Month: November 2020

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Fitspeek 118: Marie Lashley & The Santa Shuffle

Yes! It’s that time of year again. We are only days away from the annual Abbotsford Santa Shuffle. For 13 years, the main organizer has been Marie Lashley. In the podcast, we chat about the event, as well as how she has been coping with Covid.

Like many running events this year, it has gone virtual. However to make things easier for you to decide where to run it, Kevin and Marie discuss some possible route options. You have a full week to complete your race which means you do have a bit of time to get one or two running buddies together, practice safe social distancing, and help out the Salvation Army.

Spend 15 minutes catching up with a Fraser Valley Christmas tradition by pressing play here.

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Fitspeek 117: Rach McBride

Another one of the Canadian athletes racing the PTO Championship in December is Vancouver’s Rach McBride. Rach has been making the most of 2020 coming in fourth at Ironman New Zealand and third at the Canadian Professional Championships. Rach also rode a new gravel bike… a lot.

And then there was THE VIDEO! You can check that out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Ur4uonWzI

On Fitspeek 117, we chat with the Purple Tiger about the video shoot, favourite & least favourite things about being a pro triathlete, as well as some surprises that will entertain and inspire you.

Speaking of inspiration, Mikey Ross, the head coach for the Abbotsford Triathlon Club returns for another Top 5 List. Mikey offers up hints on setting up your bike trainer for the upcoming indoor bike season. Hear it all now, by pressing play.

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Is there a French word for Shitshow?

After suffering a bike crash during a 70.3 triathlon in France last year, Vancouver’s Rach McBride needed to heal their body & fix their bike for a follow up race in Lanzarote. Some things don’t go according to plan. It was not a comedy of errors.

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Speedfreak! Angela Naeth Targets Challenge Daytona. (Fitspeek 116)

We’re not sure what’s in that cool, clear, British Columbia water but it seems to have mystical qualities, nourishing & hydrating some of the fastest cyclists in triathlon.

There’s Rach McBride from Vancouver who has been stomping cyclists of all genders, most recently at the Canadian Championships in Ontario. From Penticton, there is Jen Annet, the Ventum-riding phenom, who is the current female world record-holder for the Ironman distance. And then, from Prince George, there is the mighty Angela Naeth. At about 5′ 5″ and 115 pounds you’d expect her to be a great runner but it’s her speed on the bike that has made her a multiple Ironman and 70.3 winner.

On this week’s Fitspeek, we chat with Angela Naeth about the big race in Florida that she’ll be doing in December, her most embarrassing moments in the sport, and of course…. what’s in that water. We end off the program with some ninja mind tricks for racing & training courtesy of Dr. E. Reeh in Between the Ears. Get it going by pressing that play button below.

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From Wisconsin, With Love. Fitspeek 115: Ben Rudson

Calgary’s Ben Rudson is a fast learner. Only 1 year into his engineering degree at Queen’s Ben realized there were better ways to spend his Saturday and Sunday mornings than cleaning up spilled beer while being hung over. To kick start his new lifestyle he signed up for his first triathlon and he never looked back. Now Rudson is both a professional engineer and a pro triathlete. In part two of our interview with Ben we find out what it’s like to race overseas and we also ask Ben about training advice, both good and bad.

Also on program 115, ATC coach Mikey Ross talks about mantras of moderation in his Top Five List . We round out the show with a cycling recap of the Giro, Vuelta, the one hour record, and the WTRL. Wattie Ink’s Maple Ridge machine Roy McBeth drops by for that. Hear it all now by pressing play below.