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5 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon!

January 26, 2020 By Jessie Benson 37 Comments

5 weeks until March 1 (so...almost spring??) That means 5 weeks until the Atlanta marathon (and cheering for the Olympic trials the day before!) Here's how training went this past week: Monday: I had the day off from work, so I met up with my friends Christie and Julie for a run at 8 am. They only wanted to run six miles, so I ran to the Calhoun Beach Club to meet up with them, ran 6 Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 12 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon!

December 8, 2019 By Jessie Benson 20 Comments

Happy Sunday! I'm here with my weekly recap of training for the Atlanta Marathon on March 1, which is just 12 weeks away! Training this week included a lot of treadmill time; the temperatures weren't terrible outside, but the trails were terrible, so I opted inside for the safety of the treadmill. Dustin was also traveling for work, so I felt guilty putting Ruth (our younger vizsla puppy) in Continue Reading

One Week Until the Indianapolis Marathon!

November 3, 2019 By Jessie Benson 31 Comments

Just one week to go until the Indianapolis Marathon! I've been counting down the weeks to the Indianapolis for quite a while now. Though this will be my fourth marathon of 2019, (Houston, Antarctica, Brookings), it's the first one where I feel like I might be close to where I was pre-broken leg. My goal is to break 3:35, though I think I would be happy with anything in the 3:3X zone. I've put Continue Reading

12 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon!

August 18, 2019 By Jessie Benson 27 Comments

Another week, another weekly recap! August has been a lot of fun so far and training for the Indianapolis marathon is in full swing. But you guys are just here for the puppy pictures, right? Ha! Ruth is as cute as ever...but a handful! But back to marathon training, here's how things went last week: Monday: 9 miles with some hills, 9:27 min/mile pace. My coach wanted me to seek out Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 1 Week Until the Brookings Marathon

May 5, 2019 By Jessie Benson 25 Comments

Happy Sunday and welcome to May! I'm so glad spring is in full swing; it's wonderful to run outside without worrying about whether or not the trails will be icy, isn't it?  Here's how training went this past week for the Brookings Marathon that I will be running with my sister (her goal is around 4:20-4:25): Monday: 6.65 miles with my friend Christie before work, Discover Strength Continue Reading

Thanksgiving and a Cutback Week

November 25, 2018 By Jessie Benson 29 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope those of you that celebrate the holiday had a wonderful long weekend. (If you only check in here for the weekly recap, be sure to check out the final recap post of our recent trip to Norway: "Fits on the Road in Flåm and Oslo!") My holiday weekend coincided with a cutback week in mileage for training for the Houston Marathon (my 30th full at the end of January!) It Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 9 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon

November 18, 2018 By Jessie Benson 25 Comments

It's Sunday and weekly recap time! If you only check in on Sundays, be sure to read this review from earlier this week of the SPIBeam hat. It's a great product! I am nine weeks out from the Houston Marathon. Here's how training (and life!) went this past week: Monday: 9 miles on the treadmill in the evening. I had hoped to do this run before work, but without combining it into a run Continue Reading

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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
My favorite neighborhood holiday decorations! #hol My favorite neighborhood holiday decorations! #holidaylights #runchathunt #scavengerhunt #minneapolis #lindenhills #morningrun
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