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Weekly Recap: 17 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon

July 14, 2019 By Jessie Benson 23 Comments

Well, this was a bit of an interesting week in training due to my work trip/offsite meeting in Montauk. Here's how things went: Monday: I was up and running before 5 am to fit in 6 miles before my uber picked me up to head to the airport. I flew into LGA; the drive from the airport to our hotel (Guerney's on Star Island in Montauk) was about 3 hours. We arrived in time to check-in and shower Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 18 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon!

July 7, 2019 By Jessie Benson 15 Comments

Hello and welcome to July! Summer is in full swing over here. Here's how training for the Indianapolis Marathon went this holiday week. Monday: Total rest. I woke up to lightning and thunder. The treadmill did not sound appealing. I had a dr. appt after work so wasn't able to run. Unplanned rest day. Tuesday: I was feeling super anxious this week about work, so I just could not Continue Reading

19 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon

June 30, 2019 By Jessie Benson 19 Comments

Another week, another weekly recap! Here's how training went for the Indianapolis Marathon: Monday: 8 solo miles before work, easy pace 9:30 min/mile,  Discover Strength session after work. Tuesday:  5.5 miles with Matilda (my dog) before work, 9:15 min/mile Wednesday: Workout Wednesday! 3 miles easy, 2 miles at 8:05, 3 minute jog, 6x (200m with 200m jog Continue Reading

20 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon

June 23, 2019 By Jessie Benson 32 Comments

Another week, another weekly recap! Here's how this past week went in training for the Indianapolis Marathon: Monday: 8 solo miles before work, 9:15 min/mile, Discover Strength after work. Tuesday: 7 miles before work with Christie, 9 min/mile. Wednesday: Workout Wednesday! 3 mile warm-up, 5x600m with 70 second recovery, then 5x400m repeat with 400m recovery, 1 mile Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 21 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon

June 16, 2019 By Jessie Benson 27 Comments

Happy Father's Day! Unfortunately, my dad doesn't live nearby, so I wasn't able to celebrate with him. Instead, I spent the day with this 'dog dad.' Anyways, here's how this past week went in training for the Indianapolis marathon, (which will be my 33rd marathon- exciting!) *If you missed stopping in during the week, I shared this review of the goodr + rabbit kit! Monday: 8 solo Continue Reading

The Right Fit: goodr x rabbit kits

June 12, 2019 By Jessie Benson 10 Comments

I recently purchased a goodr x rabbit kit and I'm here to share it with you! The rabbit x goodr Women's Race Kit costs $125, which is pricy, but it includes 3 awesome items, 1 pair of limited edition goodr sunglasses 1 pair or rabbit shorts 1 rabbit tank All items come in a fun, tropical, limited edition pattern! I tested out the shorts and the glasses on my long run last weekend. As Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 22 Weeks Until Indianapolis

June 9, 2019 By Jessie Benson 27 Comments

Happy Sunday! I'm checking in with my weekly recap of training; the Monumental Indianapolis Marathon is quite a ways away, but it IS my next full marathon, so I'll be counting down to that race. But I do have some shorter distance races planned between now and then as well! Here's how training went this past week: Monday: 8 miles before work, 9 min/mile pace. Discover Strength session after Continue Reading

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