26 JUN 2024 ·   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: motivatetomove.podcast@gmail.com Motivate to Move Facebook page, check us out. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495 As always, give the gift of life and donate blood today.

19 JUN 2024 ·  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 1 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a-day-in-wentworth-part-1/id1691713053?i=1000658228650 Part 2 of the same episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a-weekend-to-remember/id1691713053?i=1000658979477 Motivate to Move Email, let us know who should be on the show motivatetomove.podcast@gmail.com Motivate to Move Facebook page, check us out. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495 As always, give the gift of life and donate blood today.

12 JUN 2024 ·  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%20PEI Motivate to Move email, let us know who should be on the show: motivatetomove.podcast@gmail.com Motivate to Move Facebook page, check us out. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495

6 JUN 2024 · 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: motivatetomove.podcast@gmail.com Motivate to Move Facebook page, check us out. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495 As always please give the gift of life and donate blood today.

30 MAY 2024 ·  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: motivatetomove.podcast@gmail.com Motivate to Move Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495 As always, please give the gift of life and donate blood today.

23 MAY 2024 ·  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: motivatetomove.podcast@gmail.com Motivate to Move Facebook page, check us out: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495 As always, please give the gift of life and donate blood today.

17 MAY 2024 ·   Tonight's very special guest comes to us from Riverview NB and is part of the Riverview Running Idiots like myself and Diane, it was a pleasure to welcome Julie Stokes to our show. Julie Stokes is the Supervisor of Water & Wastewater for the City of Moncton, NB where she assists in the supervision of the Municipality’s Water & Wastewater Operations. Julie has lived in Riverview for 4 years even though the plan was to stay only 2. Started running in the Fall of 2012 on a dare and a few pops.  Proved to herself that she could run and went to Ottawa in May 2013 for her first 10km race, had an amazing experience in Ottawa, and was hooked. Joined the running room clinics, first came the 10km clinic and somewhere along the way, she was told she would never finish a half-marathon race, Oh yeah, watch me now.  "Gremlins in my head" is a great story you need to hear from Julie as she learns to shut down her negative thoughts. Thanks to a Covid Garmin watch gift to her daughter, Julie had a run partner through Covid. Don't forget Julie shares silly sewer stories while running and she has some good ones. Enjoys camping and now runs on the trails in Fundy Park. Motivate to Move email, let us know who should be on the show: motivatetomove.podcast@gmail.com Motivate to Move Facebook page, check us out: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495 As always, please give the gift of life and donate blood today:

9 MAY 2024 ·   We invited Jen Williston and Maryse Babineau on our show today to talk about the Moncton Women trail running group. We wanted an update about events that the ladies are going to compete in this year. The first thing that strikes you when you listen to this episode is how dedicated these women are to their trail running. Tuesday is the day and for these two ladies, it is non-negotiable even with the busy lives they lead. We talk about the stress relief of getting out and running with the group. How the group started and if they run trails in the Winter or even in the dark. Of course, a trail-running podcast episode isn't complete without talking about Bacon. If you are in the area and want to run with the Women's trail running group check them out. The links for the Moncton groups are below. Moncton Trail Running Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/monctontrailrunning Motivate to Move email: motivatetomove.podcast@gmail.com Motivate to Move Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495 As always please give the gift of life and donate blood today

2 MAY 2024 ·  Our very special guest tonight is Ian Loughead, senior conservator at an N.S. museum. Early on Ian was into team sports, Soccer, and especially Baseball. Later on in his 20s, Ian started cycling and doing road races, 70-90 km runs and he did this for 5-6 years. Of course, this led to Duathlons and finishing over 20 Triathlons. This has all led to Ian being involved in the Maritime Dog Harness Association and Harness Dog Sports. Canicross is a sport where a dog and a human run together. Your dog needs to be on their lead throughout the event and harness belts and bungee lines must be in use. A great way for people and dogs to get outdoors exercise and have some fun. We discuss Ian's charity race for Movember every year and how Ian only got serious about running in his 40s. See it's never too late. Lastly, we talk about how Ian is now into coaching runners and how much he enjoys helping others reach their goals. Motive to Move email, let us know who should be on the show: motivatetomove.podcast@gmail.com Motivate to move Facebook page, check us out: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495 As always please give the gift of life and donate blood today.

25 APR 2024 ·   An excellent conclusion to a wonderful talk with Colin McQuade, Lindsay Laltoo, and Aaron Sellers. All three runners are from the Greater Moncton Running Club and listening to this episode you can tell these three get along so well. Running, staying in shape, and being active in the community are important to this group. It's nice seeing people helping others to achieve their goals while working on their own, it makes for a wonderful time out with your peers. Motivation is contagious and we hope this week's talks motivate someone to get out and be active. Be safe out there and see you next week. Motivate to Move email, let us know who should be on the show: motivatetomove.podcast@gmail.com Motivate to Move Facebook page, check us out: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495 Greater Moncton Running Club Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1004167726297534