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Tips for Making A Long Indoor Ride More Bearable

Dec19

Tips for Making A Long Indoor Ride More Bearable

I am at the point of triathlon training where the long rides aren’t even that long. Maybe 2 hours max. But I still am not loving it. Give me a warm summer day and an open road and a 6 hour long ride and I am in heaven. But tell me that my long ride… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: cycle, Goodlife Fitness, Jessica Kuepfer, long rideDecember 19, 2016

Don’t Forget to Play

Dec12

Don’t Forget to Play

This is really embarrassing to admit, but as the eldest child in my family, I would play with my younger siblings into my teenage years. Like – games that required an overactive imagination. And I liked it. I have always loved to play and dreaded the day that I needed to grow up and give… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: crossfit, Goodlife Fitness, Jessica Kuepfer, Merrithew, pilates, play, Rouge Park, spin, trail runDecember 12, 2016

Goals for November

Nov2

Goals for November

October was such a fantastic month. I did my last big trip of the year. I did some travel for work. I ran the La Cloche Silhouette trail with friends. I also set some big goals. Up that strength training. My hamstring started to present with some weird symptoms at the attachment at my knee. I… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: adventure racing, Christmas shopping, Conestoga College, goal setting, Goodlife Fitness, Jessica Kuepfer, Niagara College, Nova Scotia, November Goals, performance project, University of WaterlooNovember 2, 2016

Goals for June 2016

Jun3

Goals for June 2016

I don’t know about you guys, but I am having an amazing 2016. I have gotten comments about how I am blogging less these days and although I do apologize, I am just in a stage of my life where I need to prioritize my health and budget my time. With my current work and… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: goal setting, Goodlife Fitness, IRONMAN, Jessica Kuepfer, June, May, trainingJune 3, 2016

May Coffee Date

May20

May Coffee Date

How is your May going, friends? A glimpse of how my May is going is that I normally have this post go live in the first week of the month. But it just means that so many things are happening. Let’s chat. What I am Reading These Days Still How Bad Do You Want It? This has… Read More…

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Filed Under: Favourites, LifestyleTagged With: above and beyond, coffee date, drumfit, Goodlife Fitness, interview, Jessica Kuepfer, sporting life 10 KMMay 20, 2016

Weekend in Pictures

Apr11

Weekend in Pictures

Hi friendly faces. This week is going to be CRAZY! Work has a huge event this weekend and I have a number of big events and galas strung together as well. Combined with the need to keep everything running smoothly AND the fact I just a training load increase from my coach, I will be… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, Races, TrainingTagged With: adventure racing, Don't Get Lost, Goodlife Fitness, Jessica Kuepfer, snowboarding, Team Ripkin AR, weekend recapApril 11, 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

Healthy Heart Challenge

Feb12

Healthy Heart Challenge

It’s FRIDAYYYY! I have such an awesome weekend planned. Tonight, some of my best friends and I have a date to go see this: I am also attending a New Balance run with Black Toe Running in Toronto to celebrate the launch of the amazing 1080! I have tested them out on some runs this… Read More…

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Filed Under: Favourites, Lifestyle, UncategorizedTagged With: Goodlife Fitness, heart health, Valentine's DayFebruary 12, 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

February 2016 Goals and Love Grown Giveaway Winner Announced

Feb1

February 2016 Goals and Love Grown Giveaway Winner Announced

Hey there, friendly faces! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I spent the weekend doing a solid mixture of work and play. I have come down with a nasty cold so I am drinking a ton of Greens +. Other than that, this weekend, I went XC skiing and trail running at Rockwood Conservation… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: Adventure, fat bike, goal setting, Goodlife Fitness, Jessica Kuepfer, Love Grown Foods, Michigan, orienteering, Rogaine, snow shoe, Symons Snowshoe Race, xc skiingFebruary 1, 2016

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