First, Let Me Runfess

Well, it's that time of the of the month again.

The Runfessions are flowing...and, it's my turn to join the conversation.

For the most part, things haven't been too unstable or stress-inducing. That's all good, right? Even so, there still are a few things I'll runfess with y'all...


Although it's been a pretty mild winter in my little corner of the world, I runfess that I'm over it. The wind can stop blowing (well, at least it can blow less), the snow can go, and let's be done with all that sand on every street and on every sidewalk. Max is much more tolerant of bath time now, but I'm not loving bathing him almost on a daily basis from all the winter residue he brings home after (almost) every walk we take.

Moving on, remember that little coping mechanism of my taking outdoor selfies after my indoor runs? Well, with the not-so-extreme weather, those indoor runs have been few and far between. Believe me, that is GOOD thing (because we all know how I feel about my Milly time). I have to runfess, though, that it has been kind of a bummer because those #IndoorWorkoutOutdoorSelfies were kinda fun. I never appreciated cryotherapy until giving it a try, even if it was by default.

Only ONE treadmill run in February!

My February Challenge went well. With the exception of two days, I have done everything I set out to do this month. All the push-ups (at least 20 everyday), even more stairs (20 flights -at the minimum- on a daily basis) and daily walking. Some of those walks had to happen courtesy of Milly, but I don't mind walking with her as much as I do running. There were two days, just recently, that the walking didn't happen...and I'll just runfess it, here and now, that I'm A-okay with that.

check, check, and check

In other news....I gotta runfess that I love it when the universe smiles back at you. Case in point, next weekend. The hubby and I are heading to Omaha for the Leprechaun Chase. This event (a 10K St. Patrick's Day extravaganza) has also had a Chase in Des Moines for the past several years...but the organizers decided to only host the Omaha venue this year. I won a free registration (from having been an AG placer last year), so we thought, "Why not?" Turns out, the hubby forgot about the date and scheduled a presentation the same day (ironically, in western Iowa, not far from Omaha) for the late morning. Are you ready for this? I received the pre-race information email this week...and the race start time isn't until 4:00! Having never done this event, I assumed it would also be in the morning (like the Des Moines one had been), but the 4:00 start time suits me fine. Onward!

Leprechaun Chase 2016

And, last (but by no means least), the post-workday daylight has been phenomenal. I know, it happens every year, but it really seems to have happened rather suddenly and rather intensely this year. I runfess that it will be a bummer when the early morning daylight takes a hit next weekend, but the "evening" daylight will be just that much more grand.

Another step closer to summer...

Anyways, like I said, all is well and I really don't have much to whine about. We have another warm weekend on tap, with temps in the upper 40F's -low 60F's, and the extended forecast is looking awesome (as of right now) for race weekend in Omaha. Life is good!

How are things in your world? Was February 2020 kind to you? Are you ready to move on to warmer and sunnier running days?

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

I'm also linking this with Meranda and Lacey for the Friday with Fairytales and Fitness link-up. 

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