Today I’m linking up with Marcia at Marcia’s Healthy Slice for her monthly Runfessions linkup. Be sure to check out her blog and those of the other great bloggers linking up, too.
Runfession –
a formal statement admitting that one is guilty
of a particular running crime.
As usual, I’m adding a fun little twist by making this a group effort, and this month I invited my Moms RUN This Town friends to contribute. Here are our runfessions…
Meagan runfesses: One time I skipped a run because my Garmin was not charged.
Lupe runfesses: I love passing people on the last mile of a race, especially men! 🙂
Melissa runfesses: Sometimes I give myself a short walk break before starting up a big hill.
Jessica runfesses: My running routes often depend on how my stomach feels and how many bathrooms are on the way.
Beth runfesses: I was passed by a guy playing songs on a colonial period fife during the Army Ten Miler many years ago. He was running an 8:30 mile, I mean really?
Lesley runfesses: I sometimes play chicken with the cars while running against traffic. I know it is dangerous, but it irritates me so much when a driver clearly sees me running and refuses to use the empty lane on their left!
Deb runfesses: On a rest day I went out for a run just so I could play with my GoPro and post a picture on Instagram.
Lupe runfesses: When I see someone ahead of me on a path I speed up a little to see if I can pass them.
Martty runfesses: Sometimes I sneak into a friend’s hydration pack pocket and catch a ride for twenty miles. It’s much easier than running that far myself!
Martty Runner
- Questions:
- What are your runfessions?
- Who is racing this weekend?
I love the rest day/instagram thing! I should have rested yesterday but did a short ride to keep my leaderboard status in the cycling Mariposa challenge.
Kelli recently posted…Fearless! (Or just plain stupid?)
Go, you! Who says social media doesn’t keep us motivated? 😀
Oh goodness. These are awesome as usual. I’ve been passed by someone running a marathon with an enormous flag so I totally feel Beth’s pain. Thanks so much for linking up!
Marcia recently posted…Runfessions: Before Summer Slips Away
That’s the worst! I was passed by guys in full firefighter gear in the Marine Corps Marathon once, and I was running a sub-four-hour race! It’s very humbling.
These were great! And, I have to admit I’m guilty as Meagan for skipping a run and blaming it on the Garmin :0
Michelle @ Running with Attitude recently posted…August Runfessions
It’s always good to have something else to blame when we don’t feel like running! 😀
Oh my goodness – some of these had me seriously laughing out loud!!! What a fun roundup idea!
Rachel @ A Forever Change recently posted…Proverbs 14:23 – All Hard Work Brings Profit
It’s a fun linkup that Marcia hosts, and I love crowd sourcing my various running friends for their help!
Hah! yes, a dead Garmin always makes me hesitate, and if my iPod is dead too … LOL on the fife player!
Coco recently posted…Five Things I Did This Summer
HaHaHa – I’m the same way with my Garmin. Remember when our Timex batteries lasted a year and we never had to worry about recharging them?
I may have been guilty of going for a run just so I could post a runfie….
Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home recently posted…Runfessions for August
Hey, at least the runfie is a motivator for both of us. 😀
I runfess I find GoPro Studios extremely challenging for editing video clips!
HoHo Runs recently posted…Runfessions (August)
Holly, I haven’t even tackled GoPro videos yet. If I’m with Bill, he shots in video and then edits it for me and picks out the best still shots. I shot in bursts of 30 shots in 3 seconds and use my GoPro app on my iPhone to download, and then use my Camera+ app to edit. That’s worked well for me so far…
Looking at people’s backside. I always wonder if mine looks like theirs ! There are some unflattering running clothes out there…
Karen – Fit in France recently posted…2016 Paris Marathon minus 7 months
The things we think us while running! My GoPro pics have shown me that my shorts can ride up and leave me with an unflattering look which I wasn’t aware of before. 😕
Such funny runfessions! I know I like to really push myself hard on the last half mile or so of a race, once I see that finish line!
Janelle @ Run With No Regrets recently posted…Runfessions – August 2015
And I always try to run with really good form those last few yards because that’s where the race photographer likes to hang out! HaHaHa!!! 😀
I’ve totally skipped a run due to the uncharged Garmin before…. Love reading these!!
Have you? If my Garmin isn’t charged I use RunKeeper as my back-up, but I can totally understand doing that!