Today we sat down with the delightful, kind and skilled Rene Unser. Rene has been an athlete since she was a kid and has turned that love of sport into the life she wants. As a coach and race director Rene and her team at Pace Trail Runs continue to nurture an grow an amazing trail running community in beautiful British Columbia. Today we learn about Rene's origins in running, her life as an athlete, we talk about how she began her company and the coffee company her and her partner started. We get to know Rene and what keeps her coming back to running and racing and how she makes it all work.

Pace Trail Runs - https://www.pacetrailruns.com/

Pace Trail Runs (instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/pacetrailruns/?hl=en

Rene Unser (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/reneruns/?hl=en

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This episode is dynamite! Literally there's a story about dynamite. Janelle Smiley is through and through a mountain athlete. She lives and breathes the mountains. They give her life and she has been lucky enough to call them her office for most of her life. Her list of accomplishments in the mountains is long and varied. From National Ski Mountaineering championships, to female first ascents and traverses. She Runs, she climbs, she skis and she raises small humans. Janelle brings a beautiful perspective on reaching our ultimate potential as athletes and as humans. We talk about all of the aspects of being an athlete/human, life balance, meaningful rest and much more.

Website - https://www.janellesmiley.com/athlete

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/janelle.smiley/

Couples Course - https://www.mtnsense.com/courses/couples-tune-up

Arc'teryx - https://arcteryx.com/ca/en/athletes/janelle-smiley

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Scott Cooper is a Canadian ultramarathon icon.

As the winner of the Inaugural Divide 200, Scott set himself apart. He has also represented Canada internationally at ultramarathon events.

He has completed multiple Ironman triathlons and is a finisher at UTMB; this guy has done it all.

Now, as a father, he navigates fatherhood and his passion for running and finding his own limits.

Join us as we chat with Scott and learn his ways of the Force.

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This week we sit down with accomplished adventurer Kevin Vallely. We discuss he and friend of the podcast Ray Zahab's recent expedition to cross Ellesmere Island. Polar bears, wolves and a long, cold, challenging expedition. We also delve into Kevin's background of racing and what lead hime to attempting some of the amazing feats he's done in the past. We explore what it takes to build the mental toughness required to persevere in these challenging situations and also the lighter side of laughing at misfortune.

@Kevin Vallely - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kevinvallely/

Website - https://www.kevinvallely.com/

Speaking - https://www.kevinvallely.com/speaking

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On today's episode, we chat about a new trail race coming to Panorama Mountain Resort; The WILDness presented by Rossignol. June 28/29th 2025!

Nick and Kyle have been offered the opportunity to run the race, and we're also giving away an entry to one of our listeners!

We also sit with the course director, Brittany Peterson, an incredible runner in her own right. She now brings the pain cave to us mere mortals.

How did her upbringing running in the forests around Duluth lead to the Skyrunner World Series and three Western States appearances?

Brittany is also a coach: Check out PEAK RUN PERFORMANCE

Check out the WILDness: CLICK HERE

Check out Rossignol's new Trail Running Series: CLICK HERE

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Today we sit down with the delightful Silvia Stajer. Silvia began with a marathon and quickly progressed to Ironman. Right now she's attempting to become the youngest female to complete and Ironman(Woman) on 6 continents in the shortest period of time and just 26 years of age. We talk motivation, training, the process and learning from your experiences.

Silvia Stajer (Insta) - https://www.instagram.com/silviastajer/

Silvia Stajer (Website) - https://www.silviastajer.com/

You are an Ironman (Book ) - https://www.amazon.ca/You-Are-Ironman-Finishing-Triathlon/dp/014312207X

Two Friends (Music) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWejgj-e4tg

Hax Athletic Club (Coaching) - https://haxathleticclub.com/about#:~:text=Blake%20is%20a%20former%20elite,new%20heights%20around%20Fitness%20%2B%20Community.

Vegimite (Spread) - https://vegemite.com.au/

Dynamite Bike Lab (Bike Shop / Sponsor) - https://www.dynamitebikelab.com/

The Feed (Online Nutrition Shop) - https://thefeed.com/

Indeed Labs (Skincare) - https://indeedlabs.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopqv0GES2f7W0bfsAAqUp-ZWiac936LqK7yFkZRbSU_39U4gn7p

In Community (Nutrition) -

BPN (Race Nutrition) - https://thefeed.com/en-iq/products/bare-performance-nutrition-endurance-gel?variant=40208310632511

Morten (Race Nutrition) - https://thefeed.com/en-iq/collections/maurten

Element (Hydration) - https://thefeed.com/en-iq/search?query=element

Lucy Charles-Barclay (Athlete) - https://www.instagram.com/lucycharles93/

Asics NovaBlast (Shoe) - https://www.asics.com/us/en-us/novablast/c/aa50123800/

Garmin (GPS Watch) - https://www.garmin.com/en-CA/

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Nick Pelletier is an Adventure Athlete hailing from Calgary, Canada.

He has begun to rack up an impressive list of self-propelled achievements, such as swimming the entire length of Lake Okanagan over three days.

The list of accomplishments is long and diverse, from runs, bikes, and swims, it was great sitting down and learning what drives this Adventure Athlete.

Links:

Nick's Website: Click Here

Nick's Instagram: Click Here

Mask by Eli Wehbe: Click Here

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Today Dmitry Mokin returns to the show post finishing his first Ironman at Lake Placid this year. In an incredibly honest conversation Dmitry reflects on his race day, the training that got him there and feelings post race. He also talks about his post race trip to Kilimanjaro and how he processes the training in order to relieve himself from pressure on race day.

Ironman (Race) - https://www.ironman.com/

Kilimanjaro (Mountain) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killamanjaro

Lake Placid (Place) - https://www.lakeplacid.com/

Hyrox (Sport) - https://hyrox.com/

Good Protein: Click here!

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