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Triathlons: Tips from the Nuun Team

Jun27

Triathlons: Tips from the Nuun Team

Sometimes I find it easy to get stuck in a rut of sorts. I know how to run inside out so there is something so safe and cuddly about filling my weeks with intervals and long slow distance runs that I forget what it’s like to be scared and out of my element. Enter my… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: bike, Creemore Vertical Challenge, Jessica Kuepfer, newbie, nuun, Race, run, Saucony, Subaru Triathlon, swim, tips, transition, TriathlonJune 27, 2014

Race Report: 5 Peaks Heart Lake Trail Race

Jun25

Race Report: 5 Peaks Heart Lake Trail Race

Let’s talk trail races, shall we? Last weekend, I did two races and both of them were different enough that I have split them into two posts. Saturday morning, I raced the 5 Peaks Heart Lake course in the Enduro distance which was 14 KM. It was a PERFECT day for racing. The weather was gorgeous, the… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: 5 peaks race, Get off the road, Health & Performance, Jessica Kuepfer, Suunto Ambit, trail runningJune 25, 2014

Pain Tolerance and Athletes

Jun23

Pain Tolerance and Athletes

Happy Monday! I am a little worse for wear after my weekend of fun, but I did warn you in Friday’s post that it may happen. I had such a fantastic weekend of racing, run groups, concerts and seeing friends that it felt like I put a whole week’s worth of things into two days…. Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: aeon magazine, athletes, competitor magazine, Jessica Kuepfer, pain toleranceJune 23, 2014

RunWaterloo Classic 10 KM Review

Jun20

RunWaterloo Classic 10 KM Review

Happy Friday!! It’s going to be another super busy weekend planned. Two races including my first triathlon, one run event in Toronto and a concert all rolled into two days. You always know it was a perfect weekend when you are exhausted on Monday morning… I apologize in advance – my instagram will be buzzing!… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: 5 Peaks, CEP Compression, Endurrun, guelph lake, Health & Performance, Heartlake conservation, Jessica Kuepfer, New Balance, race review, Review, Rivals, RunWaterloo, Triathlon, waterloo classic 10 KM, ZealsJune 20, 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

Mental Training for Runners

Jun9

Mental Training for Runners

Welcome back to another week! I had a fabulous weekend. I took in another Jays game on Friday night and headed to Michigan for the Yankee Springs Trail Race for Sunday morning. It’s always good to see running friends again and spend some time on new trails. I will be posting a full review on… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: counting, embrace the suck, focus, Jessica Kuepfer, mental bargaining, Mental Training, reframing, relaxation, self talk, sports psychology, training, Visualization, Yankee SpringsJune 9, 2014

5 Peaks Terra Cotta/ Niagara Women’s Half Marathon Review

Jun6

5 Peaks Terra Cotta/ Niagara Women’s Half Marathon Review

High five, it’s Friday! It has been an interesting week for me. I have focused on recovering from my two races last weekend to have fresh legs for my race this weekend in Michigan. I am headed down tomorrow morning to take on Yankee Springs Trail Run and reconnect with some friends and team mates… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: 5 peaks race, Jessica Kuepfer, Katherine Switzer, niagara womans half marathon, race review, Terra Cotta, Zeal OpticsJune 6, 2014

Book Review: Running on Empty by Marshall Ulrich

Jun4

Book Review: Running on Empty by Marshall Ulrich

Happy Humpday! What week it has been so far… Perhaps most notably, my baby sister was struck by a car on her bike on Monday night and needed to be transported to the hospital in an ambulance. She is pretty cut up and is sporting a nice set of stiches on her chin, but we… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: book review, Jessica Kuepfer, Marshall Ulrich, Running Across America, Sports PsycologyJune 4, 2014

Goals for June 2014

Jun2

Goals for June 2014

Whew. What a fantastic weekend. It was my birthday and I celebrated at a Jays Game, with Super Heroes, a big birthday party with some friends and some of my favourite runners! It was also my very first double race weekend, so that was a new challenge. I know it affected both race performances, but I… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: 5 Peaks, Blue Jays, goal setting, goals for June, Goals for May, Jessica Kuepfer, NFWHM, racing, Runners Choice, savings, Sleep, Sulphur Springs, Triathlon, UFCJune 2, 2014

Q & A with Jessica K

May30

Q & A with Jessica K

Good morning. Welcome to Friday! It has been the kind of week that was so busy that I woke up Monday morning feeling stressed. As always, it was much more manageable than I expected, but it was definitely one of those blink-and-you-miss it weeks, which is perfectly fine because it brought me closer to my… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: Blue Jays, elite runners, injury, Jessica Kuepfer, Ottawa marathon, Q&A, reader questions, recovery, Robbie Alomar, Roger CentreMay 30, 2014

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