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RunWaterloo Endurrace 8 KM Race Recap

May2

RunWaterloo Endurrace 8 KM Race Recap

Welcome to Friday. Put on your party hats, friends! We made it through the week! I am not going to lie, it has been a bear of a week for me – it has been extremely stressful week at work and I had my first back to back workout with cycling and running and felt… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: 8KM Race, Endurrace, Health & Performance, interval training, Jessica Kuepfer, Personal Best, RunWaterlooMay 2, 2014

Eating and Minimalism

Apr30

Eating and Minimalism

I don’t know about you, but I always end up needing more food than I think I do. As a runner, it has been trained into me to be as minimalistic as possible when I go places and you will often find me walking around carrying the bare minimum. I routinely get made fun of… Read More…

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Filed Under: Sports NutritionTagged With: Jessica Kuepfer, minimalism, Sport Nutrition, Vega Bars, Vega One, Vega SnackApril 30, 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

The Summit Seeker Winner

Apr20

The Summit Seeker Winner

Excerpt from The Summit Seeker: Everybody missed the first Easter. They were sleeping. Or in church. Or going about their business. But Mary was right there. She knew where to look.  I love the part in the Bible where it says that Mary ran home that day from the tomb. After she told the disciples,… Read More…

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Filed Under: FavouritesTagged With: Easter, giveaway, The Summit Seeker, Vanessa Runs, winnerApril 20, 2014

TYS10K Recap

Apr18

TYS10K Recap

Happy long weekend everyone! I hope you all are treating yourselves to a bit of a sleep in and relaxing morning. I know I am! Let’s talk about races, in particular, The Yonge Street 10 KM that I raced last weekend. I always learn something from races, especially the ones that don’t go well. This… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: 2Xu, Canada Running Series, Digital Champion, Fresh, Jessica Kuepfer, Powerbar, Races, The Beet, Toronto, TYS10KApril 18, 2014

Green Tea Sports Drink

Apr16

Green Tea Sports Drink

It is about a month into the new job and I think I finally have the routine down pat. I wake up in the darkness at what most humans call Stupid O’clock and put on my running shoes. It’s go time. I eat like a teenaged boy, so it is the first thing I do… Read More…

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Filed Under: Sports Nutrition, UncategorizedTagged With: Genuine Health, green tea sports drink, Jessica Kuepfer, natural, Sports NutritionApril 16, 2014

Part 2: It Band Syndrome – Treatment and Therapy

Apr14

Part 2: It Band Syndrome – Treatment and Therapy

Well hello friends! What a weekend it has been. I apologize for spamming your instagram feed all weekend with pictures of the race weekend in Toronto but I had so. much. fun! I will post an official recap of the race along with my official race time. For right now, it’s time to dig back… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: Active Release Techniques, acupuncture, cross training, electrotherapy, foam roll, injury, it band, Jessica Kuepfer, massage therapy, physiotherapist, recovery, running, Sleep, training, TYS10KApril 14, 2014

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