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Weekend on the Water

Jul21

Weekend on the Water

Just saying, I may have to try this whole not racing thing again sometime. I had such a fantastic weekend full of friends, adventures and a really solid workout. I headed to Hamilton on Friday night and spent some time with two of my best friends from university. We grabbed pizza and ate it by… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: Amish, Home Hardware, Jessica Kuepfer, kayaking, raining, trainingJuly 21, 2014

Why Speed Work, Works

Jul14

Why Speed Work, Works

What an awesome weekend, guys! I have no idea how I was able to cram so much in and still feel like I had a restful weekend. I had the 5 Peaks Rattle Snake race on Saturday morning (recap to come this Friday) and I was struck with an awful migraine that left me cancelling… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: intervals, Jessica Kuepfer, racing, Rattle Snake 5 Peaks, speed training, speed work, training, weekend recapJuly 14, 2014

How to Make a Training Plan (And Stick With It)

Jul7

How to Make a Training Plan (And Stick With It)

Welcome to Monday! It was a weekend jam packed with running for me. I did the Creemore Vertical Challenge 25KM on Saturday morning (recap will be on the blog on Friday). It was a fantastic course and although it was a training run for me, I was excited to finish first female. Sunday, I spent… Read More…

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Filed Under: Favourites, TrainingTagged With: 5 Peaks, Creemore Vertical Challenge, Facebook, Garmin, Instagram, Jessica Kuepfer, Moves Count, Night Terrors, racing, Rattle Snack Point, Strava, Suunto, trail running, training, TwitterJuly 7, 2014

Review: Garmin Forerunner 220

Jul4

Review: Garmin Forerunner 220

A couple of months ago, I set out on a bike ride and my faithful Garmin ForeRunner 305 would not wake up. I was deeply saddened because I had formed an almost emotional connection to the watch, especially as when I purchased it back in 2009 when I decided to start running, I bought it… Read More…

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Filed Under: FavouritesTagged With: DC Rain Maker, Garmin, Garmin Forerunner 220, Garmin Forerunner 305, Jessica Kuepfer, reviews, satillite, trainingJuly 4, 2014

Q & A: Running Without Eating and Aerobic Base

Jun18

Q & A: Running Without Eating and Aerobic Base

Well friends, we have made it to the middle of the week. I have been LOVING the warm temperatures and my early morning runs have been in shorts and tshirts. There is nothing better than literally rolling out of bed and watching the sun rise while running, especially when I am running completely pain-free again!… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, TrainingTagged With: aerobic base, fasted training, questions and answers, training, VO2 maxJune 18, 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

Trail Running Etiquette

May26

Trail Running Etiquette

Happy Monday morning to you all. To my American readers – I hope you slept in this morning and are spending the day relaxing and enjoying a well-deserved holiday! For the rest of us, it’s back to the grind! I had a fantastic, sun-soaked weekend full of long bike rides, weight training and camp fires…. Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: Jessica Kuepfer, trail running, trainingMay 26, 2014

Training with Racing Shoes

May12

Training with Racing Shoes

Hey friends, How was the weekend? I had a fabulous race and took in a couple trail runs with friends. Oh, and of course spent some time with mum. Last week, I received a fabulous question from a reader that I thought deserved it’s own post: Elite runners have race shoes and training shoes but… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: Asics, Gel Culmulus, Kinvara, racing, running shoes, Saucony, speedwork, trainingMay 12, 2014

Returning to Running After Injury

Apr28

Returning to Running After Injury

Welcome to Monday, loves. I had a weekend full of fun, running the RunWaterloo 8 KM Endurrace on Saturday night and putting in a beautiful long ride with a friend on Sunday afternoon, capping the evening off with a long run.   Official stats for the race can be seen here, but I finished first… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: Cool Down, injury, IT BAnd Syndrome, Jessica Kuepfer, training, Warm UpApril 28, 2014

Part 3: IT Band Syndrome – Fixing and Preventing

Apr21

Part 3: IT Band Syndrome – Fixing and Preventing

Welcome back from a long weekend friends! I hope you had a wonderful time with family and friends! I spent a lot of time running, in fact, I did about 5 different runs because that seems to be the best way to get caught up with friends these days and get all my miles in!… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: exercises, injury, it band, IT BAnd Syndrome, series, stretches, trainingApril 21, 2014

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