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This is my blog about finding The Right "Fit." I'm an avid runner, marathon enthusiast, and fitness experimentalist who uses my little space of the internet to share my passion for and experiences with running and fitness (...and a little about fashion.)

I write mostly about running and my quest to run a marathon in every state and every continent. But you'll also find some information about different fitness classes in the Twin Cities and more.

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Marathon #47, the 2025 Paris Marathon! . It was m

Marathon #47, the 2025 Paris Marathon!
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It was my “PW” time in quite a while (except the wine marathon in Médoc but that doesn’t really count 😆) but after taking several weeks off at an important time of the training block due to a tendon injury (and battling a cold on race day 🤧) I am still proud of myself and happy to have completed another marathon. Thanks to @donalmorancoaching for coaching me through the injury (I’m the first to admit I’m terrible when injured 😑- he’s very patient and thoughtful with his guidance)
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Paris is a lovely course, showing off the best parts of the city with brilliant crowd support, good weather (maybe a little warm), followed by a few days in Reims for champagne tasting with @dustinrbenson & @emariecantu made for a memorable experience with lots of laughs 🥳

“Spring will come and so will happiness.” . .

“Spring will come and so will happiness.”
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March in London was actually sunny and warm(ish), making up for the dreary months prior (weather-wise and mentally!)
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Started the month with a day trip to hike Seven Sisters (so pretty!), a cautious return to running, a colour analysis (I’m a cool summer!) flowers, birds, a bit more running…and an official extension of our visas, guess we are here for a few more years 🥳
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#londonexpat #clouranalysis #london #northlondon #londonrunning #thebigegghunt #parismarathon

February 2025: Started with a lot of running (too

February 2025: Started with a lot of running (too much?), a Paul Mescal play (so-so), a Rami Malek play (incredible!) a rainy Taylor themed 5k, but ended with a strained (torn) soleus muscle which presented as Achilles pain at the insertion point. Two weeks off of running (so far), physio, dry needling, shockwave therapy, and sports massage…I’m not sure if I’ll be running the Paris marathon in a few weeks but I’m doing all the spin (Psycle) and pilates (Heartcore) to try to retain a bit of fitness but another bummer month in the sh*tshow year of 2025.
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But…in dog news, Ruth is getting all the love as an only child and lots of local adventures and walkies! 💙

January 2025. Started off really rough with saying

January 2025. Started off really rough with saying goodbye to my best friend Matilda…there was some running, some races, a work trip to NYC, & a snowboarding trip to Switzerland. But happy to put this month behind me. On to February…

Snowboarding 🏂 in Verbier, Switzerland for 4 da

Snowboarding 🏂 in Verbier, Switzerland for 4 days was lovely ☺️
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Back in London for awhile now.
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#switzerland #verbier #alps #snowboarding #winterfun #4vallees

Matilda, I will miss you every day of the rest of

Matilda, I will miss you every day of the rest of my life.

Christmas Day Hampstead pond plunge! . . #christm

Christmas Day Hampstead pond plunge!
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#christmasday #hampstead #hampsteadponds #menspondhampsteadheath #coldplunge

Happy New Year! . 3 marathons: Barcelona 🇪🇸

Happy New Year!
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3 marathons: Barcelona 🇪🇸 , Tromsø 🇳🇴 , Cape Town 🇿🇦 , 2545 miles run 🏃🏼‍♀️, 2 Eras shows (Lisbon & London), Oktoberfest in Munich, hiking Tour du Mont Blanc, snowboarding Zermatt, Brugges, many visitors to London 🎉, a few trips back to 🇺🇸, exploring more of 🇬🇧.…‘twas a fun year 🥰

The most magical holiday party at the Tower of Lon

The most magical holiday party at the Tower of London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧💂‍♂️🎄🎅

Christmas lights run! 🏃🏼‍♀️ . #christ

Christmas lights run! 🏃🏼‍♀️
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#christmas #londonchristmas #christmasdecor #christmaslightsrun #holiday #festiveseason

Happy Thanksgiving. Missing my mom, as we always w

Happy Thanksgiving. Missing my mom, as we always will. ❤️‍🩹But it was so nice to spend Thanksgiving with all 4 of my sisters, their partners and kids and my dad.
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#thanksgiving #family #america #expat

Last Cape Town post….I think 😆. What can I sa

Last Cape Town post….I think 😆. What can I say, I had a fab holiday! 🥰 This is just a hodgepodge of pics, from runs along Sea Point, a helicopter tour, a rock hyrax (dassie?), Muizenberg beach, and more…
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#dassie #hyrax #capetown #southafrica #muizenberg

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