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Fitting Remarks: Tips for the Marathon Taper

June 13, 2017 By Jessie Benson 2 Comments

(With Grandma's Marathon this weekend, I thought it was a good idea to re-visit an older post about the taper!) The taper: that magical place when you sit back and enjoy all this extra free time and relish in all your hard work over the past 18 weeks… You're probably thinking, "Magical? No way. The taper sucks!" Why does the taper suck? You start second guessing all of your Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: Two Weeks Until the Boston Marathon

April 2, 2017 By Jessie Benson 12 Comments

Boston is just 15 days away- 15 days!! The hay is in the barn, right? The hard work is behind me, it's taper time. This post and this post both offer some tips for the taper, one of which is to stay hydrated! I've been doing exactly that with the new flavors of NUUN pictured above- Blackberry Citrus and Ginger Lemonade- yum! Here's how training went last week for the Boston Marathon 2017 Continue Reading

Weekly Recap: Low Mileage and Supporting my Philly Marathon Friends

November 2, 2014 By Jessie Benson 4 Comments

Welcome to November..and #Movember too! Are you sporting some new facial hair this month? This guy is! If you're new to the Right Fits, on Sundays, I like to share a weekly recap of what's happening in Fitness and Fitness Fashion. If you read this post, you know that I am well into the taper for the OBX Marathon (which is a week from today!) Therefore, fitness this past week was pretty Continue Reading

Fit Tip Friday: The Magical Taper.

October 31, 2014 By right.fit.sisters@gmail.com 13 Comments

  Here I am in the midst of taper madness for the Outer Banks Marathon. The taper: you know, that magical place when you sit back and enjoy all this extra free time and relish in all your hard work over the past 18 weeks... Wait, what? It doesn't feel magical to me! In fact, I'd say the taper kind of sucks. Why does the taper suck? You start second guessing all of your Continue Reading

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