Nathaniel Couture and Ryan O'Shea are on our podcast again and we were very excited to welcome them and they have brought three very special guests with them. With Nathaniel is his son Sam who is 14 and with Ryan is his son Liam who is 13 and his daughter Amelia who is 9. Tonight's episode will focus on the Speeding Cheetahs and what you...

 In this episode, Diane and I chat about some real-life issues we have run into recently. How we struggle to stay motivated and what we are doing now to keep on moving. Life can be a tricky balance of family, work, and even the weather. Just because we are on the other side of the mic doesn't mean things are always rosy. We wanted to share some of the issues we face in hopes others who struggle wi...

 We welcome Sebastien Godin Back to our podcast this evening, Sebastien was with us way back on episode 16, over 3 years ago. Sebastien quit drinking and smoking lost 100 pounds, got into shape, and started running all sorts of distances including marathons. Bucket list in hand Sebastien set out to break some personal goals. He qualified for Boston but had some issues on the course and wanted to r...

  Tonight's very special guest comes to us from Riverview NB and is part of the Riverview Running Idiots like myself and Diane, it was a pleasure to welcome Julie Stokes to our show. Julie Stokes is the Supervisor of Water & Wastewater for the City of Moncton, NB where she assists in the supervision of the Municipality’s Water & Wastewater Operations. Julie has lived in Riverview for 4 yea...

  We invited Jen Williston and Maryse Babineau on our show today to talk about the Moncton Women trail running group. We wanted an update about events that the ladies are going to compete in this year. The first thing that strikes you when you listen to this episode is how dedicated these women are to their trail running. Tuesday is the day and for these two ladies, it is non-negotiable even with...

 Our very special guest tonight is Ian Loughead, senior conservator at an N.S. museum. Early on Ian was into team sports, Soccer, and especially Baseball. Later on in his 20s, Ian started cycling and doing road races, 70-90 km runs and he did this for 5-6 years. Of course, this led to Duathlons and finishing over 20 Triathlons. This has all led to Ian being involved in the Maritime Dog Harness Ass...

  An excellent conclusion to a wonderful talk with Colin McQuade, Lindsay Laltoo, and Aaron Sellers. All three runners are from the Greater Moncton Running Club and listening to this episode you can tell these three get along so well. Running, staying in shape, and being active in the community are important to this group. It's nice seeing people helping others to achieve their goals while working...

 In this week's episode, we are thrilled to sit down with three wonderful people in the Greater Moncton Club. Colin McQuade, Lindsay Laltoo, and Aaron Sellers. We go in-depth talking about everything Greater Moncton Running Club. We go over events they have created and take part in, all at a low cost to the participants, an excellent idea for everyone these days. We have so much to discuss in this...

  Dr. Bob Forbes is back on our show this week, what he did is so amazing and cool we couldn't wait. Dr. Bob ran a marathon in Antarctica, meaning he has run a marathon on all 7 continents. The best part is we talk all about it, so few people have thought about doing what Dr. Bob did. Bob and his wife took a boat ride to Antarctica and away he went. We hear about the weather, what it was like gett...