Inside the Runner’s Mind

 My 18th guest has been one of B.C.’s best runners for almost 25 years; as well as an elite website designer, wife, mum, race director, singer, photographer and community activist: Teresa Nightingale.

Teresa studied physics at university and was a standout on the UBC track team in the late 1980's/early 1990's, along with future husband Larry.

She's excelled on the track, trails, road and XC and is a three-time member of the Ekiden relay team. Her most notable PB's include 16:40 for 5k, 34:22 for 10k, 1:15:45 for the half-marathon, and 2:47:18 for the marathon.

Teresa's also thrived as a Master, becoming National XC champion in 2010 (in Guelph), and finishing 1st F45-49 in this year’s event. She's also been a podium finisher in countless other events, winning many outright.

Moving from Tsawwassen to the Sunshine Coast (SC) with Larry in 1999, Teresa has become an integral member of the Coast community; race-directing several races – including the popular April Fool’s Run half-marathon; coordinating Sunshine Coast Athletics; and strengthening the SC's entrepreneurial set with her thriving web-design business.

The Nightingales have also maintained a strong link to the Lower Mainland running community, with regular racing and event support.

To find out more about the April Fool's Run Half-marathon visit: http://www.foolsrun.com/ -- and to learn more about Teresa's web-design work, click here: http://www.attentiondesign.ca/

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My 17th guest on Inside the Runner's Mind is a Saskatchewan-born and now Vancouver, B.C.-based two-time Olympian: Carey Nelson.

Carey represented Canada in the 5000m in Seoul (1988) and the marathon in Atlanta (1996), fighting back from a major injury to achieve the latter. He’s also competed for Canada in two Commonwealth Games, the World Indoor Championships and the Pan-American Games.

A marathon PB of 2:12:38 – clocked when winning the Houston Tenneco race in 1991 – makes Carey one of the fastest marathoners in Canadian history. He also won the Toronto Marathon in 1990 and has been gracing podiums for over 30 years.

Among his other remarkable achievements are becoming the first Saskatchewan athlete to break four minutes for the 1500m – and winning a silver medal at the World University Games in 1986.

As a coach and clinic leader, Carey has helped and inspired many hundreds of runners in the Lower Mainland and beyond to pursue their passion and reach their running goals.

The Saskatoon Sports Hall of Famer, who is an accountant by day, turns 50 in 2013; timing his recent resurgence on the racing front to perfection. Look for Mr. Nelson to smash a litany of age-related records in 2013!

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Today is the one-year anniversary of Inside the Runner’s Mind. Twelve months ago, on November 10th, 2011, I posted ITRM Episode One: Kevin ‘KO’ O’Connor. I’ve since interviewed 16 other exceptional runners, and Part Two of E17 (Carey Nelson) will be posted this weekend.

To commemorate ITRM turning one, I thought it would be interesting to post some stats on the interviews and the overall listenerage (yes, I have created a new word there) to date. So here is the Top-32 (based on # of hits as of today):

Interviewee                   Interview #                    Date Posted            # of Hits

1.         Ellie Greenwood         Episode 3, Part 1        Nov 26^th, 2011            474

2.         John Hill                      E7, P1                         Jan 3^rd, 2012               384

3.         Chris GT Downie        E2, P1                         Nov 18^th, 2011            340

4.         Kevin O’Connor         Episode 1                    Nov 10^th, 2011            338

5.         Ellie Greenwood         E3, P2                         Nov 27^th, 2011            330

6.         John Hill                      E7, P2                         Jan 9^th, 2012               328

7.         Chris GT Downie        E2, P2                         Nov 20^th, 2011            316

8.         Jerry Ziak                   E8, P1                         Jan 24^th, 2012             314

9.         Peter Butler                E9, P1                         Feb 6^th, 2012               292

T10.     Mike Palichuk            E5, P1                         Dec 14^th, 2011            287

T10.     Jerry Ziak                   E8, P2                         Jan 31^st, 2012             287

12.       Peter Butler                E9, P2                         Feb 9^th, 2012               280

13.       The Story So Far        ******                        Feb 22^nd, 2012            261

14.       Nancy Tinari              E4, P1                         Dec 4^th, 2011              252

15.       Katherine Moore       E10, P2                       Mar 16^th, 2012           251

16.       Mike Palichuk            E5, P2                         Dec 21^st, 2011            250

17.       BC Johnny                  E6, P2                         Dec 29^th, 2011            249

18.       BC Johnny                  E6, P1                         Dec 26^th, 2011            248

19.       Nancy Tinari              E4, P2                         Dec 7^th, 2011              241

20.       Katherine Moore       E10, P1                       Mar 10^th, 2012           211

21.       Steve King                  E11, P1                       April 19^th, 2012           198

22.       Paul Slaymaker          E12, P1                       May 27^th, 2012           176

23.       Dylan Wykes             E13, P1                       June 17^th, 2012           174

24.       Steve King                  E11, P2                       April 26^th, 2012           172

25.       Dylan Wykes             E13, P2                       June 24^th, 2012           170

26.       Paul Slaymaker          E12, P2                       June 3^rd, 2012             159

27.       Rob Nielsen               E14, P1                       July 31^st, 2012            128

28.       Rob Nielsen               E14, P2                       July 31^st, 2012            118

29.       Art Boileau                 E15, P1                       Aug 28^th, 2012            117

30.       Art Boileau                 E15, P2                       Sept 4^th, 2012             112

31.       BJ McHugh                E16, P2                       Oct 17^th, 2012             103

32.       BJ McHugh                E16, P1                       Oct 8^th, 2012               91

My 17th guest on Inside the Runner's Mind is a Saskatchewan-born and now Vancouver, B.C.-based two-time Olympian: Carey Nelson.

Carey represented Canada in the 5000m in Seoul (1988) and the marathon in Atlanta (1996), fighting back from a major injury to achieve the latter. He’s also competed for Canada in two Commonwealth Games, the World Indoor Championships and the Pan-American Games.

A marathon PB of 2:12:38 – clocked when winning the Houston Tenneco race in 1991 – makes Carey one of the fastest marathoners in Canadian history. He also won the Toronto Marathon in 1990 and has been gracing podiums for over 30 years.

Among his other remarkable achievements are becoming the first Saskatchewan athlete to break four minutes for the 1500m – and winning a silver medal at the World University Games in 1986.

As a coach and clinic leader, Carey has helped and inspired many hundreds of runners in the Lower Mainland and beyond to pursue their passion and reach their running goals.

The Saskatoon Sports Hall of Famer, who is an accountant by day, turns 50 in 2013; timing his recent resurgence on the racing front to perfection. Look for Mr. Nelson to smash a litany of age-related records in 2013!

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 My 16th guest on ITRM is a remarkable lady; an Octogenarian who didn’t take up running ’til her early 50’s – and has since smashed age group records left, right and centre for over 30 years: BJ (Betty Jean) McHugh.

Born and bred in Ontario, BJ trained as a nurse, before heading west to practice in Vancouver. There she met husband Bob, raised four kids, and excelled as a swimmer, skier and tennis player. Then one day she discovered running.

BJ has since become one of the most beloved and inspiring figures in the Canadian running community; a trailblazer for the senior generation and a shining example of how it’s possible to go toe-to-toe with the aging process and come out on top.

You can find out more about BJ and her book My Road to Rome at her website: http://www.myroadtoromethebook.com/

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My 16th guest on ITRM is a remarkable lady; an Octogenarian who didn’t take up running ’til her early 50’s – and has since smashed age group records left, right and centre for over 30 years: BJ (Betty Jean) McHugh.

Born and bred in Ontario, BJ trained as a nurse, before heading west to practice in Vancouver. There she met husband Bob, raised four kids, and excelled as a swimmer, skier and tennis player. Then one day she discovered running.

BJ has since become one of the most beloved and inspiring figures in the Canadian running community; a trailblazer for the senior generation and a shining example of how it’s possible to go toe-to-toe with the aging process and come out on top.

You can find out more about BJ and her book My Road to Rome at her website: http://www.myroadtoromethebook.com/

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My 15th guest on Inside the Runner’s Mind is a two-time Olympian and one of Canada’s most famous and best-loved running personalities: Art Boileau.

Born in Alberta, raised in Oregon and now calling North Vancouver, B.C. home, Art represented his country at consecutive Summer Olympics in the 1980s – Los Angeles in 1984 and Seoul in 1988.

Racing in the marathon, he finished 44^th in California and 28^th in South Korea. His best finish in a major games came in 1983’s inaugural World Athletics Championships, where he came 11th over 26.2 miles in Helsinki, Finland.

Art is also a two-time winner of the Los Angeles Marathon and, in one of his finest hours – or just over two, to be precise – finished second in the 1986 Boston Marathon.

He set his PB of 2:11:15 in that race – and it took a course record-setting 2:07:51 from World Champion Rob de Castella to beat him.

Art is among a cluster of Olympians helping the Vancouver store Forerunners thrive, while passing on his expertise and experience to the next generation as a coach, and still racing whenever possible.

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My 15th guest on Inside the Runner’s Mind is a two-time Olympian and one of Canada’s most famous and best-loved running personalities: Art Boileau.

Born in Alberta, raised in Oregon and now calling North Vancouver, B.C. home, Art represented his country at consecutive Summer Olympics in the 1980s – Los Angeles in 1984 and Seoul in 1988.

Racing in the marathon, he finished 44^th in California and 28^th in South Korea. His best finish in a major games came in 1983’s inaugural World Athletics Championships, where he came 11th over 26.2 miles in Helsinki, Finland.

Art is also a two-time winner of the Los Angeles Marathon and, in one of his finest hours – or just over two, to be precise – finished second in the 1986 Boston Marathon.

He set his PB of 2:11:15 in that race – and it took a course record-setting 2:07:51 from World Champion Rob de Castella to beat him.

Art is among a cluster of Olympians helping the Vancouver store Forerunners thrive, while passing on his expertise and experience to the next generation as a coach, and still racing whenever possible.

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My 14th guest on Inside the Runner's Mind is an outstanding triathlete and Ironman – and one of Canada’s finest chiropractors and Active Release Technique (A.R.T.) specialists: Dr. Rob Nielsen.

Rob graduated from UBC with a kinesiology degree in 1985, before heading to Toronto to earn his Doctor of Chiropractic degree. He's since become a certified provider and lead A.R.T. instructor at his practices in Guildford, Surrey and Vancouver.

Since 2000, Rob's been treating the BC Lions' squad on a weekly basis -- celebrating a pair of Grey Cup wins with the team -- plus a cavalcade of elite athletes in a wide variety of sports.

As an avid triathlete, Rob’s competed internationally at age group level -- racing at the World Championships in 1998, 1999 and 2002. In 2013, fresh from turning 50, he plans to race the event again in London -- on this year's Summer Olympics course.

A three-time Ironman, Rob's also been part of the treatment team providing A.R.T. to competitors at the Ironman Canada in Penticton since 1999, and will be so again for IMC 2012 in two weeks' time.

To find out more about Rob’s chiropractic and A.R.T. services, visit: http://www.guildfordchiropractic.com/ or: www.performancehealthgroup.ca/

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