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Jerome Blake eyes 100m title at Canadian championships this weekend

Blake’s 9.97 season’s best makes him the fastest man in the country this year heading into nationals

Race director Charlotte Brookes on boosting female participation at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon

The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon has launched several new initiatives aimed at leading the way in boosting female participation

Dr. Sasha Gollish on shrinking the gender gap in road race participation

Despite growing overall participation in road races, fewer women are signing up

Gabriela DeBues-Stafford is back at the top of Canadian middle-distance running

After years of nagging injuries, the multiple-time Canadian record holder and two-time Olympian has rediscovered her world-class form

2SLGBTQ+ run clubs lead the charge in Pride fundraising

Local queer run clubs are stepping up to fill the fundraising gap left by corporate sponsor cutbacks

Beat the summer heat with physiologist Trent Stellingwerff

With summer weather on its way, Dr. Trent Stellingwerff shares his expertise from a career working with Canadian Olympians to help you use the hot months like a pro

Meet the Canadian-based pro group rewriting the record book

While many of Canada’s top athletes leave the country to train, a small but mighty pro group in Québec City is bucking the trend—earning national records and Olympic appearances along the way

Putting the Norwegian Method to work: what runners can learn from Jakob Ingebrigtsen

From blood lactate to double threshold sessions, “The Norwegian Method” author Brad Culp shares the secrets to Norway’s global endurance dominance, and how the same principles might be the secret to your next PB

Canadian ultra-trail rising star Emilie Mann on her recent success

Hear from one of Canada’s rising stars on the ultra-trail running scene as she talks about her ascent to podium performances at races 100K and beyond

Boston Marathon preview featuring Rory Linkletter

Tune in this week as host John Gay hears from three different Canadian Boston qualifiers about their unique experience with the world’s longest-running marathon

Registered dietitian Jennifer Sygo talks fuelling forward and maximizing race-day nutrition

Canadian Olympic team dietitian and sports nutritionist Jennifer Sygo shares her expertise on all things training, recovery, and fuelling in this week’s episode of the Shakeout Podcast

World record holder Evan Dunfee on breaking the WR, staying motivated, and the role of community

3x Olympian and global medallist Evan Dunfee joins The Shakeout Podcast in the wake of his world record-setting 35km race walk to discuss training for the race, what motivates him to compete, and why he’s just getting started