Average April Runfessions

It’s already the last Friday in April which means it’s time to head over to the runfessional at Marcia’s Healthy Slice where we can cleanse our souls soles before we head into May.

You also may be joining the Fit Five Friday Link-Up with Darlene, Michelle, Renée, Jenn, and Zenaida.

Average April Runfessions

I runfess my running lately has been nothing to write home about, but average is better than below average, so I’m going to embrace my no-news-is-good-news status and be grateful for every mediocre mile. I really enjoy my 30ish minute treadmill runs and my weekend runs with Scooby, and if they are barely adding up to 15 miles a week, so be it.

Slightly above-average mileage thanks to longer weekday runs in NYC and Chicago

I runfess that one above-average thing about my running is how much I sweat. 🥵 I realized my Peloton bike stays much drier if I wear a headband, and even though I don’t notice it so much on my tread, my headband is always sopping wet when I’m done. 🫣

I runfess that even though I have new running shoes, I packed my old shoes for running in New York City and Chicago. I didn’t want to risk landing in a puddle in Central Park, and didn’t know what weather I’d face in Chicago, so I decided to play it safe.

After all that, Scooby landed on my shoe with muddy paws, but I runfess I got out the dish soap and scrub brush to try to get them clean.

I runfess that I am getting nervous about the Lawyers Have Heart 10K in May. I literally haven’t raced in over a year! I need to set a realistic goal so I don’t go too hard and get injured, but I know a realistic goal will bring my average down. ~sigh~

Do you try to keep new running shoes clean?