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Fitting Remarks: Tips for the Marathon Taper

June 13, 2017 By Jessie Benson 2 Comments

(With Grandma's Marathon this weekend, I thought it was a good idea to re-visit an older post about the taper!) The taper: that magical place when you sit back and enjoy all this extra free time and relish in all your hard work over the past 18 weeks… You're probably thinking, "Magical? No way. The taper sucks!" Why does the taper suck? You start second guessing all of your Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: Two Weeks Until the Boston Marathon

April 2, 2017 By Jessie Benson 12 Comments

Boston is just 15 days away- 15 days!! The hay is in the barn, right? The hard work is behind me, it's taper time. This post and this post both offer some tips for the taper, one of which is to stay hydrated! I've been doing exactly that with the new flavors of NUUN pictured above- Blackberry Citrus and Ginger Lemonade- yum! Here's how training went last week for the Boston Marathon 2017 Continue Reading

Fit Tip Friday: The Magical Taper.

October 31, 2014 By right.fit.sisters@gmail.com 13 Comments

  Here I am in the midst of taper madness for the Outer Banks Marathon. The taper: you know, that magical place when you sit back and enjoy all this extra free time and relish in all your hard work over the past 18 weeks... Wait, what? It doesn't feel magical to me! In fact, I'd say the taper kind of sucks. Why does the taper suck? You start second guessing all of your Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: Easter and More…

April 21, 2014 By Jessie Benson Leave a Comment

Happy Easter! Did you do anything fun to celebrate? Search for eggs, or give/receive a basket? Neither Dustin's nor my family is nearby, so we were on our own for the holiday. I did make Smitten Kitchen’s Baked Eggs with Spinach and Mushrooms…yum! We paired it with a big fruit salad mixed with peach pie filling…so good! source In fitness this past week, my mileage Continue Reading

Fitting Remarks: Tips for the Taper and Supporting My Favorite Runner

April 13, 2014 By Jessie Benson Leave a Comment

I survived my peak week of training for the Flying Pig Marathon. Now it's taper time! Basically, the idea is that I have done 16 hard weeks of training, and for the next three weeks, I will maintain that fitness, but let my legs recover and rebuild to feel strong on race day. Lots of people freak out a little bit in the taper, but I am trying to remember that now is the time to trust my Continue Reading

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Some recent pics ❤️🇬🇧🐶🏃‍♀️ . Some recent pics ❤️🇬🇧🐶🏃‍♀️
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1- The Ten Bells pub in Spitalfield’s with an interesting history
2- Tower Bridge morning run commute 
3- Ruth run along the Thames
4- Wellington Arch in Hyde Park
5- Buckingham Palace on a long run 
6- Boden! in Chelsea.
7- Royal Arcade in Mayfair 
8- Ruth on the national railway to Margate
9- Margate Beach in Kent 
10- Margate Beach in Kent
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#vizslasofinstagram #margatebeach #margate #kent #london #dogsonthetube #dogsonthetubearethebest #thamesrun #londonrunner
Who’s to say I’m not an Olympic hopeful? 😆🇬🇧❤️
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17 mile exploratory run Thames -> Regent’s Canal -> Victoria Park -> Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park & back. The Amsterdam marathon is 10 weeks away. 🥳
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#queenelizabetholympicpark #longrun #instarunner #londonrunner #saturdaylongrun #exploringlondonbyfoot #amsterdammarathon
I spy a London fox! 🦊 🇬🇧❤️ . . . . # I spy a London fox! 🦊 🇬🇧❤️ 
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#londonfox #london #mileendpark #morningrun #fox
Full weekend exploring London, with a 16 mile long Full weekend exploring London, with a 16 mile long run on Regent’s Canal & Victoria Park, a visit to Borough Market, a walk with the pups to Shoreditch, dinner on Bermondsey Street, more running & lots of dog walks (+ meeting with a dog walker for this week when we both are in the office), and then the formal tour of the Tower of London. Covered a lot of ground. #london #exploringlondon #movetolondon #expat #londonexpat #runninginlondon #bermondsey #toweroflondon
Best reunion ever! I've been so, so worried, but t Best reunion ever! I've been so, so worried, but these girls were such troopers through a 4-day delay in Chicago when it was too hot for them to fly, to a 7-hour flight from Chicago to Amsterdam, 5 hours getting through customs, followed by a 9 hour van transport (via the eurotunnel) to London to be reunited with us. ❤️ So much happiness in my heart to be together again.
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#vizsla #vizslasofinstagram #ilovemydogs #welltraveled #londonvizslas #londondogs
Good morning Thames! #morningrun #towerbridge #lon Good morning Thames! #morningrun #towerbridge #london #expat #mplstolondon
Exploring our new home the best way we know how, v Exploring our new home the best way we know how, via a long run! 
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Send me all your tips on London life 😊
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#longrun #london #expats #unitedkingdom #instarunner #londonrunner #amsterdammarathon
Run with Nordica, brunch with Richard & Craig- fit Run with Nordica, brunch with Richard & Craig- fitting in as much as we can between packing! #morningrun #brunch #friends #movetolondon
I’m committing to posting more “on the grid” I’m committing to posting more “on the grid” as I don’t love how Instagram is mostly reels and stories, so expect more pictures here, even when they are blurry from a sweaty iPhone camera 🤣 It was a struggle out there for all 13.7 miles, but still enjoyed my last Saturday long run around the lakes with my friend @vstabenow ‘s company for 10 of them! 
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#chainoflakes #minneapolis #minneapolisrunner #longrun #humidrun #instarunner #amsterdammarathon
Well, I guess last Saturday wasn’t my farewell t Well, I guess last Saturday wasn’t my farewell to Peter Cottontail on the Trail, Julie and I made our way out there this morning for a fun Friday run! #petercottontailontherunningtrail #minnehaha #morningrun #minneapolis
Our last bocce game last night. 😢 Keep the team Our last bocce game last night. 😢 Keep the team alive for us @mdmason1 & @jeramsland and hopefully we will sub in if we are back visiting next summer! #lindenhillsbocce #lindenhills #bocceball #summer #goodbye #washbeards #ayeayecaptain #neighborhood
Ruth and Matilda have been dying to share some exc Ruth and Matilda have been dying to share some exciting news- we are moving to London!

- Dustin was offered a really great opportunity through the same company to take on a new role in London.
- My company approved a transfer for me to our London office- same job for me (fun new office location!)
- I’ll be localized, Dustin will be an expat.
- The move has been in the works for awhile, but UK immigration was slow with visa processing due to Covid, staffing shortages, the Ukrainian war refugee crisis, etc. but we now have our visas so things are moving quickly- tentative move date is July 7!
- Though the delay was frustrating at first, I think it was meant to be, as it allowed me to be in the US for my mom’s last days and then her funeral. 😕
- We will be renting a flat in the city of London. Visitors welcome!
- Ruth & Matilda are coming with. We wouldn’t go if they couldn’t join! Happy to share details on how they are getting there, but Dustin’s firm set up us with an amazing agency that handles it all, @worldcarepet 
- Some good friends are hosting a goodbye party/open house on June 25th. Text me for details, I’d love to see you before we leave. All are invited! 🇬🇧
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#londonbound #mplstolondon #london #ruthandmatildasbigadventure #expat #uk
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