Trail Unedited: Recent Episodes
Juan Carlos Obando
A podcast focusing on everything Trail related. Current events, news and exciting guests from the Trail community, all from a Canadian & Int'l perspective.
Trail Unedited welcomes Canadian trail runner, Elliot Cardin.
Elliot talks to us about how he got started in athletics, how he got involved in long distance running, constantly pushing the body for those longer distances and it's limits, his fave trail races, nutrition, his goals for this year, and so much more.
Trail Unedited is thrilled to speak with Marc-Andre Boivin of Quebec Mega Trail (QMT), for the second year to promote their races coming up June 30th to July 3rd, 2022.
QMT is one of the most prestigious, challenging and beautiful Ultra races in Canada. It is composed of wild and spectacular courses linking the banks of the majestic St. Lawrence River to the two most famous mountains of the National Capital, the Massif de Charlevoix and Mont-Sainte-Anne.
Trail Unedited is excited to present teacher, trail runner and race director, Jeff Rowthorn of Happy Trails Racing.
Jeff has run many marathons and trail races like the Boston marathon, Sulphur Springs, Rocky Raccoon and Leadville. Now Jeff has his sights on UTMB and hopes to enter in a year or so. There is no doubt that he will.
In this episode, Jeff talks to us about how he got started in running, his love and passion for running and trail running, most memorable races, how Happy Trails Racing started, the Happy Trails community and shares a special announcement.
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Trail Unedited is excite to welcome Ironman Florida 2021, Rebecca Scott.
In this episode, Rebecca talks to us about her sport growing up, how she got into obstacle course racing, her decision to do an Ironman, training & nutrition, the tough journey to preparing for IM Florida, and her thoughts and feelings crossing that finish line, becoming an Ironman and so much more!
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Trail Unedited welcomes podcaster, Ultra Endurance athlete and running coach, Mark Bottenhorn.
Mark has battled anxiety and depression and his mission in life is to promote a fit and healthy lifestyle and to inspire others while doing so. He let's those battling with mental health disorders and mental illness know that they are not alone.
He is currently working with athletes of all fitness levels varying from Olympic trial hopefuls, elite obstacle course racers to first time 5k runners.
In this episode, Mark talks about how he got started in athletics, his experience becoming a soccer player, how he discovered running, becoming an Ultra distance runner, the reason he became a running coach, the athletes he currently works with, and so much more!
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Trail Unedited is thrilled to welcome OCR athlete, marathoner, trail runner, and ultra runner, Cynthia Campanaro.
When Cynthia is not training, she is either running or racing. She is a ridicoulsly talented athlete who is driven & committed to being the best, and in her latest race, at QMT Mega Trail in Quebec, is proof as to why.
Cynthia talks to us about how she got started in running, her passion for running, the many injuries she has faced and overcome. She discusses some races she did this year 2021, and her experience at QMT Mega Trail in Mont Ste. Anne, QC.
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Trail Unedited is excited to welcome husband, father of 3, trail runner and QMT Mega trail participant, Yannick Fournier.
Yan has been trail running for a short period of time and, not only does he love trail running, he is getting better and better. Yan lives in Bromont, QC where he is surrounded by the beautiful mountainous scenery and gets out there to trail run when he can.
Yan talks to us about how he got started in trail running, his favourite trails and trail race, the injuries he has faced, participating at QMT Mega Trail and his experience at this event, and so much more.
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Trail Unedited is excited to present trail runner and president of QMT Mega Trail, Marc-Andre Boivin.
We get an inside view of the upcoming QMT Mega Trail races taking place at Mont Ste. Anne, Quebec, on Aug 12-15 weekend.
Marc talked to us about his athletic background as a trail runner and a brief history as to how QMT came about. He discussed the different distances and course layout and what everyone can expect during this event.
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Trail Unedited is excited to present mother of two, personal trainer, coach and trail runner, Lyn Hausser
Lyn is an inspiring and strong woman who has endured a lot of pain in her life. She opened up and talked about a difficult time in her life where she lived in an abusive relationship, the impact that had on her mentally and physically, and her decision to leave that toxic environment with her two little girls, for their health and safety.
Lyn took us on a journey and talked about growing up on a farm in Ontario, how she got started in athletics, being a mother to two little girls, how coach muffin came to be and so much more!
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Trail Unedited is excited to welcome Meighan Ferris-Miles of One Academy
Meighan enjoys waking up early to train and trail run. She is a mom, Lawyer, trail runner, and she talks to us about how she got started trail running, training at One Academy and with the One Army family, balancing her professional and personal life, her goals for this year 2021, and so much more!
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Trail Unedited welcomes runner, marathoner, and OFSAA Gold medalist in the 4x400, Benet Avery.
Benet is a talented athlete who has competed in various sports like swimming, gymnastics and running. She is also in her 2nd year at Ryerson studing business.
Benet is driven to succeed. She started a business called "Surf Beni" where she makes her own jewellery, clothes and home decor and she has recently been signed to record label.
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Trail Unedited is thrilled to welcome runner, ultra runner and OCR Athlete, Rina Atienza.
Rina is a passionate long distance runner who has a love for fitness. Being part of One Academy has helped her develop into the a strong runner & OCR athlete, making her a fierce competitor for when the season starts.
Rina talks to us about how she discovered running and OCR, her love for the One Academy family, how One Academy has helped her become the athlete she is now, balancing life & family, her goals for 2021 and so much more!
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Trail Unedited is thrilled to welcome dentist, runner, marathoner, and certified running coach, Alexandria Silvestrin.
Alexandria's running accomplishments are outstanding. She has run countless marathons, and achieved a 1st place finish in Age Group in the Tri Olympic Distance Triathlon & Half Marathon.
Alexandria talks to us about her upbringing and how she got started in athletics, her experience doing 2 marathons (the first of which ended with a surprise proposal from her husband), 20 half marathons, 2 70.3 triathlons, 2 olympic distance triathlons and a handful of 10ks.
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Trail Unedited welcomes Trail & Ultra runner, Trish Benoit.
Trish talks about how she got got started in athletics, her experience and challenges running 7 – 100 mile races across North America, as well as her win at Sulphur Springs 100 mile race and so much more!
You don't want to miss hearing from this very inspriational woman!
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Trail Unedited welcomes 2 time Ironman Champion, Sara Gross.
Sara is a former professional triathlete, who was born in Canada but competed for Great Britain. She grew up in Kitchener, Ontario and Dubai. Sara has a phD in ancient history and religion. Her dissertation was about Woman’s History and she is an advocate for women in sports. We talk about this and so much more!
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Trail Unedited welcomes runner, marathoner, ultra runner and triathlete, Reid Burrows.
Reid has successfully participated in many Triathlons including finishing first at a Sprint Triathlon in New Hampshire as part of the Timberman Tri race. This win got him noticed and was invited to Barrie Shepley's C3 training camp, in Arizona. He's trained and competed around the globe with elite, professional, and Olympic triathletes and is truly a gifted athlete.
In this episode, Reid talks to us about how he got started in athletics, his passion for running, his experience as a triathlete, his experience training and competing with elite Triathletes, his approach to nutrition, and so much more!
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Trail Unedited welcomes Sports Marketing Advisor & Weybridge 10k Race Director of the UK, Matt Trevett.
Matt has been connected to the sports industry professionally since 2013, has 8 years of marketing award winning races, 5 years leading a sports events agency, and Race Director at Weybridge 10k race. Matt is also involved with njuko II, the endurance registration platform of the future. njuko is the number one online registration application in Europe, and provides features like your multilingual form, your group registration, your multi-currency payment platform, full digital bib retrieval, and many more features.
In this episode, Matt talks about how he got started in athletics, how he discovered running and OCR, having Tough Mudder Ireland and Nuclear Races as clients in the UK, his thoughts on the future of running & OCR in the UK, his experience as a Virtual Events manager, and so much more!
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Trail Unedited welcomes a writer, speaker, marathoner, cyclist / triathlete and author of “Six Races”, Sara Velloso.
Sara was an avid smoker for 17 years. She decided to quit in 2000 and change her lifestyle to live healthier. Between 2011 and 2019, Sara ran the six biggest and most traditional marathons in the world and crossing the finish line in the cities of Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, New York and Tokyo. This challenge is called Six Majors and she talks about her experience in her book "Six Races".
In this episode, Sara talks about how smoking affected her life and why she decided to quit, how she discovered running, her experience running 6 of the biggest and most traditional marathons in six different cities, her first triathlon experience, her approach to nutrition and fueling for races, and so much more!
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Trail Unedited welcomes a fanatic of sports, past OCR athlete, runner, and Ultra marathoner, Jay West.
Jay has over 20 years of experience in the areas of strategic partnerships and corporate sponsorships within the sports and entertainment sector. Most notably Jason spent over 5 years working on sponsorship sales, event creation, marketing and digital strategies for the National Football League in Canada.
He has been described as a smart, driven and decisive leader. In his spare time Jay is a long-distance ultra runner, having participated in ultras throughout North America.
In this episode, Jay talks about how he got started in athletics and how he discovered trail running, his attraction to OCR (Obstacle Course Racing), his first marathon experience in 2017 and qualifying for the Boston marathon in 2018, his experience running a 100k event, and so much more!
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Trail Unedited presents World's Toughest Race - Eco-Challenge Fiji, Team Adventure Canada member, Ryan Atkins
Ryan is a tremendous athlete and probably one of the most famous Canadian athletes, in our opinion, who recently competed in the World's Toughest Race with Team Adventure Canada, and placed 2nd.
In this episode, Ryan talks about how he got started as an athlete, his experience racing Eco-Challenge Fiji, how the team members were selected, the many difficult situations they were faced with, his most memorable moment, and so much more!
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Trail Unedited welcomes Torontarian, Marathoner, Mother, Teacher, and RMT Registered Message Therapist, Wanda Pedzinski.
Wanda Pedzinski, apart from been an RMT Registered Massage Therapist, graduated with BScN from Sutherland-Chan in 2010. Prior to this, she graduated from a nursing program at McMaster University where she was a member of the Varsity Tennis Team.
Wanda has worked with numerous clients - pregnant, athletes, seniors, and children, and has treated a variety of clients with conditions/ problems.
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Trail Unedited is honored to present adventure racing legends, Travis and Mark Macy, father and son duo from Team Endure of the Worlds Toughest Race - Eco Challenge, Fiji.
Travis Macy is a professional endurance athlete who has set a record for Leadman, an epic endurance event consisting of a trail running marathon, 50-mile mountain bike race, Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race, 10k road run, and Leadville 100 Run, all above 10,200' in the Rocky Mountains.
Mark Macy is an adventure racing legend, and one of the world's most prolific adventure racers. He began by running a marathon and that eventually lead to Ironmans, ultra marathons and competing in Eco Challenges. He took part in the first-ever Eco-Challenge series and has taken on eight Eco-Challenges.
In this episode, Travis and Mark Macy talk about how they got started in athletics and how long they been adventure racing. Mark talks about racing with Team Stray Dogs successfully for many years and was supposed to race with them again, Travis talks about his experience been team captain, son and caregiver and the beautiful relationship he has with his dad, and how has life changed since Mark was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s.
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Trail Unedited welcomes runner, coach, mom and author, Jennifer Faraone.
Jennifer Faraone has ran many trail races, countless miles, and is a Gold and Bronze medal AG World Duathlon Champion,
In this episode, Jennifer talks to us about how she got started in athletics, how she fell in love with trail running, how she won gold at the World Duathlon Championships, and so much more!
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Trail Unedited is excited to present an inspirational Ultra Marathoner, Ian Morgan.
Ian Morgan, A.K.A. The Bearded Runner, is a social media sensation and an inspiration to so many people. He is based out of Chile and has experienced many life changing events, including a heart attack which made him take control of his life and now leads a heathy lifestyle.
In this episode, Ian talks about how he got started running, his favourite and most memorable races, places he has traveled to race, his most challenging races, his training & nutrition, and so much more!
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Trail Unedited welcomes World's Toughest Race, Eco-Challenge: Team Summit Spain, Emma Roca
Emma is a mother of 3, holds a PhD in biomedical engineering, is a Professor at the University of Biophysics and Biochemistry, a professional firefighter, and an entrepreneur.
Emma and I talk about how she got started in adventure racing, a brief history of how Team Summit came together, her favourite and most memorable races, her experience at the Eco-Challenge Fiji, most difficult stages, and so much more!
There were some moments where we experienced technical issues with connection, but managed to pull through and end the episode with a smile!
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Trail Unedited welcomes Ed and April of Zen & Tonic.
In this episode, Ed and April talk about Health, Wellness and Nutrition being a critical piece in your training, fuelling properly for your races, food habits and supplementation, wholesome foods and maintaining good health, and so much more!
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Trail Unedited is excited to present, from World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji, Team Bend Racing, Melissa Coombes!!
In addition to being an adventure race athlete, Melissa is helicopter pilot for the Army National Guard and a lawyer!
In this episode, Melissa talks about how she got started in adventure racing, how her team members were selected, most memorable moment from the race, fuel and nutrition, her biggest inspiration, and so much more!
Melissa's energy is truly infectious, you don't wanna miss this episode!
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Trail unedited welcomes an American marathoner and ultra marathoner, Mike Wardian.
In this episode, Mike talks about how he got started as a runner, his best and most memorable races, his accomplishments, his training & nutrition, upcoming races, and so much more!
This is an episode you definitely wanna watch and listen.
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Trail Unedited sits down with an icon in the sports world, Richard Diaz at Diaz Human Performance.
In this episode, we focus on his book "Training the Dark Side". Richard gives us an overview of the book, talks about proper running form, the importance of cadence, VO2max, & heartrate, the difference between mobility and stability, terrain training & downhill training, and so much more.
This episode targets OCR & Trail athletes and you don't want to miss it!
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Trail Unedited welcomes Founder & CEO, Melissa Boufounos of The OCR Nutrition Coach.
In this episode we talk about fueling as an athlete for performance and health, tips on how to eat well, the importance of sleep, and different diet fads. I learned so much and hope you do too!
If you want to learn more about Melissa and her business, you can find on Facebook and Instagram @ocrnutrition,
or through her website www.melissaboufounos.com.
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Trail Unedited welcomes Rouge Valley Trail Runners onto the podcast. They are a running club that focuses on the Rouge Valley Trails in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In this episode, we talk to Ron Hong and Denise Robinson, two members of this club to discuss this close knit community, how their community has grown to 200+ runners, the impact of Covid-19, and how weather effects the trails.
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Trail Unedited welcomes Eric D'Arcy, Race Director at 5 Peaks Trail Running.
In this episode, Eric talks about his journey with trail running, how he became a Race Director at 5Peaks, Covid-19, and upcoming events and virtual races for this year.
Tune in and get to know this energetic and enthusiastic athlete and professional.
Looking for more information check out Eric D'Arcy on Instagram and Twitter @limitlesstri or his website https://limitlesscoaching.ca
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