Athlete Nutrition Profile - Elite Distance Runner Krista DuChene

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Welcome to Episode 92 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Canadian marathon icon Krista DuChene.

Krista wears many different hats - she’s a Registered Dietitian, a coach, a recently retired professional distance runner, and a mom of 3. She has competed in 22 marathons over more than two decades, including the Olympic marathon in 2016 and the Boston marathon in 2018, where she placed third. After retiring from professional marathoning last year in Tokyo, she joined the trail and ultra community and recently finished her first 100k.

We cover SO much in this episode, including:

• Krista’s experience and ongoing work as a dietitian
• Her nutrition and relationship to food while growing up on a farm, and while running and playing hockey from a young age
• How her focus on “lighter = faster” led to major injury
• Her experience with low energy availability / REDS
• How she recovered to make the Olympic marathon team
• Her experience placing third in the Boston Marathon
• How she fueled more than two decades of competitive marathons
• What her transition into ultra running has been like
• How she feeds her family of 5
• Racing plans for the future

This was a really fun chat, and I hope you all enjoy it!

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