Trillium Running Podcast – Celebrating 50 Years of Running at Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
On this week’s mini-episode (which because of the great conversation, didn’t end up so mini!), host John Shep speaks with Richelle Weeks, personal trainer and coach, about getting ready for the 5K, 10K, Half-Marathon and Marathon events at Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend! Check it out on YouTube.
Episode 4
On this episode, host John Shep speaks with the multi-talented Jared Broughton, member of the Run Ottawa Board of Directors and a passionate runner, coach and advocate for visually impaired runners. If you want to learn how to run well, live well and do good, this is a conversation for you! Check it out on YouTube.
Episode 5
In this training-focused episode, Host John Shep speaks with iRun Magazine’s Publisher and Editor-In-Chief Ben Kaplan, who shares his excitement for the 50th anniversary of Ottawa’s notable marathon and for Canada’s running community at large. Check it out on YouTube.
Episode 6
On this episode of the Trilium Running Podcast, host John Shep and Canadian Paralympic legend Jared Broughton, a visually impaired runner, each share their connection to the history of Tamarack Ottawa Race weekend. We all have a story, whether it is your first, tenth or twentieth Ottawa Race Weekend! Check it out here!
Episode 7
On this episode of the Trilium Running Podcast, host John Shep speaks with the “Man in Motion,” Rick Hansen who took home the prize in Ottawa in 1983. He had been the first wheelchair athlete across the finish line at the 1982 Boston Marathon—and went on to win a total 19 marathons—but he remembers the 1983 Ottawa marathon as being a particularly significant event. Check it out here!
Episode 8
On this episode of the Trilium Running Podcast, host John Shep speaks with Natasha Wodak and we learn that even with competitive running, you can still be friends with those who you race against without letting your own competition sprint dim!
Natasha Wodak, Canada’s fastest female Marathoner gives a great perspective on the running community. This episode is a can’t miss! Check it out here!