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Terry Fox 360 - Kevin Watt Interview, My friend Nigel, I miss you.

 

The Fitspeek podcast is my way of being able to show respect to my dear friend Nigel.

Along with the podcast, I have been invited to help organize a non-profit  100km/200km ride to promote mental awareness.  http://www.positivespincycle.com 

We have all been affected by mental health in way or another.  

Jeff Oram, president of Phoenix Velo Training Club said to me once,  "Kevin doesn't run from the mountain, He runs to it"

Through the Positive Spin Ride, if I am able to help or reach just one person,  I know I will have  helped a small handful of people.

 

 

 

 

Terry Fox 360 - Mike Rauch Interview

Terry Fox 360 - Matt Scott Interview

Terry Fox 360 - Doug Bartel Interview

Terry Fox 360 - Daryl Fox Interview

Terry Fox 360 - Crystal Lambert Interview

Episode 6 Swim Coach Ryan Clifton

This edition of Fitspeek features all the belles, whistles, and candy canes for your holiday season. We learn of Strava Kings, spin sessions, Billy’s conquest, and how to stave off the almost inevitable Christmas paunch. Also listen for the Wenting’s Word of the week to claim your prize! Fitspeek six is ready to roll down your chimney by pressing play below.

Episode 5 Marie’s Santa Shuffle Run

Chef Kevin Watt and myself have baked another edition of Fitspeek. This program may contain: traces of nuts, race results, spin queens, reindeer, Santa Shuffles, Lido Shuffles, cool down reasons, and to promote our new sponsor Wenting’s Cycle and Mountain Shop – FREE STUFF with the Wenting’s word of the week. Listen for it in the program and go to Wentings to claim your reward for listening to Fitspeek.

Episode 1 Cares Run organisers Irene Heinrichs and Lesley Shebib

After a few weeks of learning the ropes, our 1st podcast is ready. This week’s program features a look at some of the race results from the past month, a repeat of the Cares Run interview with Irene Heinrichs, our fit tip of the week, as well as a look ahead at some health and fitness events in our area. Happy listening!

Episode 8 Bob Babbitt One of the OG's of Ironman

Both Kevin Watt and I have been busy doing interviews and research to bring you episode number 8. In addition to the Wenting’s Word of the Week (which is in the first half of the show!) we have a list of winners from the Chilly Chase, shout outs to the Instagram crew (some of which were unwise enough to watch our live broadcast of the podcast production.)

We also have our weekly events schedule, a fit tip of the week that taps into your Inner Arnold, an interview with PTSD Run Race Director Brenda Brennan, and our first “Bob’s Bitts” segment that features pieces of my conversation with Ironman Hall of Famer (among other great achievements) Bob Babbitt. This hour may have 22 minutes but Fitspeek eight has six more!

Happy listening.

Episode 9 Bruce Butler- Letters To A Driving Nation

Fitspeek number nine is broght to you by the letter B, as in Bruce Butler, the author of the e-book “Letters To A Driving Nation” and as in Bob Babbitt from Babbittville.com. Both are featured interviews in the show. With the start of the race season here in the Fraser Valley, we will also be spotlighting the overall winner of Try-Events Historic Half races. As usual we have our weekly shout outs, the upcoming events calendar, our Wenting’s Fit Tip of the Week, and our very helpful Fit Tip of The Week.

45 minutes of Fitspeek comes your way by pressing play.

Episode 7 Maple Ridge's New Golden Ears Running Club

Surviving the horrors of snowy streets and Christmas gluttony, hosts Kevin Watt and Kevin Heinze are serving up the year’s first Fitspeek Feast. Our appetizer features a healthy heaping of encouragement for those Abbotsford Triathlon Club members and Instagram followers who shared with us their New Year’s Goals list.

Kevin Watt serves up the main course this week, with an interview with Victor and Mike from Maple Ridge who have started up a new running club there, we will have our upcoming events schedule (ever heard of Kangaroo boots?), our Wentings Word of the Week, and for your desert, an Adults Only fit tip of the week. Fitspeek Seven, weighing in a at portly 28 minutes is now being served by hitting the play button. Bon appetite!

Episode 3 the Terry Fox 360 Ride

While many of us endurance athletes have done many amazing feats, it’s even better when you can share your experience with others, and better still when you can make a real difference while doing it. For decades that’s what the Terry Fox run was all about. Now Terry’s brother Darrell Fox is breaking new ground and including cycling as part of raising money for cancer research. The feature interview in this week’s podcast features Darrell Fox, along with the others from the Fraser Valley’s Cahilty Racing Team. They explain their motivations and stories regarding the Terry Fox 360 Ride that was held in September. That interview, along with our weekly race report, upcoming event schedule, and fit tip of the week, rolls right into your ears by pressing PLAY right below here!

Episode 4 local swim coach Ryan Clifton.

In this week’s podcast we serve up a delicious mix of chewy race results, a tangy events calendar, an aural fit tip of the week, and a hoppy (?) interview with local swim coach Ryan Clifton.

Ryan tells us about his background in swimming, his kinaestheticapproach to swim coaching, as well as his successes and frustrations in working with adult athletes. We also, on a sad note, pay tribute to local cyclist Brad Dean who died in that accident near Richmond 2 weeks ago. The latest edition of Fitspeek can be hear by pushing play right below this.

Episode 2 Matt Scott with Valley Cross

As we segue from fall into the “Dark-Season” here in the Fraser Valley, a lot of folks are scaling back their training routines. That is not necessarily a bad thing, but rather than totally becoming an NFL couch potato why not use this off season to try something new?

On this week’s podcast, co-host Kevin Watt & I chat with Matt Scott with Valley Cross. He will explain what the sport is all about and let us know about his upcoming cycle cross races. You can register for the Mill Lake race taking place on November 20th by following this link http://www.valleycross.ca

As well, we have our race round-up, events calendar, and fit tip of the week. 20 minutes of pure Fraser Valley Fitspeek is ready for you to listen to below.

Where’s the beef? Right here – Fitspeek number nine has arrived!

Fitspeek number nine is broght to you by the letter B, as in Bruce Butler, the author of the e-book “Letters To A Driving Nation” and as in Bob Babbitt from Babbittville.com. Both are featured interviews in the show. With the start of the race season here in the Fraser Valley, we will also be spotlighting the overall winner of Try-Events Historic Half races. As usual we have our weekly shout outs, the upcoming events calendar, our Wenting’s Fit Tip of the Week, and our very helpful Fit Tip of The Week. 45 minutes of Fitspeek comes your way by pressing play below.

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To get Bruce Butler’s book, you can go here. http://www.brucebutler.ca

 

Fitspeek Eight Is Here

Both Kevin Watt and I have been busy doing interviews and research to bring you episode number 8. In addition to the Wenting’s Word of the Week (which is in the first half of the show!) we have a list of winners from the Chilly Chase, shout outs to the Instagram crew (some of which were unwise enough to watch our live broadcast of the podcast production.)

We also have our weekly events schedule, a fit tip of the week that taps into your Inner Arnold, an interview with PTSD Run Race Director Brenda Brennan, and our first “Bob’s Bitts” segment that features pieces of my conversation with Ironman Hall of Famer (among other great achievements) Bob Babbitt. This hour may have 22 minutes but Fitspeek eight has six more! Happy listening.

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To enter the PTSD run in Abbotsford click on this link

https://www.events.runningroom.com//hm/index.php?step=⊂=1&start=0

Fitspeek Seven is Here.

Surviving the horrors of snowy streets and Christmas gluttony, hosts Kevin Watt and Kevin Heinze are serving up the year’s first Fitspeek Feast. Our appetizer features a healthy heaping of encouragement for those Abbotsford Triathlon Club members and Instagram followers who shared with us their New Year’s Goals list.

Kevin Watt serves up the main course this week, with an interview with Victor and Mike from Maple Ridge who have started up a new running club there, we will have our upcoming events schedule (ever heard of Kangaroo boots?), our Wentings Word of the Week, and for your desert, an Adults Only fit tip of the week. Fitspeek Seven, weighing in a at portly 28 minutes is now being served by hitting the play button. Bon appetite!

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To connect with Victor and Mike about the new running club in Maple Ridge email them at goldenearsrun@gmail.com.

Podcast Number Six: Fit(speek) for the holidays

This edition of Fitspeek features all the belles, whistles, and candy canes for your holiday season. We learn of Strava Kings, spin sessions, Billy’s conquest, and how to stave off the almost inevitable Christmas paunch. Also listen for the Wenting’s Word of the week to claim your prize! Fitspeek six is ready to roll down your chimney by pressing play below.

http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/program-six-to-upload.mp3

You can reach Ryan Clifton to sign up for the Mission Masters Swimming Club here. aakandt@gmail.com

You can get more information on the Phoenix Velo Speak & Spin here. http://phoenixvelo.ca/

 

Our Newest Feature: Kings & Queens of Strava

The Fraser Valley is home to some EPIC bike rides and running trails and even more EPIC athletes. In our newest feature “Kings & Queens of Strava” Fitspeek’s roving reporter (and Liv Cycling’s Ambassador) Crystal Lambert speaks with some of the people who are crushing it out there on Strava. For our first King of Strava, we need to go no further than our back yard…the Seventh Avenue Climb in Mission. All will be revealed by pushing play below.

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