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Fits Do Race Reviews: The 2019 Chevron Houston Marathon

January 27, 2019 By Jessie Benson 57 Comments

On Sunday, January 20, 2019, I ran my 30th marathon (and checked off my 20th state in my 50-state quest!) , which was the Chevron Houston Marathon in Houston, Texas. It was my first marathon after taking a year off of marathoning due to a broken tibia/fibula. After a long year of recovery, it was so great to be back at it. Here's my review and recap! Dustin and I arrived in Houston late on Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 12 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon

October 28, 2018 By Jessie Benson 19 Comments

Happy Sunday! As usual, I'm here with a weekly recap of training for the Houston Marathon. We are now 12 weeks out from marathon #30! Here's how my training went this past week: Monday:  After a fun but tough 13-mile run in the rain the previous day (read about that HERE), Dustin decided he was going to rest today, so I did 6 miles on my own in Flåm, Norway. This was actually the first time Continue Reading

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: 19 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon

September 10, 2018 By Jessie Benson 13 Comments

Hello there! I'm a day late with my weekly recap, but that's because I just returned from a long weekend in Georgia. We were in Jekyll Island for a wedding Friday/Saturday, and then spent Sunday exploring Savannah. It was a great trip! I will post a "Fits on the Road" post soon sharing our travels! The purpose of this post is to share how my training went this week. If you're new here, I broke Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 22 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon

August 19, 2018 By Jessie Benson 21 Comments

Hello, hello! I'm back with my weekly recap of recovery from my broken tibia/fibula and the build back to marathon shape, hopefully in time for what will be my 30th marathon, the Chevron Houston Marathon next January! Here's how this week panned out! Monday: Physical therapy at Mayo Sports Clinic- I had a 6:30 am appointment (LOVE the early appointment options; I don't have to miss any Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 24 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon

August 5, 2018 By Jessie Benson 18 Comments

Hello, hello! It's Sunday, which means I'm here with my weekly recap of training for the Chevron Houston Marathon! This marathon will be my 30th marathon- woo-hoo! It is 24 weeks away- January 20! Plenty of time to get into marathon shape, which is good, as I am building back after 5 months off of running due to a broken tibia/fibula from slipping on the ice in February. Read more here. If Continue Reading

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This bright blue @oiselle vest was almost too warm for a 30 degree run! .
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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
Presidents’ Day weekend marks 3 years since I br Presidents’ Day weekend marks 3 years since I broke my tibia/fibula on an icy long run; 5 marathons later (4 in 2019, only 1 in 2020 🦠), I still have flashbacks to that painful slip! 
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But I forced myself outside for a short run (-14 degrees!) to commemorate the occasion. 🧐😄🥳 #brokentibiaandfibula #icyrun #winterrunning #minnesota #minneapolisrunner #instarunners
Next level ice bath post long run. 🥶 . . #iceba Next level ice bath post long run. 🥶
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Easy treadmill miles. “Call the Midwife” on Ne Easy treadmill miles. “Call the Midwife” on Netflix.  Sporting some new Nuun gear. Happy Friday! Mural courtesy of @angelaoudoyle 💙 
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Coming from a girl who has broke her leg TWICE fro Coming from a girl who has broke her leg TWICE from slipping on ice during a run (2008, 2018), I’m surely tempting fate by saying winter running isn’t always that bad 😁 🥶 ❄️ #winterrunning #ice #brokenleg #morningrun #minneapolisrunner #instarunner #snowyrun #toughrunner
Excited to be a nuun ambassador again in 2021! Def Excited to be a nuun ambassador again in 2021! Definitely my hydration of choice. And if you are interested in gorgeous wooden nuun cases, hit me up, I know a guy! (My dad. That’s the guy 😆)#nuunlife #nuunambassador #teamnuun #legacy #hydration #nuuncase #runner
Dustin loves jumping pics about as much as he love Dustin loves jumping pics about as much as he loves selfies 🤫🤬🤗 but he manages to be a good sport; let’s all be good sports to each other in 2021! 😋#happynewyear #run #newyearsdayrun #minneapolis #jumpingpic #sunnywinterday
Last run of 2020! Looking forward to getting the v Last run of 2020! Looking forward to getting the vaccine, the return of races & travel, and most of all, seeing friends and family again in 2021! (Ruth is looking forward to cuddling under a blanket as it’s too cold for her today!) 
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I ran 2,718 miles this year, completed one marathon (Atlanta on March 1), ran 307 miles in one month (July!), and started running with little Ruth Gertrude Benson! Not the year in running I expected, but happy to be running through it all 😄  #happynewyear #2021 #getvaccinated #vizsla #vizslasofinstagram #morningrun
Happy Holidays! It’s been a weird year but Ruth Happy Holidays! It’s been a weird year but Ruth & Matilda have never been happier 😘 Hoping to (safely) see you all in person next year! #happyholidays #merrychristmas #2020 #vizslasofinstagram #rgb #family pic by @amikkoch 📸
Sunrise at Silver Bay. #silverbay #minnesota #nort Sunrise at Silver Bay. #silverbay #minnesota #northshore #minnesota #cabin
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