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My Favorite Running Gear: Part 4 of a Crowd-Sourced Series

June 13, 2018 By Jessie Benson 4 Comments

Since I’m not personally able to test out any new running gear these days, I thought this was the perfect time to do a series of posts featuring your favorite running gear. A crowd-sourced series of the best running gear from voices other than just mine! I’m reaching out to all the runners that I know to share their most favorite running gear; after I’ve shared all the posts, I hope to do one Continue Reading

Functional Fit: Goodbye to Dome Running….

December 27, 2013 By Jessie Benson Leave a Comment

By Jess in MinneapolisGoodbye, Metrodome running. You've been good to us. You've been keeping runners warm for thirty years- long before I moved to Minneapolis and long before I ever would have dreamed of running on a Metrodome concourse in the winter.But the time has come to say goodbye. Tonight was the LAST night of dome running. The dome will soon be torn down to make room for a new Viking Continue Reading

Functional Fit: A Creative Solution for Your Key on a Run

April 11, 2013 By Jessie Benson Leave a Comment

By Cool J in MinneapolisOne of my favorite running companions is this pretty lady, Ms. Matilda Sloan!(Read a few previous posts about running with your pup HERE and HERE)More recently, I have posted about the puzzle of what to do with your key when out for a run.(Read those posts HERE and HERE)My hairstylist/facebook friend/occasional blog commenter (thanks Kol!) saw my post, and sent me the Continue Reading

Functional Fit: Running at the Metrodome

January 23, 2013 By Jessie Benson 1 Comment

By Cool J in MinneapolisTired of the treadmill? Too cold to run outside? I have just the thing for you....Dome Running!Dome running? What's dome running?I honestly did not know what dome running was myself until I joined the Calhoun Beach Running Club. In fact, I made it through my first year training with the club still not experiencing this elusive "dome running."   When I heard Continue Reading

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June 2025 was brilliant 🤩 . Beyoncé, theatre, June 2025 was brilliant 🤩 
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Beyoncé, theatre, visitors, hiking, eating, running, sunshine, London. And we are selling our house 😳  Moving onto July! 
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#london #exploringlondon #visitors #expat #aevensisters
Another post of pics from @emariecan.run.travel.re Another post of pics from @emariecan.run.travel.read ‘s visit! Hampstead parkrun, pub lunch at Spaniards Inn, hiking Seven Sisters 😍 and some West End theatre. 🎭 Come back any time friend 💝 
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#london #unitedkingdom #sevensisters #hike #sisters #visitors #londonliving #benjaminbutton
First post of a few to put @emariecan.run.travel.r First post of a few to put @emariecan.run.travel.read ‘s recent visit on the grid! She arrived Wednesday (I had to work, but we did pop up to the Hampstead high street for a crepe!), dinner at Mallow (plant based restaurant at Borough Market, five stars! 🌟) followed by a singalong at the Room Where It Happens, a morning trail run through the Heath extension, Highgate Cemetery tour, dinner at Lost Souls pizza 🍕, a morning run along the Thames followed by the National Portrait Gallery & Selfridges (mostly for Jelly Cats for my niece), and then an incredible Brandi Carlile “gig” at the Royal Albert Hall (with an Elton John spotting …love it when she visits 🥰
My mother-in-law came over from 🇺🇸 for the f My mother-in-law came over from 🇺🇸 for the first time since we moved here 3 years ago; it was lovely to host her and show her a bit of London life 💛
May 2025 highlights: a trip to Wales to support Du May 2025 highlights: a trip to Wales to support Dustin running a 50km trail race, (hiked Snowdonia solo while he ran), “Bark Jacobs” with Ruthie, runs with friends, including a run to see all the Chelsea In Bloom flowers, “Here we are” at the National theatre, Ruth’s 6th birthday at the movies 🍿, Hackney rooftop saunas  and more walks in the Heath. Chill but great month 💕
#wales #snowdonia #utmb #vizslas #ruth #phoenicianscheme #barkjacobs #chelseainbloom
April 2025 highlights! Paris marathon followed by April 2025 highlights! Paris marathon followed by a few nights in Reims tasting champagne, an Easter weekend in Norfolk (UK), cheering for friends at the London marathon…and dogs of course. Always dogs! 🐶 
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#england #london #vizsla #expat #reims #parismarathon #norfolk
Marathon #47, the 2025 Paris Marathon! . It was m Marathon #47, the 2025 Paris Marathon! 
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It was my “PW” time in quite a while (except the wine marathon in Médoc but that doesn’t really count 😆) but after taking several weeks off at an important time of the training block due to a tendon injury (and battling a cold on race day 🤧) I am still proud of myself and happy to have completed another marathon.  Thanks to @donalmorancoaching for coaching me through the injury (I’m the first to admit I’m terrible when injured 😑- he’s very patient and thoughtful with his guidance)
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Paris is a lovely course, showing off the best parts of the city with brilliant crowd support, good weather (maybe a little warm), followed by a few days in Reims for champagne tasting with @dustinrbenson & @emariecantu made for a memorable experience with lots of laughs 🥳
“Spring will come and so will happiness.” . . “Spring will come and so will happiness.”
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March in London was actually sunny and warm(ish), making up for the dreary months prior (weather-wise and mentally!)
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Started the month with a day trip to hike Seven Sisters (so pretty!), a cautious return to running, a colour analysis (I’m a cool summer!) flowers, birds, a bit more running…and an official extension of our visas, guess we are here for a few more years 🥳
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#londonexpat #clouranalysis #london #northlondon #londonrunning #thebigegghunt #parismarathon
February 2025: Started with a lot of running (too February 2025: Started with a lot of running (too much?), a Paul Mescal play (so-so), a Rami Malek play (incredible!) a rainy Taylor themed 5k, but ended with a strained (torn) soleus muscle which presented as Achilles pain at the insertion point. Two weeks off of running (so far), physio, dry needling, shockwave therapy, and sports massage…I’m not sure if I’ll be running the Paris marathon in a few weeks but I’m doing all the spin (Psycle) and pilates (Heartcore) to try to retain a bit of fitness but another bummer month in the sh*tshow year of 2025.
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But…in dog news, Ruth is getting all the love as an only child and lots of local adventures and walkies! 💙
January 2025. Started off really rough with saying January 2025. Started off really rough with saying goodbye to my best friend Matilda…there was some running, some races, a work trip to NYC, & a snowboarding trip to Switzerland. But happy to put this month behind me. On to February…
Snowboarding 🏂 in Verbier, Switzerland for 4 da Snowboarding 🏂 in Verbier, Switzerland for 4 days was lovely ☺️ 
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 Back in London for awhile now.
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#switzerland #verbier #alps #snowboarding #winterfun #4vallees
Matilda, I will miss you every day of the rest of Matilda, I will miss you every day of the rest of my life.
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