Rob talks Running
By Rob Watson
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Welcome to the podcast. I’m Rob Watson, an ex-pro marathoner with a 2:13:29 personal best (pre-super shoes), 11th place finisher at the 2013 Boston Marathon, and 20th at the World Championships in Moscow that same year. Nowadays, I’m a coach with Mile2Marathon and generally just a big running nerd.
On this show, we dive into all things running, with the occasional detour into cycling and triathlons. It’s a lighthearted, fun take on the sport we love, so sit back, relax, and let’s talk running.
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49. Season 2 begins! Catching up on life & First 1/2 half-marathon race recap
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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48. Rob and Mau reflect on their Aire Libre Day of the Dead Oaxacan experience
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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47. Post Victoria Breakdown: How it all went down - Shanimal shows true grit in her battle vs. the Marathon
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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46. Training Talks w/ Shanimal: Victoria course tours, race goals, running w/ gratitude and whole lotta cat talk
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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14. Chicago recap. The good, the bad, the ugly and everything in between. We had ourselves a weekend (and Monday Morning) in the Windy city.
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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45. Training Talks: Shannon is getting fit w/ Victoria 2 weeks away. Also Triathlon Recaps for Santa Cruz 70.3 & Vancouver sprint - I'm thinking of going all in on Triathlon!
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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44. Training Talks w/ Shanimal: Quadra road trip, Mt. Baker adventure, Victoria Marathon, Brain Power RC and more!
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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43: Ellis Gray pt 2. What Ellis has been up to in 2025 and a slight bump in the road (well, we sure hope it's slight!)
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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42. M2M athlete feature series: Ellis Gray and the road to 2:39, pt 1. Getting to know Ellis and how her got to here.
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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41: Mauricio Díaz Arellano Curts: Runner, explorer, entrepreneur and all around lovely guy + Training chats and race recaps w/ Shanimal
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Ep 40. Rob Talks Cycling w/ Pete Watson: This week Rob and his brother Pete breakdown their experience at the Vermont X-Fondo, a 150mile bike race through the Green Mountains of Vermont
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Miles To Go: Ep 8. The Race. Dylan breaks down the race - the highs, lows and everything in between
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Miles To Go: Ep 7. Race Week. Dylan has gotten on a plane and headed down to Duluth for Grandma's Marathon - It's go time.
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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39. Triathlon Recap x 2: Shan and Rob both competed in two triathlons over the past two weeks, we break it all down.
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Miles To Go: Ep 6. Start line? Progress is being made, but will DW be on that plane to Duluth?
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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38. Paul Mackinnon: Running technique and gait retraining specialist. Rethinking our approach on gait and our ability to manipulate it to prevent injury, increase efficiency and ultimately run faster
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Miles To Go: Ep 5. The Comeback. Cross training like an animal to get to that startline
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Miles To Go: Ep 4. Injury. Dylan has had a set back. We talk it through, try to come to terms with it and strategize how to bounce back from it.
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May 30, 2025 |
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36. Training Chat w/ Shanimal: Updates on triathlon training, bike riding an abundance of group workouts and all sorts of random tangents
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May 29, 2025 |
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Miles To Go, Dylan Wykes and Grandma's Marathon: Ep 3. 40km long run, the mental Game, goal setting and a trip down memory lane
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May 22, 2025 |
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35. Rory Linkletter: Answering the call of the Marathon. Olympian, 2:07:02, 6th place at Boston and the pursuit of the Canadian Record.
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May 20, 2025 |
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Miles To Go, Dylan Wykes & Grandma's Marathon: Ep 2. Dylan's early days in the sport, training updates, thoughts on Super shoes and the battle between art and science in running
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May 15, 2025 |
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34. Jeremy Rolle: Going all in on trail- athlete, coach, race director, and community leader
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May 13, 2025 |
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Miles To Go, Dylan Wykes & Grandma's Marathon: Ep 1. How we got to here
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May 08, 2025 |
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33. Rob's BMO 1/2 Marathon & Shan's 29 for 29 run recaps
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May 05, 2025 |
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32. Race Recap: Post SunRun, Pre BMO 1/2, Shanimal training update, Thoughts on AI race predictions
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May 01, 2025 |
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31. Justin Kent Post 2:09:29 Marathon.
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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30. Luc Bruchet: 2 x Olympian on life after elite running, cycling, coaching and other such things
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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29. Listener Q & A: Favourite Canadian Marathons, Taper Madness, Mental Challenges and more.
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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28. Post First 1/2, Half marathon recap w/ Shanimal. PB's, the joys of racing and the challenges along the way
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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27. Dylan Wykes & the First 1/2, 1/2 marathon extravaganza. Race tips, course insights and some tales from a life in running.
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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26. Michael Suey: Runner, Coach, Swedish Cheerleader, Badminton enthusiast, Pancake connoisseur and all around good guy. Plus 2 week training talk shenanigans w/ Shanimal
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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25. Shannon's Icebreaker Race Recap and Book Club chat "Choosing to Run" by Des Linden
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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24. 2024 Year in Review. Ups, downs and everything in between.
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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23. Colleen Quigley: Olympian, Ambassador, Advocate and Braid Enthusiast.
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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22. Post CIM Discussion: What happened out there?! Shan and Rob try to figure it out.
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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21. Rob Talks Marathons: Reflections on 15 past marathons and how we got to here. From Houston to Vancouver and everything in between, the highs and lows of elite level marathoning.
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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20. Book Club: Meb Keflezighi's 26 Marathons
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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19. Ben Preisner: Olympian and 2:08 Marathoner. Training insights, the Olympic Chase, Golden Hurricanes and Wisdom beyond his years. Also training talks w/ Shanimal
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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18. Chasing Sub-3 with Matt James – Cookie Connoisseur and Marathoner Extraordinaire
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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17. Catching up w/ Justin Kent post Toronto Waterfront Marathon: 2:12:17 and Canadian Marathon Champion. Plus Training Chats w/ Shaninmal
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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9. Rob and Shan chat training and bike races: Mile reps, long runs, bike races and an overly dramatic cat.
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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8. Catching up with Justin Kent and Training chats w/ Shanimal
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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7. Rob and Shan chat Marathons, 5000m race recaps, Women's run gear and Training updates.
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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6. Tips and Tricks for beginners (and everyone), 5000m racing 'strategy' & weekly training breakdown feat. Shan
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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5. Final weekend of Olympic competition, Training chat w/ Shan & Bike race recap.
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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4. Quick Olympic Track Brain Dump
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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3. Olympic Track recap & Training Chat Feat. Shannon
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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2. Olympic Preview part 2.
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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1. Olympic Track Preview pt. 1
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Jul 30, 2024 |