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What I learned about life in Singapore.

January 11, 2015 By Jessie Benson 12 Comments

A few of you have asked me to share more about Singapore life. I would be happy to! Experiences are better shared, right? Let me state some caveats: this post is going to include a lot of generalizations about Singaporeans and extrapolations about the people of Singapore based on what I learned from my coworkers while working there. The people I have spent time with represent just one part of Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: The Tokyo Marathon is in 7 Weeks!!!

January 4, 2015 By Jessie Benson 2 Comments

I am here with my weekly fitness recaps from the last two weeks. Sorry for the delay. I'm sure you were waiting with bated breath to see how my Tokyo marathon training is going, right? No? Ha! Well, here you go. Week of 12/22 through 12/28 Monday  On the treadmill: 2 mile warm up, then 15 min x 10 min x 5 minutes with 5 minutes recovery between each set. 1 mile cool down. For the 15 minutes- Continue Reading

Quite Possibly My Slowest 19 Miles Ever.

January 3, 2015 By Jessie Benson 10 Comments

Well, that was ugly! I'm two weeks behind in my weekly recaps of workouts (I plan to catch up tomorrow) but this was a big week in training for Tokyo with over 60 miles of running. Next week, I will cut back pretty drastically before getting up over 60 again. So I went into today's long run on tired legs with some tough workouts and lots of miles. Additionally, I went out for dinner and Continue Reading

The Right Fits’ Tips for Dealing with Jet Lag

December 19, 2014 By Jessie Benson 3 Comments

If you are new to the Right Fits- welcome! Did you hear about the Right Fits via my interview with Twin Cities in Motion? Yay! So to fill you in, I'm a Minneapolis girl on a temporary assignment in Singapore for work. I am training for the Tokyo marathon while I am here. I am by no means an expert traveler, but I do feel like I recovered pretty quickly from the jet lag from traveling 24 Continue Reading

Weekly Recap of Week 2 in Singapore: Fitness and Food!

December 14, 2014 By Jessie Benson 3 Comments

Week two in Singapore is complete. I survived! Apparently, I’m not even missing that cold of a time right now in Minneapolis either. Dustin tells me that it’s downright balmy! Week two in Singapore also marks Week FOUR of training with my new coach for the Tokyo Marathon. Only 10 weeks to go.  Japan will be here FAST! So, first things first, let me fill you in on how fitness went here in Continue Reading

Long Run #2 in Singapore: Tokyo won’t be this hot, right?

December 13, 2014 By Jessie Benson 7 Comments

Seventeen miles in the Singapore sun- complete! It was brutal, but it was my own fault. I couldn't get motivated to get up so I didn't start running until around 6:30 am. I only had a short amount of time before the sun came up and once the sun is up, there's no escaping the heat! Guess what? Here's another picture of Marina Bay Sands. You're welcome. When the sun came out, it was Continue Reading

Cheering for the Singapore Marathon & the International Language of Running.

December 9, 2014 By Jessie Benson 7 Comments

On Sunday morning, I let myself sleep in a bit before heading out for an easy run down the canal to watch the Singapore marathon. The marathon actually started at 5 am (yes, 5 am! That's how hot it is here). The half marathon started at 6:30 and the 10k started at 7:15. I planned my run to the finish line area (Esplanade Park) around the 3 hour mark for the marathon. I missed the winners Continue Reading

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