It’s the last Friday of the month, which means for this week’s Fit Five Friday I’m joining Marcia to share a couple of runfessions before we head into a new month.

A Couple of January Runfessions

I runfess that the month of January always feels like THE longest month for me, and this start to 2026 has not changed that trend one bit. Perhaps it’s the post-holiday blues, my kiddo returning to campus, all of the political strife, being saddled for almost 2 weeks with a cold, the extreme temps…or all of the above, but my “new year” energy has taken a hit.

A couple of weeks ago I shared a post on ways to take care of yourself during these winter months and I runfess that I’ve not been doing a good job following my own advice, especially with my hydration! I recently downloaded an app to track my intake – curious to see if it helps.

Does anyone else feel like this has been the longest month? What would you runfess?

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And, here we are at the end of another month already! Marcia has opened the runfessional and for this week’s Fit Five Friday, I’ve got a couple of runfessions to share, so let’s get started, shall we?

Not So Spooky Runfessions

It’s Halloween and I runfess that I’m feeling pretty meh about the holiday. Aside from a couple of pumpkins added to the mums on my front porch, I’ve done no decorating, and I runfess that I just got around to buying candy yesterday. I know I’ll enjoy seeing the little ones in their constumes tonight, but once the teens start showing up I’ll be ready to turn the porch light off – Am I turning into a Halloween Scrooge?

A little pumpkin humor 😉

Recently, Peloton announced that they are once again, raising their rates. I saw many take to social to complain, and while I’m not thrilled to be paying more, I runfess that I’m not ready to give up my bike, especially with the winter months coming! Also, my husband has started taking some of the cycling classes, so I figure it’s not a bad deal for the two of us.

Lastly, while I was super excited to take my first run in more than a year and a half last Saturday, I runfess that I was also hella nervous! What if my leg wasn’t ready and there was pain? Thankfully I had nothing to worry about. I runfess that I couldn’t stop smiling during my run-walk intervals. I look forward to starting a Couch-to-5K plan next week!

There…now I can go into November with a clean slate.

Do you have any Runfessions to share? Are you a fan of Halloween – yay or nay?

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Marcia has opened the runfessional, and it’s also time for another Fit Five Friday hosted by Darlene, Renee, Jenn, Zenaida, and yours truly, so let’s get started.

An August Runfession or Two

I runfess that recently I have fallen off the stretching bandwagon and my body has let me know in no uncertain terms that this is not acceptable! I will be getting back to these stretches pronto!

And, speaking of bandwagons, I runfess that I’ve let my core work slide this month. I usually try to at least get some daily planking in, but over the past few weeks… nothing. I’m thinking of doing one of Peloton’s core programs to help motivate me to re-engage.

What would you runfess? Are you consistent with your core work? Stretching?

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How are we coming to the end of another month already?! It’s the last Friday of the month so of course for this week’s Fit Five Friday, I’m linking up with Marcia to share some Runfessions.

Runfessions for July

I runfess that the product review offers have been getting weirder and weirder lately – for example, I recently received an email pitching an offer to test out a testosterone supplement for men – say what now?!?

I runfess that my most challenging workouts of late may be walking Ryker! The pup is now 6 months old and 60 lbs and has seriously entered the pulling-on-the-leash phase. While I pride myself on being a solid power walker, I’m clearly not moving fast enough for the little guy LOL

Post-walk napping

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Well, I’ve blinked and the month is quickly coming to an end. Before I put April in the rearview mirror, for this week’s Fit Five Friday, I’m joining Marcia to share a couple of Runfessions. 

Sharing a Couple of April Runfessions

I runfess that I’ve reached that point with PT where the novelty has worn off and I’m just ready to be done. Don’t get me wrong, I really like the team I’m working with… but I’m so bored and would rather just work out on my own now. Thankfully, I have just a couple more weeks to go.

I runfess that I needed Facebook to remind me that my blog-aversary is coming up. Hard to believe that I penned (or is that typed?) my first blog post 15 years ago! Always grateful for those who have shared in my running journey over the years.

Do you keep track of your blog aniversary? Any runfessions to share?

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