Motivate to Move

Tonight our special guest is John Rasmussen, John represents Canada for world triathlon events and he is trying to make it to the 2024 Summer Olympics. John tells us about how he got started in triathlons, a very interesting story indeed. We are told that John's parents were very supportive of everything he wanted to try out at a young age. Starting out at the age of 9, even in his first race John knew this was for him, finishing 2nd overall. John tells us in his first year of University he was 5'2" and soon he grew to 6'1" all in one year and how much his body hurt and he was having a ton of injuries, all from the growth spurt. Now that John is better and has stopped growing he trains every week for 35-40 hours. Next, we talk about a serious incident where John was riding with another friend and at a stop sign John
was attacked by a driver. John tells us it was a tough time for him but his friends and family really helped him through everything. John could have stayed afraid, he could have quit, but that's not John. He wouldn't let one negative moment ruin his goals. We brought this up because we hope to help others that have had this happen while riding from some crazy motorist. It's more common than one might think and that's sad in itself. There is so much here for anyone that wants to get themselves motivated and hit their goals, John is
an excellent example of that. John also talks about his wife Genevieve and how much they enjoy spending time together going on different adventures and how their goals are very similar. With great family and friends by his side, we believe there is nothing that John can't do. Be careful out there everyone and keep your wits about you. Below is John's Instagram for anyone that wants to follow him and his journey.

https://www.instagram.com/johnnyraz/?hl=en&fbclid=IwAR1aF4cNSU4QH5tCPfyFkK8lZwz94j1DE5UvOnbXBQLE3TSuh6JCy3tpoq0

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Tonight our very special guest is John Dallaire from Moncton NB. We jump right into the interview when Diane asks him about his commitment to running a marathon while at a New Year's Eve party, very interesting. John goes on to tell us that he has run around 40 marathons and he has run with his wife, daughter and son, John says those are always the best runs. John also tells us about how important the social part of running is for him. John tells us about what got the 8@8 run on Saturday in Moncton started and the spin-off from it, the Three Mountain Relay. We talk about the donations and the stories that arrived from those events. Total donations for mental health are well over 360 thousand dollars, amazing! Next, John shares the very cool rules for the Three Mountain Relay. We talk about John's soon-to-be run of 65 km to match his age from Moncton all the way to his camp in Cap-Pele. We get into how many Boston Marathons John has run in a row and the different weather that can happen during this wonderful event. John touches on many topics and things that he does to help stay motivated. His true passion is just getting others involved and you may indeed meet your new best friend.

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Tonight our very special guest is Wade lightheart, someone I have been great friends with for close to 40 years. Wade starts off by talking to us about his memories from when he used to play hockey and what it was that motivated him to keep on playing. Wade also tells us some of the valuable lessons he learned from playing hockey such as it's the work you put in behind the scene that makes a massive difference. Wade talks about aggressive sports and how young men need those sports to help contain their aggression. Wade wanted to get stronger for his hockey and thanks to Arnold Schwarzenegger he started bodybuilding. Wade went on to win his first competition 10 years after
he started, that competition was Mr. New Brunswick and after that, he went on to the Canadian championship. Wade tells us that his ego got in his way and at first he wouldn't get a coach, later on, he discovered that a coach sooner in his career could have helped him, Wade never forgot that lesson. Then we get into something named the Dubin inquiry and Wade gives us his opinion on what happened and how everything went down with insight into the situation. Wade realized that he was going to have to abuse drugs in order to be successful and he didn't want to do that so he got off all the drugs and became clean. That's wonderful, but Wade had lost his identity and fell into an emotional letdown and fell a long way. Got himself back on track after a time and came back as a natural bodybuilder and was very successful once again, amazing. All drug-free and total vegan, something everyone told him was impossible to do and win, but Wade did. We also find out about Wade's company BiOptimizers and what it is that they do to help others reach their goals, link below. Wade tells some wonderful stories and has a deep insight into what one needs to do in order to be successful. Very deep but important knowledge that may help others. Also, Wade has written a few books that one may want to consider reading, Staying Alive in a Toxic World and The Wealthy Backpacker. We were on a hard stop for this interview and sadly we ran out of time and didn't even come close to asking all the questions we wanted but hopefully there will be a next time. Stay motivated everyone.

BiOptimizers page: https://bioptimizers.com/shop?bioref=shop

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Tonight in part2 of Colin's episode we discuss a wide range of things, everything from diet and nutrition to cheat meals and what to do to help with cravings. We chat about Colin's go-to after a long run and what he likes and it may surprise you. We chat about supplements and how Colin uses them to help him keep in shape. Colin tells us that he does take Gatorade from about every second water stop and water from every stop when it's hot to help cool the body down. Plus colin shares some of his memories of running stories and what he has seen. We also talk about eating and drinking slowly and how it seems to help with longer runs. We ask Colin who he would invite to run with him if he could choose anyone and why. It was an impromptu chat between the three of us but there is some really good conversation and we hope you enjoy the talk as much as we did.

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Tonight, in part 1, we bring Colin McQuade back to our podcast to talk more about Colin and see what makes him motivated. The marathon is what gets Colin up and running, he talks about his injuries and how he handles them as marathon season gets closer. We discuss what he uses for fuel as he runs his very fast marathon pace and how much of that fuel he needs. We also talk about some dos and don'ts of marathon training. Colin tells us how after 10 years of the marathon training cycle he thought that a short break was a good idea for him. Colin is a walking encyclopedia of running and training information plus it's good to sit down and chat about all kinds of ideas, we hope you enjoy it.

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Simon Boudreau is Back for the second part of his podcast episode and we pick up where we left off. Simon is telling us about the swim group he is on and how the social aspect of this group helps him to stay in shape and motivated. We ask Simon about his bike ride across all 480 Km of New Brunswick with his friend Jesse and how the entire event came about and how they got in shape for this epic challenge. Simon tells us how his Ironman background helped the two of them to train for the ride through New Brunswick.
Simon and Jesse turned this ride into a charity ride and managed to raise almost 6000$, well done. We also talk about the podcast episode that Jesse and Simon did before their ride titled (Where's the chicken broth) and we link the Utube video from their ride. A wonderful story indeed. Simon tells us how his young family stays active and train together, and how they hold each other accountable. We discuss how they have their own separate ways of doing things to help prevent injury. We also talk about the mental game puzzle that we all have to go through at one time or another, to keep on staying motivated.
We also talk about how in 2016 Simon had hit rock bottom and shortly after he picked himself up and got to work again. With great guests come great stories, thoughts and ideas, hopefully, we can all be and stay as motivated as Simon and his family. Below we have some links to share that we hope you will check out.

Where's the Chicken Broth link: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-bsjbp-b210b9b?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share
podcast#2 not on Spotify: https://youtu.be/bBq7D9djrgM
Cycling across Nb for cancer :
https://youtu.be/1orW-TAxKh4

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Tonight we speak with Simon Boudreau and he is absolutely motivated to move. In the Summer of 2020, Simon had his own podcast episode titled Where's the Chicken Broth! a great listen and the link is below. In part one we chat about how he wanted to do and did do Ironman and Triathlons and the path he took. We get into his moving and training at a local gym and set a goal of 1000 pounds. Deadlift, bench and squat all combined. We talk about how as a teenager Simon went to Japan for a major martial arts competition. We chat about how in 2012 he ran a marathon and started Skydiving, very exciting. Lastly, we talk about how Simon hit bottom and then how he picked himself up and got back to work. Simon is a wonderful storyteller and has the drive to keep on moving and it's exciting to speak with Simon and hear what makes him tick.

Where's the Chicken Broth link: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-bsjbp-b210b9b?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share

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Tonight we welcome someone back to our podcast to talk about the upcoming Medavie Moncton Running Festival. Colin McQuade was instrumental in starting up Moncton's Resurgo marathon back in 2019. After 2 years of cancellations, the marathon is back with a very cool twist. It is now a 2-day event, September 10th and 11th with all kinds of things going on. We talk about people wanting to get out there and just doing an event with other people, that would be nice. We chat about The Petitcodiac Challenge, running the marathon on Saturday and the 5 km event on Sunday. We talk about some elite runners who can run the 5 km in under 16 minutes and how exciting it will be to see these athletes in person. We discuss how a person could volunteer for one event and run the other. There will also be a 1 km event for the kids on Sunday and we hope to see as many children out there as possible enjoying our wonderful September. In general, we give lots of information about this Festival and how excited we are to see this challenge come to Moncton. So sign up or cheer some elite athletes into the finish, either way, it will be nice to have something involve real people. Link to the Facebook page below.

Facebook page link: https://www.facebook.com/medaviemonctonrunningfestival

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Tonight we welcome Danny Jardine back to our podcast, and if you want to check out more about Danny go to our episode #45. Danny has been very active even with the Winter not being favourable to outdoor activities. He has been running, trail running, skating and much more just to keep it fresh and to keep up with many forms of exercise for both the mind and body. Danny talks about running one of the very few times marathons from 2021 and how it was different just being around many people. Danny is on the board for Legs For Literacy and we discuss how 2021 went and how 2022 is looking, a positive outlook. Danny is around 1000 days in a row of activity without a day off, amazing. With 9000 km of total activities this year and last plus a polar dip on New Year's day it's very easy to see Danny loves being on the move and he enjoys helping others be motivated.

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This evening we have the great pleasure of speaking with Genevieve Lalonde, a truly elite athlete who's home town is right here in Moncton NB. For anyone that has been living under a large boulder for several years, I will name off a few points about Genevieve. She recently competed for Canada at the Tokyo Olympics in the 3000-meter Steeplechase, finishing 11th in some extreme conditions. In 2019 Genevieve won the gold medal for the same event in lima Peru for the Pan American Games. I believe it's safe to say her main focus is on the Steeplechase but Genevieve
also runs many different distances and paces staying in shape and keeping motivated. Genevieve goes into detail about what a week looks like for her and how she trains, dizzying to say the least. We also chat about her younger days and what got her started down the running path.
Genevieve tells up about the support of her husband, family, teammates and friends and how much of a team effort it really is. We talk about her favourite food and what she likes to do to unwind before a competition. A remarkable story and wonderful person to listen to, you will not want to miss this episode.

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