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Fitness Fashion: Winter Running Must-Haves.

November 20, 2016 By Jessie Benson 8 Comments

As you may have read in this week's recap, Minneapolis had its first snowfall last Friday. Though not much of that fresh powder stuck around, it did seem to mark the transition to winter running apparel. Friday's snowfall also led to a conversation with a 'cube mate' of mine at the office who could not believe that I run outside all winter. I tried to explain to him that its perfectly possible Continue Reading

Fitness Fashion: Craft Running Apparel

January 30, 2016 By Jessie Benson 2 Comments

The Right Fits is a blog where Fitness and Fashion meet, but I realize it has been awhile since I did a fitness fashion post. I'm changing that now! After my warm weather work trip was cancelled, I decided to treat myself with some new winter running apparel, and I'm reviewing some of that gear today for you. Depending on what the groundhog tells us on February 2, spring might be on its way. Continue Reading

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Great morning for a long run! We changed things up Great morning for a long run! We changed things up & took the Greenway to the Hiawatha Bike Path through downtown. Excited to be training for a marathon again (Idaho on June 27!) #sunvalley  #idaho #50stateschallenge #marathon #instarunner #minneapolis #ilovetorun
Excited to show off these pasty Minnesotan legs th Excited to show off these pasty Minnesotan legs this AM 😆#longrun #minneapolisrunner #marathontraining #instarunner #runrevelsunvalley
Ruth’s longest run! She’ll be doing double dig Ruth’s longest run! She’ll be doing double digits soon 😄 
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Ordered this @lululemon shirt thinking it looked like the color of a vizsla, ha! But not quite. #vizslasofinstagram #runningdog #runner #vizslaswhorun
Triple the vizsla! Meet Maple, who is hanging out Triple the vizsla! Meet Maple, who is hanging out with Ruth & Matilda for a few days! #vizslas #vizslasofinstagram #vizslapuppy #rgb #ilovemydogs #vizslasarethebest
Excited for a little feature on @runnersworldmag a Excited for a little feature on @runnersworldmag alongside lots of other (more inspiring than me 🤩) athletes! Check it out: https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a35916528/runners-world-member-jessie-benson/
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Definitely the upside of Daylight Savings. #sunris Definitely the upside of Daylight Savings. #sunrise #sunriserun #happymonday #bdemakaska #minneapolis #chainoflakes #instarunner #run
39 degrees, pouring rain, & windy..but my friends 39 degrees, pouring rain, & windy..but my friends didn’t cancel 🤣 Of course not! Took me awhile to warmup post-run though, that’s for sure....#morning run #rajnyrun #cold #minneapolis #minnesotarunner #instarunner #womenwhorun #dedicated
Ruth’s longest run: 7.58 miles! She wasn’t a f Ruth’s longest run: 7.58 miles! She wasn’t a fan of winter running (I feel ya, Ruth) but seems to like spring running! #minneapolis #rgb #ruth #runningbuddy #ilovemydogs #myfurryrunningbuddy #vizslasofinstagram #vizslarunner
This special lady is 12 years old! (84 in dog year This special lady is 12 years old! (84 in dog years 😳) She’s still up for a mile or so of jogging, and endless miles of walks. But then relishes her recovery naps and would kindly prefer if Ruth didn’t hog the blankets 🐶 
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Matilda Sloan Benson, you will always be the BEST dog 💙#vizsla #vizslasofinstagram #matilda #seniordog #youngatheart #ilovemydogs 📸 thx to @amikkoch
Ruth refuses to pose for post-run pics 😋 . . Th Ruth refuses to pose for post-run pics 😋
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This bright blue @oiselle vest was almost too warm for a 30 degree run! .
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#oisellevolée #oisellemn #vizsla #rgb #ruth #morningrun
My (fully vaccinated!) sister & I did a fun “Sav My (fully vaccinated!) sister & I did a fun “Save the Manatees” virtual 10k this morning around the lakes. Not exactly manatee/Florida weather but it was wonderful to have an hour+ to catch up in person. #savethechubbymermaids #IRunforMovement #sisters #vaccinated #winterrun
Sharing some runner pet peeves on the blog today ( Sharing some runner pet peeves on the blog today (link in profile), linking up with @kookyrunner & @zenaida_arroyo ! Let me know what I missed- what are your runner pet peeves? #petpeeves #runners #linkup #runblog
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