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How to Taper (And Not Lose Your Mind)

Oct6

How to Taper (And Not Lose Your Mind)

You guys are getting ANSTY! šŸ™‚ I had a great chat with some of you this week on twitter and the topic was on tapering. Obviously, I am your spokesperson for resting now that I am off running for a while and I have been doing a LOT of chatting of what to do with… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: marathon taper, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfr, STWM, taperingOctober 6, 2014

New Feature: Marathon Training

Aug25

New Feature: Marathon Training

Well, I’m back. What a fabulous weekend of camping and spending time with fellow trail running junkies at the Impossible 2 Possible race in Gatineau, Quebec! I am kicking off this Monday with a brand new feature surrounding the Toronto Scotiabank Marathon that I will be racing this fall on October 19. I will be… Read More…

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, Races, TrainingTagged With: impossible 2 possible, Jessica Kuepfer, marathon training, Sports Nutrition, STWMAugust 25, 2014

2014 Race Schedule

Jan10

2014 Race Schedule

Good morning! We’ve made it to the weekend! It is the time of year when I whip out the calendar and the brochures of my race sponsors and series and start dreaming and scheming for the upcoming year! 2014 is going to be an AMAZING year of races.   (Change that to weddings and you… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: 2014 Race Schedule, 5 Peaks, Canada Running Series, Grand Canyon, Rim2Rim2Rim, RunWaterloo, STWM, TYS10KJanuary 10, 2014

2013 in Review

Jan1

2013 in Review

Whew. What a year it has been! Last night, I brought in 2014 surrounded by close friends and significantly less disastrously than last year. I was headed out to a New Years party in 2012 and was caught in black ice. Needless to say, this year was delightfully anticlimactic in comparison. As it is the… Read More…

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: 100 Miles of Wild, 2013, 2014, Adventure Science, Boston Marathon, duathlon, Grand Canyon, Jessica Kuepfer, Kathryn Bertine, Michael Stadlander, new year, North Dakota, Prius C, running coach, STWM, Under Armour, WeddingJanuary 1, 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

Post Marathon Recovery

Oct25

Post Marathon Recovery

Well friends. Now that the hard part is over, it is time to do some recovering. I am not going to lie, my feet were a wee bit tired on after the marathon on Sunday, so I took matters into my own hands on the drive home. I think an interesting question to look at… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: compression, marathon recovery, massage, stretching, STWMOctober 25, 2013

The Marathon – Pre-Race

Oct21

The Marathon – Pre-Race

Happy Monday! I did it! I ran the Toronto Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon and I qualified for Boston! I have lots of pictures and stories to share, but I thought I would break down the event in the same way I broke down my half marathon race series – into PRE, COMPETITION and POST event. The… Read More…

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: Achilles Tendonitis, KT Tape, marathon, North Coast Naturals, pre-marathon, Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon, STWM, The OfficeOctober 21, 2013

MY NEXT RACE:

Seattle Half Marathon | Burlington, ON | November 2018

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