Running Scared Media
by Jamie Roberts & Robert Lendrum
Running Buddies featuring Ray Zahab
About this podcast
Welcome to Running Scared Media!
In this collection of shows, we will bring you stories straight from the people who live them. Imagine lacing up your shoes, hitting your favourite route, and joining us as we literally go for a run with inspiring athletes. This isn't just a recording; it's an innovative, in-the-moment experience, capturing raw, authentic conversations as they unfold. Our brand is built on these real-time, unscripted interviews with real people, cultivating a trusted community where you're directly with the source, sharing in their journey. Through these unfiltered conversations, you'll hear their triumphs, struggles, and "why"—all while putting in your own miles—and discover what truly motivates someone to push their limits, conquer challenges, and find joy in every step.
Whether you're training for your first 5K or your next 50K, every step has a story.
Explore all our amazing shows, including:
- Running Buddies: In-depth interviews with incredible runners.-
- Sole Sisters with Justine and Kylie: Candid conversations with inspiring female athletes.
- Rucking Around with Ari: A dedicated show for all things rucking.
We also create original horror audio narratives intended to motivate joggers (aka jogcasts).
Episodes
The newest 20 of 94 episodes
- Running Buddies featuring Ray Zahab · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 71On this episode of Running Buddies, we talk with acclaimed Canadian explorer and ultrarunner Ray Zahab. Ray discovered his newfound passion for extreme endurance in 2004 when he…
- Inferno - Mike Wardian's Run Through Death Valley (Full Jogcast) · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 70“If I had to describe Badwater 135 in one word, it would be: Inferno.” - Mike Wardian Ultra-marathon legend Mike Wardian, a 4-time USATF Ultra Runner of the Year, has shattered…
- Insulam Creatura - Full Episode · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 69On an isolated island, four components of a gene-altering formula have been hidden. Colonel Ken Capstone deploys his best runner to retrieve the parts: you. Codename: Jack…
- True Course - Haliburton is done! · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 68Haliburton is done, and everything about the next training block just changed. This episode breaks down the new program heading into the second 50K on November 15 — a fourth gym…
- Sole Sisters - Run to Roll · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 67On todays instalment of Sole Sisters, Justine and Kylie introduce their "Roll to Run" concept. Inspired by the viral "Roll for Sandwich" series and tabletop games like Dungeons &…
- Hybrid Horizons - Chelsie Grant · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 66On todays show Ari sits down with Chelsea Grant, a world-class athlete and DECA champion, who discusses the rapidly growing landscape of fitness racing. Grant explores the…
- True Course - Post Race Haliburton 50k · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 65Nine months of training came down to one day at Haliburton Forest — and it didn't go the way it was planned. In this episode, Adam Melnick tells the full story of race day: a…
- True Course - My Plan for Race Day! · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 64As host Adam approaches race day, he discusses his plan and where it can all fall apart! TO SAVE BIG on shoes, nutrition and a whole lot more. ACCESS our AFFORDABILITY FLYER at…
- True Course - Pilot · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 63How did a construction industry executive end up training for a 50-kilometer trail race he never planned to run? In this first episode of True Course, Adam Melnick shares the…
- True Course - Introduction and Trailer · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 62Meet Adam Melnick, your host of Running Scared Media's new podcast, True Course. Adam is not an elite runner. He hasn't completed multiple 50 and 100 mile races, but he's fallen…
- Running Buddies featuring Sam Ayyash (THN Labs) · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 61On today's episode of Running Buddies, I run with Sam Ayyash, the founder of the nutrition company THN Labs. Ayyash discusses his transiton to trail runner on the Bruce Trail…
- Sole Sisters - Interview w/ Laurie Souchotte (5Peaks) · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 60Justine and gang are in Alberta and running the Canmore Grit. Therefore, it's only fitting they sit down Laurie Souchotte, the volunteer coordinator for the Five Peaks Trail…
- Hybrid Horizons - Dustin Needham · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 60On todays episode of Hybrid Horizons, we chat with Dustin Needham, a prominent athlete in the functional fitness and HYROX communities. We talk about Needham’s transition from a…
- Sole Sisters - Double Trouble Trivia · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 59On todays episode of Soul Sisters, hosts Kylie and Justine interview their childhood friend, Kylie 2.0, to discuss her physically demanding lifestyle and career. The guest shares…
- Running Buddies featuring Evan Birch · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 58On todays show I'm joined by Evan Birch, a Canadian ultrarunner and co star of the documentary "Supernova," which follows his journey racing with his dog, Nova. Birch shares his…
- Hybrid Horizons - Robert Gunderson · 1 h 9 minOn todays's show Ari talks to Robert Gunderson, a former college athlete known online as the "Flipping Fast Dad." They talkk Gunderson’s transition from a competitive background…
- Sole Sisters - Interview w/ Matthew Balzer (Reno Running Co.) · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 57On this weeks show, Justine and Kylie interview Matthew Balzer, the owner of Reno Running Company. They, among other things, discuss the intersection of fitness and community in…
- Running Buddies featuring Kyle Broxterman · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 56On todays show we are...climbing with Kyle Broxterman! In this unique format listeners get to experience a live climb with Kyle as he free solo's a rock face in Nevada's Calico…
- Running Buddies featuring Nicholas Thompson pt. 1 · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 54On todays show I welcome Nicholas Thompson, the CEO of The Atlantic and author of the book The Running Ground to Running Buddies. We talk about Nicks recent trail running…
- Hybrid Horizons Interview w/ Matt Huff · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 53On toadys show, Ari talks to Matt Huff, who represents the Sergeant Bruce Cogley Foundation. The organization honors Huff's late acquaintance, a Vietnam veteran, by raising…
