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15 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon: I Love Running!

October 9, 2018 By Jessie Benson 11 Comments

I'm so very behind on my weekly recap; I totally missed HoHo Runs and Taking the Long Way Home's link-up this week! But I'm still here to share how this past week went in training for the Houston Marathon; I have to document it or it didn't happen, right? We are 15 weeks out now; training is ramping up a little bit! Unfortunately I was crazy busy at work this week so all I had time for was Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 16 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon

September 30, 2018 By Jessie Benson 25 Comments

There are 16 weeks until the Houston Marathon, which will hopefully be my 30th full marathon! Generally most marathon training plans are 16 weeks long, so I guess this is the official kickoff to training. I'm excited and feeling cautiously optimistic. The gorgeous fall running weather this week definitely helped. This is seriously the best time of year to be a runner. I hope this weather Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: Training for the Antarctica Marathon

January 28, 2018 By Jessie Benson 25 Comments

Cheers to running outside! Though my paces were slower than normal, I got outside for all but 10 out of 60 miles of running. Yay! Here's how this week of training for the Antarctica marathon went: Monday: HUGE blizzard in Minnesota, just as forecasted. I think in the city we received over a foot of snow. It was the most snow in a single day in the past 7 years; it was nuts. It started in the Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 8 weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon

January 21, 2018 By Jessie Benson 31 Comments

Okay, I know last week's post was "8 Weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon" but I was wrong. This week is actually 8 weeks until the race, 7 weeks until we depart on the trip. Whoops! **And for any potential burglars planning to stop by while we're gone, my sister's family is going to be housesitting for most of the time, so I wouldn't recommend it! Back to the recap of training for the Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 13 Weeks Until the Boston Marathon!

January 15, 2017 By Jessie Benson 9 Comments

Happy Sunday all! How was your fitness and fitness fashion this week? Let me know in the comments! After last week's 60 mile week, my coach had me do a bit of a cutback this week. There was still one intense workout, but overall, this was an easier week. Lower mileage, no doubles, more resting. Here's how it went down: Monday: Tempo workout! 2 miles to warm-up, 6 miles at a 7:35 pace, 2 Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: Happy Halloween!

October 30, 2016 By Jessie Benson 13 Comments

Happy Sunday! I hope you enjoyed the last weekend in October. It was also the last weekend before Daylight Savings Time...which means we are quickly approaching even darker running than before! If you haven't broken out your head lamp yet, it's probably time to do so :) It was a really busy week for me at work, with over 60 hours there (which is a lot for me). I fit in what I could Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: Training for the Big Cottonwood Marathon!

July 10, 2016 By Jessie Benson 17 Comments

Yes, it's official! I registered for the Big Cottonwood Marathon on September 10th. Boston registration opens on September 12, so this will be my 'last chance marathon.' It starts at altitude, but it has a LOT of downhill. My coach said I'll need to do some hard training on the downhill to prepare my quads. But look at those stats- 25% of runners qualify for Boston at Big Cottonwood. I like Continue Reading

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Run commuting! 🏃‍♀️👩‍💻 . I did it Run commuting! 🏃‍♀️👩‍💻
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I did it in Mpls too but it’s much more common in London; my office has showers + towels + lockers + blowdryers/flat irons. There are always other runners & cyclists getting ready in the morning & I see many other runners on my run in with their packs on! My shortest route is just over 4 miles (Hampstead to Leicester Square) but I can always lengthen it if I want (though the backpack is pretty heavy in the winter.) It’s a really fun option that I’m glad I can do on occasion. Have you tried it?
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#runcommute #london #londonrunner #commute #skipthetraffic #ultimatedirection #fastpakher20
15 weeks until marathon #41, the @vienna_city_mara 15 weeks until marathon #41, the @vienna_city_marathon ! Excited to kick off a fresh training block here in London 🇬🇧🏃‍♀️ Guessing there will be lots of rainy & muddy miles in my future 😆
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#viennacitymarathon #vienna #viennaaustria #marathontraining #iloverunning
2022 in 53 pictures! 2022 in 53 pictures!
Last post on the grid about Lapland, I swear!😁 Last post on the grid about Lapland, I swear!😁 We did a husky sled 5k with Tundra Huskies; I was worried about whether I would be comfortable with how the dogs were treated but these pups seemed very well cared for and they seemed to LOVE pulling the sled! I was “so brave” & even drove the sled. Afterwards we got to give some snuggles to the retired pups ❤️🐕🥶🇫🇮
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#huskie #tundrahuskie #finland #lapland #huskyridesinfinland
A unique experience overnight in what was basicall A unique experience overnight in what was basically an igloo in Lapland! Not sure I could do it more than one night though 😆
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#finland #lapland #snowhotel #laplandfinland #laplandsnowvillage #cold #brrr
The stunning light above the Arctic Circle! #levi The stunning light above the Arctic Circle! #levi #lapland #finland #arcticcircle #travel #winterwonderland
I was told it didn’t snow in London. I’d like I was told it didn’t snow in London. I’d like a refund please. 🇬🇧💔🥶
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#londonsnow #london #minnesotaninlondon #expat #londonexpat #winter
Exploring the Buda side of the Danube via a run 🏃🏼🏃‍♀️ 
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#fishermansbastion #budapest #hungary #runexploring #buda #danube #europe
Dustin and I “participated” in our family turk Dustin and I “participated” in our family turkey trot from afar (he did his yesterday in the rain ☔️). Thanksgiving is kinda my family’s thing, as it’s the holiday where all 4 of my sisters + partners + kids + my parents all get together vs Christmas; there’s always a race of some kind, often a lip sync competition, a clothing swap, maybe a squabble or two (& bets on who causes the drama) and endless laughs. It’s weird not being there this year, especially since it’s the first without my mom 😕. But my dad is keeping traditions alive & sent us our “bibs” to join in from London. ❤️🦃🏃‍♀️🏃🏼 (and I’m so glad the rest of my sisters will be there for him.)
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Cherish your family traditions and give your family a hug for me 🙂
“Danube River Cruise.” aka, “We are too old “Danube River Cruise.” aka, “We are too old for a booze cruise.” 😂
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#budapest #hungary #budapest🇭🇺 #danube #danuberiver #boozecruise
Putting more Porto on the grid 🤩🇵🇹 . . . Putting more Porto on the grid 🤩🇵🇹
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#portugal #porto #onthegrid #travel #marathon #portomarathon #iloveportugal #iloveporto #wanderlust #europe
So much fun running my 40th marathon today in beau So much fun running my 40th marathon today in beautiful Porto! I positive split this race like no other & barely kept things under 4 hours. It got pretty toasty out there and I also probably overestimated my fitness in the first half. 😃 I met another American & enjoyed some miles with her, one of very few at this race, scroll to see a video 😆🏃‍♀️🇺🇸. I’m so happy to have completed a marathon in a new-to-me country, two weeks post-Covid (vaccines work!) Thanks to @erbyatkins for taking me the extra weeks through a backup marathon when Covid cancelled Amsterdam for me.  Running is such a fun way to experience a new city ❤️🇵🇹 (Added bonus to have @dustinrbenson show up every few miles on a scooter to cheer ❤️)
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