How is it already the end of February?! (I feel like this will be the theme each month!) With any hopes and dreams, the winter chill is nearing its end and the lovely spring weather will be here! This past month has been a whirlwind of running, eating, napping, running, eating, sleeping, and more running!

Now that the month is ALMOST over, it is time to Runfess with Marcia and the crew! Hop on over and check out the link ups!

I runfess…

I have YET to run my first marathon, still in training until April!, but I am thinking of more marathons… I think I caught the running bug, but I really should hold off until I get that 26.2 miles under my belt! I might not be as excited about anther torture-test so soon…or *gasp* ever!

I runfess…

…I have also been thinking about the even more torturous task of an ultra marathon! **DUN DUN DUN** Make the crazy thoughts stop (or at least until after April 16th!)…

I runfess…

My foot has been hurting…off and on, for a little while now. I KNOW that I need to take it a little easier on myself…but that can be a little difficult. My compromise? I will do the “easy” runs on my schedule and forgo the intervals and hills when my foot is sore (like this week). 

I runfess…

With my sore foot this week, I am quite nervous for my long run Saturday morning… I make a pretty hilly route and I really hope that I don’t have to cut my run short. At the worst, I can backtrack some of the less hilly roads and forego the last major hill…

I runfess…

I have been bad about meeting up with the group on Saturday mornings… I do not feel great about this – but I just feel that since my long run pace is so much slower than every one else’s at this point, I am just a drag. I feel a little pang of upset (with myself) whenever I see one of the other gals doubling back to me just to see that I am still doing alright. Someday, I will be able to have a “long run pace” faster than 10 minutes…but for now, I will stick with my 12+ minute pace (it keeps me moving through 16+ miles). 

I runfess…

I have not been foam rolling as much as I would like to or need to! Oh boy… I have not been getting sore, but I really should make more of an effort to make and keep a rolling routine! 

I runfess…

…the same goes for yoga… I always feel so much better and stronger after a couple sessions. I just need to make that time more of a priority. It doesn’t help that I become a human trampoline for the kid and dog whenever I am mid vinyassa. That…and dog butt in the face when in cobra just takes me out of the moment of relaxation…

I runfess… 

I am in a conversation on the 2016 in 2016 FB group about “What would you do if a dog attacked you?” thread… I guess that since I have never been attacked by a dog, I really hadn’t given it much thought. The gal was questioning if she could or should have maced the animal…which people were saying, “do what you need to do to protect yourself”, I agree. Has anyone been attacked by a dog or any other animal while out on a run? I was paced my a cat at the park today…it had a collar, so I think it was a pet that just wanted a little love…

I runfess…

I had a blister starting by my big toe…I have seen it the past couple days. I didn’t feel that it was going bad until my afternoon run and walk today. OUCH! When I finally got home, I took off my shoes and then my socks, slowly…and yep, the blister grew dramatically in size…sad day! I am not sure what I am going to do for tomorrows long run… Band aid? Tape? Yeesh…it has been WAY too long since I have dealt with this (a blessing?!)…

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