Krista DuChene’s amazing comeback from injury leading up to world championships marathon

It’s been a remarkable six months for Krista DuChene, as the 36-year-old from Brantford, Ont. just keeps getting faster after an injury setback eight months ago.

At last week’s Downtown Dash in Burlington, Ont., DuChene not only managed to win the race outright with a PB of 15:58, she also ran the fastest 5K time by a Canadian woman this year. And the temperature was hovering around 34C during the race.

Related: Krista DuChene talks to us about her impressive comeback from injury

Since suffering an injury in November 2012 and taking two months off from running, DuChene has blasted back in top form, setting PBs at 5K (15:58), 8K (26:59), 10K (32:52) and the half-marathon (1:10:52). Her half-marathon performance at the Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon is also the fastest in Canada for 2013, as she heads into marathon at the world championships in August.

“We are three weeks from the big day and the bulk of the work is done,” DuChene wrote on her blog. “I am so grateful for the help of my team, so many to name. I know I am in the shape of my life.”

From her blog, here are some numbers from DuChene’s marathon build-up. They speak for themselves:

Total program weeks: 17

Training weeks: 11

Marathon taper weeks: 3

Races: 6

Personal Bests, 4

Average mileage for 11 training weeks: 158K

Average distance for 11 long runs: 38.5K

Resting heart rate: 35 BPM