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Marie is back, and so is the Santa Shuffle

One of the sure signs of Christmas in the Fraser Valley is the annual Salvation Army’s Santa Shuffle and over a decade the person at the head of this cornerstone community event is Marie Lashley. Marie has had another active year, not only as the race director but as a very enthusiastic runner herself. In our chat we find out about her local adventures over the past year, as well as this year’s Santa Shuffle.

The event is going to be held virtually and will be on December 4th and 5th. One of the exciting things about this year’s event is that all participants will be getting a technical running shirt. Here’s a chance to help out the community via your contribution to the Salvation Army and build up your family’s Christmas cheer as we head into a very special time of year. 15 minutes of Bing approved yakkange starts with the click of the button below.

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Fitspeek 144: Jamie Imai V.3.0

Exactly 100 episodes later, we check in with the dynamic Jamie Imai from Mission. When last we chatted, Jamie was attempting her first aqua-run. Since that time the whole world has changed and so has Jamie.

She can now add ultra-marathoner to her resume. After spending almost 30 seconds being bummed out because of Covid, Jamie started taking her adventures off-road on the mountains around Mission.

She found a like-minded group of fearless females and she found herself (that’s a story in itself) on the start line of her first ever trail ultra marathon back in September.

She took the challenge seriously. With meticulous preparation and consistent training, she was ready to go when the gun went off. What happened over the course of the next 11 hours and 55 minutes is the stuff of legend. Soggy shoes, blown legs, and missing pickles are all part of the story. A great story of overcoming adversity starts with the press of this button below!

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Fitspeek 143: Stronger than steel, sweeter than honey, faster than Hades.

This week on Fitspeek, we spend 45 minutes with one of Canada’s premier endurance athletes, Kelowna’s Meaghan Hackinen. This unstoppable athlete was prepared to go to California this fall to defend her crown as the World 24 Hour Female Time Trial Champion, then Covid struck! No, not her, but her boyfriend. She had to isolate after that and was unable to do the race.

With all that training done, and after all heath precautions were honoured, she wanted to see what she was capable of, so she found a route, did some planning, started riding, and then______! You’ll have to give the show a listen to find out what happened.

Fortunately these were about the only 2 things that did go wrong for Meaghan this year. In addition to improving her riding on the road, Meaghan (like many of us) found gravel and decided to take on one of the most demanding races in the province, the BC Epic 1000. Not that it was only 1000 K long, it was also held during that oppressive heat dome that we had back in early July. Hear about Meaghan’s conquests and more by pressing that button down here!

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Fitspeek 142: A magic act – 30 minutes with race director Trevor Sol

Your Fitspeek Friday drops in on this wet weekend with a great conversation with a guy whose middle name should be “git er dun.”

As you may know, the Vancouver Triathlon was held, as a TRIathlon and not an aquathon last month. No small feat with all the challenges of Covid-19 protocols.

Add to the mix, the morons who thought it would be fun to start feeding coyotes to set up their perfect social media shots, turning these usually elusive critters into a dangerous nuisance in Stanley Park. Heaven help us when these bozos start chumming the orcas! In our conversation, we talk to Trevor about those last stressful days leading up to the race. Talk about pulling a rabbit out of a hat. And although you can’t satisfy everybody, the fact that the race went ahead was a welcome breath of fresh air in a very stagnant smelling 2021 race season.

Also in the interview, we ask an obvious question “why the hell would you want to be a race director?” as well as the obvious follow up question, “what does a race director do to feed his family (pictured above) when they ain’t no racing?” All this and more including references to Fitspeek’s big BOY brother, and Mikey’s Top Five List, comes your way with the push of that button you see below.

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Fitspeek 141 – Kylie Acford: Inside the Winner’s Circle

In one of the first races in what seems like forever, Victoria’s Kylie Acford took the win in the female division at the Vancouver Triathlon last month.

This week on Fitspeek we spend some time with the champ. From her school days in England, to the East Kootenays of British Columbia, to the pool decks of Victoria, Kylie’s life has been very tri-centric.

And unlike her athletically gifted but motivationally challenged brother, Kylie has had to work hard for all her successes in the sport, making of course, every finish line (and podium!) all that more special. Today, Kylie juggles triathlon training and coaching, motherhood, and putting food on the table during this crazy 4th wave of Covid. Hear about how Kylie copes and triumphs by pressing that play button below.

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Fitspeek 140 – Nathan Killam: Never Just a Pretty Face

A lot has happened since we last chatted with Canada’s triathlon gladiator from the West Coast: Covid-19, a new home in North Vancouver, and a battle between a Ventum and a bear!

Also in our feature interview Nathan explains what he has been doing to keep both himself and his athletes motivated while they wait and wait and wait for racing to finally resume out here in BC.

We end off the interview with Nathan taking off his cycling helmet and putting on his hardhat and we talk about tips on home renovation. As a trades kinda guy, Nathan is just as comfortable on his band saw as he is on his aero bars. 45 minutes of intensity, hilarity, and bear-ity comes your way by pressing play below.

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Jag @ Henny’z Program 30: Outstanding Frontmen

After a bit of time off for summer the lads are back. And what form they have! Almost as captivating as the subjects they rant on.

The title says it all, but yet, questions remain.

When will Gary apologize for being mean? What cutting remark will UDO make. What colour will Conan’s face turn after Kevin’s Buck Owens piece. What bitrate was this recorded at?

Not all of these questions will be answered by pressing play below.

You can also hear the music that influenced our choices on our Spotify playlist Spotify – Jag at Henny’z #30 – Best frontmen in Rock

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Fitspeek 139: Roy McBeth speeks cycling & triathlon

As we kick season six of the show we do a quick recap of some of the big endurance sports highlights with our go to guy – F2C & Wattie Ink ambassador, Roy McBeth.

One of the things we’ve noticed lately, is that triathlon, like cycling has really begun to implement a team format. Not only has triathlon seen the Olympics in 2021 the team aspect of the sport has popped up in events like the Collins Cup & in Superleague triathlon. Roy explains how that works.

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Last Man Standing. Fitspeek 138 with Ed Wong.

If you did your first Ironman Canada this year, you would have to be doing one every year until 2053, if you wanted to match the current record of Seattle’s Ed Wong.

As one of the pioneers in long-distance triathlon, Wong used his background as a hospital pharmacist to devise a sound nutritional strategy that served him well in his 31 consecutive iron-distance events that included both Penticton and Whistler.

Wong, along with Ed Russell from Kamloops and Dick Ensslen from Edmonton, collectively known as the “Dick Eds” have done almost 100 Ironman Canada races between the three of them, becoming an inspiration for athletes of all ages. You can find out why the DickEds got their name, and how this episode got its name by pressing play below.

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Can I race again please? (Fitspeek 137 with Jen Annett)

This weekend marks the return to racing for Penticton pro Jen Annett. The Ironman 70.3 event will be a chance for her to blow off 20 months of race rust and to test her legs and transition skills.

In our 20- minute chat we discuss heat training, camping, motherhood, and her very personable coach, Jonathan Caron. Also on the show, ATC’s Mikey Ross has been watching the Olympics. And although he hasn’t bought his Blummenfelt is Best t-shirt, he has been inspired by the athletes, both on the field and off. Hear his opinions now by pressing play below!