First time ever! That is the Mixed Race Walker Olympic Event and Canada is sending Olivia Lundman and returning guest Evan Dunfee to compete at Paris 2024! This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, they join host John Shep to chat about respecting the process and what it means to have a powerful team dynamic - and how these two things brought them together in this brand-new Olympic event!
We also get a visit from Melanie Murzeau to get amped up about the third edition of the Scarborough 5K, running on August 10, 2024!
Find out more about Olivia Lundman at: https://www.instagram.com/olivialundman/
Find out more about Evan Dunfee at: https://www.instagram.com/evandunfee/
Signup for Scarborough 5K at: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/83696/2024-scarborough-5k
Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

We have Olympic fever!! Ben Flanagan, Canadian men's 5000m hopeful in Paris 2024, returns to Athletics Ontario's Trillium Running Podcast to share how he has evolved as a runner over the last two years (since our last interview), over the last six months (since making his Olympic 5000m standard), and over the last week (since a disappointing showing at Canada's Olympic Trials). He is ready for the Paris Olympics! Listen to this episode so that you are too!
We also get a visit from Melanie Murzeau to get amped up about the third edition of the Scarborough 5K, running on August 10, 2024!
Find out more about Ben Flanagan: https://www.instagram.com/ben_flanagan/?hl=en
Signup for Scarborough 5K at: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/83696/2024-scarborough-5k
Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Canal Pursuit Productions is dedicated to the joy of running and physical activity for the promotion of mental health. Starting August 17, Clay Williams will be running the 10th Annual run from Port Severn to Ottawa along the Trent Severn and Rideau canals - that's over 700km! And he is not doing it alone! This challenge will also include a relay event and a Guinness World Record attempt by first responder Michelle Smith.

We also get a visit from Green Newton Adventures to share their newest race for August 17, 2024: Lines and Loops at Harold Town Conservation Area!

Learn how to support Canal Pursuit at: https://mdsc.akaraisin.com/ui/dd2024/g/42046

Signup for Lines and Loops at: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/87374/lines-and-loops-at-harold-town-ca and use the promo code trillium10 for a great discount!!

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

The Western States Endurance Run is arguably the most prominent ultramarathon in all of North America. On this episode of the Trillium Running Podcast, we catch up with four athletes who are taking on that 100 mile challenge! Host John Shep speaks this week with Jeff Rowthorn of Happy Trails Racing, local trail legend Iris Cooper, ulltrarunner Francesco Riccadonna and Stoked Oats athlete Maddie Wighardt about their varied paths to Western States and what will drive them to the finish! And stay tuned for the end of the episode for a run-in by Western States celebrities Ian Sharman and John Medinger.

We also get a visit from Green Newton Adventures to share their newest race for August 17, 2024: Lines and Loops at Harold Town Conservation Area!

Follow the Western States Endurance Run journey on IG: https://www.instagram.com/wser/

Signup for Lines and Loops at: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/87374/lines-and-loops-at-harold-town-ca

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

We run with Pride at Athletics Ontario, especially during June's Pride Month in support of LGBTQ+ athletes. To continue our celebration and learning, we welcome back recent guests Rach McBride and Dee Pearson, along with Cory Freedman of the TO Women's Run Series, to speak about how road and trail running can be more inclusive to gender-diverse and queer athletes. This is a can't miss conversation with some important topics (and serious laughs!!).

Check out our solo episodes with Dee and Rach at: https://pod.link/1607376732

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

We continue our celebration of Pride Month with Rach McBride (and guest co-host Cory Freedman!), who is a five-time Ironman 70.3 winner and the first open non-binary professional triathlete. They are crushing it in the worlds of triathlon and gravel racing, but it has not been easy as a non-binary athlete. The world of athletics encounters similar barriers to sport described in this conversation - it is great and powerful learning for anyone trying to lace up their running shoes.

Find out more about Rach McBridge on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelmcb/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Dee Pearson is an athlete, an LGBTQ+ advocate and an inspiration. Guest co-host Cory Freedman of the TO Women's Run Series joins us to learn all about Dee's running story, their ever-growing connections to the running community, and their recent 50k finish at Sulphur Springs Trail Race! Enjoy as we run with and celebrate Pride this month at Athletics Ontario.

Find out more about Dee Pearson on IG: https://www.instagram.com/dianaroams/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership

Sulphur Springs Trail Race 2024 is in the books! This past weekend, the Ontario trail running community came out in full force for 10k, 20k, 50k, 50mi, 100km, 100mi and 100mi Team Relay events. We recap this amazing weekend of races with those who were there, including host John Shep, Canadian running icon Krista DuChene, Gotta Run Racing podcast hosts Jodi McNeill and Norman Nadon, Consummate Athlete podcast host Molly Hurford, and of course, the Race Director team of Sulphur Springs!

Find out more about the Sulphur Springs Trail Race on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sulphurspringstrailrace/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership