Last Sunday, January 16, I completed my 38th full marathon and 27th state on my quest to run a marathon in all 50 states. For a full list of marathons that I have run, check out this page. If you've been following along with this blog, you're probably aware that Dustin (my husband) and I were actually supposed to run the Charleston marathon this same weekend, but it was cancelled 9 days Continue Reading

Yes, that title is correct! I ran the Louisiana Marathon today in Baton Rouge! After the Charleston marathon was cancelled, I was getting comfortable with having Boston in April be my next marathon. But then an instagram friend who was in the same situation mentioned that she was looking at the Louisiana Marathon- same weekend (Sunday, instead of Saturday like Charleston). It was easy enough Continue Reading

Well, it kind of feels like March 2020 over here! I was not expecting the Charleston Marathon to be cancelled due to Covid in January 2022, but it was. I respect and understand the race organization's decision, but that doesn't make it less disappointing. I was excited for this marathon, my training had gone relatively well, and I was particularly looking forward to exploring Charleston Continue Reading

Happy New Year, friends! I shared a little recap of my year earlier this week, catch up on that post HERE. I wish you all the best for 2022. The final week of 2021 was a lot of treadmill running due to dangerously low temperatures/ wind chill advisories in the Twin Cities. There's no shame in running on the treadmill- it's still running, it's still beneficial, and it still counts. :) Continue Reading

Happy New Year! I love to look back at my little space here on the internet each year-end and reminisce about running (and life) over the past 12 months. I've had this blog for many many years; my main reason for keeping it going is to be able to have an online journal of sorts to look back on! So here goes- a quick look back on the year of 2021! January: Like many Minnesota Januarys Continue Reading

Happy holidays! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday week/weekend. Mine was low-key and included a lot of running, which is just the way I like it. Here's how training for the Charleston marathon went this past week: Monday: 6 treadmill miles before work, 8:45 min/mile average Tuesday: Long treadmill workout! 25 min warm-up, 21 min of 3x (4min@8:20-8:15, 3min@8:00-7:55), 3min easy jog, Continue Reading

Hi friends! I'm Jessie at the Right Fits, here to share my weekly recap of training for the Charleston Marathon, which is coming up quickly! Charleston, South Carolina will be my 38th marathon and 27th state. Here's how training went this past week: Monday: 7.1 solo miles before work, 9 min/mile average. 35 min of lower body on the Peloton app after work (15 min stacking stuffer with Continue Reading