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10 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon

December 22, 2019 By Jessie Benson 28 Comments

It's officially winter! Though it doesn't really feel like it; Minneapolis is actually experiencing a bit of a warm-up this week (I love it; who needs a white Christmas??), with temps over 40 degrees!  I'm not complaining, the warmer temps made training for the Atlanta marathon a lot better! There are now 10 weeks until March 1, i.e. 10 weeks until the Atlanta marathon! As you may know, the Continue Reading

Fits Do Race Reviews: The Brookings Marathon

May 25, 2019 By Jessie Benson 13 Comments

On May 11, 2019, I ran my 32nd marathon, the Brookings Marathon in South Dakota. It was my 21st state in my 50-state marathon quest. I ran this marathon with my sister Erin; I called myself her "pacer," but in reality, I just ran it with her for the experience...because I love running marathons with her! I wasn't ever planning to run a particular pace and hold that pace no matter what happened Continue Reading

My Favorite Running Gear: A Crowd Sourced Series

July 11, 2018 By Jessie Benson 5 Comments

If you're new here, I'm doing a crowd sourced series of posts featuring your favorite running gear. I’m reaching out to all the runners that I know to share their most favorite running gear; after I’ve shared all the posts, I hope to do one summary of the most popular items from my most “unscientific” survey. (You can catch up on part 1 here , part 2 part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 and part Continue Reading

Fitness Fashion: The Five Best Summer Running Tanks

July 12, 2017 By Jessie Benson 6 Comments

I'm all about the sports bra squad on really hot runs and have no shame whatsoever in losing my top to stay comfortable when necessary! But sometimes you still want/need to wear a shirt, even on really hot runs. So I put together a quick list for you of my five favorite summer running tops right now: Oiselle Pleated Tank Buy it HERE This is my recent favorite tank- so much so, that I Continue Reading

Fitness Fashion: Winter Running Must-Haves.

November 20, 2016 By Jessie Benson 8 Comments

As you may have read in this week's recap, Minneapolis had its first snowfall last Friday. Though not much of that fresh powder stuck around, it did seem to mark the transition to winter running apparel. Friday's snowfall also led to a conversation with a 'cube mate' of mine at the office who could not believe that I run outside all winter. I tried to explain to him that its perfectly possible Continue Reading

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May 2025 highlights: a trip to Wales to support Du May 2025 highlights: a trip to Wales to support Dustin running a 50km trail race, (hiked Snowdonia solo while he ran), “Bark Jacobs” with Ruthie, runs with friends, including a run to see all the Chelsea In Bloom flowers, “Here we are” at the National theatre, Ruth’s 6th birthday at the movies 🍿, Hackney rooftop saunas  and more walks in the Heath. Chill but great month 💕
#wales #snowdonia #utmb #vizslas #ruth #phoenicianscheme #barkjacobs #chelseainbloom
April 2025 highlights! Paris marathon followed by April 2025 highlights! Paris marathon followed by a few nights in Reims tasting champagne, an Easter weekend in Norfolk (UK), cheering for friends at the London marathon…and dogs of course. Always dogs! 🐶 
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#england #london #vizsla #expat #reims #parismarathon #norfolk
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
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