Health Wellness And Endurance

As a long-time runner, how do you deal with the challenges of being a father? How about turning your 4 children into Team Cook, one of the Fraser Valley’s fastest running families? In this Fitspeek Express Interview, Kevin Heinze speaks with Dan Cook, the very proud father of a very fit family! http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dan-cook-interview.mp3

Armed with a double-espresso from the Wadena Bakery, our Fitspeek experiment continues, ever-Eastward. Today’s ten minutes of fun features Intern Elise and Kevin Watt with the Instagram shout outs. We also hear about the Judy Factor and fun with monkeys on episode four of Planet Mikey. http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Fitspeek-on-the-fly-shout-outs-and-Planet-Mikey.mp3Remember if 2018 is your year to “Tri” – do it with us at Tri*JOY} The Spirit of Multisport. Our Tri-For-Fifty promotion gives you a chance to taste test the Tri*Joy coaching experience. For $50.00 for your first month, you get A 30 minute one on one in-person fitness and goals consultation. A customized 4 week training program. Weekly e-mail or phone contact with your coach. Email: kknnheinze@yahoo.com to set up your upcoming season!

Ten years ago Abbotsford’s Marie Lashley took on the challenge as race director of a brand new event called the Santa Shuffle. In today’s Fitspeek on The Fly we hear about Marie’s motivations for investing her time in the event, her recent affinity for trail running, and her changing tastes in post-run nutrition! http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Santa-Shuffle-Time-With-Marie-Lashley.mp3

As we travel Eastward, the flow of information on Fitspeek on the Fly continues. Today it’s Zack Neufeld with his latest edition of Between The Ears. We hear about the importance of breathing properly for maximum athletic performance. http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/breathing-for-performances.mp3

Happy Saturday from Fitspeek. We are trying  a new approach for this week it’s Fitspeek on the Fly. Today’s segment is the roundtable. We catch up with KWs Vegas adventure, hear from Intern Elise, and get the dirt on the Provincial Cyclocross Championships in Abbotsford http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fitspeek-on-the-fly-roundtable.mp3

Saturday, November 25 and Sunday, November 26 Matt Scott of the Famed Valley Cross races will be hosting the BC Cyclocross Championships in Abbotsford at the Mill Lake Facility. Equal Prize Money!! Kids bring your Parents! Parents bring your kids! Volunteers, Fans, Dogs, Cats, Everyone!! Come out for some Crazy Fun and cheer on your Provincial Racers! www.valleycross.ca

From growing up on a farm that raised bison, near Vermilion, Alberta, to riding with “the boys” in Phoenix Velo, to the Go Pink/Cogeas cycling team in Italy, Alison Jackson has shown what happens at the confluence of ambition, talent, and grit. In this Fitspeek Express interview, we hear about Alison’s journey in becoming a professional athlete, challenges she faces as a professional cyclist living in Italy, her Olympic ambitions, and her passion for pastries from Duft & Co. http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/aj-drop1.mp3Just a reminder of our Tri*Joy Try For Fifty promotion. You get a one on one consultation with a Tri*Joy coach, a monthly training program, and a weekly consultation for fifty dollars. kknnheinze@yahoo.com

We’re just a few days away from uploading our latest Fitspeek Express interview. Our guest is Be Pink/Cogeas pro-cyclist Allison Jackson. You’ll hear how she made it from a farm near Vermilion, Alberta to The University of The Fraser Valley, to the front of the peloton. In the meantime we have current UFV student Zack Neufeld (along with Fitspeek co-host Kevin Heinze) with your race results from the Mission Half-Marathon and the Try Events Races from Boundary Bay. http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bbay-race-results-ready-to-drop.mp3

Fitspeek 21 features results from the recent running races in Mission and Boundary Bay, Bryan Wilkinson from Tri*Joy stops by for a chat on off-season nutrition and training, and we have episode four of Planet Mikey. This week has 21 minutes of Fitspeek fun. Hear it by pressing play below http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Fitspeek-21-Bryan-Wilkinson-Off-Season-Nutrition-and-Movember.mp3And remember to check out Bryan Wilkinson’s Facebook Page to support his Movember Challenge.https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=bryan%20wilkinson

Would you by a used car from this man? Probably not! But you would be well-advised to give a listen to this Fitspeek interview with him. We hear about his transition from a Rugby Player in Australia to a Triathlete in Agassiz.  Bryan also has some great advice on off-season training and nutrition. He also answers the question, “What’s  with the ‘stache?” http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Bryan-Talks-Nutrition.mp3

The Abbotsford Trail Runners recently held their first ever trail race, the 25 KM, 1500 ft. of climbing Valley Vertikiller.  North Vancouver’s Jessica Thompson, thought it would be the idea way to begin her career as a trail run racer. In this interview Fitspeek’s Kevin Heinze speaks with Jessica about the training, her race day experiences, and elephants. http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Vertikiller-Virgin-Jessica-Thompson.mp3

It’s our first birthday at Fitspeek, and to celebrate we have assembled a cast of dozens to inspire and entertain you. Mikey Ross will be telling us about the year that he did two Ironman races. Zack Neufeld will be telling us about how to embrace the pain in his Between The Ears segment, and Leigh Ann Parker Vanderlinde stops by for a feature interview and also helps Kevin Watt with his Instagram Shout Outs. Hear it all by pressing play below! http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Fitspeek-goes-interplanetary-and-celebrates-program-20.mp3

From going down the slopes at age three in the Okanagan to leading her infamous (?) spin sessions at the Mission Leisure Centre to going down the finish chute at this year’s Ironman 70.3 Triathlon World Championships, Leigh-Ann Parker~Vanderlinde has made athletics a part of her life.  In this Fitspeek Express Interview (as a prelude to our Fitspeek 20 extravaganza) we chat with Lazer about her progression as an athlete and how parents can be the best role model…..ever! for their children. Press play below to be Lazered http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Lazer-Focus.mp3

Planet Mikey (L) with Fitspeek host Kevin Heinze (R). In our 19th episode you’ll get a chance to meet the man who has done 100 triathlons. You’ll find out that he was not your typical high school jock. That is, unless you count curling! Also, in this run-intensive Fitspeek, you’ll hear about the upcoming half-marathon at the Mission Raceway, results from the Pitt Meadows Athletes in Kind OctoberFast event, and how well our local athletes performed at the Okanagan Marathon. http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Mission-Half-Marathon-and-Episode-One-of-Planet-Mikey.mp3

Coming up on Saturday October 21st at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford is the 10th annual Cares Run. Fitspeek host Kevin Heinze gets more details about the Cares organization and about the run in this Fitspeek Express Interview. http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Cares-Run-Abbotsford-2017.mp3

Although the Abbotsford Trail Running Club has only been around for a few years, they have been making a positive contribution to the community. This week’s feature interview is with Mike Thomas from the club. He will tell us about the big trail race they have planned called the Vertikiller. It’s crazy the amount of local support they are receiving from sponsors like Kintec, Old Abby Ales, and F2C.      Also in this episode, we find out about the health benefits of peanuts, the results from the Dynamic Race Events Cultus Lake triathlon, and Kevin Watt has his Instagram shouts outs. Hear all about it by pressing PLAY below .   http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Fitspeek-18-Vertikiller-2.mp3

Why do people climb mountains, do marathons, swim from the Mainland to Nanaimo, and all that other crazy endurance type stuff? And once they have achieved their goal, what keeps them challenged? This week in Fitspeek 17, Zack Neufeld (dude above with Ironman hat)explores push and pull motivations in his Between The Ears segment. We’d also like to motivate you to listen to the rest of Fitspeek 17 which also has: Kevin Watt’s (man in black) Instagram Shout Outs, The Wenting’s Word of the Week, our upcoming events schedule, and our feature interview with Michelle Ingall from the Campbell Valley Wine Run that is being held on Sunday September 24. Hear it all by pressing play below. http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Fitspeek-17-to-upload.mp3

The Pacific Riding for Developing Abilities has been helping people out in our area for years. One of their major fundraisers is the Campbell Valley Wine Run. You drink some wine and run a bit. Well, there is more to it than that. To get us the rest of the story, I interviewed Race Director Michelle Ingall. http://www.fitspeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Fitspeek-Express-Campbell-Valley-Wine-Run.mp3You can get more information on the run here https://www.campbellvalleywinerun.org/

Day 1 of the Ultra520 for Sato Hydrosloth and The Crew. Hot!

Gather round people, cover your ears children. Were going  have a Pre Race Discussion slash Banter with "Soon To Be Ultraman" Kevin Heinze and his "Bedazzaling  and  Rather Aggressive Ultra Crew"