The Right Fits

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

Happy Sunday! Another week has gone by, so I'm here as usual with my weekly recap. This was an interesting mix of a week with a few days in Sedona followed by winter arriving in full force in Minneapolis. From running in shorts/tank to running on snowy trails, it was a week with a bit of everything! Read on for the details... Monday: 8.25 mile trail run/hike in Sedona. We did a big loop Continue Reading

Hello, hello! Last week, instead of a weekly recap, I shared my race review of the Route 66 Marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Catch up on that post HERE. I figured I'd quickly recap the week after that race as well as this week. Here's how training went for the Charleston marathon the past two weeks! Monday: Rest, fly home from OklahomaTuesday: Rest from running, 45 minute strength on Peloton, 10 Continue Reading

Last Sunday, November 21, 2021, I completed my 37th full marathon and 26th state on my 50-state marathon quest, which was the Route 66 Marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma! For a full list of marathons that I have run, check out this page. We arrived in Tulsa late afternoon and checked into our hotel, the Hyatt Regency in Tulsa, and then took scooters over to the expo. In order to eliminate any Continue Reading

Race week! By the time this is published, I will have completed my 37th marathon and 26th state in my 50-state quest. Hopefully! Here's how race week went: Unfortunately race week coincided with a very busy work week where we were 'strongly encouraged' to be present in the office the whole week...which meant early early runs every day. Monday: 6.5 mile run with Ruth, 8:30 min/mile Continue Reading