The Shakeout Podcast

Retired Olympian Matt Hughes and race director Stephen Andersen met a year ago thanks to their shared concern about the dismal state of the Canadian pro running system. In this episode we chat about …

Last weekend Cam Levins shattered the Canadian half-marathon record running 1:00.18 at the Vancouver First Half. Not only was this a 42 second improvement over the previous record, but Cam did it com…

Tréchelle Bunn is an athlete and activist. Until recently, she wasn’t much of a runner. But in May of 2021, when 215 unmarked graves were discovered on the former grounds of the Kamloops Residential …

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 …

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 decad…

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. Staehl…

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…

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…

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 Bel…

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 …

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 r…

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 marath…

Yesterday marked the 42nd edition of the Terry Fox Run. In 1980, just 2 years after losing his leg to cancer, 21-year old Terry Fox set out on his Marathon of Hope to raise awareness and funds for ca…

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 chat about Canadian success at the Zuri…

Rory Linkletter has had an extraordinary year: he’s run personal bests in everything from the mile to the marathon and clocked a stunning 2:10:24 at the World Championships this summer. He’s also a g…

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 Team Canada's success at the Worl…

Evan Dunfee is one of Canada’s most decorated Track and Field athletes: he has won medals at the Pan Am Games, the World Championships, and the Olympics. But the one piece of hardware that has eluded…

Two Canadian women stormed their way to podium finishes at this year's Western States Endurance Run. Ailsa MacDonald and Marianne Hogan placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively at the world’s oldest 100 mile…