RunningFlat Radio Podcast

We get the most knowledgeable minds of Triathlon today together to talk about the state of Triathlon in Canada.

Our guests this week are the CEO from Triathlon Canada Tim Wilson; Steve Fleck - industry insider, endurance race and event announcer; Barry Shepley - Hall of fame Olympic coach for Canada and Co-founder of Canada's Kids of Steel program across Canada; Kevin MacKinnon - pro triathlete for nine years, today is a coach, announcer and journalist and is the founding editor of Triathlon Magazine Canada.

Competitors from the Pelee Island Winery Half Marathon talk about the weather, the event, the run, the island, the party and the experience overall.

Feature interview with Kathrie Switzer about that legendary day at the Boston Marathon in 1967 that changed Running forever. The first women to compete and complete the marathon started a movement that helped change women rights in the United States and eventually the addition of the Women’s Marathon in the Olympics. Today she is an influence around the world with 261Fearless and a movement for women to overcome any obstacle or oppression.

Dave McGillivray Race Director of the Boston Marathon talks about changes to the 2015 Boston Marathon. Michelle Lemire a runner at Le Chocolat tells us why she is running for Molly’s Matters.

Gary Belanger from the RunningFactory and the New Balance Store joins us in studio to talk about the new ON-Running Shoes as well as other great gear trends we are seeing for 2015.

Brett Lumley Associate Head Coach of University of Windsor Lancers joins RunningFlat Radio to talk about the incredibly successful program and its legacy in a running community.

81 years young Anne Garret holds the US Half Marathon record at 2:13:23. The Oceanside California native is an inspiration and you want to hear how she started running.

Mary Brannagan RPT and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapists. We talk common injury and prevention and what treatments to administer. The most important is who to help you and get to the root cause of why you are injured. Many practitioners just treat the symptoms but you need to find out why the injury has occurred.

Athletics Canada’s John Lofranco announces live that Le Chocolate has been awarded the new National 10K Age-Group/Masters Championships. RunningFlat’s Doc Dr Tim O’Callahan is live in studio to give us advice on how to get started to a healthier you in the new year. We also talk about injury, The Family Health Team structure and why is Dr Tim riding 1200K in France this summer? Maybe your Doc can write you a script for a new Cervelo?

Nearly 50 years in the business, Florine Mark of Weight Watchers tells us about her successes and challenges in todays go go lifestyle. Her passion is evident and she has been a pioneer in the weight loss industry as many big fads like Adkins, Scarsdale, Hollywood and thousands of others have come and gone, Florine and Weight Watchers have always been there.