Inspired Soles
Inspired Soles is a podcast that fuels your passion for running and helps you achieve peak performance with every stride. Host Carolyn Coffin talks with industry experts, coaches, Olympians and everyday runners to educate and inspire you to take your running to the next level.
Inspired Soles
Latest Episodes
291. John Gay | Olympic Steeplechaser on Injury, Identity & His Marathon Debut
Olympian steeplechaser John Gay joins the show ahead of his marathon debut at the Ottawa Marathon. We dive into his journey through a challenging stretch of injuries, and how it forced him to rethink training, rebuild confidence, and lean on hi...
290. Cassandra de Winter | Top Canadian at Boston in Just Her 3rd Marathon
32-year-old Cassandra de Winter ran 2:34:43 in the 2026 Boston Marathon professional field to finish as the top Canadian woman — a nearly five-minute PB in just her third marathon. Cassandra shares her remarkable rise in both road and trail run...
289. Waldo Cheung, MPT MSc | Do Running Shoes Really Matter? (And What Matters More)
I’m joined by returning guest Waldo Cheung—physiotherapist, educator with The Running Clinic, and one of my go-to voices for the science of running—for a timely conversation on shoes, injury risk, and...
288. Brant Stachel | The Hard Truths Runners Need to Hear (But Don’t Always Want To)
Brant Stachel returns for a powerful conversation about the hard truths runners need to hear — and why they matter.A mental performance coach, registered psychotherapist, and author of Fast and Free: Mindset Training for Endurance At...
287. Boston Marathon Recap: Gutsy Racing, No Watch & Falling Back in Love with Marathoning
Johnny is back (basically a co-host at this point) for a recap from the 130th running of the Boston Marathon. We go deep on everything: training, travel chaos, race weekend energy, my live show with Jeff Cunningham, and of course, the rac...
Fan Mail
Hi Carolyn! It’s Chuck Halikas @chuckrunseveryday and just wanted to say that episode 223 with Rob Thétrault was absolutely 🤯. I listen to it during a 12 miler in Texas.😎 Great job and amazing guest.
Winn IP Eg, MB