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āSo Fitzy, of course, sleeps in. He's like, āhey, where's my ride, Houda?ā I'm like, āit's already gone, Fitzy.ā He's like, āhow am I going to get there?ā So long story short, Fitzy made his way from the bottom of the mountain, hiked to the very top. It's 12,500 feet, so it's cold, right? He didn't bring nothing but a onesie, right? A onesie. That's all he brought. Cowboy boots and cowboy hat.ā - Houda
Kevin āHoudaā McDonald and Michael āFitzyā Fitzpatrick call Canmore, Alberta, home and have become great friends. A big part of that friendship is their mutual love of trail running. Houda is a race director for many races including the 5 Peaks Alberta races and the Transrockies races and Fitzy created Canmore Trail Culture. They are also a blast to chat with as they play off each other and their stories. Itās evident theyāve known each other for a while and shared some laughs along the way! It was entertaining chatting with them, to say the least, and it was also nice to hear a bit about why they enjoy the sport so much.
āIn Canmore, there wasn't really anywhere to meet people. So I wanted to kind of create something that, somebody new to town could come and, get to know the trails and hopefully meet people. I think the community that we've created in the trail running community has been pretty special. For myself, some of my best friends I met through the group. That's what keeps me here is, just the people that I've met, and also the world class trails around this area.ā - Fitzy
Iām really looking forward to our show in Canmore. The opportunity to partner with artsPlace is really cool and itās gonna be great hanging out with trail runners in the Rockies! Our amazing sponsors also have some race entries up for grabs as weāre incredibly grateful for the support of 5 Peaks, Stoked Scramble, Stoked Ultra, and the Black Lung Ultra. There will be NƤak for the first 12 people through the doors and a chance to win a NƤak prize pack. Run Uphill/Ski Uphill have been kind enough to donate a few gift cards. And on top of all of that, Houda is also giving us entires to Golden Ultra and Moab Run the Rocks to giveaway. Itās gonna be a blast, get your ticketsā¦
Alberta Trail Running Film Festival tickets available
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) $25
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I've always kind of taken charge and tried to get everybody involved. I think it was an opportunity to be the first face that someone sees when they showed up in those early days and, reminding them that, you're welcome here. You don't have to be super fast. You don't have to be an accomplished runner. It's a privilege to give someone that opportunity and welcome them into a space because you'll see all the time people show up for the first time. And a year from then, they're starting their own running groups. They're hosting community events. It's utilizing the massive space to allow anyone to be a part of that community.
Seger Brown loves bringing the community together and celebrating the outdoors. This is why he is a run leader with YYC Run Crew and he loves the outdoors so much that he also advocates for protecting our wild spaces through POW Canada. Seger is an outdoor lover through and through. The way he speaks about what it means to him to be in the outdoors and sharing that with others makes it clear that itās a big part of his life. They are labours of love for Seger and something he looks forward to, just as much as he looks forward to a day in the mountains. The mountains and wild areas of Alberta are special to Seger which is also why he wants to protect them.
āIf there's one thing that Albertans love, it's our beautiful national parks. Those amazing mountain parks like Kananaskis, Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, all the way down to the beautiful farmlands and trails of the south like Crowsnest Pass where all these amazing races are held. We just want to protect those spaces so that our kids and our grandkids can continue to do these awesome mountain activities.ā
Seger was a great guest who was thoughtful and inspiring. Iām grateful he had the time to chat and I hope you enjoy the chat as much as I did!
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Learn about YYC Run Crew
Iām excited to see some folks from the YYC Run Crew at the Trail Running Film Festival screening on Wednesday, June 5 at Globe Cinema! Doors are at 6 pm and the show starts at 7 pm. We have Evan Birch and his crew from the Speed Project as our live guests, and we will screen his new documentary āRunning Forwardā as part of the evening too! Our amazing sponsors also have some race entries up for grabs as weāre incredibly grateful for the support of 5 Peaks, Stoked Scramble, Stoked Ultra, and the Black Lung Ultra. There will also be NƤak for the first 24 people through the doors and a chance to win a NƤak prize pack! Itās gonna be a blast get your ticketsā¦
Alberta Trail Running Film Festival tickets available
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) $25
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I enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they donāt give me any issues, and isnāt that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and Iāll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so Iām including that today.
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āThere's a window of tolerance. All changes, whether they actually are physical changes to our muscles, or to the cells of our brain, all these changes kind of find that window of tolerance between mild and moderate levels of stress. That's the sweet spot for change. And so what I want to create for my clients is some distress, but mild to moderate levels of stress. Where they're going to have the greatest chance for change. Now I'm going to give them tools and support them in those things, so usually by the time we're ready to bridge that out, hopefully I've done my job and they're really ready and they want to, and it seems just like a natural process.ā
Landon Hildebrand is a Registered Psychologist and trail runner living in Edmonton, Alberta, who loves his job and especially the opportunity to work with athletes. Being an athlete himself means that heās able to relate with his competitive clients. Through relating and his experience, Landon knows how to help athletes get results.
Not only does he love working with athletes in his office, but he also loves volunteering at trail races, where Approach Psychology will often run aid stations. How cool is that?! An aid station with all the physical aid you need, with the added benefit of mental aid as well! I love that idea and it brings me joy just thinking about it. Joy is something Landon strives for with his athletes.
āSuccess should, in my mind, be both measured by how well they're doing in their races or activities, but also how much joy they're experiencing during it. That is the number one thing I'm looking at is I really want to increase the joy. Because being on the podium is cool, but only because it's fun. I don't think it actually proves anything in the world. The joy needs to be the number one factor for us.ā
I really enjoyed the conversation with Landon and the insight he shared. The mental side of our sport is one I really enjoy hearing more about. Itās fascinating and doesnāt seem to be as explored as much as the physical side, which makes it all the more intriguing to me! I hope you enjoy the chat as much as I did and if youāre in Alberta and interested in working with Landon or anyone at Approach Psychology, reach out to them.
Alberta Trail Running Film Festival tickets available
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) $25
#Naaksquad - Try it and get 15% off
I enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they donāt give me any issues, and isnāt that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and Iāll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so Iām including that today.
If youāre gonna check it out, click through this link (CTR15 for 15% off), I appreciate it.
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āIt's a beautiful setting, great sense of pride in the local community. And we're in a time where people are more inclined to get outside test their boundaries and enjoy themselves. Sports and entertainment is a great way to attract a visitor who has a similar ethics to the one that the community already possesses there and that's why we feel it's a great fit for this region and this place.ā - Nick Lade
The entire group putting together the Black Lung Ultra in Nordegg, Alberta, are excited about bringing people to the community through sport and entertainment. In fact, thatās their whole plan to bring tourists and people to the region, to highlight it through the lens of sport and entertainment. I love this idea and itās awesome theyāve created an ultra-distance trail race as their first event in the region. Chatting with Nick Lade and Mike Williams about the race and what the area means to them was fun and insightful. Theyāre focused on creating a great event that showcases the area and want to ensure that runners leave satisfied and want to come back for more. They know it will be the runners that determine whether the event is a success or not.
āI mean, I don't think we get to determine that, right? It's the people running it that are going to give us that feedback, right? We've talked a lot about, you know, let's make sure we're well organized, nobody gets lost, nobody gets seriously injured, and people have a great time. I think that's going to be the biggest thing, make sure as many of the racers that we have come out this year come back and they tell their friends.ā - Mike Williams
I had a fantastic time chatting with Nick and Mike. Iām really excited for them and their race, and Iām just as excited that Black Lung Ultra is sponsoring the Trail Running Film Festival screenings in Edmonton, Calgary, and Canmore. Yes, you can win a free entry to the race! You need to be at the film festival though, so get your tickets now!
Alberta Trail Running Film Festival tickets available
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) $25
#Naaksquad - Try it and get 15% off
I enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they donāt give me any issues, and isnāt that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and Iāll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so Iām including that today.
If youāre gonna check it out, click through this link (CTR15 for 15% off), I appreciate it.
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ICYMI over the weekend I posted about the shows Iāve been on recently:
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āThe part that I enjoy the most about it is seeing athletes through from goal creation to looking at a year plan and then getting into the nitty gritty of individual workouts. What systems they're working on to develop aerobic and develop your muscular that you need for the demands of whatever your goal is. I love that whole process of it.ā
Joedy Dalke and coaching have gone together quite naturally over the years. Heās coached various activities to different crowds and once he gained the knowledge and experience on the trails, coaching trail runners through Attitude over Altitude was another natural step. He loves the opportunity to connect and support athletes as they work towards their goals and he loves gathering groups and watching them progress. This is why he enjoys his āPain Trainā Thursday night runs so much. Pain Train hosts runners for various work outs and he loves watching runners get stronger over time. Itās a point of pride for the Calgary coach.
āI just see these athletes doing these workouts week by week, and I see the improvements, and often they don't really see it. But it's a really cool experience for me to be guiding them through the workouts and then seeing that fitness develop or the skill develop on technical trails or whatever it is and be able to let them know like, āhey, by the way, you're really improving.ā And sometimes people just don't know until they're told.ā
Joedy was a ton of fun to chat with. I loved hearing why he enjoys Calgary so much and how much joy it brings him to work with athletes. You can learn more about his coaching at the Attitude over Altitude website and see his YouTube channel here. I hope you enjoy the chat as much as I did, let us know what you think!
Alberta Trail Running Film Festival tickets available
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) $25
#Naaksquad - Try it and get 15% off
I enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they donāt give me any issues, and isnāt that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and Iāll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so Iām including that today.
If youāre gonna check it out, click through this link (CTR15 for 15% off), I appreciate it.
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āThe more that society in general has sort of moved away from your traditional ties. Sometimes people don't attend the church their parents did, or they don't have a community association, or like Joel moved across the country or myself moving from Winnipeg. You don't have those gathering places that you once did. So I think there's work, there's home, and that third place is where you can find belonging.ā - Gavin Harmacy
Gavin Harmacy and Joel Desgreniers own two shops, one in Squamish, BC, and the other in Canmore, AB. Both are mountain towns and both are places where Ski Uphill/Run Uphill offers all the goods you need to explore. More importantly, though, both are places where the community can unite. Whether gearing up for the next adventure or sitting around and spinning yarn with like-minded individuals, the shop is meant to bring people together. They love to serve their communities and they also take their role in the outdoor industry seriously. They enjoy the outdoors and want to ensure itās as enjoyable for future generations.
āHow do we make this a more sustainable and less of a fast fashion thing? Because there's a lot of brands out there that say the opposite, and when you're seeing glaciers on weekends on long runs and you see how fast they melt, you can't just be like, āI'm going to go buy that latest shirt that's in the latest color.ā So as retailers, it's a very interesting crossroads right now.ā - Joel Desgreniers
Joel and Gavin were great to chat with. They were insightful and honest and I really appreciate the insight into what theyāre doing with Ski Uphill/Run Uphill. Itās a tough market to compete in and the shops that stick around seem to serve their community in more ways than just sending you out the door with gear. Joel and Gavin have embraced their communities and encourage anyone to get out and explore. Their communities have also embraced them and know exactly where to start their next exploration.
Alberta Trail Running Film Festival tickets available
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) $25
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
#Naaksquad
I enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they donāt give me any issues, and isnāt that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and Iāll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so Iām including that today.
If youāre gonna check it out, click through this link (CTR15 for 15% off), I appreciate it.
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āI couldn't do it without my wife and a whole host of volunteers, of course, dedicated volunteers that have been with me from the start. It is really a labour of love.ā
Bryan Wallace started running later in life but enjoyed it thoroughly. We loved the challenge and the community. So as he got older and his body wasnāt able to keep trail running, he started hosting runners and putting them through tough challenges with Rivers Edge Running Series. Itās something he is enjoying and thatās led him to organize three different races. Each one is unique and an opportunity for trail runners to come together and push themselves, including āHill of a Runā which was recently hosted at Rabbit HIll Snow Resort.
āWe basically run up and down the hill on snow after they're closed. We go for a 5K, two loops, 10K, four loops, or see how many times you can go in six hours. 160 m elevation gain it's just a small hill and the record in six hours is 19 loops which is quite significant. We get more people doing the six hour then the shorter distances.ā
Bryan was fun to chat with and he loves the chance to share Debbieās (his wife) baked goods and the trails on their property. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did!
Alberta tickets available
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) $25
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
#Naaksquad
I enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they donāt give me any issues, and isnāt that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and Iāll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so Iām including that today.
If youāre gonna check it out, click through this link (CTR15 for 15% off), I appreciate it.
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"It's good for the series. It's good for the sport. It's good to give athletes a shot in other places, to actually expand the series a bit. We made an effort to expand in Asia. North America in particular is somewhere we're really focused on. Really happy that we have Andrew's Meet the Minotaur race.ā - Etienne Rodriguez
The Skyrunner World Series has 21 races in 14 countries, including Meet the Minotaur in Alberta, Canada. The series works in a few different ways with local races to expand, as partnerships generally form through mutual interest. It was interesting hearing about how the group expands the series into new places and how much management goes into that. Even though the series is large they still deal with the same issues and stresses that most race organizers deal with.
āEverything is so fast paced. If you're at an event, you have to have, you know, the images straight away, you have to press release in, you have to have the ranking done, you have to have the video cut, you have to do so many things as soon as possible. So that is also a big pressure.ā - Seana Forbes
It was fantastic to have Seana and Etienne on the cast and chatting about the series. I like how they work with local races and race directors to expand their series, itās awesome theyāve been able to expand so much this way. They are working hard to bring a vision to reality and I love the fact the vision includes athlete development. There was a lot to unpack here and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Shoutout Anastasia
Thank you to our first founding member Anastasia from Washington! I canāt tell you how much I appreciate you folks putting your hard earned dollars into this thing and Iām so grateful for the support. Pumped to keep growing this with all of you.
Alberta tickets available!
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
#Naaksquad
I enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they donāt give me any issues, and isnāt that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and Iāll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so Iām including that today. If youāre gonna check it out, click through this link, I appreciate it.
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āIt's really unique to this area, Western Canada, because you're surrounded by boreal forest. You have a huge river called the Athabasca River that flows beside this park. You have sand everywhere and it's pretty compacted for the most part, but there's parts on the hills that have eroded a bit and it's like sand dunes. It's old ancient sand dunes underneath that boreal forest. I brought a friend up there and we were running on the weekend. It was a long run. I said, wouldn't it be neat to have a race up here?ā
Monty McNiece loves being outdoors and he loves helping others get out there as well. Thatās why he started the Klondike Ultra at Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park. Monty enjoys the unique nature of the park and the chance to feature it through the sport thatās so important to him was an opportunity he could not pass up. He describes the park as very quiet and the trail network needing some TLC. So he thought that was a natural way to get more involved and work with the park to showcase whatās really there.
āI thought if we can create better trails and work with Alberta parks more people are going to go up there. And you see it, you see it on Strava. Now more and more people are running the trails up there. There's a lot of equestrian users as well, but, but more and more trail runners. It's neat to see, right?ā
Registration will be closing soon, so check it out while you can!
Monty was really fun to chat with. Heās so passionate about putting on a good event and he lit up speaking about how much fun it is for him to see people finishing and accomplishing their goals. I had a blast hearing him chat more about this event and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did! Will you be adding Klondike Ultra to your list?
Alberta tickets available!
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
#Naaksquad
I enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they donāt give me any issues, and isnāt that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and Iāll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so Iām including that today. If youāre gonna check it out, click through this link, I appreciate it.
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āVancouver, I'm so excited to hang with you!ā
Mathias Eichler is the Executive Director of the Trail Running Film Festival and he will be here in Vancouver, BC for our Thursday April 4 screening! It was fantastic to catch up with him about how the festival is going. We touched on the quality of the films, what it means to have Brooks as a title sponsor, where he sees the festival going, and what he's looking forward to about seeing a screening here in Vancouver. He mentioned how exciting it is for him to see the festival in another city and feel the local vibes, like what weāve created here.
āYou've really taken the ball and sort of figured out a way of how you want to interpret what the Trail Running Film Festival means for your community. And I hope I can preserve that, right? I hope that I can find hosts and sort of build relationships with them that they continue to want to be able to do this in their way.ā
We have enjoyed the process of producing an event for you all and this film festival is a real blast to work on. Weāre grateful for those who are coming out and we canāt wait to celebrate our amazing sport with you all. Hope to see you all tonight!
Vancouver tonight is the night!
Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.
Sheenaās Burlesque is in the house as our opening actā¦
Bring your noisemakers!
Iām so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheenaās Burlesque producing our opening act! We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, some great giveaways, the awesome Deanne McDoom as our guest, and of course our opening act! Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and letās rock the Rio together!
Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.
Our local sponsors:
5 Peaks
Coast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder
Distance Runwear
Ridgeline Athletics
Peaks N Valleys
Beast of Big Creek
Heads or Trails
RunGo
Naak
Mumās the Word
Alberta tickets available!
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
#Naaksquad
I enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they donāt give me any issues, and isnāt that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and Iāll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so Iām including that today. If youāre gonna check it out, click through this link, I appreciate it.
Listen where you listen
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Google Podcasts: Click Here
Apple Podcasts: Click Here
Music by Paolo Argentino from Pixabay
Weāre on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!
If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! Iām trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :)
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āWe're (Lethbridge, AB) a huge arts community and a huge sports community and so it's a really cool mix to be able to mix the arts and sport. So just excited to see some returning faces and hopefully some new ones too. What stands out to me from the event last year was all the socializing that happened before and after the film started. I just loved seeing that. I love seeing people out in the foyer, all the sort of chit-chatter and people, you know, getting excited.ā
Chantelle Erickson is always growing her community. When she sees a demand for something that isnāt offered, sheās all over it. This is why she is a coach, she has a website, sheās a writer, she hosts the film festival as part of the Lethbridge Sport Council, and she does all that while training and running big distance events. She recently completed āMoab Run the Rocksā and had rave reviews about the event. Through all of this, she is a beacon of positivity and continues to push forward sharing the sport and the space she loves, and making friends along the way.
āI actually went the wrong way on the first day of the course because I was way too busy meeting other Canadian friends at the race briefing. I'm in the back socializing at race briefing while they're giving (directions) and just āpay attention to this tomorrow and pay attention to thatā while I was I wasn't not listening but I wasn't listening. So I missed my turn on day one too busy making other Alberta friends!ā
Chantelle is an awesome human and I really enjoy the chance to chat with her. Her energy is infectious and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did! Chantelle is pumped for her showing of the Trail Running Film Festival and we sure are excited to get rolling this week as well!
Vancouver Trail Running Film Festival tickets available
Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.
Sheenaās Burlesque is in the house as our opening actā¦
Bring your noisemakers!
Iām so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheenaās Burlesque producing our opening act! Meadow Phorical, Ronnie Canela, Sugar Lestrange, and Sheena herself have been working hard on the routine, themed āwelcoming a new trail runnerā and itās a blast. We canāt wait to share it with all of you at the Rio Theatre Thursday, April 4, 2024. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7. Weāre gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe!
We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, weāll have some great giveaways, the awesome Deanne McDoom as our guest, and an amazing show opening act by Sheenaās Burlesque! Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and letās rock the Rio together!
Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.
Our local sponsors:
5 Peaks
Coast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder
Distance Runwear
Ridgeline Athletics
Peaks N Valleys
Beast of Big Creek
Heads or Trails
RunGo
Naak
Mumās the Word
Alberta tickets available!
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
#Naaksquad
I enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they donāt give me any issues, and isnāt that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and Iāll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so Iām including that today. If youāre gonna check it out, click through this link, I appreciate it.
Listen where you listen
Spotify: Click Here
Google Podcasts: Click Here
Apple Podcasts: Click Here
Music by Paolo Argentino from Pixabay
Weāre on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!
If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! Iām trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :)
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āI just decided this is going to be kind of part of my life mission, to try to just be an open book and share my struggles and share the triumph over them, and help people realize that there is life outside of that. That's kind of how we got to be where we are now. I work a lot with people in recovery still to this day. And, just want to keep spreading the word that recovery is possible and we do recover.ā - Yassine Diboun
Yassine Diboun was addicted to drinking in his early 20ās and the addiction affected himself and everyone around him. Things got quite rough for Diboun but he was eventually able to get himself into rehab and turn the corner. Itās not the most direct path into trail and ultra running, but Yassine found peace and solace through running which helped him in recovery. Suddenly Diboun finds himself looking back over 20 years to reminisce about the no-so-good ole days, a challenging past that remains there, through hard work and dedication to his sobriety. Heās also become an open book over the years, looking to help people in recovery and show them there is light at the end of the tunnel. Itās an inspiring story and a story that filmmaker and good friend of Yassineās, Steven Mortinson, felt a lot of pressure to tell right.
āBeing a good friend with Yassine, it's incredibly stressful because you've got this big weight. You want to tell it right.vYou don't want to mess it up. And so it was a lot of responsibility on me, I feel like, to just tell It true to Yassine.ā - Steven Mortinson
Steven nailed it as this film is fantastic, and Yassine agreed. Itās a great glimpse into a real struggle from someone who we now know as a completely different person. It offers hope without judgment and I hope you all enjoy the film and this conversation as much as I did. Come on out to the film festival and see for yourself!
You can also check out Yassineās WyāEast Wolf Pack here.
Vancouver Trail Running Film Festival tickets available
Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.
Sheenaās Burlesque is in the house as our opening actā¦
Bring your noisemakers!
Iām so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheenaās Burlesque producing our opening act! Meadow Phorical, Ronnie Canela, Sugar Lestrange, and Sheena herself have been working hard on the routine, themed āwelcoming a new trail runnerā and itās a blast. We canāt wait to share it with all of you at the Rio Theatre Thursday, April 4, 2024. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7. Weāre gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe!
We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, weāll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that youāll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and letās rock the Rio together!
Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.
Our local sponsors:
5 Peaks
Coast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder
Distance Runwear
Ridgeline Athletics
Peaks N Valleys
Beast of Big Creek
Heads or Trails
RunGo
Naak
Mumās the Word
Alberta tickets available!
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
#Naaksquad
I enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they donāt give me any issues, and isnāt that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and Iāll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so Iām including that today. If youāre gonna check it out, click through this link, I appreciate it.
Listen where you listen
Spotify: Click Here
Google Podcasts: Click Here
Apple Podcasts: Click Here
Music by Paolo Argentino from Pixabay
Weāre on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!
If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! Iām trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :)
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āThrough our program, āRunning on Native Lands Initiativeā to bring land blessings and land acknowledgments to life at these events, at races, but also go beyond that and really bring communities together, bring awareness to Indigenous peoples, bring awareness to Indigenous stewardship, the lands, the history, the people connected to them, even if they were displaced or not there presently. But also just an access point to continue those conversations of what does justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, accessibility, affordability, and safety look like when we are trying to create these safe spaces, inclusive spaces within the running and outdoor industry.ā
Jordan Marie Whetstone is passionate about community and storytelling. The opportunity to tell Yatika Starr Fields's story at the Western States 100 and also work to bring the first land acknowledgment to the race is something Whetstone was excited to document. She and her husband created a beautiful film on a limited budget and found a great subject to follow in Yatika. This film is one of my favourites so far as itās absolutely stunning and the storytelling is fantastic. Jordan wants her work to have an impact on people and brands.
āThat's the whole purpose of why we wanted to create this series was to spark these conversations to get people uncomfortable, especially if it does make them uncomfortable and to sit with that and to ask them, what's making me feel uncomfortable? How can I sit with this and process, but take it in a proactive way and in a positive way to do better, to unlearn or relearnā¦
ā¦how can we be a good relative to each other, how can we grow our community together as a collective and how can we just be good humans?ā
Jordan is also the founder and organizer behind Rising Hearts. The āKnow to Runā series continues with more great people featured that you can follow along with. They are looking for funding for episode 3. Iām looking forward to catching these and whatever else they get up to, as āKnow to Run: Yatikaā is so good, theyāve got me hooked on waiting for the rest! Come check it out at any of our Trail Running Film Festival screenings, we canāt wait to hang out.
CTV Morning Live appearance
Jeannine and I will also be on CTV Morning Live on Thursday March 28, at 7:40 am pacific. Tune and hear more about our upcoming screening of the Trail Running Film Festival!
Vancouver Trail Running Film Festival tickets available
Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.
Sheenaās Burlesque is in the house as our opening actā¦
Bring your noisemakers!
Iām so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheenaās Burlesque producing our opening act! Meadow Phorical, Ronnie Canela, Sugar Lestrange, and Sheena herself have been working hard on the routine, themed āwelcoming a new trail runnerā and itās a blast. We canāt wait to share it with all of you at the Rio Theatre Thursday, April 4, 2024. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7. Weāre gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe!
We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, weāll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that youāll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and letās rock the Rio together!
Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.
Our local sponsors:
5 Peaks
Coast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder
Distance Runwear
Ridgeline Athletics
Peaks N Valleys
Beast of Big Creek
Heads or Trails
RunGo
Naak
Mumās the Word
Alberta tickets available!
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
Thank you to Run Tri Bike Magazine for the fireside chat
It was an honour to chat with Jason Bahamundi and Aum Gandhi on their 100th fireside chat. We had a ton of laughs while chatting about the podcast, the film festival, food, and whatever else we went on about :) Iāll attach the podcast episode when it drops; below is the live video. Enjoy!
#Naaksquad
I enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they donāt give me any issues, and isnāt that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and Iāll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so Iām including that today. If youāre gonna check it out, click through this link, I appreciate it.
Listen where you listen
Spotify: Click Here
Google Podcasts: Click Here
Apple Podcasts: Click Here
Music by Paolo Argentino from Pixabay
Weāre on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!
If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! Iām trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :)
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āWe were kind of in the thick of her going to her first couple trips to Mexico. We were alongside her when she first went there and everything, so yeah, it was really interesting. I think it would have been pretty easy to lean into some cliches about loss and grieving and going to find out about people in your family, and I think I think we avoided those pretty well.ā - Stephen Kersh
Rabbitwolf Creativeās Ryan Sterner and Stephen Kersh were thrilled about the opportunity to work with Laura Cortez on a North Face film project. Laura pitched her FKT mission while seeking to learn more about her Mexican heritage after her fatherās passing. Ryan and Stephen did a scouting trip with Cortez and her husband before going back for the FKT attempt. They had to deal with the challenges of shooting in a foreign country and working at an elevation they never had in the past. Despite the challenges they enjoyed working with Laura and the opportunity to tell a small part of her story. Both filmmakers mentioned the human behind the attempt is always the most interesting part of the story, and where they place their focus.
āWe want to make a compelling film for people who arenāt fans of the sport and I think that that means, it's like Stephen said, developing a character that you are interested in learning about whether or not they succeed or whether or not they fail. So that's always the goal with everything that we do.ā - Ryan Sterner
Chatting with these two and hearing more about their film was a lot of fun. Itās beautiful and Iām excited to watch it with all of you at one of our screenings! Laura is a great subject and I enjoyed following her FKT attempt. I hope you will as well :)
Live with Run Tri Bike Magazine
Come hang out on Tuesday, March 26 at 5 pm Pacific on any of the Run Tri Bike Mag socials, and join the conversation!
CTV Morning Live appearance
Jeannine and I will also be on CTV Morning Live on Thursday March 28, at 7:40 am pacific. Tune and hear more about our upcoming screening!
Vancouver Trail Running Film Festival tickets available
Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.
Sheenaās Burlesque is in the house as our opening actā¦
Bring your noisemakers!
Iām so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheenaās Burlesque producing our opening act! Meadow Phorical, Ronnie Canela, Sugar Lestrange, and Sheena herself have been working hard on the routine, themed āwelcoming a new trail runnerā and itās a blast. We canāt wait to share it with all of you at the Rio Theatre Thursday, April 4, 2024. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7. Weāre gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe!
We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, weāll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that youāll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and letās rock the Rio together!
Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.
Our local sponsors:
5 Peaks
Coast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder
Distance Runwear
Ridgeline Athletics
Peaks N Valleys
Beast of Big Creek
Heads or Trails
RunGo
Naak
Mumās the Word
Alberta tickets available!
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
Listen where you listen
Spotify: Click Here
Google Podcasts: Click Here
Apple Podcasts: Click Here
Music by Paolo Argentino from Pixabay
Weāre on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!
If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! Iām trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :)
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āThere's a lot of people that talk about running being their therapy, and the the line that I like to use now is running can be complementary to therapy. But I think, you know, seek it out. Seek out support in any way, shape or form. If you feel as though you're alone in this, you're not. It's shared experience. We're not meant to do this alone. We're not meant to do it in isolation. Mental health (issues), all these things that people experience, it wants us alone. So don't let it get you alone.ā
Evan Birch is an ultra runner and former emergency first responder in the dispatch communication field. The trauma from that job took its toll on Evan, who eventually found himself having panic attacks at work (or in his car in the parking lot at work) due to the overwhelming stress of the job. This led him down a mental health journey of self-discovery thatās been difficult but rewarding for the Calgary runner. Not only has he been able to get a handle on his mental demons, heās been able to share his story and help others understand that itās OK to not feel OK.
Evan is running the āSpeed Projectā starting on Monday, March 25, which is a solo venture from the Santa Monica Pier to Las Vegas. Heās doing this to raise funds for āBigger than the Trailā which advocates and raises money for mental health. Heās looking forward to the challenge of running 300 miles as well as the opportunity to raise some money for a cause near and dear to him. All of this allows him to accomplish his goal, which is to help anyone he can so they donāt struggle like he did.
āI've said it multiple times, even if one person seeks out help or care or some other form of reaching out to anybody, it doesn't have to be therapy it can be a friend, it can be a family member, not all of us need therapy I recognize that, but just some form of support. I've had so many people in the few talks that I've done on my journey coming up to me and saying āme tooā and giving me a hug. There's so many moments or people messaging me saying, āyou know I listened to your podcast episode and you know I actually went and reached out for therapy for the first time ever today because of what you talked so openly about.ā
Iām so grateful that Evan had the time to come on and chat and that heās such an open book about his mental health. Itās awesome to have someone who wants to help folks as much as he does, and championing such a great cause is something I really love to see. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I do and if youāre struggling, thatās OK! You can always reach out, Iām here.
Alberta tickets available!
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
Please share the podcast anywhere you post :)
Vancouver Trail Running Film Festival tickets available
Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.
Sheenaās Burlesque is in the house as our opening actā¦
Bring your noisemakers!
Iām so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheenaās Burlesque producing our opening act! Meadow Phorical, Ronnie Canela, Sugar Lestrange, and Sheena herself have been working hard on the routine, themed āwelcoming a new trail runnerā and itās a blast. We canāt wait to share it with all of you at the Rio Theatre Thursday, April 4, 2024. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7. Weāre gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe!
We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, weāll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that youāll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and letās rock the Rio together!
Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.
Our local sponsors:
5 Peaks
Coast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder
Distance Runwear
Ridgeline Athletics
Peaks N Valleys
Beast of Big Creek
Heads or Trails
RunGo
Naak
Mumās the Word
Listen where you listen
Spotify: Click Here
Google Podcasts: Click Here
Apple Podcasts: Click Here
Music by Paolo Argentino from Pixabay
Weāre on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!
If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! Iām trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :)
Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe -
āI grew up in Montreal and maybe we prioritized culture and arts and music and late nights. But from an early age, I really felt the alure towards the mountains. Now I'm living in North Vancouver and with endless trails in the backyard, I'm able to pursue my love for exploring the trails and wilderness. But in between those two things, I've had a few key experiences in my life that are guiding what I'm working on and also RunGo's mission which is to encourage people to explore their world and prioritize their well-being.ā
Noah Bloom has found a way to make two of the things he loves come together in an app that he and Craig Slagel founded. RunGo, which is a sponsor for our Vancouver screening of the Trail Running Film Festival, is an app thatās the most popular running app for discovering the best routes in the world with turn-by-turn voice navigation. Theyāve done partnerships where the app guides you through races, highlighting important features along the way, like trail names, distance to aid stations, and even alerting you if youāre off course. The app never runs ads and they pride themselves on providing an experience, not simply trying to collect peopleās data. They look to form strong relationships with folks to achieve growth.
We're recently focusing our growth more on our partnerships and by supporting creators. By partners, I mean like cities and hotels, often luxury hotels around the world to develop outdoor fitness programs. And creators like run groups, coaches, run specialty retailers, fitness influencers, race organizers. To give them the best and only tools out there to really personalize maps and routes, let them share more easily with their audience, and make it simple and not a nuisance for people to use these routes and maps. And they can use it on RunGo or via a unique custom route file for any device.
Noah was a wonderful guest to chat with, it was a great time hearing his story and how excited he and all of RunGo are for their future. I hope you enjoy the episode and you can let us know what you think about it and the app! Weāre so pumped to have RunGo on board a sponsor for the Trail Running Film Festival.
Please share the podcast anywhere you post :)
Vancouver Trail Running Film Festival tickets available
Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.
Sheenaās Burlesque is in the house as our opening actā¦
Bring your noisemakers!
Iām so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheenaās Burlesque producing our opening act! Meadow Phorical, Ronnie Canela, Sugar Lestrange, and Sheena herself have been working hard on the routine, themed āwelcoming a new trail runnerā and itās a blast. We canāt wait to share it with all of you at the Rio Theatre Thursday, April 4, 2024. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7. Weāre gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe!
We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, weāll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that youāll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and letās rock the Rio together!
Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.
Our local sponsors:
5 Peaks
Coast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder
Distance Runwear
Ridgeline Athletics
Peaks N Valleys
Beast of Big Creek
Heads or Trails
RunGo
Naak
Mumās the Word
Alberta tickets available!
Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
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āSarah's story was really surprising to me. We all make judgments about people, it's a very natural human thing to do. We go and we look at people and we create a story in our mind about who they are and what they do and where they come from and blah blah blah. Part of this process for me of filmmaking is to challenge that in me and there were things that I thought I knew about Sarah, I assumed maybe, and I was totally wrong, and I just I just love that process.ā
Dom Bush is an introspective filmmaker who takes pleasure in telling a good story, even if that story touches on subjects we donāt talk about much. Thatās why he and Sarah Gerrish connected as Sarahās story includes not only being an ultra trail runner but also the fact she had both her ovaries removed by the time she was 36. The resulting challenge makes for compelling storytelling but also important stories for others who find themselves in a similar situation. Dom appreciated the opportunity to tell the story while being cognizant that he was telling a story about something he wouldnāt experience personally.
āThe only way that we're going to come into direct contact with that subject is when our partners go through it. And we want to take that seriously. We want to be people who are thoughtful of the women who are in our lives. And I guess we felt like we wanted to challenge some of the guys as well to sit down and watch this and take the subject matter seriously. But we were very aware that we certainly weren't going to understand it in the way that Sarah does and some of the women would.ā
Dom was a pleasure to chat with as I enjoyed how thoughtful he was and how evident it is that he loves storytelling and filmmaking. Iām excited Red Needle is part of the Trail Running Film Festival and canāt wait to watch it with all of you!
Canmore on sale today!
Canmore tickets are on sale now for artsPlace members and on March 15 for non-members! Calgary, Edmonton and Crowsnest Pass are on sale now as well. Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) Tickets on sale March 13/15 (members receive a discount/non-members $25)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
Vancouver tickets available
Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.
Bring your noisemakers!
Iām so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. Weāre gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.
We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, weāll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that youāll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and letās rock the Rio together!
Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.
Our local sponsors:
5 Peaks
Coast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder
Distance Runwear
Ridgeline Athletics
Peaks N Valleys
Beast of Big Creek
Heads or Trails
RunGo
Naak
Mumās the Word
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āIn 2015, I think the first the first group that came, we had maybe six people showed up. We ran some intervals at Quarry Lake and it was kind of fun, we had a beer afterward and really from there it just it it it's grown and grown. I mean it's become a real fixture here in Canmore.ā
Dr. Andy Reed started Dirt Bag Runners Bow Valley because he wanted some help to stay motivated while training. He didnāt realize that his group would be a weekly fixture for so many in the running community of Canmore, Alberta when it started, but heās thrilled to be a part of it now. Heās quick to mention others who contribute and how everybody together makes Canmore special to him. Heās also quick to mention that his runs cater to all levels and he creates them with being social in mind.
āWe have a huge variety of different abilities from, I mean we have ex-Olympic champions and world cup cross country skiers who come out and basically run away from everybody else and then we got new runners come out and hang out more at the back. We cater to everybody, I try and design the workouts so that we all pretty much stay together. It's very sociable even if you're not the fastest person out there. You're not gonna get left behind, we're together pretty much the whole time. We run for about an hour, we go all year round and we pride ourselves in that we've never actually missed a Thursday since we started.ā
Dr. Reed is also a coach who has athletes all over the world and he simply loves the trail and outdoor community. It was a pleasure to chat with him and Iām excited to meet him and as many others as possible in Canmore on Thursday, June 6, as tickets to the Trail Running Film Festival at artsPlace go on sale this week! Weāve made sure to start the films at a time that gives all the dirtbags a chance to run and hang out with us š
Run Tri Bike Magazine feature
Iām really glad that Jason Bahamundi and I have met! He was awesome to have on the podcast and they recently featured me on their platform. Head over there to get the whole thing:
Finding Joy on the Trails: Adam Leeās Trail Running Journey
The Road to Trail Running
In 2012, Adam moved from Victoria to Vancouver and found himself signing up for the local BMO half marathon, initially attracted by the idea of meeting new people. Little did he know that this decision would be the catalyst for a profound love for running. He became addicted to chasing times and participating in organized events every month, but it wasnāt until 2015 that he discovered the trails.
Adam recalls signing up for a local mountain eight-kilometer trail race. He mentioned, āIt was marketed as Canadaās toughest 8k because how many 8ks are there. When I got there the atmosphere and everything hooked me immediately.ā He instantly fell in love with the experience. Having grown up mountain biking in Ontario, the trails felt like a natural fit. The atmosphere, camaraderie, and scenic beauty of trail running captivated him. He realized that trail running wasnāt just a physical challenge but a holistic experience that allowed him to connect with nature and a supportive community.
Canmore on sale this week!
Canmore will come online on March 13 for artsPlace members and on March 15 for non-members. Calgary, Edmonton and Crowsnest Pass are on sale now as well. Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) Tickets on sale March 13/15 (members receive a discount/non-members $25)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
Vancouver tickets available
Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.
Bring your noisemakers!
Iām so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. Weāre gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.
We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, weāll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that youāll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and letās rock the Rio together!
Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.
Our local sponsors:
5 Peaks
Coast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder
Distance Runwear
Ridgeline Athletics
Peaks N Valleys
Beast of Big Creek
Heads or Trails
RunGo
Naak
Mumās the Word
Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)
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Music by Paolo Argentino from Pixabay
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If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! Iām trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :)
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āI spent the first 20-something years as an amputee, both not knowing what was possible, but also not knowing that my prosthetics hurting me every single day wasn't normalā¦ ā¦It took me two decades to learn that. So my goal with my platform is to make sure that specifically amputees, but para athletes or anybody else know that there's ways to overcome these obstacles and for amputees knowing that pain isn't normal. There's ways to fix this.ā
Brian Reynolds is looking to be the inspiration he missed out on earlier in life. Heās on a mission to help amputees and para athletes get all the information he didnāt have. He wants to make it possible for amputees to learn how to run great distances, or simply after their children. He also loves to take on big challenges, and the hooks of Leadville had set themselves deep in Reynolds trail running physche from his previous experience at the event. When his name was drawn in the lottery, he didnāt hesitate to get after it.
āI love Colorado. I love the mountains. I love the small little town atmosphere where just everybody is into the race. I worked the event a year, I crewed for somebody the next year, and then I put my name in the lottery because it usually takes a few years to get in. I was like, āif I start putting my name in the lottery now, by the time I'm actually ready to run it, I'll get in.ā Then I got in on the first year, it was like, āOh no, now I can't say no.ā And, you know what? I like big goals and may as well go from a marathon to an ultra. And we may as well make the ultra at altitude and 100 miles. I have a great community around me, whether it's training partners, coaches, family. I was just like, I'm going to go for it.ā
Check out the trailer here!
Brian is excited to have the film included in the festival to help him spread his message. I had a great time chatting with him and learning more about amputee athletes and Iām grateful he came on to share! Come out to the Trail Running Film Festival and check out the film for yourself, youāll be happy you did!
Check out Episode 78 with the filmmaker Michael Grasela:
Vancouver tickets available
Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.
Bring your noisemakers!
Iām so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. Weāre gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.
We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, weāll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that youāll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and letās rock the Rio together!
Tickets are on sale now for $30.
Our local sponsors:
5 Peaks
Coast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder
Distance Runwear
Ridgeline Athletics
Peaks N Valleys
Beast of Big Creek
Heads or Trails
RunGo
Naak
Mumās the Word
Calgary early bird tickets on sale now!
Iām so excited to get Calgary online! Get your $20 early bird tickets this week only! Edmonton and Crowsnest Pass are on sale now as well. Canmore will come online March 13 for artsPlace members and March 15 for non-members. Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) Regular Price $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) Monday, March 4 $20 early-bird tickets. Regular Price $25 starts Monday, March 11
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) Tickets on sale March 13/15 (members/non members)
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)
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Music by Paolo Argentino from Pixabay
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If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! Iām trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :)
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āHe really wants to pave the way for the advocacy for para-athletes to say āhey you're not just gonna be on the couch all day, you can actually go out there and competeā so I think just that in itself is so powerful that like anytime I can tell his story and help push it into the world, I think that's just kind of the most rewarding part of that. At the end of the day, this guy probably can outwork three people at a time and it's just crazy to watch it from a friend perspective but also from a storytelling perspective.ā
Michael Grasela is a filmmaker and runner who wants to share Brian Reynoldās story. Brian is a double amputee below-the-knee athlete. Brian and Michael have become good friends over the years as both share a love of running and both want to amplify the message that amputees can accomplish great things. Reynolds is a strong road runner but had very limited experience running on trails. So when he told Grasela that he wanted to run Leadville, the idea to document the journey was not far behind.
āWhen he told me about going out to Leadville to run it, I was just like, I got to come with you. This is going to be a good one to see what's happening because he's not a trail runner, he doesn't really run on the trails because of the way his legs are built. So it's a lot of different challenges that we were going to find out in the moment. It was kind of curious for me as a runner, but also just like, āhey, this is going to be a great story no matter what happens in this race, we're going to find out something new about you today, right?ā
Check out the trailer here!
Michael was a lot of fun to chat with. It was great hearing how he got into filmmaking and heās incredibly passionate about the opportunity to inspire. He has some plans in the works for another project with Brian that heās excited about and Iām excited the next episode features Brian! Come back Wednesday to hear Brianās interview about the film and youāll be even more excited for the Trail Running Film Festival screenings.
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Vancouver tickets available
Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.
Bring your noisemakers!
Iām so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. Weāre gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.
We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, weāll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that youāll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and letās rock the Rio together!
Tickets are on sale now for $30.
Our local sponsors:
5 Peaks
Coast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder
Distance Runwear
Ridgeline Athletics
Peaks N Valleys
Beast of Big Creek
Heads or Trails
RunGo
Naak
Mumās the Word
Calgary early bird tickets on sale today!
Iām so excited to get Calgary online! Get your $20 early bird tickets this week only! Edmonton and Crowsnest Pass are on sale now as well. Canmore will come online March 13 for artsPlace members and March 15 for non-members. Iām incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) Regular Price $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) Monday, March 4 $20 early-bird tickets. Regular Price $25 starts Monday, March 11
Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) Tickets on sale in March
Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale now
Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. Iām so pumped to hang out with you all!
Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)
Spotify: Click Here
Google Podcasts: Click Here
Apple Podcasts: Click Here
Music by Paolo Argentino from Pixabay
Weāre on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!
If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! Iām trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :)
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