Trail Tales ARP

Fellow Podcaster Athina Crilley from London, England joins the show today.  In the first half of the show Athina talks about what her experinece was like living with an eating disorder and how she got back to health. After the break we talk about nutrition specific to running and eating strategies for racing as well as the importance of vitamins and minerals. https://www.athinacrilley.com/ https:/...

Welcome to Season 4 of Trail Tales ARP. David Kemptson has been running for over 40 years.  Today he joins Trail Tales ARP to talk about his latest book titled Lessons Learned on The Run - A Book About Life and Running.  David shares some of his favorite experiences during running, from running in the frigid Minnesota polar vortex to running with several generations of runners over the span of 40...

Join Shawn and David as they have a conversation with Norwegian runner Tone Killengreen.  Tone is a streaker who has been running everyday for the past 4 years! She shares her experiences and stories of running including a recent 6 hour race completed on a track.  Tone is also part of the Trail Tales ARP nation as she is a listener of the show and great supporter of what we do here at Trail Tales...

Today's guest is a local athlete and elite cross country skier.  Alex Maycock is currently studying at Nippising University and competing for the XC ski team.  Alex represented Canada during the 2019 FISU games held in Russia.  He has a lot of knowledge regarding training strategies, physiology and recovery.  Alex is also a very talented runner who runs a near 30 minute 10k.  Running is a major co...

Bob Prichard joins the show from California.  Today we discuss his treatments for runners and other athletes with his specialized micro-fibre reduction .  Bob has witnessed runners decrease their time by 10% within 4 weeks.  In 1992 Bob was an on-air analyst for NBC at the Barcelona Olympics covering both the men's and women's marathons.  Bob's Olympic swimmers have won 43 gold...

Canadian Ultra Runner and all round good guy Erik Kovessy joins us on this episode of Trail Tales ARP.  Erik talks about how he got into running as well as how he took the leap into ultra running.  He tells us what he learned from running and finishing four 250km races across deserts in various locations around the globe.  He talks about his DNF's and what he learned from them.  Erik is currently...

Erik Bohm - Founder and Master Coach at Effortless Running joins us on this weeks episode to discuss his 3 key components of becoming a more efficient and Effortless Runner.  Erik, originally from the Nederlands is now based out of Thailand where he coaches runners around the world.  Erik has brought his 3 week training plan to the Training Peaks platform, which provides the essentials to retrain...

Today David poses several questions for Shawn. We learn how Shawn manages to fit running and strength training into his busy schedule. An in depth talk regarding nutrition and how Shawn approaches food takes place after the break. Most importantly Shawn talks about how he stays in the game despite having experienced many failures with training, running and dieting. Enjoy the show!

Shawn and David are back together and we catch up with David and his running journey.  Season 3 Episode 16 is brought to you by Sobon Copywriting - Leah Sobon is a freelance writer from Ontario, Canada. With experience in multiple writing styles, she offers a diverse skill set. Learn more at https://leahsobon.com/

Canadian runner Tommy Lebanc-Beaudoin joins us today as a special guest.  Tommy has been around the sport of running his entire life.  Along with his wife who is also a runner, they have traveled the world running races in several different countries and continents. With 18 years of experience as a runner himself Tommy is full of great advice for runners of every level. 

Shawn is back in the Kawarthas and running with his four legged partner Piper! What does it mean to be a runner? We discuss this question https://www.gofundme.com/f/Tommy-Rivers-Rest-Up

On today’s show, Shawn takes a look at the science behind speed work. What is the best way to train for speed? A scientific paper provides the answer. Also 52 FUN facts about running that you may not have known, another article that we discuss in today’s show. Links to articles below. https://www.factretriever.com/running-facts https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2009/11000/Biochemical_Eva...

Today’s episode finds 1/2 of your Trail Tales:ARP hosts Shawn out on the trails of the beautiful Kawartha Lakes in Ontario. He attempts to run, talk and avoid a blood thirsty horde of horseflies as he navigates the rocky terrain in a run for his life!

Shawn’s BIG secret, run streaks, MAF, listener shout outs and so much more right here on Trail Tales: A Running Podcast .

Shawn and Dave break down Dave’s 100 mile week. A first time for Dave.

Today a chat with my good friend Eric D’Arcy. We talk about how COVID-19 is having on the Trail races in Ontario and what the future has in store.

In this episode I talk to Dennis about his beginnings into the sport of running. We’ve all been at the cross roads and this is Dennis story

Race Director, Ultra Runner and really awesome dude Jeff Rowthorn and I had a great conversation about his journey into the sport of running and what has happy trails racing been up to.

I found a forgotten recording from last May in 2019. When we were free to roam around without fear or worry of this thing we call covid-19. Let’s take a trip down memory lane where not so long ago life was normal and we took things for granted!

In this episode, we talk about becoming a runner and the pitfalls that come with the sport as well as solutions to the unanswered questions that runners have but forgot to ask.  It's a  great to talk if you're just starting.  Shawn also found a CRAZY storey of some Russian Dude Running an ultra inside his........

This episode was a tough one to get through due to technical difficulties as Shawn and David get a chat in during their work day. Sally Forth!

Today Shawn welcomes his longtime friend and work partner Luc to the show. Luc is a competitive cyclist with decades of experience. On this show we discuss different training strategies, how to train with others during social distancing by using technology and other forms of motivation (zombies)

Today’s podcast is not really about running it’s more of a monologue of how I’m feeling with what’s going on and how I’m digging my way out from underneath the massive weight of this pandemic

Today Shawn and I talked about a crazy race called the Tunnel.  We also provide an update on what is happening currently in our training and about the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this final episode of Season 2, Shawn reports from the road with his good friend Wes Cowan. Another Run/Walk on Wes’ journey to a healthier life and dropping his weight down to 300lbs.