A look back at the past 12 months and there’s not much that Nelson, BC’s Jazmine Lowther hasn’t done in the trail running world.

After a summer of big-time performances that included a top ten finish at the legendary UTMB World 50k Finals in Chamonix, Lowther saved her best performance for last, leading the Canadian team at the World Mountain and Trail running championships in Spain with a stunning 4th place finish in the 82km Long Trail event.

When she’s not taking on the best in the world head-to-head, Jazmine’s competitive fire stays stoked chasing some of the most iconic FKTs in the trail running, notching Fastest Known Times on routes like Mauna Kea Volcano in Hawai’i and the summit of the legendary Grand Teton in Wyoming.

Today on The Shakeout Podcast we connect with Jazmine to recap her stand out performance at the World Championships, the preparation that got her there, and what  challenges still loom large on her bucket list in the months ahead.

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The 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon takes place this Sunday, October 19th. Headlining the Canadian National championship field this year is Ben Flanagan, as he looks set to make his much-anticipated debut over the Marathon distance. 

This week on The Shakeout Podcast we catch up with Ben to hear how he's approaching his first step into the deep waters of marathoning. Following a stellar 2024 season that saw him PB on the track at every distance from 1500m to 10,000m and make his first Olympic team in Paris, Ben tells us why the time was right to make the move full-time onto the roads.

Already a multi-time national champion at shorter distances and the Canadian record holder at the road 5k, Ben shares his thoughts on why the roads have always felt like home for him despite a glittering track resume and how the unprecedented depth of Canadian marathoning currently is making the move both a daunting and exciting one for him. He also shares about his decision to move from his long-time training group in Michigan under the legendary Ron Warhurst to training solo in Cape Cod, his relationship with new Jon Green, and what it's been like to balance so much change with the demands of parenthood after the arrival of his first daughter this March. 

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After one too many long commute times on Toronto’s aging street car network, Mac Bauer was fed up and decided to take it to the Toronto Transit Commission in a battle of man vs. machine. 

Over the past several months, Bauer has made it his mission to outrun the 11 routes that comprise Toronto’s streetcar network, tackling summer heat, distracted drivers, and endless red lights all while maintaining a perfect undefeated record against his hulking red steel opponents.

While the challenge began as an excuse to motivate Bauer’s own training, the competition has taken on a life of its own, resonating with fellow disgruntled commuters and bringing attention to a system that Bauer says has fallen behind the demands of the growing city.

This week on The Shakeout Podcast, Mac joins us to talk about his battle against public transit and why despite his perfect undefeated record, the victory he really dreams of is someday to lose.

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In 2024, Ryan Keeping made headlines from coast to coast, literally. Over the course of 99 days, the Halifax ultrarunner completed a cross country trek that took him from St. John’s NL all the way to Victoria, a journey of more than 7300 kilometres, all while fundraising for the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Since then, the incredible feats of endurance running haven’t stopped, and Keeping was soon back at it with more outlandish tests of resolve, including a 250 km ultramarathon in under 44 hours and a 10–day, 660 km journey that took him the entire length of Florida, completely unsupported.

Now, Keeping is back in the news–and the record books–with perhaps his most audacious challenge yet; becoming the fastest person to run the entire perimeter of Iceland, a journey of nearly 1,400 km along its iconic Ring Road. Battling everything the northern country had to throw at him, Keeping stopped the clock in Reykjavik at 14 days, 13hrs and 38 mins, breaking the existing record by almost two days. On this episode of The Shakeout Podcast we catch up with the new world record holder to talk about the run itself, his origin story in endurance running and how it all starts with inspiring others to “flip the switch” and take on the impossible.

Follow Ryan's journey on Instagram @Ryan.Keeping 

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This week on The Shakeout Podcast we welcome Calgary, AB's Cody Ko, a comedian, DJ, and YouTube megastar. While Cody became famous largely through his YouTube and social media presence, amassing millions of followers and hundreds of millions of views through his signature brand of comedy, running has been a part of his life for a long time and, in recent years, has become the focus of his online presence through his YouTube channel Cody Trains.

Born into a family of endurance athletes, the former Division 1 diver at Duke made his return to distance running in 2023, taking up the challenge set for him by his family to join them in completing both an Ultra marathon and an Ironman triathlon. Shortly after, Cody ran the 2023 New York City Marathon, where he was the most tracked participant in a field of more than 50,000 runners.

Fast forward to the present and Cody is making his return to the streets of New York for the 2025 edition of the marathon, looking to lower his time, fundraise for a great cause, and bring his fans along with him for the ride. We catch up with Cody between training sessions to talk marathon prep, balancing life as a full time content creator, and how he's harnessed the overwhelming support of the fans who've joined him on his endurance sport journey. Plus, we'll hear what he's doing this time around to make a bid for fastest celebrity in the marathon. 

Check out Cody's training Vlog on YouTube at Cody Trains

Instagram @itscodytrains and @CodyKo

Donate to Cody's NYC Marathon fundraiser in support of Release Recovery Foundation

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The Rundown returns for a special World Championships preview. With the biggest week in Track and Field of the year finally here, host John Gay and Canadian Running staff writer Marley Dickinson connect to break down all the biggest Canadian story lines heading into Tokyo.

Also joining the show is Canadian national team member and 2024 Olympian in the 1500m, Kate Current. Kate joins the conversation from Athletics Canada's final phase training camp in Gifu, Japan, where she's putting the finishing touches on her own preparations, hoping to continue riding a wave of breakout performances and personal bests this season agains the world's best.

In addition to sharing about her meteoric rise through the ranks of middle distance running this year, Kate also gives us the inside scoop on the atmosphere within Team Canada's camp as they head into these championships. After an historic showing at the last edition in Budapest, where Canada took home a record 5 Gold Medals, look for the red and white contingent to be setting there sights on even greater heights in the Japanese capital. 

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Checkout runningmagazine.ca for up-to-date reporting on all the action from Tokyo

Run club culture is on the rise in Canada and globally, yet for many would-be participants the idea of showing up can be an intimidating one, especially when their own cultures and ethnicities are underrepresented. 

With an eye on creating greater representation in the sport of running, a new wave of culturally focused run clubs are on the rise in cities across Canada, setting out to make participation more inviting to a diverse array of runners from all backgrounds and cultures. 

This week on the Shakeout Podcast we sit down with run club leaders and organizers making a difference in their communities by promoting a more inclusive version of run club culture. Mel Merzeau of Black Runners of the GTA, Ekua Cudjoe of Soleful Runs, Alex & Vince Hyunh of Asian Toronto Run Club and Tep Bautista of Filipinos in the 6ix Run Club (FIT6ix) join the show to talk about their work, the rise of BIPOC run clubs, and how the broader running community can become a more welcoming space for all. 

Social Media Accounts

Black Runners of the GTA & Scarborough 5k

-2026 Scarborough 5k: June 6th, 2026

Soleful Runs

-Saturdays @ 10am: N Toronto CI Field 17 Broadway Ave, Toronto

Asian Toronto Run Club

-Saturdays @10am, Wednesdays @6:30pm   - Canoe Landing Park, Toronto

Filipinos in the 6ix Run Club

-Sundays @9am  at Love Park - 96 Queens Quay, Toronto

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This week on the Shakeout Podcast we're joined by Justyn Knight, Olympic finalist, multi-time NCAA Division 1 national champion, and the second fastest man in Canadian history over 5000m. 

After a devastating injury sustained at the 5000m final at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 kept Knight off the track for nearly 4 years, he's back competing against the world's best in 2025. Fresh off a podium-performance at the Canadian championships and a 13:03 clocking in the 5k just days ago in Europe, Knight joins the show to talk about the long road back to the top of the distance running world. 

Following years of injury, and a move across the continent to train alongside Canadian record holder Moh Ahmed as part of the Oregon-based Nike Swoosh Track Club, the Toronto-born Knight is still chasing the same lofty goals as ever, albeit with a perspective that's been formed in the trials of the past several years.

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With the fall road race season fast approaching, now's the time to dial in your fuelling strategy to make sure you get the most out of yourself on race day. Joining the show to answer all your marathon fuelling questions is Rachel Hannah, registered dietitian and 5xCanadian champion on the roads and track.

Rachel breaks down the science of fuelling, from day-to-day to peak performance, and shares tips from her own elite marathoning career, including a meal-by-meal breakdown of her race weekend at the 2025 Boston Marathon, where she was the 2nd Canadian woman in a time of 2:34:42. Whether you're tackling your first marathon or you're a seasoned vet, Rachel is here to lend her personal experience and professional expertise to help runners of all abilities dial in their nutrition strategy in training to maximize their performance while racing. 

If you're looking for extra guidance for your training and racing goals, be sure to check out rachelhannahrd.com

You can follow Rachel @Rachelhannahrd 

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The Rundown returns for this week's episode of the Shakeout Podcast. John Gay is joined by Canadian Running staff writer Marley Dickinson to recap the action from last week's Canadian National Championships and do a deep dive into who's in, who's out, and who's on the qualifying bubble for the 2025 World Athletics championships in Tokyo next month.

Later on the show, we catch up with newly-minted Canadian 1500m Champion, 21 year old Max Davies. After missing the outdoor seasons in 2023 and 2024 with injury, Max is back and better than ever in 2025, outkicking an elite field of Canadian middle-distance talent to win his first senior national title last week in Ottawa. With his eyes set on a qualifying mark for Tokyo, he joins the show to discuss his return from injury, his record breaking season, and how he's leaned into his status as the dark horse in the hotly contested qualifying battle for Canadian team heading to Tokyo. 

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TIMELINE

0:00 - Rundown of Canadians qualifying for Tokyo ft. Marley Dickinson

1:04:17 - Canadian 1500m National Champion & U23 Record Holder Max Davies 

Cover Photo: @johnwithlenses