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Unconventional Cross Training for Runners

Mar16

Unconventional Cross Training for Runners

Oh hey lovelies. Recently I was out for coffee with one of my running mentors and they were talking to me about strength training. “You need to do something about your strength training routine, lady. Your calves are the size of my ankles.” Maybe it was a bit of an exaggeration but a solid point was… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: cross training, Grand River Rocks, Jessica KuepferMarch 16, 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

Cross Training During a Marathon Build

Sep15

Cross Training During a Marathon Build

Well, that was an awesome weekend. I was going to forego applying to Boston this year due to it being bad timing with work and it not fitting well with my overall strategy with racing next year, but I was coerced by some friends in Boston and I am increasingly delighted that I was. 2015… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: Boston Marathon, cross training, cycling, elliptical, pool running, SeaWheeze, VancouverSeptember 15, 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

Trail Runner Symposium: Is it Easier to Date a Fellow Runner or a Non-Runner?

May19

Trail Runner Symposium: Is it Easier to Date a Fellow Runner or a Non-Runner?

Well hello! If you are Canadian, you are in the midst of a long weekend and I hope you are doing as little as possible today! I had a fabulous weekend so far, including a trip to Hamilton to visit some of my best friends and a long run to get me in racing shape… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: athletes, cross training, dating, love, nonrunners, runners, Trail Runner Blog Symposium, trail runner magazineMay 19, 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

Snowboarding at Blue Mountain

Feb7

Snowboarding at Blue Mountain

Whew! What a day.   This week, I headed up to Blue Mountain Ski and Snowboard Resort, Ontario’s largest mountain village resort on the shore of Georgian Bay and spanning across the Niagara Escarpment. I’ve had a long history at the resort. I have been snowboarding for years at the resort with family and friends… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: Adventure, bigger blue, Blue Mountain, cross training, orchard, Review, skiing, snowboarding, super pass, terrain park, trainingFebruary 7, 2014

CEP Compression Winner and an Off-Season Begins!

Nov11

CEP Compression Winner and an Off-Season Begins!

This past weekend, I completed my final race of the season. I have never said that sentence with absolute certainty before, but after a year of solid training, racing and physical gains, I know it is time to take a rest before tackling another huge year or racing. 2014 is the biggest athletic year for… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: CEP Compression, compression, cross training, duathlon, Maffetone, nutrition, off-season, strength trainingNovember 11, 2013

The Importance of Cross Training for Runners

Aug28

The Importance of Cross Training for Runners

It is easy to get caught up in your training plan and forget that you can do an activity outside of running. Tempo run on Tuesday, Hills on Wednesday, Long Run on Sunday, and on the list goes. But what happens when you start feeling those niggling pains and muscle tightness? If you are anything… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: ciclowerks, cross training, cycling, plyometrics, swimmingAugust 28, 2013

MY NEXT RACE:

Seattle Half Marathon | Burlington, ON | November 2018

Hi, I'm Jessica and this is my endurance sport blog where I share my training, races and sports nutrition. New here? Feel free to learn more about me here and if you are looking for a place to start, check out my popular posts.

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