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Polar A360 Review

Mar23

Polar A360 Review

When I received the Polar A360 around Christmas time, I wasn’t sure whether I would wear it daily because I have a number of fashion watches that I rotate through. It immediately replaced all of them. The function I was thrilled about was the heart rate reading it takes from your wrist. I normally take… Read More…

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Filed Under: FavouritesTagged With: favourite, Jessica Kuepfer, polar a360, polar ambassador, Review, trainingMarch 23, 2016

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

Things I Am Struggling With Lately

Mar9

Things I Am Struggling With Lately

Running is amazing. Lately I have been crushing workouts and feeling stronger and faster than ever before. I have been listening to my coach and it has been paying off. But that doesn’t mean that everything goes perfectly all the time. This past weekend, I ran a 5 KM race (and I will share the… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: Jessica Kuepfer, laurier loop, racing, Run Waterloo, running, trainingMarch 9, 2016

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

March Coffee Date

Mar4

March Coffee Date

Time for coffee, people. Every month, I like to switch gears a little bit and have a chat about things in my life that have nothing to do with running. Basically whatever I would talk about to you if we were sitting across from each other at a coffee shop. The featured image always has a bit… Read More…

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Filed Under: FavouritesTagged With: coffee date, Jessica Kuepfer, March, RumbleMarch 4, 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

Goals for March 2016

Feb29

Goals for March 2016

Good morning all! It is so hard to believe that we are in March this week already, but that means nicer weather for outdoor training sessions which I am not upset about. It also means it is time to look at my goals for March and also take a peek back at how I did… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: cycle, grand fondo, iron man, Jessica Kuepfer, March goalsFebruary 29, 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

Race Report: Symons Snowshoe Race

Feb19

Race Report: Symons Snowshoe Race

Well this week FLEW. It is hard to believe we are at the weekend again. I have a couple dinner parties and my first road race of 2016 this weekend so it is bound to be another awesome one. I figured before I did another race, I should do a recap on my last one…. Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: adventure racing, Jessica Kuepfer, orienteering, Rogaine, Symons Snowshoe Race, trent universityFebruary 19, 2016

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