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A few interesting things you may not know about me:1) I played hockey for the U of Guelph and was an OUA All Star in the 97/98 season.2) I’ve been either pregnant or breastfeeding for the last 6 years (minus 8 mos).3) I am a Registered Dietitian with a passion and focus in pediatric nutrition.4) I married my best friend, …

Well, Leah is now 8 weeks old and training keeps coming along. I continue to do a combination of elliptical/pool/bike/run and strength/core/stretching. Today was a short but sweet 20 min bike (Leah was hungry so I had to cut it short and Jonathan was already gone to church. My 5 yr old made a few attempts with the soother so …

Training is coming along and going well. I am getting a bit stronger and faster each week. Last week I managed to complete 90 min on the elliptical, 129 min on the bike, 4.6 km in the pool, and 61 km running. My longest run was 20 km, which felt great. It’s hard to determine my pace exactly due to …

A Day in the Life of a Marathon Mom When you are a mom of 3 young kids (including a newborn), it’s hard to know when your day actually begins and ends! But I wouldn’t have it any other way! God has blessed us, that is for sure!Anyway, here it is: 2300 Bath, feed and bed for 5 1/2 wk …

So, Leah is now 3 weeks and 5 days old and we are settling into a pretty good routine.On Tues’ and Thurs’ mornings, I take Micah to school and leave Seth and Leah w/ Maureen and Jeanetta at the Gretzky Centre. I then swim close to 2.5 km (about 1 hr), do the eliptical for 40 min, and stretch/lift weights/do …

Thanks to Chariot, it will be much easier to get back to running! Check out the picture of Leah (2 weeks old) in the amazing, “very well-engineered” (as Jonathan told the boys while assembling it) infant sling .Seth, Leah and I enjoyed our first walk today w/ the Chariot. And thanks to Saucony for the spring/summer shipment of amazing running …

March 13, 2011Leah is now 8 days old and I’ve been walking most days since she was born. At this point, I really have to listen to my body. Do a little more each day but not too much. I haven’t blogged on the birth but it was much different than the boys’. Long story short = I was induced …

Leah Maelle DuChene.Where did we get the middle name, “Maelle”?Well, we’ve always liked the names Mae and Ella (Micah was going to be Ella Mae Marie if a girl). Then, we heard and liked the name Maelle when Maelle Ricker won the Gold Medal in the snowboard cross event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian …

Seth being a bit goofy with his sister, Leah Maelle.