Inspired Soles
Inspired Soles is a podcast that fuels your passion for running and helps you achieve peak performance with every stride. Host Carolyn Coffin talks with industry experts, coaches, Olympians and everyday runners to educate and inspire you to take your running to the next level.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 255
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
194. Kevin Barata | On Cocodona 250 & Going Long
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Kevin Barata is a 46 year old trail ultrarunner who lives in Abbotsford, BC with his wife and three daughters. He has been a police officer with th…
193. Ben Flanagan & Rory Linkletter | Rivals & Friends: Breaking Down the Canadian 10k Championships in Ottawa
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Rory Linkletter and Ben Flanagan are elite Canadian distance runners and friends who have both been on the show twice. Although they have different…
192. Melvin Yumang | Solving the Marathon Puzzle as a Shift Worker & New Parent
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Melvin Yumang is a 40-year old flight nurse & runner from St. Agathe, Manitoba who was one half of a recent Couple of the Quarter episode with his …
191. Dave Stevens | Mastering 100-Milers as a Masters Runner
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Dave Stevens, hailing from Nelson, BC, is an accomplished Elite Ultra Runner, Coach, and Father. By day, Dave serves as a Spatial Analyst for the p…
190. Natasha Wodak | On Missing the Olympic Marathon Standard
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Today we are catching up with 42 year old Canadian marathon record holder Natasha Wodak. Natasha was last on our show in February 2023 and we spent…
189. Gina Tranquada | 50km Trail & Road Team Canada Athlete
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Gina Tranquada is a 38 year old occupational therapist, runner, wife and mother-of-two from Winnipeg, MB, who has been tearing it up on the track, …
188. Jessica Drakul | From Booze to Boston
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Jessica Drakul is a 45-year old adult-onset runner who ran the 2024 Boston Marathon, set a personal best time of 3:40:11, AND re-qualified for next…
187. Adam Neiles | Football Player Trains for First Marathon
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Adam Neiles is a 27-year-old Strength & Conditioning Specialist at Testify Performance in Winnipeg. Over the past 7 years, he has trained everyday …
186. Stuart Chutter | The Parallels Between Running & Farming
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Stuart Chutter is the first trail ultrarunner we’ve had on the show who is also a regenerative farmer from Melville, Saskatchewan. We were super c…
185. Priscilla Forgie | Finding My Fire
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**TRIGGER WARNING - This episode has references to sexual abuse.
In this episode, Edmontonian elite ultra runner Priscilla Forgie returns to the sh…
184. Omena Babalola | “They Call it a Finish Line For a Reason”
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Omena Babalola is an accomplished 55-year old masters sprinter from Winnipeg MB and an absolute force to be reckoned with. Born in Nigeria to two h…
183. Jean Fortier | Québec Mega Trail Founder
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Jean Fortier is the general director and founder of Québec Mega Trail. He joins us to talk about his running origins and dive deep into the past, p…
182. Nick Kershaw | Impact Marathon Founder
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Nick Kershaw is a man with a mission. A runner with a background in finance and a passion for international development, Nick joins us from the UK…
181. Jen Shapka | On Embracing Her Run Community
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Jen Shapka is a woman with a mission who seemingly can’t say no…and there are many runners who are grateful she says yes most of the time! Jen has …
180. Rory Linkletter | On Running Olympic Standard at the Seville Marathon
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Rory Linkletter is a professional Canadian athlete who lives and trains in Flagstaff, Arizona, is sponsored by Puma, and is coached by US half mara…
179. Sasha Gollish, Dr. Georgia Lefas & Jamie Donaldson | The Run Retreat Speakers
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Today’s episode features three incredible ladies who all have speaking roles at The Run Retreat, an inaugural women’s event that will be taking pla…
178. Couple of the Quarter | Jonelle Koop-Yumang & Melvin Yumang
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Our COTQ series is meant to highlight the different aspects of what it means to be in a partnership when one or both people are runners and do we e…
177. Evan Birch | Running Into the Storm
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Evan Birch is a partner, father, friend, colleague and ultra runner who has been running his entire life, in more ways than one. While his accompli…
176. Kevin Beatty | US Olympic Marathon Trials Recap
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On February 3rd, 2024, the United States held their Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando, FL to determine the team they will be sending to the 2024 S…
175. Andrew Swan | Clydesdale Running, Politics & Beer Miles
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Andrew Swan is a 55 year old lawyer, former politician and runner who is a staple in the Winnipeg community…some might even say “Winnipeg famous.” …