Motivate to Move

Krista Richard has been teaching for many years and when she came back to Moncton she started teaching at Forest Glen School. Seeing a huge need she has started up many school programs for the students to get them playing and moving. Everything from an early morning walking program to an after-school sports program plus many many more. Donating their time to these programs plus getting the communi...

Jan Carver started out doing a 10,000 a day step challenge and that led to a couch to 5 km run then a 10 km and the next thing Jan knew she was doing marathons. After 4 marathons Jan has decided to do the London marathon this year to make it number 5. Our very own Diane met Jan through something called the K times 365 project in 2014. This group promotes staying active for 365 days preferably outs...

What a fantastic way to end our season by speaking with Santa Claus himself all the way from the North pole. Diane and I ask him about keeping in shape for the big day and what Santa likes to eat. We ask about his wonderful reindeer and Rudolph of course, what they like to eat and if Rudolph will be leading Santa's team this year. We talk a little about magic and how much Santa really knows about...

Tonight's guest, Jessica Boudreau is married and mom of two plus she has been a dental hygienist for 34 years. As a child, her upbringing was to keep active and Jessica has done that and more. She lives in a small community on Cape Breton Island and when she started running Jessica would use the hydro poles to help keep track of her distance. Jessica tells us how she was nervous starting out and w...

Tonight we speak with a fellow group running member about what motivated her to run her first marathon as a virtual Boston marathon. Paula Murnaghan wanted to run a marathon by the time she was 40 and a plan happened but her marathon of choice was cancelled via Covid. Then the option for the virtual Boston Marathon occurred and Paula jumped at the chance. She started a trend because a lot of our g...

Donna and Lesley had decided to do their first marathon, the decision was made to do this via the virtual Boston marathon 2021. A training plan was well thought out and put on paper and along the way injuries plus covid plus other things created a difficult environment to get enough training in to complete their marathon goals. Donna and Lesley decided to take the pressure off but instead of just...

We finish off with Rick Canning's Bromont 100 experience and what finally had him decide to call his race for that day. Rick goes over the questions he asks himself to make sure it's not a decision he will regret later. We also hear that Rick's stomach is his weak point and what he plans to do to help fix the issue. This is very interesting because we know so many people that have these types of i...

Rick Canning just came back from the Bromont 100 in Quebec and wanted to talk about this race plus much more and of course, we said Yes! Rick starts off by telling us why he wanted to run this race for the second time. After a DNF the first time he just had to go back and try again. The first time for Rick was a wonderful experience and getting out after Covid was a blessing. Rick goes deep talkin...

Shane Jardine loves boxing and has been a big fan from a very early age. In middle school, he started lifting weights and became aware of Muhammad Ali and this is what set his path forward. He walked into a boxing gym for the first time and became fascinated, his first coach, Freddy Corrigan, a 10 time Canadian boxing champ gave him the nickname of Sugar Shane and that has stuck from this day on....

Tonight's guest John Collicott was a lifeguard at one point and a swim coach later on, he loved coaching. Then one day he went out 2.5km and made a paint mark on the road and decided to use that as his 5 km training. He couldn't believe how long the 2.5km was taking and was positive that he must have passed his mark. There it was a short while later right where he had made it. That got John starte...

Tonight's guest Dr. Bob Forbes has played in a ton of different sports at the young age of 67. It all started with his great love of baseball. Bob and his brother loved it so much they would seldom go on summer vacation because they couldn't stand to miss a game. Then he got into football and at the age of 15, while being the quarterback, his team went 13-0 and won the Maritime championship in Hal...

Tonight's guest is Mark McColgan, he is very much into Saint John trail running. By his own admission, he isn't the best with his diet but don't be fooled one little bit. Determined and tough Mark was getting into some very long ultra runs and hydration and eating have been problems, sometimes cramping so badly it would affect his race. One year he ran the Gaspesia while being trained very well an...

Lindsey MacNeil has some big goals for her running. She has been around running most of her life, from being at her dad's runs when younger to running while she was training for the RCMP to now. The difference is now running is Lindsey's alone time and she loves this very much. Tonight we chat about how a co-worker got her started on her first 10km race. Lindsey talks about a training company that...

We had to have Shannon come back to our podcast, and the reason was she had just completed her very first Triathlon. Shannon talks a little about an average day for her with running and cycling plus spin class and how that keeps her in shape. Then she goes into the 3 stages of the Triathlon with us. She tells us how she did in each of the three events, pool, cycling and swimming. We also chat abou...

Lisa Beal started working out in 2013 and from that point on everything changed. At first, she was uncomfortable going into the gym, so she would only go after midnight. Now Lisa has many certifications and is the fitness manager at GoodLife. Listen to Lisa's story about how she succeeded where many wouldn't. How she has done a number of fitness shows and is thinking about going back to do another...

In this episode, Diane and I interview each other with 2 specific purposes. We chat about my experience with doing my 100 km run. We get into my training when I was training and how much. We also discuss my actual run and how it went plus the many many people that ran with me and helped me along the way. Next, I ask Diane about her 2441 day run streak, how her streak ended and how she felt at the...

We bring Eugene Gaudet back to our podcast because way back in episode #38 he suggests to us that a marathon is not out of the question. When we hear that we instantly think Eugene is going to attempt his first marathon and that is indeed the does. He gives us a reminder of his backstory and talks with us about his training and what he needs to work on and what parts he has nailed down. Eugene has...

Genevieve Lalonde, John Gay headline a strong elite field at the Medavie Canadian 5K Championships that are set to begin This Saturday, August 28, the 14-day period for submissions of race results in the Medavie Canadian 5K Championship, opens. Hosted by Athletics New Brunswick and Run NB, the event will be raced virtually in 2021 with the event boasting a strong field of top Canadian elite athlet...

In part 2 of Michael's podcast, Diane and I ask some questions and listen to some great stories. We learn that Michael lost 60 pounds thanks to a bet and that bet got his passion back for riding a bicycle. Michael loves open water swimming at Parlee Beach at 6:30 am nothing like an early start. Michael had some back problems and went and seen an Osteopath, the advice was to drink more water and ke...

Michael Roy is very passionate about what he does to stay in shape. Being a husband, father, son and teacher Michael does a lot of activities and tries his best to be a positive influence to others around him. This includes us talking about the obesity problem our province has. Michael mentions a report/recommendation by the Nb medical society, "the top 3 in 10" We get into this fascinating report...

In the second part of Rick's episode, we start off by hearing what habit Rick learned to be a better runner. Not surprisingly learning to slow down is one of the main game changers. Rick tells us what works for him for hydration while doing the long ultra's. Plus he tells us about a 3 tier nutrition system that you must hear if you plan on doing these longer runs. Developed by a renowned coach, Ja...

Rick Canning is an amazing athlete and extremely passionate and knowledgeable about what he does. Not only does Rick thrive with very long-distance trail running but he can also rock some very fast marathons. Not only that but Rick is a certified running coach and gives out some very valuable tips on how to run your first marathon or first trail run, expert, beginner or intermediate. All this is o...

Sarah Lamos wanted to get in 10 thousand steps, that is what got her started. Now Sarah is putting in 60km weeks and thinking about doing more. She starts off by running and walking but now her passion is trail running and doing long distances. She just did the 50km Fundy circuit and now she is looking for more. Sarah also talks about disordered eating, how she is dealing with and dealt with this....

You're 6 foot 3 and working as an IT guy and because of that, you are not moving much at all. Your wife asks you to join her in her running room clinic and you do, from then on everything changes. That's the situation Donald Rail found himself in and with his wife's help, Mariella, he took up the challenge and got more into running. After several marathon clinics and runs and races, Donald wanted...

It's tough to know where to start because Danny Jardine does a plethora of different exercises. Partly just to not get bored and partly to not overtrain and get injured. Danny does Cycling, road running, trail running, swimming, he works out, yoga, meditation plus hiking and walking. Plus Danny has not really had a rest day from exercising in 2 years, simply amazing. Very easy to see that Danny is...