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Raid the Rib 2017

Apr24

Raid the Rib 2017

Happy Monday, errrbody! I had a weekend jam packed full of events and people and physical activity. I did a long run and nailed some of the paces I am hoping to hit in my upcoming Mississauga half marathon I went on a 4.5 hour long ride and brick run I cleaned my apartment from… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: adventure racing, Don't Get Lost, Niagara escarpment, Raid the Rib, RogaineApril 24, 2017

Goals for November

Nov2

Goals for November

October was such a fantastic month. I did my last big trip of the year. I did some travel for work. I ran the La Cloche Silhouette trail with friends. I also set some big goals. Up that strength training. My hamstring started to present with some weird symptoms at the attachment at my knee. I… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: adventure racing, Christmas shopping, Conestoga College, goal setting, Goodlife Fitness, Jessica Kuepfer, Niagara College, Nova Scotia, November Goals, performance project, University of WaterlooNovember 2, 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

The Adventure Begins…

Aug31

The Adventure Begins…

I heard somewhere recently that the truest meaning of adventure is when nothing goes right. When you have carefully made plans and in a moment, they all go up in smoke. That is my RIG team mate, Brad. He was on the way to our adventure racing camp this past weekend and his car was completely burned, which contained… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, Races, TrainingTagged With: adventure racing, Explore the Backcountry, Jessica Kuepfer, Mud Hero, Team Ripkin, trainingAugust 31, 2016

Polar Performance Report: July 2016

Aug5

Polar Performance Report: July 2016

SPORTS TRACKED: Cycling, Running, Swimming, Strength, Mountain biking RUN STATS: 182 KM Run Elevation: 1,864 M Run Hours: 14.5 Rest Days: 5 Longest Run: 21 km on Muskoka half marathon Shortest Run: 2.2 KM TT with Health and Performance  Most enjoyable training run:  I had a lot of really fun training runs this past month. I think maybe the best one was the… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: adventure racing, duathlon, Hammer Nutrition, IRONMAN, muskoka 70.3, Polar Performance Report, racing, RAID, SeaWheeze Half Marathon, trainingAugust 5, 2016

Goals for July 2016

Jul4

Goals for July 2016

Good morning and welcome to JULY! I had an awesome weekend in Kingston, doing a bit of exploring and a lot of tapering for the IRONMAN 70.3 NEXT WEEKEND! I can hardly believe we are this far into the summer already, but it just means that it is time to take a look at some… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: adventure racing, goal setting, Hammer Nutrition, IRONMAN 70.3, Jessica Kuepfer, TriathlonJuly 4, 2016

Why I Adventure Race

Jun6

Why I Adventure Race

I have been getting a few emails about adventure racing lately asking why, how and what the heck I am doing. Since I just wrapped up my biggest one to date, venturing into the world of expedition length events, I thought it would be a good time to talk a little bit about why I… Read More…

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Filed Under: Favourites, Races, Top PostsTagged With: adventure racing, Jessica KuepferJune 6, 2016

Weekend in Pictures

Apr11

Weekend in Pictures

Hi friendly faces. This week is going to be CRAZY! Work has a huge event this weekend and I have a number of big events and galas strung together as well. Combined with the need to keep everything running smoothly AND the fact I just a training load increase from my coach, I will be… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, Races, TrainingTagged With: adventure racing, Don't Get Lost, Goodlife Fitness, Jessica Kuepfer, snowboarding, Team Ripkin AR, weekend recapApril 11, 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

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

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