Now that I’m done with the Annapolis Classic Half Marathon, it’s time to move on! But I still have a few things on my mind when it comes to running.
Good thing it’s the last Friday of the month, meaning it’s time to link up with Marcia’s Healthy Slice to share our“Runfessions”! I’m also linking up with Jill Conyers for Fitness Friday! Let it all out and confess what you’ve been holding back when it comes to your running and training!
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Runfessions for November
I’m Really Going to Miss the Fall
Has this not been an amazing season for running?! It also didn’t help that we had unseasonably warm weather this past month. Now that we’re finally starting to get cold weather in Philly, I’m a little sad! Now, I do love running in the winter, but I’m not ready for it yet!
My Annapolis Race Photos Say It All
A few days ago I received the email notification that my race photos were ready from the Annapolis Classic Half Marathon. Well, I checked them out, and I couldn’t help but chuckle when I saw them…I look miserable!
Check out the link for my race photos – which ones do you think I should buy? I love purchasing race photos because of the memories, good and bad. It was an ugly finish, but I’m still really proud of myself. And with all that I went through, I still doubt that I would have finished much faster than I did. At least I have a great story to tell!
The Turkey Trot in Thanksgiving Sold Out
From runsignup.comDo you know how long I’ve talked about this darn Turkey Trot on the blog?! Almost an entire year! After all the hype, I waited too long to sign up and this 8K point-to-point race in my hometown of Buffalo, New York sold out with 14,000 participants!
I was really excited about this race because I’ve never run a race in Buffalo (besides my miserable year on the track team in high school), plus I do enjoy the 8K distance much more than a 5K. But we were still figuring out the logistics on coming up to Buffalo, so I procrastinated. This time, it didn’t pay off!
So hopefully I can count on doing my first Santa or Ugly Sweater Run in Philly. Now that the half marathon is over, I just want to have fun!
I’m Not Doing the Runners World Run Streak
Last year, I participated in the #RWRunStreak, which consists of running every single day from Thanksgiving to New Years’ Day.
I’m not the best at committing to fitness challenges, but the Run Streak is the only one that I’ve successfully completed, and I was obsessive about it! I ran a minimum of 1 mile a day, and no more than 4.5 miles. And I started to get faster!
While the streak was a great way to maintain my fitness, I don’t want to go through the stress again this year, getting my runs in by any means necessary. Plus, my calves and shins HATED it.
I really need to focus on strength training right now – I’ll be taking boot camp and a core class at work, and yoga has been calling my name for a while now. I just need to create a schedule that I can follow consistently, and do my best to never miss a workout…
Do you have any runfessions? Share them in the comments, it’ll be our secret!
I plan on trying to complete the #RWRunStreak 🙂 I have completed the streak a couple of times and it seems to push me to get my run in early for the day so I am not running in the evening.
Enjoy the streak! It really is fun to keep at it!
I’ve BTDT on getting shut out of my hometown turkey trot. It’s so disappointing! I am with you on no Runstreak too. I know my body would not cooperate with daily running. At. All. Thanks so much for linking up!
People were telling me I should just bandit the Turkey Trot haha, but I just couldn’t do it! Plus I was dealing with a cold, but at least I got to watch it in action 🙂
I am not into streaks this year or any year. That would add up to a lot of junk miles for me, and I need recovery days!
Yes, recovery is so underappreciated sometimes, but it’s definitely needed!
I like the 2nd picture! Your feet are off the ground and you look like you are just cruising along. An Ugly Sweater run sounds like fun! I’m not streaking because of coming off this foot injury. I’ve got to ease back into it, which is tough enough. I’ll need plenty of rest days.
Thanks HoHo! I will have to make a decision soon and buy my photos! Still rooting for your foot healing ASAP!
Oh no! I have totally waited too long to sign up for a race before too, that sucks! This year is actually the first year that I’ll try the RW Run Streak – I really need this for the motivation! My plan is to run 5 miles one day, 3 miles the next, then 1 mile the day after and repeat until the end.
PS – I’ll be near you next week for my annual girls shopping trip to Niagara Falls NY! We always head down to Niagara Falls Blvd to the Target, WalMart, Ollies etc.
Janice, I hope you enjoy the Run Streak! That sounds like a smart routine for the streak, I hope it’s going well! Ah nice…Niagara Falls is always a great place to shop, I think they have the outlet mall over there?
I am also horrible at commiting to fitness plans I am trying to commit to this one I’m on now for the next 12 weeks. I wanted to do the RW streak but I feel I wouldn’t finish that either.
Hopefully your 12-week plan works out! Which one are you using?
Run streaks aren’t for me. Plus my piriformis is cranky so I am running less – it’s a good time of year to cut back on running with no races on my calendar for a while. But, I am doing strength training to make up for it.
I still need to finalize how my workout plan will be the next several weeks while I ease back from running. Strength training is key!
I have a race in my home town where I just figured I could show up and do it. Nope ! It sold out very early and when they guy told me I laughed. I actually thought he was kidding me. No he was not. Learned my lesson !
Haha, go figure! All the casual runners sign up for these types of races and lock us out! 🙂
Oh no! I can’t believe it’s sold out!!!
It’s my fault for procastinating, ugh!
Bummer about the Turkey Trot! I hope you get to do one of those other fun ones. Your race pictures are great! I think you should get one of the ones where you are throwing your arms up in the air across the finish line!
Thanks! Maybe I will get one of those…man, I was so happy to be done!
I’m not doing the streak either. I don’t think my feet could handle a streak. Plus I don’t know that I could logistically do it, with my crazy work hours!
Trying to schedule the streak runs was pretty annoying – I did most of them on a main street at night, which was kind of boring…
DANG! My husband is a cycling instructor here at one of the Seattle area YMCA’s and I will say the Turkey Trot they hosted was not anywhere near 14,000! That is amazing! Hope you had a great run, I am sure there was a ton of great energy 😀
The one in Buffalo apparently is the oldest Turkey Trot in the country…if only I knew to sign up as early as I could!
I”m going to miss fall too! Not ready for the W word or the S word. One of our local Thanksgiving races sells out every year. It’s awesome!
Tell me about it! Winter is coming…but hopefully not for a couple more months, ha!
I’ve been signing up for races last minute because I just never know if I can go; one did sell out, but it managed to get in before it did. Bummer about buffalo.
Totally with you on run streaks, ST, & yoga (doing my own little #yogastreak right now but not beating myself up if I miss a day! either).
Ooh a yoga streak is a good idea! I’m always too lazy to just take the time to STOP and pose!
Sorry about your Turkey Trot, I am insanely early signing up for races because am afraid they will sell out. I am the worst at committing to fitness challenges, I sign up and rarely follow through.
I’ve signed up early for races and ended up injured and DNS, so that always gives me hesitation. But I’m not going to put off signing up anymore after missing out on so many races this year!
Bummer about the Turkey Trot! I am doing the RW Streak again this year, it’s my third consecutive winter doing it. I am SO NOT an advocate for daily running, though. I’ll be mainly doing 1 mile runs most days, but will have an occasional longer (2-3 mile) run midweek , and a longer (5-6 mile) on most weekends. Right now it has been fine (three days in, LOL) but I know that final week will be a challenge and I’ll be glad to have it done.
Sounds like a good plan, Kim! Enjoy the streak!
I still need to get my running to be consistent.
I’ll miss fall too. It’s my favorite season.
Have an awesome week!
Fall is still holding on here so I need to keep it as long as I can!
I like the 2nd pic the best and am with you on not doing the RW Streak again this year…I don’t think my feet can handle it! Yoga is def calling my name as well!
Thanks, Lauren! Gosh I miss yoga, but I’m so lazy….ahh!
Runfession: I usually hate every minute of my run but after it’s over, I forget those feelings.
Haha, I know how you feel! Running is an acquired taste I think 😛
Oh no 🙁 sorry you missed the Turkey Trot. Have fun at the holiday run. I am doing an 8k jingle Bell Jog-ordered my costume from party city 🙂
Fall running is the best and I do not like winter running. I can never figure out how many layers to wear!
No runstreak for me! The way my knee is set up-lol!! I don’t do well at those daily challenges as much as I try!
Hope you enjoy your Jingle Bell Jog! Running in the cold is super tricky when it comes to layering…I may need to invest in some good gear this year!
Run streaks are not for me – my legs would revolt if I tried to run every day 😉 Sorry you missed your Turkey trot- we have a local Jingle Bell run that like – if you don’t sign up when you first think about it, it almost always sells out!
I learned my lesson about waiting too long for these races – I need to sign up for a jingle run in the next couple of weeks!
Run Streaks are so hard. Some people really benefit from you. It depends, everybody is different.
I’m glad I learned that I could do it, but once I was done, I knew I didn’t want to do it again!
I love your pics – did you see the video link? I had no idea they were video taping us! My pictures are ridiculous 🙂 Your pain face in the pics was well earned – just thinking about those hills makes me butt hurt, lol!
LOL, I still feel some kind of way when I see those photos…but yeah the video is really cool, I had no idea! Grrr the hills! What a tough race!
I have never committed to the RW Streak because I know I won’t keep up with it. And it will create unneeded stress! I don’t need any extra stress in my life 😉