You're Never Too Old to Tri: Graham Wood on Beginning Triathlon After 30
Graham Wood shares what starting triathlon after 30 taught him about consistency, recovery, and building long-term athletic performance.
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Graham Wood: A Triathlete With True Grit
Growing up in Cape Town immersed in team sports, Graham Wood avoided running altogether, gravitating toward cricket and the structure, competition, and camaraderie it offered. Years later, when running became...
Preparing for Competition with Adaptive Weightlifting World Champion Samantha Love
Adaptive Weightlifting World Champion Samantha Love offers a deeper, behind-the-scenes look at what it truly takes to train, recover, and compete at the highest level of Olympic weightlifting as an...
How Competitive Stand-Up Paddleboarder Caroline Cook Uses Nitrates for Performance
Team Canada stand-up paddleboard (SUP) athlete Caroline Cook has spent more than a decade using nitrate supplementation to support her performance at the highest level. Fresh off competing at the...
Cutting Through the Hype: A Q&A With Rowan Minnion, Founder of Blonyx
Founded by exercise physiologist, sleep scientist, and Squamish local Rowan Minion, Blonyx isn’t chasing trends. It’s chasing results, backed by research and built with real food ingredients athletes actually want...
Daniel Barslund: Cycling, Community, and Building a Brand
For ENLESCE founder Daniel Barslund, cycling taught more than endurance—it built the discipline to outwork talent, embrace discomfort, and stay consistent. Read about his journey from Copenhagen bike shops to...
Samantha Love: Redefining Strength
If you ask Samantha Love what weightlifting has given her, she won’t start with medals or titles. She’ll talk about stability, strength, and the drive to keep showing up—even on...
Thomas Nobbs: How Protein Changed My Running
Runners often obsess over pace and mileage but overlook one critical element: nutrition. Here, elite distance runner Thomas Nobbs shares how shifting his focus from carbs to protein transformed his...
Samantha Jory: From Rugby to the Road
“I just signed up like everyone else.” That’s how Samantha Jory describes the start of a running career. In just two years, Samantha has gone from a first-time marathoner to...
Jordan Brett: The Accidental Ultrarunner
Jordan Brett is an ultrarunner and community builder based in New Westminster, BC. Originally from England, he didn’t grow up chasing finish lines—but today, he leads the Steel & Oak...
James Whiteman: More Than Strength
James Whiteman transitioned from soccer to Olympic weightlifting with a mindset rooted in strength, longevity, and continuous growth. Now competing for Team Canada at the Commonwealth Championships, James shares his...
Lauren Fridman: Combining Athletic Ambition with Biomechanical Expertise
Lauren Fridman is a biomechanist by profession and an elite track cyclist from Vancouver, Canada. Drawing on her background as a dual-sport varsity athlete and biomedical engineering graduate, Lauren works...