January Runfessions

Here we are at the first Runfessions of 2023! Do you runfess? Every month, Marcia opens the runfessional to allow us all to cleanse our souls and soles. Oddly enough, I always have things to runfess. So let's get to it and let the absolution begin!

I poolrunfess... do you remember my 'fession from a few months ago?  About sharing the dive well with Mr. Drifter? Since then, I've caught him rolling his eyes and sneering at me whenever I step onto the pool deck. Well, guess what? It's not just me. Two other pool runners have joined me and the three of us tether next to each other along the wall. He sneers at them too. He does his drifting within inches of us, even though there is plenty of room for him in the dive well to do a whole lap next to the swimmers. Oh, and a gentle reminder: it's a public pool.

I runfess... that I actually considered not running the Frozen Gnome 10k this year. It's in January...it's cold...it's hilly...But they used my picture from last year for their FB cover photo and how could I not return? Wouldn't you have done it?

I runfess... that foot I broke 1 1/2 years ago has been talking to me lately. When I fell from the rope and fractured the proximal 5th metatarsal on my right foot, the orthopedic surgeon told me it never properly healed. On x-ray, it looks like there's no bone, but he thinks it is healed with a fibrous union. Me, knowing enough to be dangerous, thinks that I must have jarred it somehow. It doesn't hurt at all, even when I run, but it does sometimes remind me that it's there. Fingers (and toes) crossed that it's nothing.

I runfess... that after 8 years, I framed the Chicago Marathon poster that I picked up for free at the expo when I ran it in 2014. Why did I wait so long? I had nowhere to hang it! Now I have my new workout space in the boys' former playroom and I'm busy covering the walls with mementos. This was the year I ran my PR marathon, a race that brings a smile to my face every time I think about it. I think you'll agree that it was worth the wait! It's hanging in full view from my treadmill. 

I runfess... that trying to upload videos to IG for Reels has been really glitchy lately, at least for me. This past week, I cropped a video and deleted the unwanted portion. Oddly enough, while the edited video was in my photos, the deleted video kept showing up in my Reels videos. I have no idea how that could even happen! I ended up scrapping the whole thing and using a different video. I think I need a content creator.

What do you have to runfess? What is the craziest reason you've signed up for a race? Any subtle niggles that you're ignoring? Do you have any mementos that spark joy? Do you know if they still hand out free souvenir posters at the Chicago Marathon? Any suggestions for my Reels issues?

I'm linking up with Marcia for Runfessions and with the ladies of Fit Five Friday: Darlene, Michelle, Jenn, and Zenaida.