06/11/2025
Welcome to TeamHP3 coach Jessica 🙌
If you are in the trail running world, you’ll know Jessica and her infectious enthusiasm for life and adventure!
Jessica is a Registered Health and Exercise Practitioner through the Fitness Practitioners of Ontario (FPAO). With a BSc and MSc in Sport and Exercise Science from Leeds Beckett University and Staffordshire University, respectively, she specialised in biomechanics and environmental physiology, with both her dissertations focusing on the physiological responses of ultrarunners in cold exposure.
She has a broad spectrum in sports knowledge, as a former competitive figure skater, cross country skier, hurdler, and surprisingly, hammer thrower. She has long been involved in trail and ultrarunning, since 2008, running globally across various distances, terrains, and environments. Spending as much time out in the mountains as possible, she enjoys any outdoor pursuit, getting out for long rides on her road and gravel bikes, or climbing when time (and weather) allows. She also enjoys playing tag rugby, just to mix things up.
Her love of sports has had her involved in both coaching and training for over 15 years, combining her knowledge as an athlete, her academic pursuits, and certifications over the years (OFC-RHEP Personal Training, Athletics Canada, England Athletics, Skate Canada, Hockey Canada). She also has strong knowledge in working with athletes with chronic illnesses, especially IBDs, as she herself has ulcerative colitis, and understands the additional requirements that can be needed with training.
With her coaching with , she wants to ensure that she pulls the balance of enjoyment and improvement, pushing boundaries, and finding adventure in the everyday with her athletes.
If you’d like to tap into her experience and expertise drop us a message or check out the website.
