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NYC Marathon Training – When the Road Takes an Unexpected Turn

Sep21

NYC Marathon Training – When the Road Takes an Unexpected Turn

September is always a bit of a whirlwind for me and this month has been no exception. I travelled to the East Coast at the beginning of the month to race Raid International Gaspesie with Brad Jennings and from the moment I came back, I jumped into one of our busiest times at work, began… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: Jessica Kuepfer, new york city marathon, Raid International Gaspesie, Wilderness TraverseSeptember 21, 2018

Polar Performance Report – September 2016

Oct10

Polar Performance Report – September 2016

As I mentioned in my last report, I took a break from coaching this month because it literally consisted of racing and recovering. It is crazy to know that the biggest races of my 2016 year are behind me, but it was a fantastic month. Distance covered: 1,018 KM Running: 265 km Cycling: 753 km… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: Jessica Kuepfer, performance project, Polar, Polar Performance Report, Raid International GaspesieOctober 10, 2016

Coming To Terms With The Gender Divide

Sep21

Coming To Terms With The Gender Divide

When I first started adventure racing, I made three simple rules to follow during a race to prove I was strong enough to belong racing alongside my male counterparts: 1. I will not complain 2. I will not cry 3. I will not quit And so far, I have only kept one of them because… Read More…

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Filed Under: Favourites, Lifestyle, Top PostsTagged With: adventure racing, gender divide, Jessica Kuepfer, racing, Raid International Gaspesie, trainingSeptember 21, 2016

Race Report: Raid International Gaspesie

Sep19

Race Report: Raid International Gaspesie

“So Jess, how EXACTLY do you plan to even begin to explain this race on your blog?” Brad asked me. It was 6 am on our fourth day of racing and we had been canoeing for about an hour. The canoe portion of an adventure race is one of the rare times that we can… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: adventure race, Brad Jennings, Carleton-sur-Mer, Get Out There Magazine, Jessica Kuepfer, Quebec, Raid International Gaspesie, teamSeptember 19, 2016

Polar Performance Report – August 2016

Sep14

Polar Performance Report – August 2016

SPORTS TRACKED: Cycling, Running, Swimming, Strength, Mountain biking RUN STATS: 224 KM Run Elevation: 2,043 M Run Hours: 19 Rest Days: 3 Longest Run: 21 km at Sea Wheeze Half Marathon Shortest Run: 2 KM Grouse Grind Most enjoyable training run: I think the best training run was running the race course while the triathletes and duathletes raced in Bracebridge as a final progression… Read More…

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Filed Under: Training, UncategorizedTagged With: 5 Peaks, Jessica Kuepfer, Mud Hero, performance project, Polar, Raid International GaspesieSeptember 14, 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

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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