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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

Weekly Recap: 14 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon

October 15, 2018 By Jessie Benson 16 Comments

Late again with my weekly recap! But I have a legitimate excuse; I'm on vacation in Denmark/Sweden/Norway! I'll definitely share more on the trip, but let me just recap this past week in training for the Houston Marathon- only 14 weeks to go! Monday: 7.81 miles, 9:35 min/mile pace. It was so hard to get up early after such a fun weekend with my sister Erin and her friend Jen, who were in Continue Reading

Fits on the Road: Swedish Style

August 8, 2012 By Jessie Benson Leave a Comment

By Cool JFor my "final" Sweden post, I thought I'd share my observations of Stockholm Style! What's hot in Stockholm? Now, I never claim to be an expert. As I'm sure you've figured out on your own, LL and I are just a couple of regular gals trying to find the right fits for us in this world. But here are the top three things I could confidently say were HOT, HOT, HOT in Continue Reading

Fresh New Fit: Sea Kayaking the Archipelago

August 4, 2012 By Jessie Benson Leave a Comment

So I now know that Stockholm is an archipelago.  An archipelago (i/ɑrkɨˈpɛləɡoʊ/ ark-i-pel-ə-goh), sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. I had to look it up myself to ensure I was pronouncing it correctly! It's one of those words that you read in books all the time, but you don't use in every day conversation. Basically, the entire city is surrounded by water, and Continue Reading

Fits on the Road: Running in Stockholm

August 2, 2012 By Jessie Benson 1 Comment

We drove to Stockholm from Gothenburg on Friday, stopping for a quick venture into the town of Granna. Granna wasn't mentioned in any of our guide books, but one of the people at Volvo suggested that we stop there to buy some polkagris. What's polkagris? Polkagris is a red and white candy, that seems to me to be a lot like peppermint candy canes! It comes in several different shapes Continue Reading

Fits on the Road: Gothenburg, Sweden

August 2, 2012 By Jessie Benson Leave a Comment

On our first full day in Gothenburg, the D-man and I knew we had to be up early to catch our ride to the Volvo factory at 8 am. However, due to (thanks to?) jet lag, I was ready to head out for a run at 5 am. In fact, I probably would have been ready to run at 3 am! I've said it before, and I'll say it again - the best way to explore a new city is to head out for a run. Ask your hotel concierge Continue Reading

Fits on the Road: An Unexpected Workout….

July 31, 2012 By Jessie Benson Leave a Comment

By Cool JLast Wednesday, the D-man and I embarked on a week long adventure to Sweden. We came here primarily to pick up our new car as part of the European delivery program in Gothenburg, but added on 4 days in Stockholm and its surrounding archipelago, where we passed our time sight-seeing, kayaking, and running through this beautiful city. Ready to go!Our flight itinerary took us from 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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