This week on the Shanimal and I chat about her highly successful season debut at the Steveston Icebreaker 8km road race, and some other training chats before pivoting into our 2nd edition of the RTR book club where we chat about the book "Choosing to Run" by running legend Des Linden. It's a good episode check it out!
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This week Shan and I review our years in running from 2024. We both had our ups and downs, but overall it was a fantastic year. We chat Highlights, lowlights, favourite races, memorable runs and future goals amongst other things. Check it out! Oh, and happy new years!

This week I chat with Colleen Quigley: Olympian, lululemon ambassador, mentor, advocate and so much more.
Colleen shares the story of her rise in the sport, from her collegiate days to becoming one of the top steeplechasers in the world. We talk about the tough lessons learned from injury setbacks, and how those challenges have shaped her approach to training, competition and leadership.

We also discuss the evolving role of social media in connecting with fans, her foray into cycling and triathlon, and ultimately how she is getting back into her running groove.

This was a fun chat, I hope you enjoy it!

Oh, and there is also a quick training update w/ Shan at the end :)

Rob and Shan drove down to Sacramento for the California International Marathon and Rob dropped and absolute stinker, but it was still pretty fun. Listen as we breakdown the trip and our theories on what might have gone wrong.

It's race week, and before we get in a car and head on south to CIM Rob and Shanimal take a trip down memory lane to discuss the highs, lows and everything in between of Rob's marathon Career up till now. We touch upon Houston, Boston, Moscow, Vancouver and other highlights of his Marathoning Journey. It's kinda interesting- give it a listen!

This week, Shan and I dive into Meb Keflezighi’s 26 Marathons for the inaugural edition of the RTR Book Club. Shan takes the lead as we unpack the book’s key themes, invaluable lessons, and inspiring takeaways from the extraordinary career of one of America’s greatest marathoners. After the book discussion, we switch gears and dive into training talks. Thanks so much for listening!

This week I am joined by Canadian Olympian and 2:08 Marathoner Ben Preisner. Ben is a highly accomplished runner and I really enjoyed chatting to home about his running journey and the lessons and insights he has learned along the way. We chat about training through Covid, Solo 2:15's, His Tokyo Olympic experience and his chase for Paris. Ben is a smart guy with a lot of valuable take aways. I hope you enjoy the chat!
Oh, and then Shan and I chat about our training weeks.

This week, I’m joined by my friend Matt James, a guy with a lot on his plate! (pun intended) We dive into his journey from collegiate football to his ongoing quest to break the 3:00 mark at the New York City Marathon. Along the way, we chat about his love for cookies, the rookie mistakes he’s made as a marathoner, and how his passion for the sport has grown not only through his successes but through his setbacks as well. I really enjoyed this chat and I hope you do to.
Oh, and after my chat with Matt stick around for training talks w/ Shanimal.