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Q & A: Running Without Eating and Aerobic Base

Jun18

Q & A: Running Without Eating and Aerobic Base

Well friends, we have made it to the middle of the week. I have been LOVING the warm temperatures and my early morning runs have been in shorts and tshirts. There is nothing better than literally rolling out of bed and watching the sun rise while running, especially when I am running completely pain-free again!… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: aerobic base, fasted training, questions and answers, training, VO2 maxJune 18, 2014

Fixing and Preventing Runner’s Knee

Jun16

Fixing and Preventing Runner’s Knee

Hello friends. Welcome to another week. I hope you rocked your weekend. I had a lot of fun checking out the Toronto Aquarium, spending some time with my best friends from university and of course, doing the Waterloo 10 KM Classic race which I will have a full review of for Friday. I have received… Read More…

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Filed Under: Top Posts, TrainingTagged With: cross training, Goodlife Fitness, injury, Jessica Kuepfer, prevention, runners knee, RunWaterlooJune 16, 2014

Mental Training for Runners

Jun9

Mental Training for Runners

Welcome back to another week! I had a fabulous weekend. I took in another Jays game on Friday night and headed to Michigan for the Yankee Springs Trail Race for Sunday morning. It’s always good to see running friends again and spend some time on new trails. I will be posting a full review on… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: counting, embrace the suck, focus, Jessica Kuepfer, mental bargaining, Mental Training, reframing, relaxation, self talk, sports psychology, training, Visualization, Yankee SpringsJune 9, 2014

Q & A with Jessica K

May30

Q & A with Jessica K

Good morning. Welcome to Friday! It has been the kind of week that was so busy that I woke up Monday morning feeling stressed. As always, it was much more manageable than I expected, but it was definitely one of those blink-and-you-miss it weeks, which is perfectly fine because it brought me closer to my… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: Blue Jays, elite runners, injury, Jessica Kuepfer, Ottawa marathon, Q&A, reader questions, recovery, Robbie Alomar, Roger CentreMay 30, 2014

Trail Running Etiquette

May26

Trail Running Etiquette

Happy Monday morning to you all. To my American readers – I hope you slept in this morning and are spending the day relaxing and enjoying a well-deserved holiday! For the rest of us, it’s back to the grind! I had a fantastic, sun-soaked weekend full of long bike rides, weight training and camp fires…. Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: Jessica Kuepfer, trail running, trainingMay 26, 2014

Training with Racing Shoes

May12

Training with Racing Shoes

Hey friends, How was the weekend? I had a fabulous race and took in a couple trail runs with friends. Oh, and of course spent some time with mum. Last week, I received a fabulous question from a reader that I thought deserved it’s own post: Elite runners have race shoes and training shoes but… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: Asics, Gel Culmulus, Kinvara, racing, running shoes, Saucony, speedwork, trainingMay 12, 2014

Returning to Running After Injury

Apr28

Returning to Running After Injury

Welcome to Monday, loves. I had a weekend full of fun, running the RunWaterloo 8 KM Endurrace on Saturday night and putting in a beautiful long ride with a friend on Sunday afternoon, capping the evening off with a long run.   Official stats for the race can be seen here, but I finished first… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: Cool Down, injury, IT BAnd Syndrome, Jessica Kuepfer, training, Warm UpApril 28, 2014

Traveling After a Race

Apr25

Traveling After a Race

What a week! Why does it always feel that the week after a long weekend is extra crazy? We are prepping for a huge event next week at work which keeps me on my toes and my running milage is steadily climbing which leaves me little time for much else right now! I am looking… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, Races, TrainingTagged With: deep vein thrombosis, DVT, endurance athletes, Jessica Kuepfer, travelApril 25, 2014

Earth Day and 100 Miles of Wild

Apr23

Earth Day and 100 Miles of Wild

Yesterday was Earth Day and April marks the one year mark since I did my first trek with Adventure Science and was introduced to the amazing group of people who I now count among my most inspiring friends. The environment and my sport are completely connected for me – I have spoken in depth about… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: 100 Miles of Wild, Adventure Science, Earth Day, environment, Jessica Kuepfer, North Dakota, trail runningApril 23, 2014

Part 3: IT Band Syndrome – Fixing and Preventing

Apr21

Part 3: IT Band Syndrome – Fixing and Preventing

Welcome back from a long weekend friends! I hope you had a wonderful time with family and friends! I spent a lot of time running, in fact, I did about 5 different runs because that seems to be the best way to get caught up with friends these days and get all my miles in!… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: exercises, injury, it band, IT BAnd Syndrome, series, stretches, trainingApril 21, 2014

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