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Race Report: Raid International Gaspesie

Sep19

Race Report: Raid International Gaspesie

“So Jess, how EXACTLY do you plan to even begin to explain this race on your blog?” Brad asked me. It was 6 am on our fourth day of racing and we had been canoeing for about an hour. The canoe portion of an adventure race is one of the rare times that we can… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: adventure race, Brad Jennings, Carleton-sur-Mer, Get Out There Magazine, Jessica Kuepfer, Quebec, Raid International Gaspesie, teamSeptember 19, 2016

Courageous Decisions

Sep16

Courageous Decisions

This post is a little bit of a deviance from my normal posting. I write about many topics, but many of them fall into health and fitness. Many of you who have followed me for a while know that I am a strong advocate for balanced mental health and speak out against eating disorders. Every… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: Eating Disorders, JoleneSeptember 16, 2016

Polar Performance Report – August 2016

Sep14

Polar Performance Report – August 2016

SPORTS TRACKED: Cycling, Running, Swimming, Strength, Mountain biking RUN STATS: 224 KM Run Elevation: 2,043 M Run Hours: 19 Rest Days: 3 Longest Run: 21 km at Sea Wheeze Half Marathon Shortest Run: 2 KM Grouse Grind Most enjoyable training run: I think the best training run was running the race course while the triathletes and duathletes raced in Bracebridge as a final progression… Read More…

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Filed Under: Training, UncategorizedTagged With: 5 Peaks, Jessica Kuepfer, Mud Hero, performance project, Polar, Raid International GaspesieSeptember 14, 2016

Long Weekend Bike Adventure

Sep9

Long Weekend Bike Adventure

Well, I am currently at a race for the next four days in Carleton-Sur-Mur, QC. and we had an awesome evening on Wednesday night with opening ceremonies – meeting teams from all over the world. Follow along with my Instagram this weekend for updates on the race! Before I complete this adventure, I thought I would share a bit… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: bike tour, Collingwood, cycling, Hammer Nutrition, Jessica Kuepfer, Mark Cullen, Nuun Hydration, Tiverton, WaterlooSeptember 9, 2016

Goals for September 2016

Sep2

Goals for September 2016

Happy weekend, everyone! This will be my last post for a while so I will try to make it a good one! I’m headed out on a long weekend road bike trip and on Tuesday, I am headed to Carleton-sur-Mer to race Raid Internationale Gaspesie. Watch the video to see what I am doing. I am SO FREAKING… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: adventure race, half marathon, Jessica Kuepfer, Ragnar Adirondacks, Raid in Gaspesie, RIG, SeaWheeze, Toronto Blue Jays, VancouverSeptember 2, 2016

The Adventure Begins…

Aug31

The Adventure Begins…

I heard somewhere recently that the truest meaning of adventure is when nothing goes right. When you have carefully made plans and in a moment, they all go up in smoke. That is my RIG team mate, Brad. He was on the way to our adventure racing camp this past weekend and his car was completely burned, which contained… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, Races, TrainingTagged With: adventure racing, Explore the Backcountry, Jessica Kuepfer, Mud Hero, Team Ripkin, trainingAugust 31, 2016

Introducing: The Nuun Hydration Ragnar Adirondacks Ultra Team!

Aug26

Introducing: The Nuun Hydration Ragnar Adirondacks Ultra Team!

Buckle up kids. I hope you have a hot cup of coffee and a bit of time because this is a longer post than normal. Firstly, I am so excited it is the weekend! I have a HUGE training weekend planned leading up to RIG and I will be sharing a few more posts than… Read More…

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Filed Under: Races, TrainingTagged With: Clare Horan, Jeffery Moyle, Jessica Kuepfer, Mark Cullen, Nuun Hydration, Peter Lawless, ragnar, Ragnar Adirondacks, team, Todd ShannonAugust 26, 2016

Technical Mountain Biking Tips

Aug24

Technical Mountain Biking Tips

Recently I received a comment asking about technical mountain biking tips and I thought I would dedicate a post to it as I have made improving in this area a clear goal of mine this year. We are less than three weeks out from the most technical race I have ever mountain biked in and I… Read More…

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Filed Under: Top Posts, TrainingTagged With: Jessica Kuepfer, Kyle Nesbitt, mountain biking, RIGAugust 24, 2016

August Coffee Date

Aug22

August Coffee Date

Happy Monday friends! I had the best weekend! It looked a little like this: I started my Saturday morning at Dundas Valley 5 Peaks trail race with tiger pace duties. Me and a few other volunteers led the kids in a 1 KM and 3 KM race. Some of those kids are smoking fast! Because… Read More…

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Filed Under: Favourites, LifestyleTagged With: August, coffee date, essie, Jessica KuepferAugust 22, 2016

SeaWheeze Race Report

Aug19

SeaWheeze Race Report

Happy Friday everyone! Blogland has been bustling with SeaWheeze race recaps this week and I thought I would add my two cents as well. This was my very first time in Vancouver and I fell in love with it (to the surprise of no one). Because this race is more about the experience than the race, I… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: half marathon, Jessica Kuepfer, lululemon, PR, SeaWheeze, Vancouver, VegaAugust 19, 2016

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