Inside the Runner’s Mind

The 11th guest on Inside the Runner's Mind is the iconic voice of Ironman Canada -- one of the country’s finest and best-loved sports commentators -- and an outstanding athlete in his own right: Mr. Steve King.

Steve has been the man on the mic at almost 800 races across the globe, as well as a TV commentator for CBC, TSN, CTV and ESPN. He's covered an array of events including the World Triathlon Championships and Commonwealth Games.

Excelling as a long-distance runner and triathlete, Steve has held six national age group records, achieved wins or podium finishes in numerous ultra, Ironman & Ultraman races and been a member of Canada’s national 100k team. He's also run the fabled Comrades Marathon in South Africa.

One of his most remarkable achievements to date was in 2001, when he became only the second Canadian to finish the grueling 135-mile Badwater ultra-marathon in Death Valley. He was inducted into the Frontrunners Walk of Fame (in Victoria) in 2010.

Having emigrated to Canada in his late 20s, Steve -- also a journalist, magazine publisher & author -- is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and has been pioneer in building running & triathlon communities. He’s helped put the city of Penticton on the map and inspired thousands along the way.

Check out Steve's personal website -- http://www2.vip.net/~stking/ -- and learn more about his emceeing and race-announcing services via BEST (the BacKing Events & Sports Team) -- http://www.backingevents.com/.

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Inside the Runner's Mind's 11th guest is the iconic voice of Ironman Canada -- one of the country’s finest and best-loved sports commentators -- and an outstanding athlete in his own right: Mr. Steve King.

Steve has been the man on the mic at almost 800 races across the globe, as well as a TV commentator for CBC, TSN, CTV and ESPN. He's covered an array of events including the World Triathlon Championships and Commonwealth Games.

Excelling as a long-distance runner and triathlete, Steve has held six national age group records, achieved wins or podium finishes in numerous ultra, Ironman & Ultraman races and been a member of Canada’s national 100k team. He's also run the fabled Comrades Marathon in South Africa.

One of his most remarkable achievements to date was in 2001, when he became only the second Canadian to finish the grueling 135-mile Badwater ultra-marathon in Death Valley. He was inducted into the Frontrunners Walk of Fame (in Victoria) in 2010.

Having emigrated to Canada in his late 20s, Steve -- also a journalist, magazine publisher & author -- is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and has been pioneer in building running & triathlon communities. He’s helped put the city of Penticton on the map and inspired thousands along the way.

Check out Steve's personal website -- http://www2.vip.net/~stking/ -- and learn more about his emceeing and race-announcing services via BEST (the BacKing Events & Sports Team) -- http://www.backingevents.com/.

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My 10th guest on Inside the Runner's Mind is the third lady of the series – and one of Canada’s best marathoners.  A yoga instructor by day, she lives and trains in Vancouver and has made significant strides since first racing in 2005: Katherine Moore. 

Katherine broke the 3-hour barrier for the marathon in 2008's Victoria – running 2:54 – and has since run three times in the 2:40s, including her PB (2:47:25) in Victoria 12 months later.  She’s been the top Canadian finisher at the last two Toronto Waterfront marathons and ranked in the Top 10 of the country’s official marathon rankings the last three years – her best being 6^th in 2010. 

Ms. Moore's PBs include 29:34 for 8k, 36:22 for 10k, 57:51 for 15k and 1:21:12 for the half-marathon.  Throw in her marathon mark and Katherine’s bests all came between April 2009 and February 2010… quite a PB purple patch! 

Being as teaching it is her career, yoga plays a big part in our guest’s life – and she encourages fellow runners to practice; extolling the benefits of how and why perfecting hot and power poses is a great way to complement running through her Running into Yoga workshops.  She’s also been a Lululemon ambassador since 2007. 

You can learn more about Katherine's yoga workshops by visiting: www.runningintoyoga.ca

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My 10th the Runner's Mind is the third lady of the series – and one of Canada’s best marathoners.  A yoga instructor by day, she lives and trains in Vancouver and has made significant strides since first racing competitively in 2005: Katherine Moore. 

 Katherine broke the 3-hour barrier for the marathon in 2008's Victoria – running 2:54 – and has since run three times in the 2:40s, including her PB (2:47:25) in Victoria 12 months later.  She’s been the top Canadian finisher at the last two Toronto Waterfront marathons and ranked in the Top 10 of the country’s official marathon rankings the last three years. 

 Ms. Moore's PBs include 29:34 for 8k, 36:22 for 10k, 57:51 for 15k and 1:21:12 for the half-marathon.  Throw in her marathon mark and Katherine’s bests all came between April 2009 and February 2010… quite a PB purple patch! 

Being as teaching it is her career, yoga plays a big part in our guest’s life – and she encourages fellow runners to practice; extolling the benefits of how and why perfecting hot and power poses is a great way to complement running through her Running into Yoga workshops.  She’s also been a Lululemon ambassador since 2007. 

You can learn more about Katherine's yoga workshops by visiting: www.runningintoyoga.ca

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I've put together a little highlights reel, featuring some of the best bits from each of the nine Inside the Runner's Mind episodes so far.  And even better than that?  It's less than 10 minutes long!  So, sit back, relax and enjoy a taste of the ITRM story so far...  ~ BCJ

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Hey guys,

 

The ITRM podcast output will unfortunately be slowing a little, at least for the next month or two, while I focus on steadying my financial ship (and figuring out a way of paying the bills while still producing the podcasts for free).  However, I still hope to produce at least one (two-parter) every month.

 

In the meantime, keep checking back into the site for updates -- I've recently added several blogs to the LINKS section in the right panel, as well as photos to most of the posts -- and enjoying the interviews (those you haven't had a chance to sample yet).

 

And if you fancy throwing me five bucks to show your appreciation and aid me in covering production costs (a big thanks to those who already have -- it helps more than you know), the ‘Buy Me A Coffee’ link is at the foot of the right-hand panel.

 

Thanks for listening!

 

BC Johnny

 

My ninth guest on Inside the Runner's Mind is the third fastest Canadian marathoner of all-time; an Olympian who is a national track champion for both the 5000m and 10000m and now a central figure in the Vancouver running community: Peter Butler.

Peter's finest hour arguably came in 1985, when he won the California International Marathon in a Sub-2:11 PB.  His time of 2:10:56 was the second best by a Canadian for almost 26 years, until Reid Coolsaet – chasing a London Olympic berth – sneaked under it in Toronto last October.

In Part Two, hear Peter’s thoughts on training, nutrition, the birth of Forerunners – and why a pre-race fry-up proved the unlikely breakfast of champions for racing buddy and fellow Canadian running icon Art Boileau at the 1986 Boston Marathon.

Forerunners, which celebrated its 25^th anniversary last year, is also a gold sponsor for this coming weekend's First Half half-marathon – and has supported the Pacific Road Runners' race since its inception.

To find out more about Peter and Forerunners, visit: www.forerunners.ca

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My ninth guest on Inside the Runner's Mind is the third fastest Canadian marathoner of all-time; an Olympian who is a national track champion for both the 5000m and 10000m and now a central figure in the Vancouver running community: Peter Butler.

Peter's finest hour arguably came in 1985, when he won the California International Marathon in a Sub-2:11 PB.  His time of 2:10:56 was the second best by a Canadian for almost 26 years, until Reid Coolsaet – chasing a London Olympic berth – sneaked under it in Toronto last October.

He competed for Canada in the 10000m at the inaugural World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland -- missing out on the final by a second -- and also in the World Cross Country Championships and three successive Commonwealth Games.  Peter also made the Olympic team in 1980, but was denied the chance to compete in Moscow by the Canadian boycott.

In 1986, keen to carve out a post-racing career in the sport he loved, our guest opened the Forerunners running store with his wife Karen – and Forerunners (now also boasting a North Vancouver location) has become an integral part of the Greater Vancouver running community; championing a healthy lifestyle via its running clinics and expert staff.

Forerunners is also a gold sponsor for this coming weekend's First Half half-marathon -- and has supported the Pacific Road Runners' race since its inception.

To find out more about Peter and Forerunners, visit: www.forerunners.ca

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• Inside the Runner's Mind's eighth guest is one of B.C. and Canada’s finest athletes – an elite runner who has shone at every distance from 800m to the marathon over the last 20 years, and who now combines racing with a burgeoning career   as a coach: Jerry Ziak.

• Jerry's racing breakthrough came when he was crowned BC High School Cross Country champion in 1993, and two years later he added the National Junior 5000m title. He’s since notched up a cavalcade of victories and outstanding performances on the road, track and cross-country.

• JZ bagged the NAIA 5000m and X-C titles in 2003 – and in 2006, stood on the podium four times in Canadian national championships; the 5000m on the track and the full set of 10ks – on track, road and X-C.  Just two months ago, aged 35, he powered to a Top 5 finish at the 2011 National X-C Championship in his now home city, Vancouver.

• Jerry’s PBs include: 1:51 for 800m; 3:44 for 1500m; 8:01 for 3000m; & 29:25 for 10000m; 23:48 for 8k; 1:05 for the half-marathon; & 2:17 for the marathon.

• In 2012 he’s aiming to build on an outstanding year of racing in 2011 – which included six race victories, three other podiums and Top 10 finishes in both the Sun Run and National 10k Championships – and take his coaching to the next level; helping to build and empower the Vancouver running community via his business, Van Running.

• To learn more about Jerry’s coaching, e-mail: vanrunning@gmail.com  -- and a big thank-you to Gillian Clayton for the shot of Jerry (above) en route to 5th place in the 2011 National X-C Championships.

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