RUNVAN Rundown
RUNVAN Rundown: Stories from the track, the trails, and the streets—connecting Vancouver’s running scene with the athletes who shape it.
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- 8
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- Sep 2, 2026
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Ep 70 - Maggie Smith (opens the original)
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Episode 70 - Maggie Smith joins the RUNVAN Podcast after a breakthrough 2026 season that saw her win the Jerome Classic 1,500m in a personal best and Nova Scotia record of 4:10.74. She talks about life after six years at Villanova, finding a new level in her first post-collegiate season, and earning silver at the Canadian Championships behind Olympian Lucia Stafford.
Ep 69 - Michelle Harrison (opens the original)
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Episode 69 - Canadian sprint hurdler and Olympian Michelle Harrison joins the podcast to talk about her unexpected return to racing after becoming a mom in June 2025. She shares how she found her way back to training, her faster-than-expected comeback, winning the 100m hurdles at the 2026 Jerome Classic, balancing motherhood and high-performance sport, and what might be next.
Ep 68 - Nathan George (opens the original)
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Episode 68 - Canadian 400m runner Nathan George joins the podcast to talk longevity, perseverance, and reaching new heights more than 20 years into the sport. We chat about his years racing at the Jerome Classic, making his first senior World Championships team in 2025, and helping Canada set a mixed 4x400m national record at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Botswana. Nathan also shares what keeps him motivated and what he still hopes to accomplish on the track.
Ep 67 - Rowan Hamilton (opens the original)
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Episode 67 - For the first time, we’re welcoming a field event athlete to the podcast! Canadian hammer thrower Rowan Hamilton joins us after a huge summer that included a win at the Jerome Classic and a bronze medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. We chat about how he found the hammer, his journey from UBC to Cal Berkeley, Canada’s incredible hammer throwing success, and balancing elite sport with becoming a new dad
Ep 66 - Jonathan Podbielski (opens the original)
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Episode 66- Jonathan Podbielski joins the podcast after a breakout 2026 season that included winning the Jerome Classic 1500m, running a personal best of 3:36.14 on Athletics Canada's Next Gen European Tour, and becoming the second-fastest Canadian U23 miler of all time with a 3:55.42 performance. We chat about racing in Europe, breaking the four-minute barrier, balancing elite sport with an Actuarial Science degree at the University of Regina, and why he's taking the next step in his career at
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