Canada
New name, same great quality guests! The now AO Running Podcast is proud to welcome Paris 2024 Canadian marathoner Malindi Elmore to the show. Paris 2024 Olympics will close out with Malindi competing in the women's marathon - who will she inspire with her 2024 performance? Because we know she has inspired us all the way to get here. Listen and cheer her on as she races on August 11 at Paris 2024. We also get a visit from Ben Kaplan of iRun Magazine to get amped up about their Women's Marathon Watch Party and 2024 Athletic Brewing Contest for the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon!
Find out more about Malindi Elmore at: https://www.instagram.com/malindielmore/
Find out about the 2024 Athletic Brewing Contest for the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon at: https://www.instagram.com/irunnation/
Register to be an Athletics Ontario member: https://athleticsreg.ca/#!/memberships/athletics-ontario-2024-membership
It's time to hang out with three-time Olympian, coach, and all around cool human Malindi Elmore! Malindi is our female representative in the marathon for the upcoming Paris Olympics and she is ready to fly. We catch up on the races and the training over the past two years that have not only let her best the Paris standard, but gave her two shiny new PBs in both the half and full marathon. Malindi is working extremely hard, but she is also still loving the process and is so incredibly passionate about our sport. She also talks about her fundraising campaign for KidSport BC - find out how you can support the goal and help give all kids in Canada a chance to play.
Follow Malindi on Instagram @malindielmore
Find out how you can support Malindi's fundraising goal for KidSport at www.malindielmore.com
EPISODE SPONSOR: The in-person Oasis Zoo Run may be sold out, but there's still time to join as a virtual participant. And you aren't going to want to miss out on this super cute medal: it features two of the Toronto Zoo's southern white rhinos, mama Sabi and her little one, Kifaru. Don't wait and chance missing out - register now at www.canadarunningseries.com
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Theme Music: Joseph McDade
It's always a fantastic day when I get to catch up with the incredible Natasha Wodak. It’s been a hot minute since we last spoke, so we had a lot to talk about: her Olympic experience running with Malindi Elmore, the Boston Marathon, and oh just a couple more Canadian national championships under her belt. No big deal. Natasha also now trains with Trent Stellingwerff, and she talks about what it’s been like to make that transition. We also chatted about what her race season might look like after she missed the London Marathon due to injury and illness. Don't miss our rapid-fire questions at the end of the interview. I'm kind of getting addicted to them...
Find Natasha on Instagram @tashawodak
THEME MUSIC CREDIT: Joseph McDade