Chasing Trails and fighting Bears - With Brandon Thompson and Geoff Leblanc #168

Tonight for our final guest we want to chat with someone that everyone from the running community in our area knows, Emma Belcher. Emma is originally from England and moved here in 2008, she has played Soccer and Rugby most of her life. Emma is a big-time volunteer, giving so much to the community, on the board of Legs for Literacy here in Moncton. Emma ran the Ottawa Marathon in 2016. Having recently taught a learn-to-run group for free, Emma has her mojo back and we can't wait to ask her about lots of things running. This being our final episode Diane and I want to thank everyone who has been on and listened to our show, the pleasure has been all ours. So thanks everyone and hopefully we will see you all soon once again. Maybe we helped motivate a few people out there, after all, that is what it was all about, stay safe everyone.Motivate to Move Facebook page, check us out.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495Legs for Literacy Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/LegsforLiteracyCourirPourLireAs always, please give the gift of life and donate blood today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/motivate-to-move--4528736/support.

Amanda Mills Sirois is our special guest this week and it is exciting to have her on our show. Amanda started running indirectly because of a 5km wine run, and things took off from that point. With her running partner Allison, they ran the Ottawa marathon and came close to qualifying for Boston. Hired a coach to help with qualifying, job done. Raised money in support of Down Syndrome and ran the legendary Boston Marathon. Amanda was not done yet, not even close. Managed to run all 6 of the major marathons in 4 years, how does one top that? Well Marathon Pour Tous in France, that's how. Recreational or non-elite athletes have been invited to participate in an Olympic event for the first time. Running the same course as the marathon athletes and with an Olympic medal in 2024, amazing.Motivate to move Facebook page, check us out.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10004160769949The email e-transfer link for Tim and his [email protected] always, please give the gift of life and donate blood today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/motivate-to-move--4528736/support.

Diane lined up a fantastic guest for our episode this week, Joyce King from Lower Hainesville N.B. Many of you don't know that Joyce was a champion arm wrestler. Even crazier is the fact Joyce started at the late age of 30. Skip ahead 10 years and Joyce defeated a Russian rival super heavyweight to become the best female arm wrestler in the world. I was unaware of this, but Joyce competed with her right and left arm over her career. Joyce earned 18 national championships and 18 World Arm Wrestling Federation medals, she won 12 gold, four silver, and two bronze medals. Inducted into the Canadian Arm Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2011. Inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, on October 15, 2021. Joyce the Catcher King was her nickname and for good reason. I don't want to spoil it here but you should listen to the episode and find out why the Catcher King is so appropriate. A wonderful episode and I am sure our audience will enjoy this one a ton. Motivate to Move email, let us know who should be on the [email protected] to Move Facebook page, check us out.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495As always please donate the gift of life and give blood today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/motivate-to-move--4528736/support.

 In this episode of Motivate to Move we chat with Bob Dumouchel, Bob loves staying active, cycling, and running just to name a few things. Bob volunteers for many local events and sometimes leads runners in half marathons while on his bike clearing the way. Bob chats with us about the Thornton Bridge Parkrun in Fredericton. What is a Parkrun you might ask? Parkrun is positive, welcoming, and inclusive, there is no time limit and no one finishes last. Everyone is welcome to come along. You can run, walk jog, and volunteer and it is a free event. This happens every Saturday at 9 AM all over the world. Very interesting to hear Bob tell us about everything Parkrun. You might want to get your barcode and head on up to the next free Parkrun. Hey, one never knows.Here is the Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge Parkrun Facebook link:https://www.facebook.com/billthorpewalkingbridgeparkrunMotivate to Move email, let us know who should be on the show:[email protected] to Move Facebook page, check us out:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495As always please give the gift of life and donate blood today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/motivate-to-move--4528736/support.

  What an amazing interview we have for everyone in tonight's episode. Michele Banks is certified in canoeing, Kayaking, and first aid. Michele is also certified in wilderness and outdoor recreation training  Michele holds a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Education, and A master of science education.  Coaches and teaches, works with Ducks Unlimited, the list goes on and on and we ask her about many of these things plus we ask what it was that Michele did in 2023. Michele cycled across Canada solo, simply amazing. Has anyone seen a 10-foot bullsnake lying across a bridge? Michele has. Michele tells the best stories, but you will have to listen to tonight's episode to hear everything that she has accomplished. Thanks for listening and have a safe week out there.Motivate to Move email, let us know who should be on the show:[email protected] to Move Facebook page, check us out.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495As always, give the gift of life and donate blood today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/motivate-to-move--4528736/support.

 Tonight we have two very special guests with us from the Chasing Trails podcast, and we will be linking their wonderful podcast in our show notes below. Diane and I love running and both of us love to listen to podcasts so why not have the best of both worlds on our show? We welcome Brandon Thompson and Geoff Leblanc from Chasing Trails and we were very happy they agreed to come on our show and chat a little about them and about their excellent podcast. The more people we have listening the more likely someone out there may hear about running and keeping active and head on out to an activity, that is the real goal. Brandon and Geoff are easy to listen to and have a passion for running on the trails and keeping others active. When you listen to this episode you may want to get some trail running shoes and head out. A great community and a great way to keep on moving. Chasing Trails podcast link: Part 1https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a-day-in-wentworth-part-1/id1691713053?i=1000658228650Part 2 of the same episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a-weekend-to-remember/id1691713053?i=1000658979477Motivate to Move Email, let us know who should be on the [email protected] to Move Facebook page, check us out.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495As always, give the gift of life and donate blood today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/motivate-to-move--4528736/support.

 Our guest this evening was a heavy smoker and in 2006 started cycling. Amir had no idea how much this would change her life. Amir has done a famous ride called the Golden Triangle twice. Riding from Banff to Golden in one day, Golden to Radium the next day, and from Radium back to Banff the third day. works out to roughly 100 km daily and has incredible elevations and scenery. Now Amir focuses more on trail running and includes strength training and yoga to keep on trucking. Amir has a goal of running a 50 km trail run in every Province, awesome. Coaching kids to help them ride confidently, Amir is a busy lady with her hands on many different things. Now she is in charge of this awesome ride in PEI called the Gran Fondo, the 11th year for the big ride across PEI. This ride has been designed to show the best parts of PEI and because it is a recreational ride you can stop along the way and visit local shops and experience some of the local cuisine. Friday, August 23rd to the 25th, register through Race Roster and hurry because there are only 300 spots total and it is filling fast. Amir and her group have thought of everything for the Gran Fondo and we are sure the event will go off without a hitch, I can't wait to hear about it after the fact. At the end of this episode, Amir shares a shocking story with us and I was left speechless. Luckily, Amir overcame all this adversity and has been killing it ever since.Here is the Gran Fondo PEI website, check it out and perhaps sign up.https://www.granfondo-pei.ca/Gran Fondo Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Gran%20Fondo%20PEIMotivate to Move email, let us know who should be on the show:[email protected] to Move Facebook page, check us out.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/motivate-to-move--4528736/support.

Tonight we welcome two very special guests back to our show. Nathaniel Couture and Ryan O'Shea are on our podcast again and we were very excited to welcome them and they have brought three very special guests with them. With Nathaniel is his son Sam who is 14 and with Ryan is his son Liam who is 13 and his daughter Amelia who is 9. Tonight's episode will focus on the Speeding Cheetahs and what young ones think about the group. What it is like to lead some of the younger children. With 233 registered kids for the Spring, it is easy to say kids want to run, and Ryan and Nathaniel are filling this vital role. This episode is packed with great stories by the children and some jokes. Diane and I do a lot of laughing, the kids are wonderful and we now know kids just want to run. Having 13-14-year-olds helping to coach younger kids to run is an amazing idea. And the puddle jumping sounds like such fun I want to give it a go. We hope other groups will start up after hearing this episode. Sit back and munch on some popcorn with your family, get out with everyone, and go for a run. Motivate to Move email, let us know who should be on the show:[email protected] to Move Facebook page, check us out.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495As always please give the gift of life and donate blood today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/motivate-to-move--4528736/support.

 In this episode, Diane and I chat about some real-life issues we have run into recently. How we struggle to stay motivated and what we are doing now to keep on moving. Life can be a tricky balance of family, work, and even the weather. Just because we are on the other side of the mic doesn't mean things are always rosy. We wanted to share some of the issues we face in hopes others who struggle will keep up the good fight to stay motivated. There are ups and downs for all of us and I hope people who listen will realize they are not alone. Motivate to Move email, let us know who should be on the show:[email protected] to Move Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495As always, please give the gift of life and donate blood today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/motivate-to-move--4528736/support.

 We welcome Sebastien Godin Back to our podcast this evening, Sebastien was with us way back on episode 16, over 3 years ago. Sebastien quit drinking and smoking lost 100 pounds, got into shape, and started running all sorts of distances including marathons. Bucket list in hand Sebastien set out to break some personal goals. He qualified for Boston but had some issues on the course and wanted to redeem himself. After only 4 weeks Sebastien ran the Fredericton marathon to qualify for Boston next year. Beat the qualifying time for Boston by 5:45, it's close but we here at Motivate to Move believe Sebastien has it all under control. Working on track workouts and interval training has made Sebastien a faster runner, training and a coach made all the difference. Sebastien shares a wonderful story where he found a full pack of cigarettes while on a trail and you should hear how he handled the situation. Sebastien won the Sylvio Bourque Memorial Award (Inspirational Person of the Year) at the RunNB Awards in 2023. Sebastien has recently become a RunNB member willing to help the organization in any way he can, awesome. If you need some inspiration or maybe a little nudge to get motivated again, listen to this episode, it is worth your time.RunNB web and Facebook page, sign up and get your discounts.Web page:   https://www.runnb.ca/Facebook:    https://www.facebook.com/RunCourseNB/Motivate to Move email, let us know who should be on the show:[email protected] to Move Facebook page, check us out:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495As always, please give the gift of life and donate blood today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/motivate-to-move--4528736/support.