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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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When we arrived in London (two months ago now!) I

When we arrived in London (two months ago now!) I said I was going to post more on the grid vs stories, and I haven’t done a great job of it….so here’s a photo from my run this morning of the sunrise over the outer ring of Regent’s Park 🇬🇧🌅🥰
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#london #regentspark #sunriseinlondon #morningrun #nofilter #instarunner #amsterdammarathon #londonexpat #londonrunner

It’s been fun exploring routes from our new plac

It’s been fun exploring routes from our new place in the Hampstead neighborhood. Hampstead Heath is steps away and offers miles (sorry, kilometers!) of trail and woods and HILLS (+ a few paved paths) and you can link up from the Hampstead extension to the Dollis Valley Greenwalk. Parliament track is right inside the Heath (I love it!) We are also two miles through Camden to Primrose Hill (picture #1 here) which links up to Regent’s Park (which I think is the prettiest London park & currently my favorite one to run!) to Hyde Park to Green/St James Park, all the way back to the Thames where I spent the first month run/exploring London! Running is the best way to get to know a city, isn’t it? 4 weeks until my 40th marathon, the Amsterdam marathon!
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#london #runnersoflondon #primrosehill #londonrunners #londonexpat #minnesotaninlondon

We ran Hampstead -> Regent’s Park -> Hyde Park -

We ran Hampstead -> Regent’s Park -> Hyde Park -> Green Park -> Buckingham Palace (& back) to pay our respects to the Queen. It was touching to see ALL the flowers (everywhere 💐) and the crowds, as well as a procession to Hyde for a gun salute later that day. I admit I feel kind of lucky to be here during this monumental though very sad time.
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#godsavethequeen #queenelizabeth #buckinghampalace #england #london

“Running” in the Cotswolds. So glad I did my l

“Running” in the Cotswolds. So glad I did my long run before we left!
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#cotswolds #crosscountry #trailrunning #adventurerunning #runninginthecotswolds #cotswoldsway #instarunner

It feels weird to post this as it seems like I’m

It feels weird to post this as it seems like I’m looking for sympathy but rather I’m acknowledging the truth amongst the other stuff I share….Amidst all the “fun exploring of London” the grief is still always present. Every day, I see something and think “oh my mom would love that” or “I can’t wait to tell my mom about so-and-so” - those thoughts are so common followed by the wave of sadness that follows them. But this week, for no apparent reason, I felt her absence from our lives more than ever. Homesickness maybe? I don’t know what triggered it. Grief sucks, doesn’t it? 😞

Last Saturday afternoon, we explored Maida Vale, “Little Venice”, with a long walk along the canal (west vs the east that I usually run), which passes by the zoo, Regent’s Park, ending at the Camden Market. A lovely way to spend an afternoon. 🇬🇧🥰
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#london #maidavale #littlevenice #exploringlondon

Staying connected across different hemispheres 🤓😊
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#primemeridian #greenwich #london #exploringlondon #differenthemispheres

Some recent pics ❤️🇬🇧🐶🏃‍♀️ .

Some recent pics ❤️🇬🇧🐶🏃‍♀️
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1- The Ten Bells pub in Spitalfield’s with an interesting history
2- Tower Bridge morning run commute
3- Ruth run along the Thames
4- Wellington Arch in Hyde Park
5- Buckingham Palace on a long run
6- Boden! in Chelsea.
7- Royal Arcade in Mayfair
8- Ruth on the national railway to Margate
9- Margate Beach in Kent
10- Margate Beach in Kent
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#vizslasofinstagram #margatebeach #margate #kent #london #dogsonthetube #dogsonthetubearethebest #thamesrun #londonrunner

Who’s to say I’m not an Olympic hopeful? 😆🇬🇧❤️
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17 mile exploratory run Thames -> Regent’s Canal -> Victoria Park -> Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park & back. The Amsterdam marathon is 10 weeks away. 🥳
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#queenelizabetholympicpark #longrun #instarunner #londonrunner #saturdaylongrun #exploringlondonbyfoot #amsterdammarathon

I spy a London fox! 🦊 🇬🇧❤️ . . . . #

I spy a London fox! 🦊 🇬🇧❤️
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#londonfox #london #mileendpark #morningrun #fox

Full weekend exploring London, with a 16 mile long

Full weekend exploring London, with a 16 mile long run on Regent’s Canal & Victoria Park, a visit to Borough Market, a walk with the pups to Shoreditch, dinner on Bermondsey Street, more running & lots of dog walks (+ meeting with a dog walker for this week when we both are in the office), and then the formal tour of the Tower of London. Covered a lot of ground. #london #exploringlondon #movetolondon #expat #londonexpat #runninginlondon #bermondsey #toweroflondon

Best reunion ever! I've been so, so worried, but t

Best reunion ever! I've been so, so worried, but these girls were such troopers through a 4-day delay in Chicago when it was too hot for them to fly, to a 7-hour flight from Chicago to Amsterdam, 5 hours getting through customs, followed by a 9 hour van transport (via the eurotunnel) to London to be reunited with us. ❤️ So much happiness in my heart to be together again.
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#vizsla #vizslasofinstagram #ilovemydogs #welltraveled #londonvizslas #londondogs

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