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About The Right Fits

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What is The Right Fits?

The Right Fits is my (Jessie’s) personal blog about my experiences trying to find The Right Fits in fitness and fitness fashion. Here you will find honest reviews of fitness classes around the Twin Cities (and sometimes on the road). You can read lots of race recaps, particularly marathon recaps as I continue on my journey to run a marathon in every state, with a few countries thrown in every once in a while as I pursue the 7 continents as well. You will also find plenty of pictures and posts about my dogs, two vizslas, Ruth and Matilda. I’ll share travel posts on occasion. I will share my weekly recaps with details about my workouts and anything new in fitness fashion.

As of January 2022, I have completed 38 marathons in 27 different states and 5 countries. I have run many, many other races of all distances (half marathon, 10k, 8k, 5k, 1 mile); some trail runs but mostly on pavement. I would love to connect with you!

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  1. Stacy Duke says

    August 10, 2015 at 12:48 pm

    Hi Jessie,

    I’d like to invite you to a complimentary tuneup from Orthology with Dr. Josh, the man who developed the methodology. He treats professional athletes, the Minnesota Vikings and Olympians so you’ll be in good hands.

    You may have heard of Orthology, a new approach to treating back and body pain using collaborative care teams. Instead of seeing a chiro who only treats bone/joint issue or a PT who only treats muscle issues ­ Orthology puts those people in the same room with a patient to help them get better, faster.

    I’d love for you to experience what makes Orthology more effective than other options because I know once you experience it, you’ll be sold. If you’re interested in reviewing his services and sharing it with The Right Fits readers, let me know.

    Thank you,
    Stacy

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    • Jessie Benson says

      March 16, 2016 at 10:43 am

      hi Stacy! I LOVE Orthology and go there for a tune-ups all the time! Thanks 🙂

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  2. Sondra Thompson says

    March 7, 2017 at 2:13 pm

    Jess,
    I was searching for a bit of motivation. I am also training for Boston and I’m getting a bit burned out. ( 6 more weeks to go) Your times are very close to mine so I’m assuming we will be running in the same line up at Boston. I just wanted to say Hi and hope to see you at Boston.
    Sondra

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    • Jessie Benson says

      July 13, 2017 at 7:59 am

      Sondra, I hope Boston went well for you!

      Reply
  3. San says

    July 12, 2017 at 5:58 pm

    That’s a super-cute long sleeve. Do you remember the brand?

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    • Jessie Benson says

      July 13, 2017 at 7:59 am

      Sure do! It is Sweaty Betty.

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      • San says

        July 13, 2017 at 7:53 pm

        Thanks! I will have to keep an eye on their stuff… unfortunately, they don’t seem to have that one anymore.

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        • Jessie Benson says

          July 16, 2017 at 9:13 pm

          No 🙁 I think I bought it quite awhile ago!

          Reply

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My first time skiing (well, snowboarding) the Alps My first time skiing (well, snowboarding) the Alps was a success, and by success I mean it didn’t end with a helicopter evacuation after an epic knee injury like the last Wedel sister who skied the Alps (hi @emariecantu 😉)

I’ve snowboarded quite a few US resorts and Europe was different in a few ways:
1: Lift tickets are cheap! Only €60 a day vs. $200+ in the US
2: It’s all about the coffee breaks, fondue lunches, and après ski (for the locals, not for us. See video from La Folie Douce as example 🥳)
3: Nothing is “out-of-bounds”. Ski at your own risk. You’re responsible for your own rescue cost. 
4: The trails are rated green, blue, red, and black. No double black diamond rating, just a ton of off-piste. The mountain is huge.
5: Food and wine is expensive but mostly good.
6:  It wasn’t that busy for us but when it was, the lift lines were chaos, every man for himself 🤣
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