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Momentum Monday: The Toronto Bike Show

Mar9

Momentum Monday: The Toronto Bike Show

Aw yeah. The best thing about coming through one of the worst weeks ever is that you know it is ONLY uphill from here. This week, I am looking forward to NOT being in two car accidents, stroking some huge work projects off my list and hopefully getting my little car back and finding renters… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: Jessica Kuepfer, long run, Momentum Mondays, Opus, Paris to Ancaster, Polar, Raging Raccoons, Specialized, Toronto, Toronto Bike Show, trainingMarch 9, 2015

Beet Juice and Endurance Athletes

Jul30

Beet Juice and Endurance Athletes

I visited my naturopath the other week to talk nutrition and training. I have never talked about this on the blog before, but I am an endurance athlete with Graves Disease which is an aggressive form of hyperthyroidism. Basically, while everyone else’s thyroid decides to slow down, mine wants to ramp into high gear which causes… Read More…

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Filed Under: Sports Nutrition, TrainingTagged With: Andy Jones, beet juice, endurance, Jessica Kuepfer, long run, Sports Nutrition, sports science, training, University of ExedorJuly 30, 2014

Track Drills and Beet Juice

Jul28

Track Drills and Beet Juice

Welcome to the first week of August, friends! It was an awesome weekend for me that was a perfect balance of relaxation and hard work! Friday night was kicked off with a nice hard long run, fuelled by beet juice.   I saw my naturopath last weekend and she suggested that in between my hard… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, RacesTagged With: beet juice, Jessica Kuepfer, long run, lululemon, Night Terrors, Race, team, Toronto, track and roll, track drills, track warmup, training, weekend recapJuly 28, 2014

Dealing with Hunger after a Long Run

Nov20

Dealing with Hunger after a Long Run

It seems to defy all science, but most runners who complete a long distance run or complete an endurance race such as a marathon are not hungry after the run.  There was a particularly bad scenario in 2010, when I raced a 30 KM in Toronto. I finished, checked my time and curled into the car… Read More…

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Filed Under: Sports Nutrition, Top Posts, TrainingTagged With: Jessica Kuepfer, long run, marathon, nutritionNovember 20, 2013

Post Run Protein Shakes

Oct9

Post Run Protein Shakes

So, I don’t want to be dramatic or anything, but I literally went on the BEST run of my training plan this summer on Sunday. It was raining, I got a late start, I had raced the day before, and I was only supposed to run 32 km as I started to taper for the… Read More…

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Filed Under: Sports NutritionTagged With: fitfluential, long run, milk 20 go sport, post-run recovery, Post-workout recoveryOctober 9, 2013

Staying Focused During a Long Run

Sep11

Staying Focused During a Long Run

I remember standing at the starting line of cross country races in high school and thinking: “This is going to hurt.” I was almost always undertrained, underfed and over stressed, but I would launch myself through the course with reckless abandon and would indeed, be hurting by the end when I crawled into the team… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: Galloway Method, intervals, iTunes, long run, negative split, Philip Maffetone, podcasts, training, Ultra Runner, waterSeptember 11, 2013

August Goal Checkin and 5 More!

Sep9

August Goal Checkin and 5 More!

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fabulously rested weekend full of sunshine, friends and delicious food! I had a busy, but satisfying weekend. Sunday, I rose early and took advantage of the new sunshine and ran 32 km. I went to church and had lunch with a good friend. Lots of restful and… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: goal setting, Jessica Kuepfer, long run, massage, mountain biking, North Coast Naturals, Pulse Racing, September, Tough Mudder, VegaSeptember 9, 2013

The Long Run along the Interstate #notbeach

Mar4

Long runs can be epic things. I didn’t get my run on the beach because we are now at the resort. But I did know I needed a long run or Around the Bay will be a bigger death march than it already is shaping up to be. So I went to the front desk… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: awesome fathers, beach, Florida, long run, steakMarch 4, 2012

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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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