Michelle Leduc, RMT
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Yah know when I am getting bored...I start the reels and sarcasm.
This club doesn’t run on legs. It runs on people.
Right now… we need more of them.
To the volunteers who built this, who show up, who carry it when no one’s watching…
we are forever grateful.
This week for National Volunteer Week, we say thank you.
And if you’ve ever thought… “maybe I could help”…this is your sign.
One yes can change everything.
Athletics Ontario Running iRun Magazine
02/26/2026
😎 Dawn Rates end on February 28, 2026 @ 11:59 PM 🌞
How far can you run between sunrise and sunset?
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Athletics Ontario Running
02/22/2026
🃏Day 112. Jackpot Ultra 🎰. 100 miles. 18:43:44.
🥇1st female 🥈2nd overall.
After a rough 2025 for running, this race found its way onto my calendar. Something to keep me training through the winter. To rebuild. To see if I could still run a faster 100 miler before shifting toward the longer, slower road efforts waiting later this year.
The race was going well. Until it wasn’t.
I held a steady sub-6:00/km pace through the first half. Paces I hadn’t touched since 2016. Then at 50 miles, everything came up. Tailwind, gels, Sour Patch Kids. All of it.
From there, it became a fight to get calories in and keep moving forward.
The final 50K was a grind. Hard ground, concrete, and elevation took their toll. My body stopped cooperating. Lots of walk breaks. Lots of problem solving. Managing heart rate. Trying to catch my breath. Just finding a way forward.
That’s part of ultras. They unfold over a long time, spatially and temporally. A lot can happen. Especially training through winter for a desert race.
Loop courses have their own rhythm. You see the same people again and again. Familiar faces become anchors.
We connected with fellow Canadian Dennene and her crew Amanda while she tackled the 48-hour event with strength and positivity. Watching her continue to move and smile was inspiring. Ultrarunning has a way of bringing the right people into your orbit at the right time.
A huge thank you to Shiloh who crewed and paced me through the toughest parts. She ran over 50K alongside me, helping me stay fuelled, focused, and moving when forward progress wasn’t guaranteed.
Thank you to Coach Derrick for guiding this 112-day build. It was a short runway, going from zero back to 100 miles. He trusted my experience to know when to push and when to hold back.
And to Jamie for keeping me strong, mobile, and grounded through the physical and mental demands of this build.
This wasn’t a perfect race.
But after everything — the injuries and burnout of 2025 — it was the race I needed.
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