Just over a year ago, Luc Zoratto wrote a post on LinkedIn sharing with the world that he was celebrating 5 years of sobriety. The runner from Toronto didn’t expect what happened next: his post went viral, viewed by millions of people. In our first new interview of 2023 Luc talks about his journey to sobriety and his evolution from running-adverse gym rat to Boston Marathon qualifier. In light of the recently updated Health Canada guidelines regarding alcohol consumption, he offers advice for anyone looking to reevaluate their relationship with drinking. 

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We’re kicking off 2023 by revisiting one of our favourite episodes from 2020 with coach and marathoner Paddy Birch. Paddy is an Irish ex-pat who didn’t start running until he moved to Toronto a decade ago. But in that time he transformed himself from a mid-pack rec runner into an elite marathoner. During the pandemic, Paddy decided to mix things up and test himself over some shorter distances. As we start a new year, his experiences and words of advice seem particularly apt. Here is part of our conversation about the physical, psychological and emotional benefits of exploring new events. 

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Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. In our final Rundown of the year, we recap thrilling results from the track, road and trail from the first full year of racing since the start of the pandemic. In an unprecedented year of competition, Canadians secured over 50 national records and 27 global championship medals. 2022 also marked the return of full Canadian Championships across all disciplines, as well as a celebration of mass start lines. In this episode we revisit some of the top moments from 2022 and take a look forward to the year ahead!

Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we're joined by Julie-Anne Staehli. Staehli had a breakthrough year in 2021, winning the Canadian 1500m title and competing at her first Olympic Games in the 5000m. She built on that momentum this year, adding national road 5K and cross-country 10K victories to her resume, despite battling injury. In this episode Staehli describes the radical changes she made this year, both personally and athletically. She explains how she's learned to relax into the identity of being ‘elite’. And she shares why these factors are paramount to her ongoing success. 

Correction: This episode of The Shakeout Podcast refers to Julie-Anne Staehli as the 2022 Canadian outdoor 1500m Champion (1:39 and 2:44), when it should instead refer to her as the 2021 Canadian outdoor 1500m Champion. We apologize for this error. 

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The cross-country championship season is in full swing. This week is bookended by the NCAA Division 1, and Athletics Canada Cross-Country Championships. And going back just over a week, on a blustery day in Halifax, Max Turek and Glynis Sim crossed the line victorious at the U Sports XC Championships. They lead their teams - the McMaster Marauders and the UBC Thunderbirds - to 1st and 2nd, respectively. While their seasons have been vastly different, both Max and Glynis talk about the impact that long-term development, thoughtful coaching, and strong team culture have had on their success.

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This week we're joined by Lucia Stafford who won the elite 5K women's race at the Road to Hope Marathon weekend in Hamilton, ON, last Saturday. Her time of 15:20 in her debut at the distance was only 4 seconds off the Canadian record set in 2004 by Emilie Mondor.  In this episode Lu shares her insights about the value of racing off-distances, and why a happy runner is key to being a successful runner!

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Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we're joined by track specialist Corey Bellemore. Corey is not only a sub-4 minute miler and owns a national 800m title, he's also the official beer mile world record holder. Over the weekend he added a second world record to his resume at the Beer Mile World Challenge in Leuven, Belgium. Corey tells us all about chugging while running, avoiding the puke, and which country's athletes own the after-party!

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Each week Canadian Running staff writer Maddy Kelly and Shakeout host Kate Van Buskirk update you on the exciting world of running. This week on The Rundown we recap an exciting weekend of racing in Toronto and Amsterdam. The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, which doubled as the Canadian Marathon Championships, returned after a three year hiatus and made for a day of thrilling racing. The TCS Amsterdam Marathon was the setting for marathon debuts by track stars Almaz Ayana and Genzebe Dibaba, resulting in the fastest women's debut in history. And an unfortunate doping story gives host Maddy Kelly an opportunity to break down the Canadian anti-doping protocols based on her own humourous experience. 

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The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon is returning in-person this weekend for the first time in 3 years. Over 22,000 runners will take to the streets of Toronto to celebrate on course, and 4 of those runners are some of Canada’s very best marathoners. Dayna Pidhoresky and Trevor Hofbauer return as defending Canadian champions from 2019. Malindi Elmore, whose Canadian record was just broken last month will be making her Canadian debut. And Rory Linkletter is on a hot streak after his thrilling 20th place performance at the World Championships this summer. In this episode we chat with all four Canadian elites to get their pre-race thoughts and goals.

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In this very special episode of The Rundown we recap the historic results from the 2022 Berlin Marathon. Eliud Kipchoge broke his own world record and Tigist Assefa ran the 3rd fastest women's marathon of all-time. But most excitedly for us, Natasha Wodak demolished the Canadian women's marathon record, running 2:23:12. This was not only a huge improvement on the previous record, it was also over a 3 minute PB. Tasha joins us to talk through her momentous performance!

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