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sixteen week blocks. “In the first
half of the year, I focused on racing
marathons for time,” he says,
“building speed with intervals and
marathon-pace work. I hit a 3h:05
min marathon time at the Toronto
Marathon in May on my way to
hitting my goal of sub 2:49 to
qualify for Boston this upcoming
year.”

For the second half, Lafleur
shifted to ultra training for UTMB.
“I actually did a lot less running
and focused more on climbing,”
he explains. “Monday to Friday,
I did 1 hour 15 minutes on the
StairMaster to train for elevation.
Saturdays were long runs, but
based on time, not distance. When
I was in Kitchener I’d run up and Photo Submitted
down the Chicopee ski hill for 4 or
5 hours, and when I was training in
Cornwall, I’d drive out to Rigaud

and do the same there.” a snowstorm on the first night,

Lafleur recounts an interesting which actually took out a lot of
anecdote from the race: “About 30 runners. By those final 10-12
hours into an ultra,” he says, “you hours, you realize everyone still out
look around and realize everyone there survived that same storm.”
next to you has gone through the Out of around 2,492 starters,
same suffering. It doesn’t take Lafleur placed 1,307th, with a time of
words; there’s just a bond. We hit 44h49min. Impressive to say the least.

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said.
“I believe that playing football The contrast between past seasons
takes dedication,” said Froats. “It’s and the recent undefeated run made
always about the size of the fight in the accomplishment even more
the dog, not the size of the dog in the meaningful. “Considering a few
fight. Techniques, practice and love years back the U16’s were just
for the game will always beat natural excited to put up a touchdown,”
talent.” Froats said. “And this recent year

When asked about his favorite they went undefeated, it was so great
coaching memory, Froats pointed to see all the hard work the coaches
not to a single moment, but to a and players put in and to see it pay
journey years in the making. off so well.”

“My favourite memory coaching That progression, from small
is a long stretched memory. I’ve victories to championship success,
been coaching for a few years now, captures some of what makes
and got to witness the steady rise coaching so magical for Froats, and
of this age group’s success,” Froats other coaches alike.