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Wednesday Resources: Glutes

Mar18

Wednesday Resources: Glutes

Since today is hump day, I thought there was no better time to give an homage to the best muscle of the human body – the glutes. Let’s get one thing out of the way first. It is NOT just a pretty muscle, it is the powerhouse for the runner. The glutes are the hardest… Read More…

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Filed Under: Training, UncategorizedTagged With: glutes, Goodlife Fitness, Jessica Kuepfer, strength training, Wednesday ResourcesMarch 18, 2015

Core Exercises for Runners

Aug18

Core Exercises for Runners

Hey hey! How was your weekend? Mine was fine, you know…just ran a marathon.   I will be writing a recap on Friday but just know that the carb load was ridiculous. I have never done such an exaggerated preparation before. It is hard to feel like you are doing the right thing when you… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: ab rollout, core exercises, Endurrun, Jessica Kuepfer, marathon, pallof press, planks, reverse crunch, strength training, weight trainingAugust 18, 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

July Goal Check in and 5 More!

Aug5

July Goal Check in and 5 More!

Happy Holiday Monday! Part of me hopes you are no where near a computer to read this and are exploring or taking a nap somewhere (two equally important holiday things). But since you are hear, I will try and make it worthwhile. This past weekend has flown by. I knocked a few important things off… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: Asics, Davids Tea, Endurrun, gait analysis, half marathon, Jessica Kuepfer, marathon, nutrition, recovery, runchat, running, Sauble Beach, strength training, Tough Mudder, water, WeddingAugust 5, 2013

Strength Training for Runners

Jul26

Strength Training for Runners

I think one of the most confounding things about obstacle races to me is that they appear to join two opposing things: Strength work and running. I am not saying that they cannot be combined and I am interested to observe it all in September when I do Tough Mudder, but by all appearances, it… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: fitness, obstacle race, running, strength, strength training, Tough MudderJuly 26, 2013

MY NEXT RACE:

Seattle Half Marathon | Burlington, ON | November 2018

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