Luc Doucet is tonight's very special guest, someone we have wanted to chat with for some time. We have known Luc for many years, running with him sometimes with our running group several years ago. Now Luc has moved to Halifax and is running a ton of km. With a running streak of over 1300 days and for much of that a 10km a day minimum, amazing. But there is still more, Luc is close to 6000km for the year and we are sure he will complete those km. As you can see Luc runs a ton of km and we...

We had a fantastic discussion with Rodney Steeves recently from Riverview N.B. What Rodney has done is very impressive, for 20 years Rodney has been hauling his wheelbarrow from his place near the entrance of the Dobson Trail, up to 2.5 Km into the trail. This all started 20 years ago to walk his dog, why not be productive while walking? For 7 months of the year, Rodney hauls either tailings or a sandstone base material into the Dobson trail. Making the trail better for more people to walk...

Tonight we have two amazing guests for you. Mark Hemmings and his daughter Aren, these two were recently part of the 24-hour run at Loonie Loops in late August. We met on the trial several times that day and chatted with each other. I was very surprised to find out this was a father and daughter-running duo. I was instantly impressed and thought that we had to get Mark and Aren on our show and here they are. Both signed up for the 24-hour run and as some of you know the conditions were not...

Our special guest is Erin Whitman from Fredericton N.B. Erin and her husband James are active and busy with two children. How does a busy family keep active and have the time to go to the events they want to do? Just listen to this episode and find out. 2014 is when things took off for Erin. Now she has completed Marathons, Triathlons, and even an Ironman and we believe nothing can stop her. The next step is trail running and a probable return to Loonie Loops and a 50km trail run. Running...

Tonight our very special guest is Lee Wesselius originally from River Glade, New Brunswick. What is remarkable about Lee is the fact he can combine veterinary medicine with running at a very high level. Recently Lee just beat his own personal best marathon time by 2 minutes, finishing at 2:14:37, a blazing fast time. We ask Lee about his journey into running, and what keeps him going seven days a week. How does he train when he is on call for his work, what does Lee eat while running these...

Tim Fitzgerald is our special guest this week, or is his name TJ? or perhaps the Fitz? It doesn't matter, what matters is Tim is here to chat about his love for running. Tim has served in the military for nearly 14 years and has been deployed twice, we want to thank him for his service. Tim is passionate about running, at an early age he did well against others, even older kids at school. Today, Tim runs marathons, backyard ultras, and even a 100 miler at Capes. Tim has won some of those...

Tonight we cut ties and explore something a little different for us at Motivate to Move, both Diane and I believe this to be a critical topic. Our two guests this evening have been working hard for a better connection of our active transportation routes in and around our Moncton area. Shannon Emery and Michael Roy are passionate about connecting these routes in a safer, more user-friendly way. Once these connections are made more people will use them, build it and they will come. This leads...

Last year Alex Quinn created his very own Transcendence run and completed his 100 km while running laps around Kings Square in downtown Saint John. This year Alex has struck gold again but instead of 100 km, it was 100 miles, an incredible achievement, way to go Alex. Why did Alex do such an incredible feat one might ask? Well, because Alex wanted to raise money to help save a life, suicide prevention. Never alone for any of his roughly 400 laps, Alex recalls how his event went, his training,...

In this episode, we discuss everything Legs For Literacy. Yes folks, our favorite run is on again this year and the Marathon is back on the agenda for Legs. Erin Tripp and Garth Millar join us to discuss the big event in Moncton, race day is Sunday 22 October 2023 -5k, 10k, Half Marathon, and Marathon. Join the kids for a 1k fun run on Saturday 21 October 2023. We cover all the topics in this episode, when and where is the run, where and when can you register, and how to volunteer and we talk...

Tonight we speak with Stefanie Condon-Oldreive. When her very healthy father passed away from pancreatic cancer, Stefanie was searching for answers. Little did she know there was very little information out there for pancreatic cancer and support for the disease was no better. Sometimes people were told to go home and get their affairs in order. this was unacceptable to Stefanie and she has created Craig’s Cause Pancreatic Cancer Society and turned it into a national charity dedicated to both...

Nick Landry had a thought 5 years ago: to run a 100-mile ultra event. We have Nick back on our show tonight because he has accomplished that goal. We discuss the training, the mental and physical stresses placed on the body, and the run itself. The highs and lows of such a grueling event can be overwhelming but Nick was up to the task. Doing much better than he even thought possible, Nick crushed the Capes 100 course. This is a very inspiring story and reminds us that the mind and body can do...

We are back at it from our summer vacation and we have a treat for you this evening. This episode was recorded in August after I ran the Dark 50 event in Minto NB. I met on the course Jess Vickruck, we ran a few laps of the 10-lap race together and started chatting. This was the longest race she had ever attempted. We get to hear how Jess handled the event, the course at night, and what it is like running on trails in the dark. Jess tells us how she started running and what led her to choose...

Benjamin Smith loves disc golf and is very passionate about the sport. He has been playing since 2003 and has designed and built over 44 disc golf courses, which is very impressive. Ben has developed a disc golf lesson plan that he taught over 20,000 people. Ben is working on disc golf to be recognized as a National Sporting Organization, more recognition for the sport he loves. Disc golf is popping up everywhere and still only 20% of Maritimers have even heard of it and that is what Ben is...

How do you handle it when your big event is cancelled last minute? In this episode, we chat with Kristine Cormier about the cancellation of the 2023 Mont-Tremblant Ironman Event. A true champion, Kristine speaks of the positives in this disappointing situation and is already looking forward to the next chapter. Kristine gives her time as a coach for junior and adult athletes. Many long nights of studying to receive all the qualifications needed to be a junior athlete coach. Kristine gives...

If you have run with the Moncton Running Room Run Club on Wednesday evening, you will recognize this week's guest. Michaela Forgeron agreed to sit down and chat with us and tell us all about the Wednesday evening Run Club, how covid affected the Run Club, the number of runners, and how things are starting to get back to normal. Michaela has done many cool things, such as hiking up Mount Katahdin in Main, 1606 meters, an incredible story. Michaela runs and hikes many places and distances...

Denise Trask is tonight's special guest and has always been very active. Hiking, biking, running and she got up to a 3rd-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, very impressive. In 2019 Denise was diagnosed with Breast cancer but she didn't just sit back, not a chance. In this episode, we discuss her fight with Breast cancer and how Denise dealt with everything during Covid. Denise got involved with the CIBC Run for the Cure and we ask how she raised all the money for Breast cancer research....

Helena Millar is tonight's guest and it's not hard to see why we would want her on our show. Helena has done and is doing a ton of things, Half marathons and marathons, plus biking and swimming and having a bit of fun thrown into the mix as well. Helena tells a wonderful story about her marriage and how that translated into doing an Ironman, very interesting. We learn how she got to New Brunswick, why she stayed, and the community they have helped build. Helena helps to organize many events...

Tonight we welcome a friend back on our podcast. Mark McColgan is in the saddle once again and we start off chatting about what Mark has been doing lately. The answer of course is being very busy with his running while promoting Saint john trail Running and getting the message out there for all trail running. Mark is very passionate about organizing races and getting all the information about a run out to the masses and he is very good at it. Our main focus this evening is on the new race...

Tonight our very special guest is someone that loves contributing to the trail running community by putting on events to keep people motivated and fit. Jos Eijkelestam is originally from the Netherlands, go team orange crush, and has lived in the Fredericton area for many years. After speaking with Jos for a few minutes, his passion becomes infectious and you want to jump up and join one of his events. With incredible names such as The Dark 50, The Wonderfully Wicked Woolastook Whopping, or...

Tonight our very special guest is Sarah Badger, I met her while in Saint John last year running the Bootstrap Boogie and we just had to have her on our show. Sarah loves to run anywhere she can lace up a pair of sneakers and hit the trail or road. In this episode, we discuss mental health in general and how Sarah deals with her own issues. Sarah tells it like it is and how running helps to keep her balanced. It is refreshing to learn that we are all human and sometimes we have problems. Sarah...

Apologies for my poor voice on this episode, I was fighting a bit of a cold at the time but the show must go on. We welcome Shannon and Marc Melanson back to our show this evening, two very special people who are always motivated to keep moving. Both love to ride their bikes, run, hike, and keep active. They enjoy going to Disney and running in costume as a couple, and we learn how they chose the characters to run. How difficult it was to make the costumes and what the entire Disney...

Troy Johnston is this week's guest and we are very pleased to bring him to our listeners for those who may not know him. What is it that Troy does? If you have done any adventure racing in the area, there is a good chance it was one of Troy's events. Try founded Natural Selection Adventure Racing back in 2007 so people could play in the woods. Seeing a void for this type of activity Troy took the torch and ran with it. Troy sets many different types of events, everything from family-oriented...

Garth Millar is tonight's very special guest and as many of you know Garth and his wife Helena organize a ton of running events in the area. Shoppers run for women right here in Moncton, the recent run at the Hopewell Rocks Multi-terrain Race, and our very own Legs for Literacy. We talk about many more in this episode, and you hear some of the incredible stories Garth tells us about setting these runs up. It's one heck of an episode and Garth is a fantastic storyteller. We also chat about how...

Covid seriously changed people's habits, especially exercise and sports. Luc and his son Antoni discovered Disc golf because of Covid, they liked it but it was placed on the back shelf for a time. Luc convinced his son to go and give it another shot, Antoni really disliked Disc golf at first but then everything changed. Now, Antoni has a great deal of upside in this sport, being sponsored and helped along, there is no telling where this 17-year-old could end up. The sky is the limit and...

Tonight we have a very special guest, someone that needs no introduction, John Kelly. As many of you know, John is an endurance athlete and Ultra trail runner. John has agreed to spend some time with us this evening and talk about Ultra trail running and many aspects of these events. John dedicates himself to his family, his work, and trail running. In this interview we discuss many of the events that John has done, it could be a marathon such as Boston or a multi-day event like the Barkley...