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The Athletics Ontario Running Podcast explores the stories behind trail and road running in Ontario. A main goal of the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast will be to reach those that we are not already reaching, to give voice to the underrepresented members of our community and bring these stories to the masses. All people, all speeds, all terrains, all abilities are welcome. For you, for all, for life.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
A grounded running-interview show that makes Ontario's road, trail, and run-crew scenes feel practical, local, and human.
Athletics Ontario Running Podcast belongs on the Sports beat as a close-to-the-ground running show. Host John Shep gives guests room to talk through the parts of running that rarely fit on a results sheet: Ryan Keeping's cross-Canada and Iceland runs, Lanni Marchant on running,…
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A community run that turns toward care, purpose, and the people who keep showing up.
Neil Mackay's return to the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast opens with Persistence Racing's fifth anniversary at Backroads Brews and Shoes, where runners showed up despite wind and cold and stuck around after the run.
A practical gear story where blister fixes and running frustration share the lane.
Athletics Ontario Running Podcast turns a familiar running gripe into a clear, useful story about socks, blisters, and the small gear choices that can change a run.
A training journal talk that turns self-review into a steadier way forward.
Dr. Sasha Golish returns to Unstoppable with a grounded discussion of her training journal, and the conversation keeps coming back to a plain but useful question: how do goals stay motivating without turning every workout into a judgment?
A practical look at what it takes to launch Ontario's newest 200-miler.
The episode follows Ontario's newest 200-miler, the Ribbon 200, and keeps its focus on the work behind the announcement rather than on spectacle.
A focused look at how women-specific shoe design meets the realities of running bodies.
The conversation opens a few days before International Women's Day and asks a focused question: what changes when a running shoe is built for the female foot?
A grounded running conversation about starting a club, finding footing, and keeping the door open.
Alejandro De La Cruz gives the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast a steady, lived-in running story. The episode traces his path from first taking up running at 20, with a few earlier tries in high school, to helping launch Running Waters in a place where he was new, not local,…
A grounded discussion of running, family, and the difference between invitation and obligation.
John Shep's new-year intention comes through as a quiet push toward being a more self-aware parent, while Jennifer Kalari frames running as something that belongs to her own inner life as much as to fitness.
A candid running conversation about control, resilience, and the cost of showing up.
Episode 200 opens on family, skating, and the running that came after, then settles into the Lani 1.0 setup that gets the conversation moving. John Shep keeps the tone easy and unforced, and Marchand gradually opens up on performance, control, food, and self worth.
Trail running, told from inside race week.
John Shep welcomes Kofi Allende for a warm, conversational look at how running entered his life after sobriety.
Athletics Ontario Running Podcast hosts John Shep and Dr.
Lindsay Hausman, CEO of HEDAS (named after her twin daughters), discusses how personal foot injuries during COVID sparked research into female-specific running shoe design.
Migs Pink describes going from hating running as a basketball player to using a pandemic-era 5K as a reset, then turning that habit into the Thursday group that became part of Toronto running culture.
Athletics Ontario Running Podcast EP 209 features pro trail runner Jazmine Lowther, who says her first serious trail race, Tackle the Toad in Nelson, British Columbia, ended with a third-place finish despite “absolutely atrocious” training.
Andrew Kim of Runner's Choice Waterloo traces his running start to a 2019 group chat called the Sweat Scientists, a $200 winner-take-all 10K bet, and a first training block that began in January 2020.
Mike Greer describes how the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon and other road races change when an adaptive athlete is on the start list, from access checks and equipment drop-off to marshals, head starts, and finish-line help.
Judith Kasiama of Colour the Trails explains how trail running, hiking, and mountain biking became her way to find "peace" while studying at university and later living in Vancouver.
Ben Preisner of Milton, Ontario traces his path from Milton Winterhawks hockey and grade-nine cross country to the University of Tulsa and a marathon career.
Christine Marinho says running began after a bad divorce in her late thirties, when 30 minutes a day helped her heal after antidepressants made her feel unlike herself.
Colin Strickland says Corners Run Crew in St.
Athletics Ontario Running Podcast EP 203 follows Jovica “Yahtzee” Savic from a former Yugoslavia refugee story to his 51.9K charity run in Kitchener-Waterloo.
Scott Davenport tells John Shep that he started running to quit smoking, after a stretch of nearly 15 years without running shoes.
Jennifer Kolari of Connected Parenting joins the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast to connect running, parenting, and emotional regulation around John Shep’s New Year goal of being a more self-aware dad.
Ryan Keeping says he started running at 25, then moved from a half marathon to a 100-miler within about six months before planning a cross-Canada run.
Lauren Mantha traces A Running List back to 2023, when she signed up for A Million Reasons Run and set a goal of 31 kilometers in 31 days for SickKids and Ontario hospitals.
Alejandro de la Cruz joins John Shep for a warm conversation about running, community, and the habit of showing up.
Athletics Ontario Running Podcast episode 215 brings together Aaron Teschuk, Sam Kinahan, Matthew Lozano, and Saeed Griffith for a panel on the Canadian Track and Field League, or CTFL.
Kimberly and Michelle Krasinowski discuss marathon racing, including Boston Marathon 2024, where they were selected for the pro field and represented Canada.
I was going through a really dark time. Is this it? Do I want to be here?
Host John Shep interviews Jaden Keeler, a standout Canadian distance runner competing for the Arctics in the Canadian Track and Field League (CTFL).
Neil McKay returns to the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast to talk about Persistence Racing, a new London 100 run, and fundraising for London Children’s Hospital.
John welcomes Tara Logue and gets straight into the Run 905 push.
John Shep welcomes Eric Darcy to talk about Crazy Cat Adventures and the newly announced Ribbon 200.
Kathy Webber says N89 started when canceled races during COVID pushed her to set up a 10k and 6k GPS course in Dufferin County Forest, and 100 local runners signed up.
Joe Francisco connects his COVID-era start in running to a spontaneous Toronto Waterfront half marathon signup after he turned 2K into 5K.
Meher Pavri says she became a runner only after a failed Toronto run club experience, then found structure at Backroads London’s rookie zero-to-5K program with Mike Bodkin and volunteers who made sure nobody was left behind.
Athletics Ontario Running Podcast features Samir Mourani discussing his transformation from inconsistent gym-goer to committed runner, culminating in a 50K run for Movember mental health awareness.
Host John Shep interviews Selina and Helga, co-founders of Scarborough Runs, about their personal running journeys, how they met while training for a half marathon, and the founding of their run club in Scarborough.
Athletics Ontario Running Podcast episode 200 features John Shep and Lanni Marchant, who traces her path from figure-skating “punishment” laps to NCAA racing at UT Chattanooga and eventual Olympic-level marathon running.
Host John Shep interviews runner Andrew Sang about his running journey and upcoming adventure, highlighting the inclusive Ontario running community.
Host John Shep interviews Riley Vanderlinden about her running journey and book-related running topics.
Host John Shep interviews runner Harvey Steinhoff about his running journey from elementary school to college in Windsor, Ontario.
Host John Shep interviews Ryan Gallagher about his 21 half marathons in 21 days challenge to raise awareness for mental health and his journey to sobriety through running.
Host John Shep interviews Ben Kaplan about completing the SU-200 ultramarathon, discussing the race and his motivation.
Host John Shep interviews AO Running Ambassador Dekel Chewy about his running journey, from elementary school Kilometer Club to rediscovering running as an adult.
Host John Shep interviews returning ambassadors about their running journeys and the 2025 Ambassador Program.
Host John Shep introduces the Athletics Ontario Running Podcast, celebrating Ontario running and amplifying diverse voices in the running community.
Host John Shep interviews Derek Spafford about his running journey and discusses a holiday gift guide for runners.
Host John Shep interviews Stephen Parker about his book on backyard ultras, joined by other runners to discuss the sport.