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ENDURrun Marathon Race Report

Aug22

ENDURrun Marathon Race Report

There is nothing I love more than spontaneous trips, so I am excited to be packed up and headed to Quebec this weekend to run the Impossible 2 Possible event in Gatineau with some of my fellow 5 Peaks ambassadors and friends! (Especially since everyone I know is headed to Vancouver to make me jealous!)… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: coaching, Endurrun, Health & Performance, I2P, Jessica Kuepfer, marathon, New Balance, nutella, Saucony, Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon, Sports Nutrition, Waterloo Running Series, Zeal OpticsAugust 22, 2014

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

Albion Hills 5 Peaks Race Report/ New Balance Fresh Foam 980 Trail Review

Aug15

Albion Hills 5 Peaks Race Report/ New Balance Fresh Foam 980 Trail Review

Happy Friday! I am in the midst of a delicious carb-load in prep for my marathon this weekend. It has been so much fun to be out at the other stages this week, cheering on my other team mates as they race their stages. I am looking forward to leaving everything out on the course this… Read More…

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Filed Under: Favourites, RacesTagged With: 5 Peaks, Endurrun, fresh foam 980 trail, Jessica Kuepfer, marathon, New Balance, Podium, product review, race report, trail runningAugust 15, 2014

Goal Setting for August

Aug4

Goal Setting for August

Hi friends! Happy holiday Monday to my Canadian readers! I got in late last night from Michigan – I spent a sun-soaked day running trails and lounging by the lake before heading home in the evening so I am posting this a little later than normal. I did my first adventure race this weekend in… Read More…

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Filed Under: Eating Disorders, LifestyleTagged With: adventure racing, Adventure Science, anorexia, August goals, Canadian Holiday, Endurrun, goal setting, Health and Performance, House of Friendship, July goals, marathon, Michigan, Run WaterlooAugust 4, 2014

Race Report: Creemore Vertical Challenge

Jul11

Race Report: Creemore Vertical Challenge

Welcome to the weekend, you fine people. This week was a bit of a blur of meetings, training and some recovery from a heavy volume weekend. Speaking of the weekend, I wanted to talk about the race I completed for the first time. I will never forget the moment when I heard about the Creemore… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: 5 Peaks Rattle Snake, Creemore Vertical Challenge, elevation, endurance, Endurrun, first female, Health & Performance, race report, race review, Review, SKECHERS, SPI belt, trail race, winnerJuly 11, 2014

Goals for July

Jun30

Goals for July

Well this post is a little late. I would say I cared but I don’t. I really don’t. We are in the midst of a Canadian long weekend and I am in full out vacation mode. I went camping this past weekend and I had a wonderful weekend with friends full of sunsets, long trails… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: adventure racing, balance, camping, Canada Day, Endurrun, finances, goal setting, golfing, House of Friendship, July, June, kayaking, marathon, Run Waterloo, savings, Sleep, summer, Triathlon, vacation, volunteerJune 30, 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

Planning your 2014 Race Schedule

Nov29

Planning your 2014 Race Schedule

Remember the good old days when you cracked open your course selection outline and dreamed of all the learning that you were about to do the following year in university? (What? I have been graduated a year, it is totally the good old days!!) There was unlimited opportunity as you carefully selected the perfect courses…. Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: 5 Peaks, Canada Running Series, Endurrun, Harvest Half Marathon, Kenyan Kids Foundation, Run Waterloo, STWM, The Canadian Running Series, The Waterloo Running Series, TYS10KNovember 29, 2013

Half Marathon: The Endurrun – Stage 1

Aug14

Half Marathon: The Endurrun – Stage 1

Ok. So we have looked at what to expect while preparing for a half marathon, but what happens the morning of the race when your alarm goes off and it is GO TIME? I have decided to frame the discussion around a race that I did last weekend, Stage 1 of the Endurrun. Although large… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: bonking, Endurrun, half marathon, hitting the wall, Jessica Kuepfer, nutrition, RunWaterlooAugust 14, 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

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Seattle Half Marathon | Burlington, ON | November 2018

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