Let the Next Chapter Begin: Krista DuChene to Run 100K Race

When I ran my first marathon, I qualified for Boston but didn’t think much of it. Shortly thereafter, it seemed that in every running conversation I was asked when, not if, I’d race the Boston Marathon. I questioned the hype and truly didn’t know the significance of arguably the world’s best-known road racing event. Until I did it. And I got …

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A Perfect Finale.

Throughout times of disappointment and setback I rarely lacked the words to express my feelings. Although difficult, I knew I was growing in my faith and character, and trusted in brighter days ahead. There was much to say.Here I am struggling to describe what may have been the race of my life, the brightest and most incredibly satisfying experience of …

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I Choose Joy

I will choose joy… Completing my 20th marathon, 19 years after my first. Travelling to a safe race, amidst a pandemic.  Finishing my 21st healthy and injury-free build (I have 1 DNF).  Running my fourth world major marathon and placing 5th masters. Loving every day of the training build. Completing every component of my training program – every stride, strength …

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2020

When asked to write the 2020 iRun finale, I knew it would be a challenge. Even Oxford Dictionaries found it difficult to summarize 2020, describing it as “a year which cannot be neatly accommodated in one single word.” So it lived up to one of its words of the year, “unprecedented,” by choosing a list of words instead of just one.  Pandemic, …

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Good Health for the Season

Krista DuChene unpacks her nutrition tips with plenty of dairy for a mentally and physically healthy holiday season With the long, cold and dark winter days ahead of us coupled with the uncertainties of our current situation, we must aim to help prevent potentially negative effects on our health. Physical activity, good sleep, drinking water, practising mindfulness, living with gratitude, …

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The Marathon Mom Guide to our Pandemic Winter

With winter ahead of us and the continued unknowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must prepare more than ever to help prevent or lessen the winter blues. Some people are understandably already feeling very stressed and anxious due to the changes, losses, and uncertainty of our jobs, education, family plans, social lives, and travel restrictions. Adding the long, dark, and …

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Trail Ultra Debut

54 km. 5 hr 4 min. 1,224 m Elev. Gain. Pic: Jodi Gallo. After only a few specific workouts in August followed by decent back to back Time Trials, a 36:08 10 km Sept 12 and a 17:10 5 km Sept 19, it was time to shift gears and get on the trails to prepare for my first ultra. The …

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