Five Runfessions (October)

Hooray it's Friday and also the last one of the month.  I'm linking up for Marcia's Runfessions and the DC Trifecta's Friday Five (where it's free topic day).  

Due to a foot injury, it's been over a month since I've run one step, actually 33 days to be exact (nooooo...I'm not counting).  So I must runfess, I have no runfessions.  But other 'fessions, why yes I sure do.

I foodfess...

I had to take an unplanned road trip recently.  It was a long day.  On the way home, I stopped for a treat.  And yes, I always reward myself after an unpleasant task.  This shortbread cookie was the best thing I've put in my mouth in a long time.  Did I feel guilty?  No!  But now I'm in big trouble.  I know where it lives.  I expect it will soon morph into a Christmas ornament, followed by a Valentine heart, then an Easter egg and so on.  Basically, it will always live there.

I swimfess...

I'm always anxious on my way to the pool.  I worry it will be crowded and I'll have to share a lane with a real swimmer.  A swim team practices some mornings.  I thought surely I'd have to give up my lane for them.  But their coach has them double and triple up, so I'm lucky.  I feel bad though, like I'm undeserving of that big old lane all to myself.   

{By the way, it's impossible at our house to say "big" without adding "old" to it.  Big old dog.  Big old burger.  Big old fart.  See what I mean?}



I swimfess... 


I consider myself the queen of old lady ingenuity.  Knowing I could not get through pool running without music, I first tried clipping my iPod shuffle to a hat.  No good.  The cord was a problem.  The next time, I tried clipping it to a stretchy hair band and wrapping the cord around my ponytail.  It worked like a charm!  The older you get, the less you care what other people think.   I mean seriously here, I.am.running.in.a.pool.


I cyclefess...

The other day on a long bike ride, I decided to remove my Fitbit from my wrist and attach it to my shoe.  I was curious if it would clock my pedal strokes.  It did!  But it also erroneously earned me the Rollercoaster badge.  Up and down, up and down, up and down.  Yep, that's about right.  Oops.

I cyclefess...

Cycling in the dark initially felt freaky.  I decided to use two headlights on my bike; one directional and one spread out.  I also use two different red taillights; one flashing and one LED chaser.  I'm pretty sure I'm visible.  In fact, I sense I look like some mis-shot firework dud burning and sputtering down the road! 

Got any 'fessions you need to get off your chest?

I'm linking up with Marcia today from Marcia's Healthy Slice. 

Please stop by and join in with your Runfessions!

 

I'm also linking up with the lovely ladies of the DC Trifecta.

I'm sure there will be many interesting topics for free day Friday Five.

Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC,

Cynthia from You Signed Up For What?!

Mar from Mar on the Run!.