290. Cassandra de Winter | Top Canadian at Boston in Just Her 3rd Marathon

About this episode

Cassandra de Winter discusses her journey as a top Canadian marathon runner and the challenges of self-coaching while raising a family.

Got feedback about this episode? Send Carolyn a text 32-year-old Cassandra de Winter ran 2:34:43 in the 2026 Boston Marathon professional field to finish as the top Canadian woman — a nearly five-minute PB in just her third marathon. Cassandra shares her remarkable rise in both road and trail running, her background in rugby and powerlifting, and what it looks like to self-coach while raising three young children alongside a deeply supportive husband. We also talk about the difficult decision...

People in this episode

Host: Carolyn Coffin

Guest: Cassandra de Winter

Topics covered

• marathon running
• self-coaching
• athlete background
• parenting
• sports performance

Keywords

• Cassandra de Winter
• Boston Marathon
• marathon
• running
• self-coaching
• sports
• athlete

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