With its mild climate and beauty, it's no surprise that Vancouver Island has a vast and rich running community. The Island Miles Podcast, with hosts Dan Deane, Darren Dukes and Jamie Weiss, is here to celebrate it all! We'll talk to cool people about their running adventures, promote all the great island races, and check in with experts to help you on your running journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Island Miles Podcast: for runners, by runners, celebrating running on Vancouver Island is a health podcast hosted by Darren Dukes, with 26 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.
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Darren Dukes hosts Island Miles Podcast: for runners, by runners, celebrating running on Vancouver Island, a health show with 26 episodes published.
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Episode 27 – Behind the scenes at RVM and Jamie’s stupid feet
Sep 16, 202637 minS2
We are closing in on the biggest race weekend on the Vancouver Island running calendar, with the Royal Victoria Marathon weekend coming up in early October. Dan is part of the RVM race committee and shares some insights into what the final weeks of preparation look like! Also, Jamie is on the shelf because of some foot issues after running the CVRR Backyard Ultra, and Darren talks in general terms about treatment plans and managing injury recovery, both physically and mentally. The Rundown - upcoming races and events: Sept 19 – Poke the Bear – Mount Finlayson repeats - https://sites.google.com/view/island-fat-ass/events/poke-the-bear-ifasir-collab?authuser=0 Sept 20 – Monster Marmot 5K/10K – Mount Washington - https://raceroster.com/events/2026/138146/the-monster-marmot Sept 26 – Perseverance Trail Run – Cumberland – 3K is sold out, but still room in the 6K and 12K! https://www.perseverancetrailrun.com/ The Island Miles Podcast wants to hear from YOU! Got a topic idea? Know someone doing something cool that should be celebrated? Email us: islandmilespodcast@gmail.com , or find us on Instagram: @islandmilespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
For a while Jamie has been intrigued with the quirkiness of Backyard Ultras, which have continued to blow up all over the world. A last person standing event where competitors run a 6.71km loop on the hour, every hour? Who wouldn’t want to take on that kind of torture?! He finally got the chance in late July with the Comox Valley Roadrunners Backyard Ultra, and in this episode he shares his experience, gratitude for the great running club that hosted it, and the cool people he met along the way. How did he do? Did his body hold up, or crash out? The Rundown - upcoming races and events: Aug 15 – Island Trail Series - Cobble Hill 12/27K - https://www.islandtrailseries.ca/races/cobble-hill-cobble-hill-mt/ Sept 13 - Tall Tree 10K - Elk/Beaver Lake in Victoria - https://www.talltreehealth.ca/talltree10k Sept 12/13 - Finlayson Arm 28K/50K/50M and Double (50M and 28K) – https://www.coastlineendurancerunning.com/finlayson-arm-races/ Win your way into the race of your choice at Finlayson Arm with our Instagram contest! https://www.instagram.com/p/DbdoIW8IlXk/ The Island Miles Podcast wants to hear from YOU! Got a topic idea? Know someone doing something cool that should be celebrated? Email us: islandmilespodcast@gmail.com , or find us on Instagram: @islandmilespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Island Miles Podcast: for runners, by runners, celebrating running on Vancouver Island
Episode 24 – Beban ParkRun and creating community
Jul 20, 202635 min
ParkRun is a free 5K race that happens every Saturday at 9am, all over the world. You sign up once, and you’re ParkRun ready. It’s that simple! Vancouver Island recently got a new addition to our collection, with Beban Park in Nanaimo joining races in the Comox Valley, Shawnigan Lake and Victoria! On this episode the boys chat with Race Director Charlotte Taylor and volunteer Nikki Scott, who share their experience building and launching a ParkRun, and the great community of people it has pulled together. Find the race here: https://www.parkrun.ca/beban/ . Other links: Chris Sundby in support of Jacob’s Well: https://www.jacobswell.ca/chrisruns2 Jason Kirsch’s Mindfulness Miles: https://eurekasupportsociety.ca/mindfulness-miles/ The Rundown - upcoming races and events: July 29 – Sunset Run x Dream Mile – PISE in Victoria - https://raceroster.com/events/2026/138385/sunset-run-x-dream-mile Aug 4 – Nautical Days 4 Miler – Comox Valley - https://cvrr.ca/events/nautical-days-4-miler-2025/ Aug 15 – Island Trail Series - Cobble Hill 12/27K - https://www.islandtrailseries.ca/races/cobble-hill-cobble-hill-mt/ The Island Miles Podcast wants to hear from YOU! Got a topic idea? Know someone doing something cool that should be celebrated? Email Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 23 – Blind runner James Kwinecki and his guide Mo Mannoe
Jul 7, 202641 minS2
James Kwinecki lost his vision 10 years ago, which meant basically re-learning many of life’s realities. For some, that might have been reason enough to stop reaching, but not for James, who has played blind baseball, rowed with the National team, and eventually, became a passionate runner. He has now run five marathons, including smashing Boston in 3:11. But he hasn’t done it alone, and on this episode James and his guide Mo Mannoe talk about their shared running journey and friendship. The Rundown - upcoming races and events: July 11 - Devil’s Ladder - Cumberland – room left in the 30K! https://devilsladderultra.com/ July 28 - Buckin’ Hell - 35K/50K and 50K relay - North Vancouver - https://trailrunning.ca/race/buckin-hell/ Aug 15 – Island Trail Series - Cobble Hill 12/27K - https://www.islandtrailseries.ca/races/cobble-hill-cobble-hill-mt/ Sept 20 - Monster Marmot 5K/10K trail race at Mount Washington - https://raceroster.com/events/2026/138146/the-monster-marmot The Island Miles Podcast wants to hear from YOU! Got a topic idea? Know someone doing something cool that should be celebrated? Email us: islandmilespodcast@gmail.com , or find us on Instagram: @islandmilespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 22 – Christine Almond and the Cocodona 250
Jun 23, 202637 minS2
Imagine having the strength, mental toughness and sheer will to run 250 miles in the Arizona desert, with 12,000m of elevation gain over hot, dusty terrain. That’s what the Cocodona 250 from Phoenix to Flagstaff requires, and this past May, Nanaimo’s Christine Almond crossed the finish line after almost 92 hours, with the support of only her husband and dog. No pacers! Christine joined the show to talk about preparing for this insane event, taking “trail naps” when exhaustion hit, and how it felt to toe the start line with ultra legends, including new course record holder Rachel Entrekin. The Rundown - upcoming races and events: Frontrunners Local Legends 5 segment challenge: https://bit.ly/FRLocalLegends July 5 - Island Trail Series - Ladysmith 10/20K - https://www.islandtrailseries.ca/races/ladysmith-transferbeach/ July 11 - Devil’s Ladder - Cumberland (still room in the 30K!) - https://devilsladderultra.com/ Chris Sundby’s Island Run 2.0 – jacobswell.ca/chrisruns The Island Miles Podcast wants to hear from YOU! Got a topic idea? Know someone doing something cool that should be celebrated? Email us: islandmilespodcast@gmail.com , or find us on Instagram: @islandmilespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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