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For the next few days I’ll be bringing my Ultraman Blog off of the back page and onto the front. As you may have heard or read, this is the weekend that I am doing the Ultraman 520 in the Penticton area. It’s a 3 day event that has a 10 K swim and 150 K swim on day one, a 270 K bike on day two, and an 84 K run on day three. We are in Penticton right now to do all of the prep. stuff that is required. Today we go shopping for supplies! We also get a chance to pick up the race package and meet all the folks (maybe a dozen) who are doing the event. Yesterday, Elise and I finally got a chance to see the run course. For me it is going to be so much more than a run course. It will be a walk, and maybe at times a crawl course. The stretch from km about 55-70 I suspect will be especially challenging. That is because at that point I will have been on the course for about eight hours and I suspect I will be pretty tired by then. There is a lot of up and downhill during that part of the course, so I’ll have to make sure that my pacing and nutrition are good. Of course in order to be able to get the opportunity to run/walk, I have some work to do on Saturday and Sunday. Keep checking in over the next few days, this could be quite the freak show!

At Fitspeek, one of our goals is to blend the spheres of fitness and leisure. We think that the folks at Parallel Yoga & Raven’s Brewing have it right. On Tuesday August 8, Kara Colemen will be leading a one-hour yoga session at Raven’s Brewing.

Right after the session will be a craft beer tasting event. Hear the details in this Fitspeek Express Interview.

Our most ambitious podcast to date, Fitspeek Sixteen is here. To help you navigate this one a table of contents is in order.

• Zack Neufeld kicks things off with results from the Spring Cultus Lake Triathlon.
• Kevin Watt drops by for his comments on the Positive Spin Cycle ride held in Chilliwack and his Instagram shout-outs.
• Our feature interview is with local cycling powerhouse Galen Keller. The topics range from his training motivations to his massive 64 (you are going to have to listen to find out ).
• Fitspeek’s newest member Chloe Knull gives us a “Tale of Two Races” as she compares her Oliver and Cultus Lake triathlons.
• Bob Babbitt drops by for his final installment of Bob’s Bitts. Want to know the secret to a longer, happier, life? Bob’s Bitts has it.
• Our upcoming events schedule features the Campbell Valley Wine Run and the Coquitlam Crunch.
• The Wenting’s Word of the Week is “Attack!”
• Zack Neufeld closes out the program with his Between The Ears feature on Mindfulness.

Whether you are at the beach, on the road, or are just a Galen fan, Fitspeek 16 is sweet indeed. Hear it now by pressing play.

From competitive mountain biking, to the local crit and time trial circuit, and to the velodrome for some “real speed” over the winter months, Phoenix Velo’s Galen Keller has done many things on the bike, most of them quite well. In this Fitspeek Express interview we get to know the man behind the smile and those intimidating calves! Find out about his motivations, training secrets, and more by pressing play below

Although she has a smile that will light up a room, she has legs and lungs that will crush your soul. Following in the steps of the Fraser Valley’s new crop of fast female cyclists Maggie Coles Lyster and Alison Jackson, this Langley grade ten student is on the fast track to success. With an unsinkable attitude and a wisdom beyond her years, Elle is what my co-host calls “a chainsaw on wheels.” In her first of many media interviews to come, we are happy to introduce you to Elle Bush.

While some teenagers in the Fraser Valley may spend their time away from the classroom just “chillin’out” Mission’s Sheigh Gaudette has a more ambitious lifestyle as she trains 14 to 16 hours a week as a competitive swimmer. So far the practice has paid off with many regional swim records and a trip this summer to the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg. In this interview we get to know Mission’s rising swimming star Sheigh Gaudette.

 

In our newest Fitspeek we have our Wenting’s word of the week, a recap of the Oliver Half Ironman, a Fit Tip of the Week that focuses on going long in the heat, and feature interviews with Matt Campbell from United Velo and Greg Cowan from F2c. As always we will also hear the latest installment of Bob’s Bitts and have our upcoming events schedule. Press play below to kick start your summer training and racing season.

One of the greatest endurance sports accomplishments is completing your very first marathon. The feeling of crossing the finish line after having run, or, survived 26.2 miles is memorable and for many, quite life-changing.

In this week’s Fitspeek Express, we hear the stories of first time marathon finishers Tiffany and Rhonda from Abbotsford. Under the sage guidance of Running Room Marathon Group Leader Zack Neufeld they were able to take on the challenge of their first (of many more) marathon.

Fitspeek is getting older and wiser…thanks to the youngster Zack Neufeld and his most recent “Between The Ears” segment on positive reframing. Our newest podcast also features an old friend, Bob Babbitt, as he tells of his times spent interviewing triathlon legends Dave Scott and Mark Allen. We also have an interview with local upstart sports nutrition company F2C. As always, we have our race results including the love in that was the Westwood Lake Triathlon, Kevin Watt’s shout outs, and our upcoming events schedule. Hear it all now, by pressing play below

It used to be, the only sports nutrition game in town was Gatorade. Times have changed. Now a growing local company out of Pitt Meadows is making a full-range of products to help out those folks who need something better. What do I mean by better? Press play below and hear the story of F2C Nutrition in this Fitspeek Express interview with Kevin Heinze and F2C founder Greg Cowan. At the end of the podcast be listening for a teaser that involves our newest partnership between F2C and Dynamic Race Events.