runfessions

This month I’m linking up again with Marcia’s Healthy Slice for Runfessions. This my second Runfessions post. Maybe I will continue to do this monthly.

Most of my Runfessions from last month repeated themselves except that I didn’t eat ice cream this month.

This month has been very very cold. In fact, the coldest, ever!!!

Here are my Runfessions:

1. I was not very good about the Take the Leap 30 Day Yoga Challenge.

I had good intentions and I love yoga.

So I started out well but it went down from there.

I watched some videos, I downloaded some apps.

But I really prefer going to classes and I didn’t get to any. The one I like is on Wednesdays and Saturdays and I always seem to have something more important to do.

Some days, I have just done a one minute plank and a few quick stretches.

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Finally, I quit it all. Nada.

2. I hate the treadmill so much that yesterday, I suffered rather than use it.

I had planned to run on the treadmill so I didn’t bring my warmest outdoor running clothes.

Luckily I forgot my clothes at work (and you know that I have no qualms about re-wearing running clothes.)

The day before it was almost 30 degrees so I didn’t bring my fleece-line tights nor did I have an extra shirt or warmer hat.

Yesterday, it was 18 and single digits with the wind chill. Out I went. I thought that it wouldn’t be so bad.

The good news is that it was my fastest run in a long time. The bad news is that I froze. I was cold the whole time. I couldn’t feel my face or my fingers by the time I was done.

Still… better than the treadmill.

3. I can’t stop myself from signing up for races.

If I am supposed to training for a half marathon in April and then one in June, why am I signing up for short races???

It messes up my weekend long runs… but I love racing, I guess.

3-07-15 – Shamrock 5K (Palm Springs, CA)
3-14-15 – Runnin of the Green 4 m
3-22-15 – Shamrock Shuffle 5m
3-29-15 – Delmar Dash 5m
4-04-15 – Rabbit Ramble 4m ?? (if I’m not away for Passover)
4-11-15 – Bacon Hill Bonanza 5k
4-18-15 – Asbury Park Half Marathon* (in NJ)
4-26-15 – Cherry Blossom 5k
5-02-15 – Spring Run Off 15K
5-09-15 – Mastodon 15k
5-10-15 – Mother’s Day 5K (for GOTR)
5-30-15 – Freihofer’s Run for Women 5k
6-07-15 – Betar Byway 5K
6-13-15 – Walkway Half Marathon*
6-21-15 – Adirondack Distance 10m

Well, that’s it for now.

Happy Running! Have any Runfessions to share?

This month I’m linking up with Marcia’s Healthy Slice for Runfessions. This my first Runfessions post. Maybe I will continue to do this monthly.

This month, my races have gone pretty well – 2 half marathons, a 10k & a 15k.

But here are my Runfessions:

1. I have been skipping some of my week day runs

pretty to look at but not to run on.

or cutting them short.

1.7, really?

I try to run every other day but this weather is getting to me. It’s not the cold but the ice and snow. And I hate the treadmill. I need to get on track or this will be a long winter.

2. I make excuses for going to the gym or to yoga.

I have not been even once. The excuses are NOT good ones – too tired, have to go to the library, too lazy to change into my clothes, hungry, etc.

this bad has been sitting on my floor at work for weeks

3. I have been eating ice cream again.

Since I started running, I have gained 10 lbs. I’ll contribute 5 to aging but the other 5 need to go. Most people will say “You look fine.” But those of you who have always been thin will understand when I say “I am fat for me.”

So I stopped buying ice cream. But the other night while watching TV, I said to my hubby “I want ice cream!” And the creep went out and bought some. (I think was because he wanted some too.)

Freihofer's Run for Women 2009
I have since given away all my shorts (because they no longer fit) and have bought skirts.

W. Palm Beach Half Marathon
4. Yesterday I ran in 2 different socks.

Not a big deal. But I pride myself in being matchy matchy. But it was still dark in the morning when I packed my bag and gray and light blue looked the same.

5. I hesitate running new routes because I am directionally challenged. Yeah, I get lost easily (even in my own neighborhood.)

I was headed out Thursday to run on one of my usual routes. It was 30 degrees (a heat wave from the -30 it was last night) and we were in between snowstorms. Then I noticed that my Clif Bar sent me the above message.

So I drove to UAlbany where I heard that Perimeter Rd was clear of snow. And it was clear. Even though, the route goes in a circle around the campus, I was still worried about getting lost. (Thankfully I didn’t.)

6. Every now and then I consider registering for a full marathon but I freeze. Part of me wants to do ONE just to say I did. But I worry about the time commitment, the training and my fitness.

If I did one, it would have to flat and take place in early May or in a warm climate in early winter.

I think I would do it I had some to share the training and motivate me through it. But I don’t. (Any volunteers?)

7. I don’t stretch or foam roll or do anything.

I don’t even own a foam roller.

I know it’s bad. I know I should. But I never do. (Unless I am with a group and everyone is.)

But I am always stretched (pun) for time.

I just change my clothes, go outside, start to run, stop, go inside, change my clothes.

And that’s how I roll (another pun).

8. I wear my running clothes more than once.

I’ll preface that with the fact that I do not sweat. (Unless it is 95% humidity in the summer). Especially in the winter. I just do the sniff test and put them back in my bag for another run.

these have probably been worn several times

I would be really embarrassed to tell you how many times the clothes that I keep at work have been worn to run on the treadmill. (I think I should bring them home and wash them next week.)

Well, that’s it for now.

Happy Running! Have any Runfessions to share?