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Fitness Fashion: The Five Best Summer Running Tanks

July 12, 2017 By Jessie Benson 6 Comments

I'm all about the sports bra squad on really hot runs and have no shame whatsoever in losing my top to stay comfortable when necessary! But sometimes you still want/need to wear a shirt, even on really hot runs. So I put together a quick list for you of my five favorite summer running tops right now: Oiselle Pleated Tank Buy it HERE This is my recent favorite tank- so much so, that I Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: The Phoenix Marathon is in 7 Weeks!

January 10, 2016 By Jessie Benson 9 Comments

Another week, another weekly recap of training for the Phoenix Marathon! Here's how it worked out this week: Monday: Easy 6 miles in the morning with my friend Christie Tuesday: Tough workout after work at run club with my "pacer" Dustin.  My coach calls it "15-10-10-5" workout; apparently this workout is kind of notorious with him, as it should be. It was hard! It was 15 minutes at a tempo Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: T-18 Weeks Until My Next Marathon!

July 19, 2015 By Jessie Benson 12 Comments

Hi all! Hope your weekend is going well. I stopped by yesterday with 10 Signs You're on a  Hot Run in case you missed it :) I'm here today with a weekly recap of training for the Anthem Richmond Marathon in Richmond, Virginia! Yep, if you missed it, I have registered for my 20th marathon. It will be on November 14th. The Anthem Richmond Marathon is flat and fast and ideally, it will be my Continue Reading

Fitting Remarks: 10 Signs That You are on a HOT Run.

July 18, 2015 By Jessie Benson 10 Comments

Did you go for a run this morning? It was hot out there, wasn't it? Summer has definitely arrived in Minneapolis. I’m guessing it’s probably in full force wherever you are reading from as well! But we runners are tough; hot weather doesn't stop us (though it might- and should- slow us down a little bit.) As you head out for a run this steamy weekend, here are some sure signs that you are a Continue Reading

Where to Run in Turks & Caicos

March 12, 2015 By Jessie Benson 2 Comments

In March 2014, we took  a short beach vacation to Turks & Caicos. We were training for the Flying Pig Marathon at the time and needed to fit in a long run. Where to run? Ahead of time I found this route on USATF's website. This 14 mile loop is flat and mostly on sidewalks. We were staying at the Windsong Resort in Provendenciales on Grace Bay, so we could start the run right from our Continue Reading

Tilda Tuesdays: Tips for Running in the Heat With Your Dog

August 26, 2014 By Jessie Benson 4 Comments

It's Tuesday, which means it's time for another installment of Tilda Tuesdays! Today, I am sharing a few tips for running in the heat with your dog. Part of why we selected the vizsla breed for our first dog because we knew they are supposed to be great running companions. It's true- Matilda loves to run, and she's a great running companion. However, in the heat of summer, I do have to be 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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