The Shakeout Podcast

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap from the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we recap all the madness from the Valencia Half and Full Marathon. We discuss results from the first distance track meet since the Olympic qualifying window re-opened. Plus, we chat about the week's amazing results out of Japan. Final...

In this episode we speak with Simran Jeet Singh , the author of ' Fauja Singh Keeps Going '. This beautifully illustrated children’s book tells the true story of the man who became the first 100 year old to run a marathon. The book chronicles Fauja Singh’s life, the challenges he faced with racism, ageism and ableism, and how he found strength and community through running. Simran Jeet Singh is an...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap from the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we cover the funniest FKT: the Fastest Known Turkey , set by American standout Molly Seidel . We marvel at a sub-2:10 treadmill world record by C.J Albertson. And we get pumped for our Canadian superstars as the Olympic qualification...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap of the news, results and drama from the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we cover stories of personal and world records, including stellar results from several of our Canadian 10,000m runners.  We also bring you a plethora of ultra results and chat about the resurgence of tra...

Welcome to The Dirty Stuff . In each episode we choose an event and gender category, and give you a rundown of the top 10 all-time performers. We investigating each runner’s history of doping, or lack thereof. Our goal is to determine which are the cleanest and dirtiest events in our sport. This week's focus is the women's 3000m steeplechase. We are also joined by special guests Chantelle Groenewo...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap of the news, results and drama from the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we recap cross-country results including the Athletics Ontario Championships where Reid Coolsaet claimed his first XC victory in 14 years!  We propose that Jordan Hasay - and you - might run faster with...

In July Zahra Nafar of Ottawa started an online group called Running Women Global Community , as an inclusive space for women runners to connect during COVID-19. Two months later, when Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, the group decided to launch their first virtual run in honour of the trailblazing Supreme Court Justice. In this episode we speak with Zahra about the evolution of this online community, th...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap of the news, results and drama from the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we bring you speedy results from Justin Kent , Natasha Wodak and Krista DuChene . We congratulate two Canadian steeplechasers who were retroactively awarded the gold and silver medals from the 2013 FISU...

This week we’re launching a new segment called The Dirty Stuff . More weeks than not we cover stories of doping infractions on The Rundown, and we decided to take a deeper dive into this subject. In each episode we’ll choose an event and gender category, and give you a rundown of the top 10 all-time performers. We will investigating each runner’s history of doping, or lack thereof. Our goal is to...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap of the news, results and drama from the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we cover the new American records set by Molly Huddle and Galen Rupp . We also send kudos to the Canadians at the Michigan Pro Half-Marathon, including Lanni Marchant who made her return to elite racing....

This week we speak with Canadian 10,000m record holder Natasha Wodak . Wodak is also the former national half-marathon record holder, a title she’s looking to reclaim next weekend in a self-organized time trial in Langley, B.C. Following this attempt, she will be setting her sights on qualifying for the Olympic Games at the NAZ Elite Marathon Project , in her second-ever go at the distance. In thi...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap of the news, results and drama from the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we cover several feel-good stories, including prison inmate Fidel Ybarra who jumped into a marathon impromptu to help a stranger make it to the finish line.  We also bring you speedy results from Rory Li...

Moe Bsat and the Air Up There Run Crew were out for a run when they were stopped by police in Hamilton Ontario. This weekly run is open exclusively to folks who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour, as a means of fostering community amongst traditionally marginalized groups. The runners stopped in front of the police station to admire an exhibit dedicated to Murdered and Missing Indigenous W...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap of the news, results and drama from the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we take a deep dive into the World Half-Marathon Championships . We recap some fun memories from the Athletics Canada 42K Relay Challenge . Plus we bring you some stellar results from the trails! Learn m...

This weekend would have been the 31st running of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon . It also marks 1 year since Trevor Hofbauer and Dayna Pidhoresky won the Canadian Marathon Olympic Trials at this event, both running under their respective Olympic standards. With this year’s STWM going virtual, and runners likely looking for some inspiration, we’re rebroadcasting our interviews with Dayna and Trevo...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap of the news, results and drama from the exciting world of running. This week Tristan Woodfine co-hosts The Rundown. Tristan takes us through his stellar Olympic Standard performance at the London Marathon. Plus, he helps break down all the results from the last week, including the NN Valencia W...

One month ago, John Pockler set out to achieve a Fastest Known Time, or FKT, on Canada’s oldest and longest marked footpath, The Bruce Trail . The previous record for the nearly 900km route was set in 2017 by Adam Burnett in 9 days, 21 hours, and 14 minutes. Accompanied by a relatively unseasoned crew, and with no prior experience with multi-day races, John was bolstered by a lifetime of athletici...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap of the news, results and drama from the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we recap the upsets and  breakthroughs from the London Marathon, including Olympic standard from Tristan Woodfine . We bring you the results from the Fast is Fun Marathon, the first race on Canadian soil...

For the last decade, Heather Gardner has been a leader in the Toronto running and fitness communities. She is a marathoner, yoga teacher and indoor cycling instructor guided by the values of inclusion and body positivity.  Four years ago Heather opened her own studio under the name Tribe Fitness and increased her already substantial following. But in the spring, criticism of this name and its hurt...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap of the news, results and drama from the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown your hosts catch up on their recent adventures in running and life. We discuss a new backwards or "retro running" 1 mile world record, changes at Nike, and the Athletics Canada STWM 42K Relay Challenge ....

On Sunday September 20th Canadians around the world will run, walk and roll in the annual 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. Sunday’s run marks 40 years since that heroic attempt, but Terry’s dream of eradicating cancer lives on. This week we speak with Fred Fo...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap of the news, results and drama from the exciting world of running. This week The Rundown  is chock full of incredible masters results, including Canadian age group records from Jim Dyck and Karla Del Grande . We bring you updates from the Fukuoka Marathon and the World Half-Marathon Championshi...

In this episode we chat with the current Canadian Running Magazine cover model David Joseph . David wasn’t always a runner, but discovered his love for the sport through the community he has fostered. David is the founder of the YAMAJO Run Crew in Montreal. He uses his platform as a community leader to promote messages of inclusion and social justice, all while helping others explore the joy of ru...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap of the news, results and drama from the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown  we discuss the 4 World Records that went down over the weekend, plus results from the Ostrava Golden Spike meet. We  cover the  gruelling 31-hour relay results from The Speed Project , and  a new Nolan'...

Each week Canadian Running Staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk bring you a recap of the news, results and drama from the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown  we cover even more race cancellations including the Rock 'n' Roll Montreal Marathon . We bring you exciting results including Ben Flanagan's 10K PB and Pau Capell's solo UTMB . And we dig into some biza...