The Shakeout Podcast

The Santa Pur-suit in Waterloo, Ont. is now in its sixth year and as with other Santa-themed races, this one promotes a fun, festive, and inclusive event –as long as you are prepared to wear the whole five-piece Santa suit for the entire race. For me, this race is an annual tradition and this year I donned my Santa suit for the fourth year. On this week’s episode of the Shakeout, I share with you...

On this week’s episode, Canadian Running editor Michael Doyle and staff writer Tim Huebsch chat with Canada’s favourite marathoner and fellow podcaster, Rob Watson. Following the 2016 London Marathon and falling short of the Olympic qualifying time Rob said that “this is the end of this chapter” –the end of high level training, and as it turns out, the end of iteration one of his very popular podc...

On this week's podcast we chat with 2:36 marathoner Tina Muir. Her social media posts about her experience with amenorrhea–when a woman's body shuts down her menstrual cycle–for nine years, drew widespread attention. Since then, she has focused on rest and recovery and is now pregnant. We talk about her pregnancy, her relationship with running, and her work with the Running for Real community.

We visit a running group that has been meeting every week at lunch at the University of Toronto since 1974.

On this week's episode of The Shakeout, we chat with NCAA distance runner Ben Flanagan. Originally from Kitchener, Ontario, Ben is now a fifth year student at the University of Michigan and is preparing to race at the NCAA Division One Cross-Championships. Ben shares his thoughts on coming back from an injury-laden 2016 season and his team and individual goals for the upcoming Championship race. W...

On this week's episode of The Shakeout, a running podcast by Canadian Running Magazine, editor Michael Doyle and podcast producer Joan Chung look back at the history of the New York City Marathon. The race had remarkably humble beginnings, held within Central Park with just 127 on the start line, and only 55 finishers. Of course, the TCS New York City Marathon has evolved into a five-borough tour...

We chat with Olympic bronze medallist and former heptathlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton about running her first marathon (Chicago) and Michal Kapral about his Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon joggling fail.

A look back at Ed Whitlock's final marathon, at 85, in Toronto before he passed away in March 2017 at the age of 86. The owner of dozens of age-group world records, including on the track and on the roads, was an inspiration to hundreds of thousands of everyday runners across the world and helped popularize the Toronto Waterfront Marathon. We speak with his son, Neil Whitlock, elite runners, Rache...

The inside look of what it's like for a clean athlete to run in one of the dirtiest races in Olympic history. Canadian Hilary Stellingwerff tells her story of the 2012 London Olympic 1,500m, where six of the 13 finalists were dopers. READ MORE: https://runningmagazine.ca/womens-1500m-final-2012-olympic-doping/ Music: Daphni, "Poly" and "Life is What You Make It" from the album...

On this week's episode, Canadian Running editor Michael Doyle and podcast producer Joan Chung revisit the lingering question of gender equity in cross-country races in Canada. One year ago, this issue came to the foreground, particularly in the Canadian university scene, and currently there are still differences in distances between boys and girls, men and women, varying across provinces and feder...

On this week's episode, Canadian Running web editor Sinead Mulhern speaks with Louise Green, author of Big Fit Girl, a body positive guide to motivate runners of all shapes and sizes.  Green, both a coach and an athlete, speaks about getting started, setting goals, and overcoming body image-related stereotypes. In the second segment, Canadian Running editor Michael Doyle and Sinead speak with icon...

On this week's episode of the Shakeout Podcast, Canadian Running editor Michael Doyle and staff writer Tim Huebsch chat about the upcoming Berlin Marathon and the threat to the current marathon world record. They also provide their predictions for a winner. Following their discussion, Michael speaks with Martin Desmond Roe, director of "Breaking2", a National Geographic documentary about...

On this week’s episode, web editor Sinead Mulhern discusses with registered dietician and sports nutritionist (and super fast runner) Megan Kuikman the mistakes people make with nutrition depending on what their age group. Canadian Running‘s editor Michael Doyle and staff writer Tim Huebsch review the upcoming film, Stronger, which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in mid-Septemb...

On this week's episode, Canadian Running editor Michael Doyle, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch chat with Kevin Nault, fresh off doing a decathlon while wearing 100 T-shirts. Yes, a decathlon with 50 lbs on his back in the form of many, many layers of clothing. Then, a rundown of popular stories from Sept. 1-8, 2017 in the world of running.

On this week's episode of the Shakeout Podcast, staff writer Caela Fenton joins editor Michael Doyle, staff writer Tim Huebsch and web editor Sinead Mulhern to discuss the novel Once a Runner. The cult classic chronicles the life of fictional track athlete Quenton Cassidy on his quest for a sub-4:00 mile. The 1978 self-published work is considered the most famous running novel of all-time. But the...

On this week's episode of the Shakeout Podcast, presented by Kronobar, Canadian Running editor Michael Doyle, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch chat with Alissa St Laurent. The 33-year-old Albertan is running the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc on Sept. 1 and we chat with her about living in Chamonix, France for the past three weeks, her previous year of racing and her goals for the...

Fan of The Simpsons? Well, this week's episode is one you don't want to miss. Show writer and marathoner Joel Cohen chats with CR editor Michael Doyle about his recently-released book on marathon training. Plus, staff writer Tim Huebsch and web writer Sinead Mulhern join Michael for a chat about Vancouver's SeaWheeze Half-Marathon.

On this week's show, Canadian Running's editor Michael Doyle and staff writer Tim Huebsch chat with Bailey Haugan, who completed the Canadian Death Race at the age of 16, the youngest-ever to complete the 125K course, considered one of the toughest in Canada, if not North America. In the second segment, they chat about the 2017 IAAF World Championships, whether it's bringing new viewership to the...

This week’s Shakeout Podcast episode is hosted by Canadian Running's editor-in-chief, Michael Doyle, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch. We chat with the blue jean mile world record holder. That's right, running 1,609m as fast as you can in denim is a thing. Plus, a conversation about the most exciting stories from the IAAF World Championships in London (spoiler: we should have...

Canadian Running web editor Sinead Mulhern speaks to sports psychologist Kim Dawson on this week’s episode of the Shakeout Podcast. For the week’s second discussion, with CR editor Michael Doyle and staff writer Tim Huebsch joining in on the discussion, the three chat about a variety of news topics in the world of running including the blue jean mile and Kathrine Switzer committing to the New York...

Canadian Running editor Michael Doyle, speaking from Los Angeles, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch chat with Adam Campbell in the latest episode of the Shakeout Podcast. Campbell is coming off a finish at the Hardrock 100, one of the toughest 100-mile races in the United States, after a near-fatal climbing accident last August.

This week’s Shakeout Podcast episode is hosted by editor-in-chief, Michael Doyle, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch. We chat with Cam Levins, one of Canada's most talented athletes. He tells us about his tumultuous year–a significant injury and rather intense subsequent surgery, leaving Alberto Salazar and the Nike Oregon Project, reconnecting with his college coach and the ma...

Canadian Running's editor Michael Doyle and staff writer Tim Huebsch chat from Ottawa where we are reporting live at the 2017 Canadian Track and Field Championships. We chat about Andre De Grasse's presence in the athletics world, Melissa Bishop and her chances at worlds as well as Mohammed Ahmed and Justyn Knight's blossoming duo as a world-class 1-2 punch.

This week’s Shakeout Podcast episode is hosted by editor-in-chief, Michael Doyle, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch. The gang chat with John Fish, a vlogger who's going to attend Harvard this fall. We chat about how you get into Harvard, what creating a daily video is like, and breaking the 4:00-minute mile. And, our latest segment of the Canadian Running summer playlist And o...

Sinead, Tim and Michael talk with Canadian Olympian Andrea Seccafien about what it is like to look down the line at a race and wonder "is the person next to me a doper?" Plus, she speaks candidly about the real life of an unsponsored elite track athlete. In the second segment, the gang continue growing the Canadian Running summer running playlist. And of course, our weekly recommendation...