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Weekly Recap: Our Anniversary, a Hot Cider Half Marathon, & Taylors Falls!

October 23, 2016 By Jessie Benson 9 Comments

What a beautiful October week! It was a busy one, so I didn't have as much time to write here at The Right Fits as I would have liked. But as always, I'm here with my weekly recap and I am linking up again with Jess at Jess Runs ATL (who is running the Richmond Marathon in 3 weeks!) Join our link-up. Details below. Monday: Easy 4 mile run with Matilda after work. So dark.... Tuesday: 7 Continue Reading

Introducing a Weekly Link-up!

August 21, 2016 By Jessie Benson 1 Comment

I’m excited to share that I am teaming with Jess at Jess Run Atlanta to host a weekly link-up for training recaps!  Jess and I connected last year when we were training for and then ran the Richmond Marathon (<--I loved that marathon, highly recommend it!) I have continued to follow her journey on her blog since then. We thought it would be fun to team up, as we both enjoy following other Continue Reading

Fitting Remarks: A Reflection on 2015.

December 29, 2015 By Jessie Benson 5 Comments

As 2015 comes to its close, I decided to take some time and reflect on the year. I started 2015 on a three month work assignment to Singapore. I remember someone commenting then that it would be my "longest year ever" since I entered 2015 thirteen hours "earlier" than Minneapolis did, so I will get thirteen more hours this year, ha! I wouldn't say it ended up being a Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: Post-Marathon

November 22, 2015 By Jessie Benson 4 Comments

A weekly recap when I'm not training for anything??? Well, I like sharing (obviously- that's why I have a blog!) Even though I'm not running, it felt weird not sitting down for my weekly recap to catch up, so I thought I'd share how I spent this week of recovery post-Richmond <-- catch up on my race recap there if you missed it! Often after a marathon, I schedule a massage, but I Continue Reading

Fits Do Race Reviews: The Anthem Richmond Marathon 2015

November 15, 2015 By Jessie Benson 36 Comments

Marathon #20: complete! 15 states down, 35 to go (wow, that's a lot more to go- it's going to take a lifetime!) The Richmond Marathon was really great. I think it might be in my top 5 favorite marathons...which would be Tokyo, Twin Cities, St. George Utah, Big Sur, and...Richmond! Actually, it's probably tied with Steamtown in Scranton, PA, but it was definitely a good one. The Richmond Continue Reading

The Day Before the Richmond Marathon!

November 13, 2015 By Jessie Benson 6 Comments

Tomorrow is the Richmond Marathon, marathon #20 for me! You can check out the full map and list of marathons I have done HERE. Richmond will be my 15th state...Many more marathons to go on my way to 50 states! We arrived in Richmond last night around 10:30 pm EST. We were supposed to arrive much earlier, but our (direct) flight from Minneapolis kept getting delayed for mechanical reasons. This Continue Reading

One Week Until the Richmond Marathon & I Met Wilson Kipsang

November 8, 2015 By Jessie Benson 4 Comments

Eighteen weeks ago, I told you that I had registered for my 20th marathon, the Anthem Richmond Marathon. That marathon is now less than a week away! I'm excited to toe that starting line again and get a 26.2 mile tour of Richmond, Virginia! Here is how the past week of tapering went: Monday: 8x1000m repeats at a "cruise" pace of 7:40. 2 miles to warm-up with my friend Christie and about 3 Continue Reading

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