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Weekly Recap: Lots of Puppy Pics!

July 28, 2019 By Jessie Benson 32 Comments

When I looked at the photos on my phone from this week, it was basically ALL puppy pics. I can't help it; Ruth is so darn cute! I'm so happy we have a second dog. I'm not saying that this first full week with our new family member wasn't a lot of work, it was! Getting up multiple times in the night for potty breaks definitely left me in a bit of a sleep-deprived daze!I did manage to get in all Continue Reading

19 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon

June 30, 2019 By Jessie Benson 19 Comments

Another week, another weekly recap! Here's how training went for the Indianapolis Marathon: Monday: 8 solo miles before work, easy pace 9:30 min/mile,  Discover Strength session after work. Tuesday:  5.5 miles with Matilda (my dog) before work, 9:15 min/mile Wednesday: Workout Wednesday! 3 miles easy, 2 miles at 8:05, 3 minute jog, 6x (200m with 200m jog Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 21 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon

June 16, 2019 By Jessie Benson 27 Comments

Happy Father's Day! Unfortunately, my dad doesn't live nearby, so I wasn't able to celebrate with him. Instead, I spent the day with this 'dog dad.' Anyways, here's how this past week went in training for the Indianapolis marathon, (which will be my 33rd marathon- exciting!) *If you missed stopping in during the week, I shared this review of the goodr + rabbit kit! Monday: 8 solo Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 23 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon

June 2, 2019 By Jessie Benson 31 Comments

Happy Sunday! I'm back as normal with my weekly recap of training. If you only stop in for the recap, be sure to check out this 're-post' for a laugh: Fitting Remarks: How to Talk to Runners: Advice From a Non-Runner My recap of the Brookings Marathon is also posted: Fits Do Race Reviews: The Brookings Marathon  I also wanted to post a quick plug for my coaching services- I have Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: 3 Weeks Until the Brookings Marathon

April 21, 2019 By Jessie Benson 26 Comments

Happy Sunday! I'm here as normal with my weekly recap of marathon training. If you missed it, be sure to check out my last post about our recent trip to Antarctica HERE. Here's how training went this past week: Monday: Marathon Monday in Boston! I got up at the same time as Dustin (who was running the Boston marathon) and worked from the hotel for a bit before heading out for my own run. Continue Reading

Fits on the Road: Antarctica Part 2!

April 20, 2019 By Jessie Benson 5 Comments

I'm back with one last post about our trip to Antarctica! I have written all about the Antarctica Marathon and the non-Antarctica parts of our trip to Antarctica. And then I shared the first post full of pictures from Antarctica, be sure to check those three posts out if you missed them. I left off on that last post on March 19th. March 19, 2019:The morning excursion Continue Reading

Fits on the Road: Antarctica!

April 7, 2019 By Jessie Benson 15 Comments

So now I have written all about the Antarctica Marathon and the non-Antarctica parts of our trip to Antarctica. Now it's time for some Antarctica pics, right? I have so many I want to share so I do think I'll need to split this up into at least two posts, if not maybe three! I just want to share ALL the pics! March 13, 2019:In this post, I cut off when we flew to Ushuaia, the southern-most Continue Reading

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