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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

Weekly Recap: 7 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon

September 22, 2019 By Jessie Benson 22 Comments

7 weeks until my 33rd marathon and 22nd state! Training was pretty intense this week, but fortunately my bronchitis is gone and my strained pec muscle is almost healed. First things first, check out the guest post my younger sister Laurie wrote about her first experience with a running coach and hitting her goal at the City of Lakes half marathon! Read more HERE. Other big news of the week 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

Thanksgiving and a Cutback Week

November 25, 2018 By Jessie Benson 29 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope those of you that celebrate the holiday had a wonderful long weekend. (If you only check in here for the weekly recap, be sure to check out the final recap post of our recent trip to Norway: "Fits on the Road in Flåm and Oslo!") My holiday weekend coincided with a cutback week in mileage for training for the Houston Marathon (my 30th full at the end of January!) It 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: 11 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon

November 4, 2018 By Jessie Benson 33 Comments

Happy Sunday friends! If you only check in for the weekly recap, please check out these two posts from earlier this week: Guest Post: My First Ironman <-- inspiring guest post from my friend Paige, who is a full-time working mom who crushed her first Ironman! Fits on the Road in Norway: Lofthus & Solstrand <-- another travel post about my recent trip to Norway! Now onto my Continue Reading

Fits on the Road: Copenhagen & Gothenburg

October 19, 2018 By Jessie Benson 15 Comments

Hi there! I'm here to share the details of a recent trip Dustin and I took to Scandinavia. We'll call this Part 1: Copenhagen and Gothenburg! (<-- pronounced by locals as "yö-te-boh-ry!" Not what you'd expect!) Friday, October 12: We flew from Minneapolis to Chicago to Copenhagen. I'm sorry, but O'Hare is my least favorite airport for transferring from domestic to international 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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