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L to R. 3rd Lisa Avery, 1st Lanni Marchant, 2nd Krista DuChene. Photo: Rick Mannen. CHCH news shoot with Leah in the Chariot. Cousins, Joe and Krista after their 30 km Around the Bay race. Joe’s a Tough Mudder competitor who competed at the World Championships last year. Now THAT is a serious race. His team competed for 24 hrs, …

March is busy but I love it. Leah, Jonathan and Seth have birthdays, the boys are home from school for March break, and I am usually preparing for the Around the Bay 30 km. And this year we’ll have Easter. Last week was a great training week because my wonderful husband started his work day a little late (9am) so …

Another great week in the books and I am very pleased. I can’t get over how much stronger I feel in this come-back from injury, particularly my core. When you get a proper diagnosis and treatment plan, which includes full recovery it makes all the difference. I feel so much more power coming from my hips and core. I’m excited …

Like I said in my last post, I didn’t think I would start my, “Phase Two” until May but I am ready now. I’m 36, have 3 kids, and will cherish the opportunity to run my best marathon at the World Championships in Moscow. Running in August 2013 will be my longest post-baby time period of 29 months and if …

Things are really starting to come along quite nicely. My broken ribs and hip/pelvis are handling the transition back to running quite well. I continue to have some pain in the ribcage, particularly when lying down and getting up, and can still only do breaststroke. The left hip is still a tiny bit swollen. But that’s it. I’m experiencing a …

When you experience intense pain, you remember. And when you think about those times, you know how they compare to each other. After fracturing my two ribs, I now have a new personal pain ranking! 1. Childbirth x 3. Every labour and delivery has been different. My first was 52 hrs from when my water broke to when he was …

So, I had a bit of an accident this week. After 20+ years of hockey, I’d never broken a bone or had a major injury. But this streak came to an abrupt end on Tuesday. I’ve been on the ice a lot this season with the kids, helping with hockey practices, taking them to public skates, and joining them with …

James 1:2-4 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Currently, Wesley and Tarah Korir are in Kenya while he trains for the Boston Marathon, they spend …

January 26, 2013 I’m quite pleased with my progress this month. Not including walking, I averaged about 9-10 hr/wk of various cardio-activities, which included a few work-outs but mostly concentration on maintaining proper form with a somewhat elevated heart rate. I spent more time pool running and biking and less with the elliptical and swimming. I found the elliptical was …

Thursday, January 24th will be eight weeks since I last ran. And on this day, Sherri and Patricia are going to observe me doing a short, trial run on the treadmill! The plan was to resume running once I was 90% and I’m almost there. Provided I continue to maintain an appropriate pelvic balance, I should be able to proceed …