It is Thanksgiving week and what does that mean? FOOD! Host John Shep invites Top Chef Canada alum Connie Desousa and her partner at Charcut, John Jackson, to chat of course about eating, but also the role that running plays in their busy restaurant and food-focused lifestyles.

We are also one week away from the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon. With Event Director Charlotte Brookes, we discuss all things expo, event swag and trash pandas!!

Connect with Connie and John on IG: www.instagram.com/charcut

Find out more about the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon: https://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

As we gear up for Athletics Ontario's Trillium Running Festival on October 29, the Trail Collective is sharing in the message of inclusion: as we say on the podcast, "all abilities are welcome!" Host John Shep sits down with Erin Doucette about how the Trail Collective is bringing trail belonging (and candy!) to their run clinics and to the Trillium Running Festival. And our TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon countdown series continues with the returning guest Alan Brookes, founder of Canada Running Series! With Event Director Charlotte Brookes joining alongside, host John Shep learns all about the Canadian and global elite fields for the 2023 race!

Connect with The Trail Collective on IG: www.instagram.com/the.trail.collective

Find out more about the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon: https://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

Athletics Canada is walking the talk (or run, as the case may be!). Coming of a great World Championships, CEO Mathieu Gentès shares the other side of supporting our athletes: their mental health and well-being.

We are only three weeks out from the 2023 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon and Community & Charity Challenge Manager Anh Vuong-Phillpotts joins us to chat all things philanthropy! How much money has the event raised over the years, what charitable partners are involved and who are the fundraisers they have celebrated along the way.

Connect with Athletics Canada on IG: https://www.instagram.com/athleticscanada/

Find out more about the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon: https://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

Terry Fox is a Canadian icon and continues to be an inspiration to millions. We at the Trillium Running Podcast hope to honour him with this week's episode, featuring guest and Terry's brother Fred Fox. Let's celebrate the impact of this truly amazing Canadian hero, the way that many will with this week's Terry Fox Runs in cities and schools across Canada. Also, in a special weekly countdown series leading up to the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, we find out what it takes to put on such a great event with Event Director Charlotte Brookes, including what is new and exciting for 2023's race.

Connect with the Terry Fox Foundation: https://terryfox.org/

Find out more about the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon: https://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

It is all about good people. This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, host John Shep catches us with good people and 5 Peaks Ontario Race Directors Liana and Chris Williams, including an interesting origin story of the great Andre De Grasse! With their love for each other and for trail running, they have expanded the 5 Peaks Ontario racing scene and we catch up before their Harold Town Harvest Run in Peterborough on Saturday, September 30th, 2023.

Check out the 5 Peaks Ontario races at: http://www.5peaks.com/2023-ontario-east

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

8 Days - 7 Stages - 160 KM - the ENDURrun! Host John Shep took on the ultimate test of running as a competitor in this year's edition of the ENDURrun. In this two-part episode, we learn the history of the event with Race Director Lloyd Schmidt and recaps this year's edition with fellow runner Wayne Young, who raised money for the Terry Fox Foundation as Ajax Spiderman!

Learn more about the ENDURrun (and register for 2024) at: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/78957/the-endurrun-2024

Connect with Wayne/Spiderman at: https://ajaxspiderman.ca/

Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/

Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

We all deserve a safe and welcoming place to enjoy the sport that we love - for the queer running community in Toronto, that place is the Queer Run Club. This week on the Trillium Running Podcast, host John Shep connects with QRC founder MK to learn about their passionate run club who are celebrating their Two-Year Anniversary this week(!) and what we all can learn about supporting the queer running community. Connect with MK and QRC on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/queerrunclub/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

Although Kinsey Middleton had to pull out of the 2023 World Athletics Championship Marathon in Budapest, we invite you to listen to a great interview with her on this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast. What is the day in the life of an elite marathoner? What sorts of training is required to be the 2018 Toronto Waterfront Marathon women's champion and 2022 RunOttawa Marathon women's champion? Is it better to be a drug tester or drug tested at the finish line of a marathon? We get answers to all these questions and more! Connect with Kinsey on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/kinseymiddleton/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

"Put on your shoes and run." This is not the experience for all bodies, all genders, all abiliites. Women are vastly underrepresented in the marathon distance and experience barriers to running that often go unnoticed. We take this week on the Trillium Running Podcast to notice and speak deeply with an amazing guest, Amanda Richardson, founder of Chix Run The 6ix. Her story and insights, along with her passion, should inspire us all - especially men - to listen to what we can do to support the women in our lives to fully experience this great sport of running. Connect with Amanda on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedmotherrunner/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival

From amputee to advocate, multi-time Athletics Ontario and Canadian National medallist Aristotle Domingo demonstrates his abilities as a para-athlete on the roads and in the field. What prompted the recipient of ParaSport Ontario's 2020 Ambassador of the Year Award to say: "I feel healthier now that I've become an amputee?" Find out on this week's episode of the Trillium Running Podcast. Connect with Aristotle on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/amput_o/ Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsontario.ca/2022-ao-membership-registration/ Register NOW for the 2023 Trillium Running Festival: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/76090/athletics-ontario-trillium-running-festival