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Fits Do Race Reviews: The 2019 Monumental Indianapolis Marathon

November 13, 2019 By Jessie Benson 31 Comments

This past Sunday, I completed my 33rd full marathon, the Monumental Indianapolis Marathon. For a full list of my previous 32 marathons, check out this page. This was my 22nd state in my quest to run a marathon in every state, and my 2nd fastest marathon ever. This post will share details on my personal performance as well as the race in general. If there are any details I missed that you'd Continue Reading

Three Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon!

October 20, 2019 By Jessie Benson 34 Comments

I made it through the biggest week of marathon training for Indianapolis- woohoo! I'm really excited for marathon 33 (state #23) in three weeks! My coach doesn't have me step back too much yet; I still have an 18 mile long run next weekend. But the overall intensity and mileage are on the decrease over the next three weeks. Taper time! Here's how training went this past week! Monday: 8 Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 2 Weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon

March 3, 2019 By Jessie Benson 29 Comments

Antarctica is oh, so close! Keeping my fingers crossed that Dustin and I stay healthy all week and are safely en route to Argentina next weekend. Here's how training for the marathon went this past week:  Monday: I ran after work this day: 2 miles easy, then 10 hill repeats of 0.20 miles each at 3-4% incline at 8 min/mile, recovery for 0.10, 1 mile cool-down. Hills are tough on the Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 3 Weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon

February 24, 2019 By Jessie Benson 40 Comments

'Twas a good week! I got to run outside TWICE, including my 20 miler! Here's how training went this week for the Antarctica Marathon: Monday: President's Day! I had the day off of work. What's a girl to do? Head to an 8 am dentist appointment :) But after the dentist, I met my friend Vicki for a 7.25 mile run- OUTSIDE! After 50 miles on the treadmill last week, running outside in the Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 7 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon

December 2, 2018 By Jessie Benson 27 Comments

Hello, hello! I'm here with my weekly recap of training for the Houston Marathon, which is 7 weeks away! These next few weeks will be 'peak' training time for the race. It's getting a bit intense! Here's how training went this past week: Monday: 9 miles at a 9:08 min/mile, run commute to work. The trails were clear, though it was quite chilly (in the teens.) I was able to fit in a vinyasa Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 10 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon

November 11, 2018 By Jessie Benson 33 Comments

Another week, another weekly recap of training for the Houston Marathon! Time is flying by and there are just 10 short weeks until I run my 30th marathon at the end of January. *Quick note- if you only check in here for my weekly recaps, be sure to check out this post, the 3rd post about our trip to Norway- this time recapping our time in Bergen! Winter arrived in full force this week in Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 4 Weeks Until the Three Bridges Marathon!

November 19, 2017 By Jessie Benson 19 Comments

Happy Sunday! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I'm here with my weekly recap as usual, linking up with Jess from Jess Runs ATL. Details below. Join us! (I am also linking up with HoHo Runs/Mississippi Piddlin, who host similar link-ups to Jess and mine. Check them out!) This week, I started ramping up a bit for the Three Bridges Marathon in Little Rock (December 15). Here's how Continue Reading

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Great morning for a long run! We changed things up Great morning for a long run! We changed things up & took the Greenway to the Hiawatha Bike Path through downtown. Excited to be training for a marathon again (Idaho on June 27!) #sunvalley  #idaho #50stateschallenge #marathon #instarunner #minneapolis #ilovetorun
Excited to show off these pasty Minnesotan legs th Excited to show off these pasty Minnesotan legs this AM 😆#longrun #minneapolisrunner #marathontraining #instarunner #runrevelsunvalley
Ruth’s longest run! She’ll be doing double dig Ruth’s longest run! She’ll be doing double digits soon 😄 
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Ordered this @lululemon shirt thinking it looked like the color of a vizsla, ha! But not quite. #vizslasofinstagram #runningdog #runner #vizslaswhorun
Triple the vizsla! Meet Maple, who is hanging out Triple the vizsla! Meet Maple, who is hanging out with Ruth & Matilda for a few days! #vizslas #vizslasofinstagram #vizslapuppy #rgb #ilovemydogs #vizslasarethebest
Excited for a little feature on @runnersworldmag a Excited for a little feature on @runnersworldmag alongside lots of other (more inspiring than me 🤩) athletes! Check it out: https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a35916528/runners-world-member-jessie-benson/
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@dengaterade @runnersworldcoach #runnersworld #iloverunning #mantra #instarunner #runner #running #minneapolisrunner #minneapolis
Definitely the upside of Daylight Savings. #sunris Definitely the upside of Daylight Savings. #sunrise #sunriserun #happymonday #bdemakaska #minneapolis #chainoflakes #instarunner #run
39 degrees, pouring rain, & windy..but my friends 39 degrees, pouring rain, & windy..but my friends didn’t cancel 🤣 Of course not! Took me awhile to warmup post-run though, that’s for sure....#morning run #rajnyrun #cold #minneapolis #minnesotarunner #instarunner #womenwhorun #dedicated
Ruth’s longest run: 7.58 miles! She wasn’t a f Ruth’s longest run: 7.58 miles! She wasn’t a fan of winter running (I feel ya, Ruth) but seems to like spring running! #minneapolis #rgb #ruth #runningbuddy #ilovemydogs #myfurryrunningbuddy #vizslasofinstagram #vizslarunner
This special lady is 12 years old! (84 in dog year This special lady is 12 years old! (84 in dog years 😳) She’s still up for a mile or so of jogging, and endless miles of walks. But then relishes her recovery naps and would kindly prefer if Ruth didn’t hog the blankets 🐶 
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Matilda Sloan Benson, you will always be the BEST dog 💙#vizsla #vizslasofinstagram #matilda #seniordog #youngatheart #ilovemydogs 📸 thx to @amikkoch
Ruth refuses to pose for post-run pics 😋 . . Th Ruth refuses to pose for post-run pics 😋
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This bright blue @oiselle vest was almost too warm for a 30 degree run! .
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#oisellevolée #oisellemn #vizsla #rgb #ruth #morningrun
My (fully vaccinated!) sister & I did a fun “Sav My (fully vaccinated!) sister & I did a fun “Save the Manatees” virtual 10k this morning around the lakes. Not exactly manatee/Florida weather but it was wonderful to have an hour+ to catch up in person. #savethechubbymermaids #IRunforMovement #sisters #vaccinated #winterrun
Sharing some runner pet peeves on the blog today ( Sharing some runner pet peeves on the blog today (link in profile), linking up with @kookyrunner & @zenaida_arroyo ! Let me know what I missed- what are your runner pet peeves? #petpeeves #runners #linkup #runblog
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