In Episode 2 we talk to good friends, runners and organizers of epic events, Quinton and Britt Jacobs about all the good they do for communities and running.

Make sure to check out Crossing Lines Season 2!

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Episode Links🏃🏽‍♀️ Barcelona Marathon - An annual running event that takes runners through the city’s iconic landmarks.

* 🏃🏾‍♂️ Dream Run - Live and run like a professional runner in Flagstaff, Arizona.

* 🎉🏃🏿‍♂️ Javelina Jundred - A 100-mile trail run party in Arizona.

* 🎤🏃🏽‍♂️ Harry Styles - An English singer, songwriter, and actor who recently completed the Tokyo Marathon.

* 🕶️🏃🏿‍♀️ District Vision - A running brand that researches and develops sunglasses, gear, and tools for runners.

* 👟🏃🏾‍♀️ Nnormal - A running brand focused on sustainability (description added).

* 🌍🏃🏽‍♂️ Escape - Global running events that give back to communities.

* 🎒🏃🏽‍♀️ Run 4 Schools - A non-profit organization dedicated to providing after-school programming for children in South Africa.

* 🧠🏃🏾‍♂️ Start to Finish - An initiative that targets at-risk youth by nurturing mind, body, and social health in Toronto.

* 🏃🏿‍♂️💼 The Kick Back - A non-profit that provides experiences and opportunities for youth in Toronto.

* 🌍🏃🏽‍♀️ Two Oceans Marathon - A race around the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.

* 🚶🏾‍♂️ Body Glide - A chafing stick used to prevent irritation.

* 🏃🏾‍♂️🎌 Tokyo Marathon - An annual running event and one of the 7 World Marathon Majors.

* 🤝🏃🏽‍♀️ Ubuntu - A non-profit that brings people together to do good things.

* 🤖🏃🏿‍♂️ Robot Half Marathon in China - China is set to host what has been dubbed the world’s first robot half-marathon in Beijing on April 13.

Catch up on the last episode

It’s a historical day here at Community Trail Running and we are thrilled to debut The Crossing Lines Podcast! Today we have the hosts telling us about who they are and what they do. What does Crossing Lines do? Well, I’m so glad you asked!

Crossing Lines is an initiative to remove barriers to participation for People of Colour in the Ultra Endurance space. The Crossing Lines Podcast will amplify diverse voices in the running scene while featuring interviews of people from our community and some hot takes on everything from gear and races to the future of running.

Kortnee Borden, Matt Geofroy, Meddy Andrews and James Koka are long time friends and hosts of The Crossing Lines Podcast. They are long distance runners talking about running, run culture, and life while having some laughs along the way. Lace up and join us as we take up space.

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We are always excited to find and feature folks who are looking to make this sport more inclusive and this partnership is one we are very happy about around here. We’re honoured the group was willing to work with us to make this happen, and we believe this is the beginning of something special and awesome.

Learn more about Crossing Lines.

Next episode drops March 26

This episode is a way to learn more about what’s coming and who the guys are, and the next episode, coming in two weeks, will show us what it’s like when they have one of their amazing guests on! After these two episodes, you can expect monthly drops from the guys on the second or third Wednesday of each month. They are so excited to be able to feature the awesome folks of their community and you all are in luck to have this group so fired up to do so!

Theme song provided by Korry Deez

Crossing Lines on The Long Run

Mentioned in this episode

* 🏃🏾‍♂️ Parkdale Road Runners – A running crew based in Toronto that played a key role in building a diverse running community.

* 👟 Hoka – Popular for trail and running shoes.

* 🏃🏽‍♀️ Nike – One of the most iconic brands in sportswear and running gear.

* 🏞️ Norda – Canadian company producing high-end trail shoes.

* 🏴‍☠️ Satisfy – Known for their punk aesthetic in running fashion.

* 🎽 Bandit Running – Emerging brand in the running fashion scene.

* ⛰️ Salomon – Famous for its trail running gear and crossover into street fashion.

* 🏅 Brooks – Long-established brand for running gear.

* 🏃🏾‍♂️ Saucony – Traditional running brand offering a variety of running shoes.

* 👟 New Balance – Another well-known brand for running and casual footwear.

* 🛍️ Essence – High-end fashion store selling Salomon and other gear.

* 🏔️ UTMB (Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc) – One of the most famous ultra-trail races in the world, held in the Alps.

* 🏃🏽‍♂️🏞️ Western States Endurance Run – One of the oldest and most prestigious 100-mile ultra races.

* 🎉 Boston Marathon – One of the world’s most iconic and oldest annual marathons, known for its challenging qualification standards.

In this episode, we sit down with our good friend and powerhouse coach, Nina Sieh. We dive into the joys and challenges of coaching, what it means to lead with purpose, and how Nina channels her inner badass every step of the way.

Mentioned in this episode:

🏁 Races:

* 🏔️✊🏾 UTMB Canyons

* 🚶🏽‍♀️🗺️ Camino de Santiago (Primitivo + others)

* 🌊🏃🏾‍♀️ Two Oceans Marathon

* 🛣️🏃🏿 Comrades Marathon

* 🌲🔥 Sulphur Springs Trail Race

* 🐻⛰️ Western States 100

* 🦄🏃🏽‍♀️ Boston Marathon

* 🇬🇧🎉 London Marathon

🏢 Companies / Brands:

* 👟🏙️ Nike

* 🧘🏾‍♀️🛍️ Lululemon

* 🚀👣 Hoka

* 🎽🧵 Satisfy

* 🥾❄️ Norda Run

* 🏃🏾‍♂️📷 Tracksmith

* 🎤🔥 Bandit Running

* 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽🌍 Crossing Lines📧 Email: xcrossinglinesx@gmail.com

Check out other Crossing Lines episodes:

In this episode, we chop it up with our homies from NOLA—Harold Dale and Jean Aponte of the 504th Run Crew. Harold and Jean are seasoned ultrarunners who’ve been proudly carrying the flag for a more diverse and inclusive ultrarunning community for years.

In our conversation, they break down what makes New Orleans' run culture so unique, how they got into ultrarunning, and why preserving culture within run communities matters. These two certified vets drop nothing but gems.

Ya heard me!

Mentioned in this episode:

🏃🏾‍♀️ Races & Running Events

* 🏞️ Sulphur Springs

* 🌄 Western States Endurance Race

* 🏜️ Badwater 135

* ⏱️ Breaking 4 – Nike Project

👟 Gear & Apparel

* 🏔️ Nnormal

* 🧦 Stance Ultralight Crew Socks

* 🧥 Nike Aeroloft Vest

* 🛡️ Bodyglide Anti-Chafe

🏃🏿‍♂️ Run Crews

* 🎷 504th Run Crew

🎶 Culture & Music

* 🎺 Kermit Ruffins on Spotify

* 🪘 Mardi Gras Indians – Wikipedia

* 🪩 IRS – Planet IRS (Album)

* 🥒 Hannibal Buress – Pickle Juice

Missed the last show?

'In this episode we get familiar with our favourite WINNIPEGGER from the distant mythical lands of MANITOBA, the quiet killer, the pizza whisperer, the pain cave aficionado BIG BRAND SAM (aka Sam Relano).

In our conversation, we chop it up and get into how he stays so awesome, the secrets behind his success in running, as well as what motivates him to keep pushing forward. We love Sam, and after this conversation, we’re sure that you will too.

🏃‍♂️ RACES & RUNNING EVENTS

* 🌎 Scotia Bank Marathon

* 🤠 Western States

* 🏔️ UTMB World Championships

* 🌲 Sulphur Springs

* 🎿 UTMB Tremblant

* 🥳 PDRR 15 Year Anniversary BTG

* 💪 Tremblant Ironman

* 🍁 Winnipeg Marathon

👟 GEAR & APPAREL

* 🦯 Leki Poles

* ⏱️ Metronomes

* 🧦 Stance Socks

* 🥾 Arc’teryx Sylan Pros

* 🐐 Hoka Speedgoats

* 🎸 Satisfy The Rocker

* 🏔️ Nike ACG

* 🔥 Norda 001

* ⛰️ La Sportiva Prodigio Pros

* ☁️ On Cloudultra Pro

* 🏞️ Tracksmith Trail

🎲 RANDOM SHIT

* 🍆 Penis Enlargement

* 💇 Hair Transplant

* 🏋️ Hyrox

* 🌟 YaBoyScottJurek

Crossing Lines started as an initiative to get people of colour to start lines, specifically in the trails at ultra-marathon races. This past September marked the close of season 2 of this initiative, so in this episode, the boys sat down to chop it up and share their thoughts and feelings on what transpired and what might be in store going forward.

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Theme music for the Crossing Lines Podcast provided by Korry Deez, a legendary Toronto based hip-hop artist and a member of the mighty Monolith crew. Korry’s latest single “FlOsiris” is available on all streaming platforms.

For the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon weekend Parkdale Roadrunners hosted the world for BTG (Bridge the Gap) to celebrate their 15 year anniversary ‘ON THE RUN’. At the headquarters of this celebration the boys set up shop and podcasted LIVE on location. The boys chopped it up with a mix of Crossing Lines alumni, PDRR and BTG legends. A fantastic time was had and some gems were shared.

Last week we had Part 1, and this week we’re back with Part 2.

More coverage. More legends.

Part 1:

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Theme music for the Crossing Lines Podcast provided by Korry Deez, a legendary Toronto based hip-hop artist and a member of the mighty Monolith crew. Korry’s latest single “FlOsiris” is available on all streaming platforms.

For the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon weekend Parkdale Roadrunners hosted the world for BTG (Bridge the Gap) to celebrate their 15 year anniversary ‘ON THE RUN’. At the headquarters of this celebration the boys set up shop and podcasted LIVE on location. The boys chopped it up with a mix of Crossing Lines alumni, PDRR and BTG legends. A fantastic time was had and some gems were shared.

The Last Episode:

Check out the latest from Community Trail Running:

Listen where you listen:

Spotify

Apple

Theme music for the Crossing Lines Podcast provided by Korry Deez, a legendary Toronto based hip-hop artist and a member of the mighty Monolith crew. Korry’s latest single “FlOsiris” is available on all streaming platforms.