5 Mayfessions for Friday

While the mayham was at the minimum, the month's fly-by-fast momentum was at the max.

Crazy how the (almost) 31 days of May seemed to have gone much faster than the 30 of April. But who am I to complain? May ushered us away from all the cold crap of Winter, and now we are approaching the official start of Summer. 

Before I cue the warm weather bliss, allow me to share a few Mayfessions...

First of all, you know I'm a warm weather gal. I will gladly persevere through the heat and humidity of Summer, usually with a genuine smile, before settling for the freezing cold of Winter. Recently, we had a 10-day streak of high-humidity (upwards of 99%, on the daily, I kid you not). Granted the temps were moderate (mid-60F's -70F's), and there was daily rain as well. But, the humidity was off the charts for this time of year. I sweatfess, even I appreciate a period of transitional temps. Thankfully, Momma N relented, and pardoned some of that ridiculousness the past couple days...but there may have been temps in the high-40F's range on Friday. #FacePalm

Speaking of those warm and humid "early summer" conditions, a couple of my 1-mile time trials took place in the midst of all that. Yeah. As if those 1-milers weren't already tough LOL. All I can say is "WHEW! I'm glad to have those in the rear view mirror!" There's an upcoming blog post in the works, highlighting some details, insight, thoughts and takeaways, but suffice it to say that I was very impressed with what my legs could do. Hello? New PR of 7:13 (and a 7:14 as well)! Even so, I'm gonna trackfess it here and now...my fondness for the track is still pretty bleak. #JustNotMyGig

Did you catch the full moon Wednesday evening? I put out an invite (on Monday), on our town's local running/fitness page, asking if anyone would be interested in a Full Moon Run. We met at 9:00PM, and ran a 5-mile out-and-back (most of which was on the bike path), and witnessed the moon rising on the way back into town. Why-oh-why have I not thought of doing this before now? I moonfess, I'm already scheming to make this a monthly event. #RunningWithFriends

Coming up, on Sunday, is a group ride for the hubs and I. This is the ride that started it all, just after my stress fracture diagnosis. The event got bumped up to Memorial Day weekend (from the original late-August date), so most of our friends aren't able to join us. But, oh well. I bikefess, I'm still looking forward to saddling-up Gustavas and hitting the trails! PS, the weather is looking perfect! #CoupleTime

Lastly, I sometimes have to scratch my head, in wonder, at what makes a pic so appealing. After last weekend's long run, I wanted to highlight my new Brooks Glycerin 19's. The "best" pic I had didn't look that great (in my opinion)...the sun was behind me, so my face and body were shadowed, and the colors didn't look very dramatic. But, I reasoned, the focus of the pic was the shoe and not the selfie-taker (LOL). Well, this pic garnered a lot more attention than anticipated. The Insta "insights" were crazy high, and the feedback, on a Facebook group page, nearly exploded. I artgeekfess, I'm still not seeing the attraction of it. #TotalConfusion

So, there you go. I've (momentarily) bared my soul (as well as my soles), and I'll be able to sleep much better. Onward!

How about you...do you have anything that needs 'fessing? Did it get hot and humid in your area, too? Speedwork on the track...yay or nay? Ever had a less-than-desirable pic that everyone seemed to like a lot more than you?

 I'm  linking this with Marcia for the monthly Runfessions link-up.

I'm also linking this with Michelle, Renee, Darlene, Jenn and Zenaida for the Fit Five Friday Link-up.

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