About
About Zhenya Hutson
Zhenya Hutson is the creator and writer of Being Zhenya, where she shares personal experiences in style, beauty, self-care, and endurance running.
The writer behind the blog
Being Zhenya is a personal blog built around everyday rituals and the things worth writing down: a new product that actually works, a routine that makes a cold season easier, or the long miles that lead to a finish line.
Zhenya writes in her own voice, drawing on her own life rather than reporting on trends from a distance. Posts range from seasonal self-care picks to race-day reflections, and some of them carry a sponsored disclosure, such as the BabbleBoxx collaborations.
Alongside style and beauty, running is a constant thread. She trains with a group called South Loop Runners and a coach named Denise, and her husband, Sam, has been part of the journey.
Being Zhenya is a place where everyday life gets written down honestly, from the small victories of a skincare routine that finally works to the quiet satisfaction of a style choice that feels like yourself. Zhenya shares her own experiences rather than reporting on trends from a distance, which means the blog reads like a conversation with a friend who happens to be thoughtful about the details. Beauty products, self-care rituals, seasonal changes, and the steady rhythm of training all find room here, treated with the same care and curiosity, whether the subject is a new treatment or a long run in cold weather.
Running threads through much of what the blog covers, because endurance training has a way of shaping everything else around it. The miles logged in preparation for a marathon teach patience, and that patience carries over into how Zhenya approaches style, skincare, and the small daily habits that keep a person feeling like herself. Readers come for product reviews and stay for the honesty about what actually helps and what simply does not, especially through long winters and busy weeks. It is a personal record of ordinary days, kept with appreciation for the things worth noticing.
What you will find here
- Style and beauty — seasonal picks, product reviews, and honest notes on what earned a place in her routine.
- Self-care — winter routines and small comforts, including a look at cold sore treatment with Campho Phenique Cold Sore Treatment Gel.
- Marathon diaries — first-person accounts of training, race day, and the mental work that comes with 26.2 miles.
A marathon year
In October 2021, Zhenya ran the Chicago Marathon and finished in 3:23:22, a Boston Qualifying time. Four weeks later, in November 2021, she lined up again for the LA Marathon — a second marathon in four weeks, made tougher by hills and by legs still carrying the training load.
Both races are written up in full, from the build-up to the finish line.
My Chicago Marathon 2021 · Badass Women Run Marathons – My LA Marathon 2021
At a glance
| Blog | Being Zhenya — style and beauty |
|---|---|
| Creator and writer | Zhenya Hutson |
| Topics | Style, beauty, self-care, marathon running |
| Training group | South Loop Runners, with coach Denise |
| Chicago Marathon 2021 | Finished in 3:23:22, Boston Qualifying time |
| LA Marathon 2021 | Second marathon within four weeks |
Start reading
- My Chicago Marathon 2021 The first marathon, the training, and the Boston Qualifying finish.
- Badass Women Run Marathons – My LA Marathon 2021 Hills, fatigue, and a second marathon four weeks later.
- Beauty Winter self-care picks and product reviews.