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Benefits of Running at Different Speeds

Mar7

Benefits of Running at Different Speeds

Happy Cereal Day, everyone! I had the best bowl after a trainer group ride with the Genuine Health Ironman 70.3 team. Want the recipe? 1 cup of Power Os 1 cup of Mighty Flakes 1 cup of Rumble 2 tbsp of peanut butter Mix together and eat. I am sorry but there is nothing more… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: interval, Jessica Kuepfer, running, tempo, trainingMarch 7, 2016

Polar Performance Report: February 2016

Mar2

Polar Performance Report: February 2016

FEBRUARY TRAINING SPORTS TRACKED: Cycling, Running, Swimming, Strength, RUN STATS: 224.2 KM Run Elevation: 989 M Run Hours: 20 Rest Days: 4 Longest Run: 20.4 KM Shortest Run: 8.5 KM Most enjoyable training run: T-shirt track session at Lansdowne track at the beginning of February New/interesting places I ran: Peterborough, ON | Treadmill in a NYC hotel Workouts: 8 X 1 KM repeats with… Read More…

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Filed Under: Training, UncategorizedTagged With: Goodlife Fitness, Jessica Kuepfer, performance report, polar a360, Polar v800, trainingMarch 2, 2016

IRONMAN 70.3 – Clare Horan

Feb26

IRONMAN 70.3 – Clare Horan

The final athlete to be rolled out as a part of our Genuine Health IRONMAN 70.3 team, Clare is certainly not the least. She adds some much needed estrogen balance to the team and has more will power than the rest of us combined. Meet Clare “Iron Will” Horan. A Little About Me: I started… Read More…

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Filed Under: Training, UncategorizedTagged With: Clare Horan, Genuine Health, IRONMAN 70.3, Jessica KuepferFebruary 26, 2016

IRONMAN 70.3 – Mark Cullen

Feb24

IRONMAN 70.3 – Mark Cullen

On Monday, I started a new feature where I began introducing the Genuine Health IRONMAN 70.3 team. We are a group of 4 best friends and newbie triathletes, training to tackle the Muskoka Half in July 2016. Today, I wanted to introduce you all to Mark “Every Sport Is Easy” Cullen. MEET MARK A little… Read More…

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Filed Under: Races, TrainingTagged With: Athlete Profiles, Genuine Health, IRONMAN, Jessica Kuepfer, Mark CullenFebruary 24, 2016

IRONMAN 70.3 – Todd Shannon

Feb22

IRONMAN 70.3 – Todd Shannon

Todd (one of my very best friends) and I were on a late summer long ride last year and we started talking about what we wanted to challenge ourselves with in 2016. Todd mentioned he was thinking of doing a half ironman. I had announced last year that I was planning on doing the Muskoka full,… Read More…

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Filed Under: Sports Nutrition, TrainingTagged With: Genuine Health, Half IRONMAN, Todd ShannonFebruary 22, 2016

Reader Questions: Ultras, Running at Elevation and Training for a Half

Feb17

Reader Questions: Ultras, Running at Elevation and Training for a Half

Happy Wednesday, loves. This week has gone by at a break neck speed due to it being a holiday on Monday this week in Ontario. I always find that I am completely thrown for the rest of the week after having an extra day off. It has been a while since I have tackled reader… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: half marathon, Jessica Kuepfer, reader questions, trail, training, Transrockies, ultraFebruary 17, 2016

My Favourite Crossing Training Exercises and a Race Announcement

Feb10

My Favourite Crossing Training Exercises and a Race Announcement

It’s that frantic moment in the week where we all realize we are half way through. Let’s not capitalize on that. What I do want to talk about is cross training because I don’t think we discuss it enough unless we are injured. I think most people can agree that I was perhaps one of… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: adventure racing, cross training, Goodlife Fitness, Raid International GaspesieFebruary 10, 2016

Polar Performance Report: January 2016

Feb3

Polar Performance Report: January 2016

New features EVERYWHERE on this blog! I am rolling out a few new ones as the month progresses, but one thing I wanted to start doing is a Performance Report at the end of the month. I’m a little late to the game because January totally and completely got away on me but without further ado…… Read More…

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Filed Under: Training, UncategorizedTagged With: Ice Cube Triathlon, Jessica Kuepfer, POCAR, Polar, POlar Flow, Polar Performance Report, Polar v800, running, RunWaterloo, Symons Snowshoe Race, training, xc skiingFebruary 3, 2016

XC Skiing for Cross Training and LOVE GROWN GIVEAWAY

Jan25

XC Skiing for Cross Training and LOVE GROWN GIVEAWAY

Morning kids. It was a great Canadian weekend, complete with a winter hike and some cross country skiing. I have had a pair of classic XC skis for a couple years now, but never learned how to use them properly. I decided that this winter was the year I was going to tackle it and… Read More…

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Filed Under: Favourites, Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: Classic Skiing, giveaway, Jessica Kuepfer, Love Grown Foods, Review, Winter, xc skiingJanuary 25, 2016

Recovering from a Rogaine Race and New Balance Vazee Review

Jan22

Recovering from a Rogaine Race and New Balance Vazee Review

Well good morning! The good news is that I am alive and well since I am writing this. I had a fantastic race at POCAR and I am planning on sharing the race report next Wednesday if all goes according to plan. It’s been a crazy week trying to re-establish my rhythm, especially as I am… Read More…

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Filed Under: Favourites, TrainingTagged With: Jessica Kuepfer, New Balance, Review, Rogaine Race, VazeeJanuary 22, 2016

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