Joined Matt Galloway and Reid Coolsaet this morning on The Current on CBC Radio / CBC Radio to chat about Kelvin Kiptum's marathon world record, super shoes and much more. 🎧 Give it a listen here ⤵️ apple.co/3RPlKQN

I read The Lap Count | Track & Field Newsletter every week, it’s the perfect mix of entertainment and information. Admittedly I often skim “The Athlete’s Voice” but this week Isaac Updike’s entry was very interesting and insightful. Such a different HS experience within North America.

💥💥CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT💥💥 Over the next ten weeks share your #MemoriesOfWAM. Share a memory from WAM race weekend to win an entry to our brand new Sept race. Winners every two weeks for a total of 10 entries. Tag us, use #MemoriesOfWAM to enter. Multiple entries allowed.

Tune in Sunday (12pm EST) on CBC Gem for the U Sport XC champs live stream. I’ll be announcing alongside Alex Genest. Here’s a good preview and prediction of the races 👇

Canadians finish 2nd in both Men’s & Women’s division at JFK 50 MILE . Plus Valérie Arsenault 3rd. @CalNeff and Robyn Mildren both ran the fastest times ever by Canadians on the course by about 20 minutes each. Cal was 10 minutes back of winner and Robyn only 4 minutes back!

31 of 72 auto qualifiers (2:26:50) in the women’s marathon on “Road to Paris” list came from Valencia. 22 of 61 auto Qs (2:08:10) for the men were from Valencia. Next closest for both M & F is Berlin with 6 auto Qs each. Only top 3 per country included on Road to Paris list

It's been a tough 3 years, but a hard fought 2:10:39 PB for Tristan Woodfine. Moves up to #7 Canadian all-time, just 10s behind his coach, Reid Coolsaet.

Most supplements, in my view, are useless. That's not a controversial take. But I argue here that the *pursuit* of supplements and other hacks directly undermines our quest for better performance and health in several ways. Everything has a cost. ⬇️ outsideonline.com/health/trainin…

Ben Preisner, 2:08:58, 2nd fastest Canadian male all-time this morning in Japan.

Registration opens TODAY at 12p PST for the #GoldenTrailWorldSeries Headlands 27k powered by Salomon on the NEW Movemint platform 🚀‼️ movemint.cc/events/headlan… #GTS #GoldenTrailSeries #TrailRunning #salomonrunning #salomon #tomorrowisyours #MarinHeadlands #MtTam

Cool to see 2023 Western States winner ᵀᵒᵐ ᴱᵛᵃⁿˢ in this WXC race.

The case for tearaway warm-ups: neat research from Stephen Cheung finds that (contrary to earlier research) being cold directly compromises endurance, likely to due to constricted blood vessels and other mechanisms. Even superficial cooling has a big effect. outsideonline.com/health/trainin…

This is incredible. From Jamie Lane where AirBnBs are fully booked next week.

Will only three marathoners represent Canada at 2024 Paris Olympics? runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/will…

After dueling over 5000m at the 2003 Paris World Champs (Kipchoge 🥇, Bekele 🥉) these two legends will be facing off again in the Olympic marathon in Paris. 21 years later! At the time some thought these guys were much older than their birth certificates would indicate.

"Fourth in that field is super impressive. I'd take fourth in that 10K over most Olympic medals in other events.” cbc.ca/sports/olympic…

A 7 minute gap to second place!! Holy. #chicagomarathon

The debate on Ruth Chepngetich's stunning sub-2:10 marathon WR rolls on. 3 thoughts from me: - women gain more from supershoes than men - she left ~60s on the table from drafting - there's no ROC curve that allows you to reliably determine if she's doping outsideonline.com/health/trainin…

Dick Beardsley, who finished 2nd at the 1982 #BostonMarathon in 2:08:54, is facing mounting medical expenses due to an antibiotic-resistant infection in his knee. A friend has organized a fundraiser for him. You can learn more and contribute here: gofundme.com/f/am55wp