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
- 256
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
115. Derrick Spafford | Rediscovering Running After a 31-Year Streak
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From Yarker Ontario, Derrick Spafford is a 56-year-old competitive runner, coach, race director and owner of Spafford Health and Adventure, offerin…
114. Scott Sugimoto | The Dos and Don'ts of Winter Running
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Winter is upon us again and as we talked about last week on the show, so is the season for base training. For many runners in Canada and the north…
113. Dr. Duane Scotti | It’s All About That Base (Training)
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Dr. Duane Scotti is a Connecticut-based running physical therapist, run coach, host of the Healthy Runner podcast, and founder of Spark Healthy Run…
112. Chris McClung | Training for Hilly Races
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Based out of Austin Texas, Chris McClung is a 2:45 marathoner, running coach, and host of the Running Rogue podcast. He’s exceptionally knowledgeab…
111. Ray Zahab | Canadian Explorer
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Ray Zahab is a Canadian Explorer, ultra distance runner and Founder of the non-profit impossible2Possible. A recent recipient of the Meritorious Se…
110. Patricia Roney | Physiotherapist & Canadian Para-Athletics Classifier
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Patricia Roney is a Winnipeg-based runner and physiotherapist who works with Athletics Canada as a classifier for para athletes competing in track …
109. Lisa Belanger | Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hiker Turned Ultra Runner
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Lisa Belanger has always loved adventuring in the wilderness, and her free time is dedicated to getting outside to hike, rock climb, camp, and dirt…
108. Sasha Gollish | 3rd at Canadian Marathon Championships
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This conversation with elite Canadian runner, Sasha Gollish, was recorded one week before the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, which she just compl…
107. Couple of the Quarter | Steph Boutette & Eric Hong
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It’s time to introduce you to our Couple of the Quarter, Steph Boutette and Eric Hong.
This young running couple met several years ago in Toronto do…
106. Mark Timmons | Author of Man on the Run
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Mark Timmons is a 62 year old retired high school teacher from Brandon, MB. He started his running journey at age 50, when most people start thinki…
105. Dean Johnson | Coach and Lost Soul Ultra Race Director
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Dean Johnson is a runner, race director and coach from Lethbridge, Alberta. After spending many years playing hockey, slowpitch and coaching youth…
104. The Anatomy of a DNF | Kim & Carolyn
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Today we discuss a subject that’s not talked about nearly enough….the DNF (did not finish).
We start by sharing about our most recent DNFs which ha…
103. Marianne Hogan | Podium Finisher at UTMB & WSER 2022
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Marianne Hogan may be a relatively new name for many in the running and trail ultra community but she has been on an absolute streak this year, wit…
102. Jason Hubick | Building Community & Giving Back Through Running
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Jason Hubick is a 56 year old runner from Regina Saskatchewan where he and his wife own and manage a small construction company. Jason was inspire…
101. Amy Ballon | Learn to Love Running From a Different Perspective
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Amy Ballon became inspired to run long distances in the 1990’s after watching her mother run the New York City marathon. She got hooked and they we…
100. Reid Coolsaet | Versatility & Longevity: When Hard Work Meets Talent
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Since the early 2000s, Reid Coolsaet has been representing Canada at the highest level on the track and roads, and over the past year he’s been mak…
99. Amy Puzey | Accessing Your Intuition
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Amy Puzey is a holistic nutritionist, wife and mother of six, and a long time competitive trail runner who lives in Invermere, BC. She was the Can…
98. Joanna Ford | 2nd Canadian Female at Hardrock 100
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Joanna Ford is a 37 year old trail ultrarunner from Calgary, AB. On July 15th she finished 6th female at Hardrock 100 Endurance Run. She was second…
97. World’s Fastest 10K Joggler | Michael Bergeron
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On July 10, Michael Bergeron ran 25 laps of the UPEI track in a world record time of 34 minutes and 47 seconds while simultaneously juggling three …
96. Mindfully Running Around the Globe | Tomasz Drybala
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Tomasz Drybala is a 44 year old flow and mindful running teacher who’s planning to run the circumference of the earth (25,000M / 40,000K) before 20…