The Shakeout Podcast

The four founders from Slowpokes Run Club join our final podcast of the year to discuss how to make your running goals more accessible in 2024. Just over a year ago, runners Lucas, Pete, Neil, and Marco looked around the Canadian running scene and decided there was a gap in run clubs guaranteeing an accessible running experience. Soon after, they launched SlowPokes Run Club, a group dedicated to o...

Olympian, broadcaster, and former host of The Shakeout Podcast, Kate Van Buskirk, returns to the show to join host David Stol for a preview of Canada's 2024 professional running landscape. Throughout the episode, Kate and David discuss which Canadian records are most likely to be broken next year, which runners might see their stock rise the most, and how hopeful Canadians should be heading into t...

Founded by Canadian couple Diane Lauren and Dan Fournier, 2LazyRunners is a viral social media community documenting the duo's training cycles, races, and run-life balance. Throughout the interview, Fournier and Lauren outline how they built up such a loyal following, why they chose to document their training, the pros and cons of going viral in the running community, tips for those looking for a...

Author, fitness columnist, and former Canadian National Team member Alex Hutchinson joins host David Stol to guide you through your 2023 winter training. Throughout the episode, Alex explains the value of high-mileage training, how to avoid burnout, the future of AI in training plans, whether or not you're making your marathon debut too early, and so much more. Subscribe to The Shakeout Podcast fe...

Donovan Bailey is a 2x Olympic champion and the fastest man in Canadian history. He joins The Shakeout Podcast to discuss his unapologetic new book, "Undisputed," the most controversial moments from a decorated career, and how Andre De Grasse can capture the elusive 100m title in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Bailey also breaks down his experience entering the sport on the heels of Ben Johnson's infam...

Staff writer Marley Dickinson returns to the podcast to preview the 2023 Canadian Cross Country Championships, including which star-studded teams are in for a challenge, why so many runners are returning to cross country after long hiatuses, and how this year’s course might pose an exceptional challenge.   Marley and host David Stol also discuss the biggest Canadian Running articles of the week, i...

Kieran Lumb is a National Champion distance runner and the Canadian record-holder in the 3000m. After making his World Championship debut earlier this year and signing a professional contract with On, Kieran's stock is rising steadily in the running world. He joins The Shakeout Podcast to preview his final race of the year, where he'll compete for the Canadian Cross Country Championships. Kieran a...

Staff writer Marley Dickinson joins the podcast to recap his experience covering the 2023 TSC NYC Marathon. Throughout the episode, Marley and host David Stol break down Tamirat Tola breaking the course-record, the sprint finish that narrowly decided the women's race, Canadian Cam Levins controversial training strategies and the most surprising celebrity performances. Subscribe to The Shakeout Pod...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is an American track superstar who holds multiple world records, a pair of Olympic gold medals, and three World Championships at 24 years old. Sydney joins The Shakeout Podcast to discuss the release of her new book, Far Beyond Gold: Running from Fear to Faith, her most challenging career moments, major coaching changes, the blinding media spotlight, and what lies in stor...

In the latest episode of The Shakeout Podcast, host David Stol introduces a new chapter for the podcast and previews what Canadian Running fans can expect from athlete interviews, race recaps, and insights from our writers.   Subscribe to The Shakeout Podcast feed on Apple, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you find your podcasts and follow @canadianrunning and @shakeoutpodcast for more storytellin...

This mega episode of The Rundown is broken down into 3 parts: in Part 1 (Start-21:12) co-hosts Kate Van Buskirk and Maddy Kelly bring you the results and excitement from last week, including the Doha Diamond League, the Sound Running Track Fest, and the BMO Vancouver and Toronto Marathons. In Part 2 (21:18-40:05) we chat with Olympian and winner of the BMO Vancouver Marathon Dayna Pidhoresky, who...

Eldridge 'Gus' Eatman is not a well-known name in Canada, but it should be. A century ago, Eatman was regarded as one of the fastest men on the planet: he was a world record-holder and world champion. He was also a soldier, all at a time when Black Canadians were not allowed to compete in amateur athletics or enlist in the army. His legacy is finally being recognized, thanks to a distant relative...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. In this special episode of The Rundown we break down the drama from the Boston Marathon. We're also joined by newly minted Canadian 5K record holder Ben Flanagan . Over the weekend Ben set his third Canadian record of the last 12 months. He talks about his race in Bos...

Camille Herron is one of the most accomplished ultra runners of all time. Famously fuelled by tacos and beer, Camille crushes world records and demolishes her competition. Two weeks ago she broke the 48-hour women’s world record at the Sri Chinmoy 48-hour Festival and in doing so became the first woman to set an outright American record at any distance.  In this episode we chat about this most rec...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week: Canadian men dominated the sprints in Florida, kicking off the season with a blazing 4x100m relay win. Former University of Toronto mid-distance stud Tamara Jewitt ran a ridiculous half-marathon split to win 70.3 triathlon in California. And Karla Del Grand...

This episode is a rebroadcast of conversation from last year with Olympians Maddy Price and Georgia Simmerling . Georgia had just launched her company AG Sports Inc , which is the first female driven, female powered sports agency in Canada. Maddy, who was part of the Canadian 4x400m relay team that took 4th at the Tokyo Olympics, was one of AG Sports’ first clients. Georgia and Maddy talk about th...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. In this episode we cover thrilling results from the USports, NCAA and Canadian National indoor championships, including a new 400m national record by Savannah Sutherland. We break down two world record near-misses on the roads. And we discuss another wild doping ban i...

Harvey Mitro has been running for 45 years.  He was a standout mid-distance competitor in his youth, and last year he published his first book, Taking Life in Stride . From staring down a charging dog, to moments of glory from some of Canada’s greatest athletes, Harvey shares memoirs from his 4 decades in the world of Canadian running that embody the strength and beauty of our community.  Learn mo...

Cam Levins lowered his own Canadian marathon record in Tokyo last weekend, running 2:05:38 and placing a close 5th in a tight finish. This was a massive improvement on his previous record of 2:07:09, set at the World Championships last summer. After Cam broke the Canadian half-marathon record last month he said that he was ready for something special in Tokyo. He’s been making history on the Canad...

Eilish McColgan is one of the best distance runners in the world. The 32-year-old is a 3-time Olympian, a European and Commonwealth Games champion, and holds numerous British records. Last weekend, she added another record to that list, running the 10,000m in 30:00.86 as she prepares for her marathon debut in London next month.  But despite her impressive athletic resume, Eilish frequently finds h...

Retired Olympian Matt Hughes and race director Stephen Andersen met a year ago thanks to their shared concern about the dismal state of the Canadian pro running system. In this episode we chat about how Matt and Stephen are working to disrupt this system and to give Canadian runners more opportunity for excellence and stardom.  You can reach Stephen Andersen at stephen.athleterep@gmail.com and Mat...

Last weekend Cam Levins shattered the Canadian half-marathon record running 1:00.18 at the Vancouver First Half. Not only was this a 42 second improvement over the previous record, but Cam did it completely solo, on a challenging course in rough conditions.  Cam is racing the Tokyo Marathon on March 5th, and says that this result in Vancouver indicates that he’s ready for something really special...

Tréchelle Bunn is an athlete and activist. Until recently, she wasn’t much of a runner. But in May of 2021, when 215 unmarked graves were discovered on the former grounds of the Kamloops Residential School, Tréchelle decided to take action. She founded a Healing Walk and directed the first Reconciliation Run Half-Marathon , using movement as medicine to empower her communities and reclaim space. T...

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. In the first month of the new year we have already seen several Canadians set World Leads on the track, including Kieran Lumb in the 3000m and Regan Yee in the mile. At only 18 years old, Christopher Morales-Williams set a blazing new Canadian U20 indoor 300m record a...

Just over a year ago, Luc Zoratto wrote a post on LinkedIn sharing with the world that he was celebrating 5 years of sobriety. The runner from Toronto didn’t expect what happened next: his post went viral, viewed by millions of people. In our first new interview of 2023 Luc talks about his journey to sobriety and his evolution from running-adverse gym rat to Boston Marathon qualifier. In light of...