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Weekly Recap: Four Weeks Until The New York City Marathon

October 8, 2017 By Jessie Benson 16 Comments

Happy Sunday! Today's post will be short and sweet. It was a relatively uneventful week. I don't even have very many pictures to share...(but did you check out my Ragnar Trail recap? That post had lots of pics!) P.S. Congrats to everyone who ran the Chicago Marathon today! It sounds like it was a tough day out there. I had one woman that I coach who ran and it sounds like the heat was Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 5 Weeks Until The New York City Marathon!

October 1, 2017 By Jessie Benson 23 Comments

Happy Twin Cities Marathon day! If you ran, how did it go? I was out there cheering and it seemed like a great day for a marathon! Speaking of marathons, here's how my training for the New York City Marathon went this past week! (Also- I'm linking up with Jess as normal, details at the end of this post, as well as HoHo Runs/Mississippi Piddlin, who host similar link-ups. Check them Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: Six Weeks Until the New York City Marathon!

September 24, 2017 By Jessie Benson 24 Comments

Hi all! Can you believe September is coming to an end? Only 6 more weeks until the New York City Marathon! I'm linking up with Jess Runs ATL- details below if you want to join us! I am also linking up with Courtney and HoHo Runs/Mississippi Piddlin, who host similar link-ups. Check them out! Here's how training went last week: Monday: 8 morning miles with some 1k repeats in the Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 7 Weeks Until the New York City Marathon!

September 17, 2017 By Jessie Benson 16 Comments

Happy Sunday! I'm checking in with my weekly recap and link-up with Jess from Jess Runs ATL. Details at the bottom of this post to join us. I am also linking up with Courtney and HoHo Runs/Mississippi Piddlin, who host similar link-ups. Check them out! Here's how training for the NYC marathon went last week: Monday: Rest from running, which felt great after the City of Lakes half marathon Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 8 Weeks Until the New York City Marathon

September 10, 2017 By Jessie Benson 19 Comments

Happy Sunday! I'm here with my weekly recap of training for the New York City Marathon. Only 8 weeks to go! Jess and I are hosting our normal weekly link-up; details at the end of this post. I am also linking up with Courtney and HoHo Runs/Mississippi Piddlin, who host similar link-ups. Check them out! Monday: The Victory Labor Day 10k. After a 73 mile week last week, I didn't have high Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: Home Sweet Home!

September 3, 2017 By Jessie Benson 23 Comments

My first full week back in the United States- woo-hoo! I had a great experience in India, but there's no place like home. And while I struggled to get the training in while I was overseas, it felt great to get back to it this week back in Minneapolis- where it's EASY to be a runner! I'm linking up as always with Jess from Jess Runs ATL, details below. Here's how last week's training for the Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 10 Weeks Until the NYC Marathon

August 27, 2017 By Jessie Benson 25 Comments

Hello from Minneapolis! I am back in the good ol' USA and so happy to be home. I still had one last week in India; here's my recap. Linking up as always with Jess Runs ATL. Join us! Monday:  I woke up to more torrential rains, a dead phone, and tired legs (post half marathon)...I was pretty grumpy. I slogged through 8.5km (5.3 miles) on the treadmill with no music, no podcasts, nothing. Continue Reading

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