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Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Heidi Schmaltz is a trail ultrarunner, nurse, and mother of 2 from Saskatchewan, Canada. Heidi and Kim have literally crossed paths on the trail but have never officially met in person. That said, thanks to modern technology and the relatively small trail running community of the Canadian Prairies, Kim & Heidi have gotten to know each other over time and Heidi feels like someone Kim has known for years. Heidi is an i...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text How often do you think about your teeth in the context of your running? Kim comes from a family full of dentists, so dental health has always been something on her radar. Despite it being something she thinks about, there doesn’t seem to be many people talking about dental health in running and endurance sport, so she invited her cousin, Ken Pierson, to come on the podcast to discuss this unique topic. Ken is a married f...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Meet our second Couple of the Quarter ... Jenn & Brock Tadashore. Jenn & Brock are both health professionals in their 40s from Collingwood ON with two young girls and a very full life, yet they somehow manage to make running and their relationship top priorities. In this episode we get into: How they juggle it allIf it ever causes friction betweenWhat happens when they’re sidelined with injuries, andIf they ever book in with...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text When we asked Caroline Wiebe to be on the podcast, she responded with, “I’m not that interesting. Who would want to hear MY story?” At Inspired Soles we want to hear those real life stories from all types of runners and we think you will agree that Caroline has a story worth sharing! Caroline is a 49 year old mother of two and a registered nurse who works in multiple hospitals and home care. She started runni...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Trevor Funk is an incredibly versatile runner from Saint John, NB who enjoys running 5k to marathon distances on the road and he recently started taking his runs onto the trails as well! In fact, Trevor enjoys running so much that at the start of the pandemic he began a year-long streak, running a minimum of 2K every day for 366 days. Trevor talks about why he decided to do a run streak, how he managed to get his runs in every day and...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Cassandra Bonn is 45 year old Account and Sales Executive with Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville ON. She took up running in her early 30s and even though her two children were young at the time, she went all in on training to the point that she qualified for the Boston Marathon. In 2013 with her husband, children and mother in the crowd, she absolutely nailed her first crack at Boston in a net time of 3:34:46. After collecting her me...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Lynsey Romano is the owner of Skyline Run Coaching, a virtual business based in Airdrie, AB with a team of two coaches and over 35 athletes. They create personalized and evidence-based running and strength training plans with an emphasis on enjoyment of the sport and long term athlete development. Lynsey is a lifelong learner when it comes to both the science and art of coaching, taking into account the unique needs of every athlete on her ...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Dalip Shekhawat is a passionate educator, mountaineer, and ultra runner who grew up in the Himalayas and now calls Winnipeg home. Dalip has climbed over fifteen mountain peaks including Mt. Everest on May 16, 2019. He works at St. Amant school as a special education teacher and he is also a member of Royal Winnipeg Rifles, a primary reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. Dalip found his passion for running during his training f...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text This episode marks the end of another quarter where Kim and Carolyn reflect on their own running, what’s new in their lives, and industry news including potential trail and road races throughout Manitoba and around the world. Kim kicks things off with a pretty big announcement that is making for lots of changes in her life and her running, and Carolyn has taken on a new role in the running world that she is really excited about. One update ...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Have you ever been secretly terrified that you have a stress fracture, wondered what RED-S is, or had trouble deciding whether you should run through that tendon pain or not? Today we're speaking with Dr. Sylvia Loewen, a Sports Medicine Physician at The Pan Am Clinic in Winnipeg, Medical Advisor to the Pan Am Running & Gait Centre, and an avid runner herself. She joins us to help unpack information not only about common r...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Kathy Wiens is the Executive Director for the Manitoba Runners’ Association and has had an avid relationship with running for decades. We invited her on the podcast to talk about organized running in 2020 and 2021 and the challenges faced by race directors and event organizers going forward. We get her take on the cancellation of the Stonewall Quarry Race, and what we hope will come from the exposure the planned event provided t...

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text Roslyn Smith is a 72 year old road runner from Comox, BC who holds Canadian masters records in the 8k (37:44, W70), half marathon (1:39:06, W65) and marathon (3:39:35 W65; 3:52:20 W70). In 2019 she flat-out won her 70-74 age group at the Boston Marathon, beating her running idol Jeannie Rice by over 10 minutes in a true display of the tortoise and the hare tale. Roz’s over 40 year running career began in the western arctic where she taught ...