The Shakeout Podcast

Sinead, Tim and Michael talk with up-and-coming superstar Justyn Knight. The Canadian runs for Syracuse University and recently placed third in the NCAA 5,000m. Knight talks candidly about the disappointment of that race, how he got into running in the first place and his plans for the future. They also chat about his obsession with Drake's music, basketball and whether or not NCAA athletes should...

Canadian Running's editor-in-chief, Michael Doyle, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch talk with a true underdog. Before 2016, no one had ever heard of Thomas Toth. Then, the unheralded Canadian bursted onto the scene, running one of the fastest half-marathons of the year by a Canadian. In April, Toth qualified for the IAAF World Championships by just one second and will represe...

In this week’s episode, Canadian Running's editor Michael Doyle, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch chat with John Lofranco, the head of road running for Athletics Canada, about how cities can become desirable running tourism destinations. In the second segment, we interview the teachers who started the Salluit Run Club in the Canadian Arctic. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram...

Michael, Sinead and Tim get together to chat with Luke Doucet, a musician from the band Whitehorse who will race in Ottawa the morning after playing a gig. Following that, Tim has a conversation with an incredibly inspiring man who will also be running in Ottawa. Ken Douglas received a double-lung transplant and talks to us about preparing to run in the capital after such a life-changing experienc...

In this week’s episode, Canadian Running's editor Michael Doyle, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch interview Rob Pope, who's been running across America since September 2016 dressed as Forrest Gump. And we chat with regular contributor Derrick Spafford about his incredible 10,000-day (and counting) running streak. Plus, our weekly recommendations! Follow us on Twitter and Inst...

In this week’s episode, Canadian Running’s editor Michael Doyle, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch chat with filmmaker Jon Dunham about his moving new film, Boston: the Documentary, plus running in Crocs, racewalking a 3:10 marathon, running 42.2K while tied to 149 strangers, and other crazy stories from a wild week in the running world. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @Sha...

On this week’s episode, Canadian Running’s editor Michael Doyle, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch begin by chatting #WorldRecordGate, in regards to the IAAF considering wiping all pre-2005 world records from the books, before closing off the topics with a conversation spanning the globe. For the episode’s second segment, Sinead chats with British runner Tina Muir and her expe...

In this week’s episode, Canadian Running’s editor Michael Doyle and staff writer Tim Huebsch talk to Ed Whitlock's son Neil about his father's incredible legacy. Plus, a chat with respected sports science writer Alex Hutchinson about a recent study that suggests that one hour of running can prolong your life by seven hours; We also ask Hutchinson all about the science behind the wacky pacing strat...

In this week’s episode, Canadian Running’s editor Michael Doyle, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch discuss why you should get up at 5 a.m. ET to watch the London Marathon (spoiler: it's going to be a great race), plus common running mistakes and how to avoid them. And, of course weekly running recommendations. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @CanadianRunning Like us at Face...

In this special episode, recorded in Boston the morning after the 121st Boston Marathon, editor Michael Doyle, web editor Sinead Mulhern and staff writer Tim Huebsch discuss what makes the Boston Marathon so special. They highlight the most exciting moments, what it's really like to be in Boston on marathon weekend, and make Boston-themed recommendations. Like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thesh...

On this week's podcast Sinead Mulhern, Tim Huebsch and Michael Doyle discuss Nike and Adidas' bold attempts to break two-hours in the marathon, and whether or not they will succeed. An in-depth interview with ultrarunner Gary Robbins about his intense Barkley Marathons experience. And we chat about our all-time favourite runs and our bucket list locations. Plus our weekly recommendations and more!...

In his first interview after The Barkley Marathons, Canadian ultrarunner Gary Robbins opens up about his experience with Sinead Mulhern and Michael Doyle. This is an unedited, complete version of the conversation with Robbins. We'll also include an edited, shorter version in our regularly weekly episode on Friday, but this conversation was too good to not to share with you.

On this week's podcast Sinead Mulhern, Tim Huebsch and Michael Doyle discuss the chaos and allure of The Barkley Marathons, the potential demise of the 50K racewalk and which other events we'd like to see added to and omitted from the Olympics and World Championships; plus an interview with top marathoner Desiree Linden, who hopes to win this year's Boston Marathon. Plus weekly recommendations and...