New Leaf Running Podcast Rick Canning

On Thanksgiving weekend, a small crew from the east coast (NFLD, NS, NB) made the trip to Bromont, Quebec, to take on one of the most challenging 100's east of the Rockies, boasting 7000m of elevation gain over the 160k course.
I ran the race myself and wanted to share my experience with you, but I also thought it would be cool if everyone else I knew would be up for sitting down to share their experiences. They said yes, and here we are.
This is my first time having more than one person on the show at a time, and it was a ton of fun. Myself, Wilco Cramer (former guest see EP. 15 for more of Wilco's ) , Tim McDonough (former guest see EP. 12 and EP. 23 for more of Tim's Story and his all the details on his last race the QMT 100), Derek Lounder, Corrine Fournier and Chris Michelau each share our very different experiences at the race as well as what we learned from the experience.
I found it super interesting to hear six different perspectives on the same race, not something you usually get without sitting down for a drink after the race with all your friends that ran it, and I know you're going to love it too.

For the full story head to  newleafrunco.com/pod/025.

PART 2
As a coach one of my favourite conversations I have with my athletes is the race debrief where we talk all about the race or adventure in detail and go deep on what when well and what didn't. This is often a missed opportunity that many miss out on, but it is so valuable in processing the experience and actually learning  from it so you can improve.
In the past week I had some athletes do some pretty incredible things and I thought it would be fun to share a couple of these conversations with you so that you can learn from this experience.
In Part 2 I sit down with Mel Rose to talk about her DIY 100 mile adventure. Mel's first 100 mile race was canceled due to the pandemic but she was determined to run the distance on the same day the race was due to take place. This was Mel's first time running over the 50k distance so it was a huge undertaking to plan an execute on an self adventure of this magnitude. 
I hope you enjoy.

As a coach one of my favourite conversations I have with my athletes is the race debrief where we talk all about the race or adventure in detail and go deep on what when well and what didn't. This is often a missed opportunity that many miss out on, but it is so valuable in processing the experience and actually learning  from it so you can improve.
In the past week I had some athletes do some pretty incredible things and I thought it would be fun to share a couple of these conversations with you so that you can learn from this experience.
In Part 1 I sit down with Tim McDonough to talk about his Quebec Mega Trail 100 race. This is a very challenging race with over 6000m of vertical climbing which took place on a very hot day.  We talk all things from training, heat management, starting the race at 10pm amongst  many other challenges that he faced.
I hope you enjoy.

Sarah Lamos is an aspiring ultrarunner training for her first 50k this summer and is also the group leader for the Saint John Trail Runners woman's only trail running group. Sarah has been blogging about her experience, and she is so open and honest with what she shares.  For the full story head to  newleafrunco.com/pod/022.

Mike Peterson is fast, like 2:47 marathon fast, but he didn't run a step until 36! He started running after being inspired by his wife, who is also a pretty awesome runner. His story shows that anyone can pick up the sport of running at any point in their life and excel in the sport. Mike has taken his passion for the sport to the next level and is now the high school and UPEI cross country and track coach; and this all came about because he said yes to helping out the running coach at the school he was teaching at in Halifax. For the full story head to  newleafrunco.com/pod/021.

Sarah Warford competed for Canada at the world championships for canicross. She is also the one who is mainly responsible for bringing the sport of canicross and dog harness sports here to the Maritimes, and she also coaches others in the sport. Many of her athletes have also gone on to compete both nationally and internationally. For the full story head to  newleafrunco.com/pod/020.