I’m too young for this sh#*!: Runfessions February 2017

I wish I could tell  you that training is just going great and everything feels great. Well, training is going pretty good . . . so join me, Marcia @ Marcia’s Healthy Slice and other bloggers to see what we’re runfessing this winter.

I runfess . . .
Another new year, another new pain.They always come out of the blue. And I have some angry tendons, lemme tell you. You name the body part, I’ve probably had tendinitis there.

This time it’s on the side of my foot. It’s a lot like PF — hurts worse in the morning, but I was pretty sure that wasn’t it because it’s not the bottom of my foot. And my chiropractor agreed — but she also said I’m okay to run and train, thankfully.

By the time you read this, it’s actually feeling a lot better, but still not normal. I’m sure just like my ankle last year, it will take its own sweet time healing.

Oh, and before you blame Rachel @ Runningonhappy, who’s coaching me, this started before I started working with her. During my off season. Seriously! Who does that happen to? Me, apparently.

I runfess . . .
I hate the fact that pains can spring up out of nowhere. Until last year I’d never had any ankle problems, until this year I’d never had any feet problems.

On my birthday, suddenly I had a kink in my shoulder. I wasn’t even doing anything! I swear, I was just innocently standing there, not even moving, and suddenly there was this kink.

This just drives me insane! Am I active? Yes. Do I try to be cautious? Yes. Do I try to do the things that should keep my body happy? Yes.

The kink went away after my infrared wrap. Then the other night I felt a pain on the back of my ankle — no, not achilles tendinitis — it felt as though Mr. Judy had scratched me in my sleep.

I tried to look at it the next morning cause it was actually rather painful. It wasn’t a scratch; I’m actually not quite sure what it is. Sort of like a blister but not quite. I try not to complain too much, but don’t I have enough going on already?

I runfess . . .
That I know you southern runners have to endure the heat in the summer . . . but seriously. Sometimes it feels like we’re in our own little snowglobe up here — when even the midwest is warm and snow-free and we’re anything but!

I know that isn’t true, but it feels like it’s true. And sometimes I think southern runners should have to endure a northern winter, just once. It builds character, right?

I runfess . . .
That I have yet another parking rant for you. And it’s even related to running, sort of.

I don’t know why there are so many people who have to park their cars on the street. When we have a snowstorm, they don’t move their cars (not even the sheriff next door). So the snowplow has to plow around them.

So there’s chunks of snow in the middle of the street, it makes walking the dogs difficult, it makes ice from melting snow appear just waiting to take me down.

I runfess . . .
I miss my little 3 mile runs. Don’t get me wrong, I am working towards a goal and I’m willing to work hard for it.

I always feel this way though: as the weekday runs get longer and the miles grow, I miss those little runs in base training.

Wouldn’t you like to get some runfessions off your mind? Come join us

I am also linking up with the  Friday Five 2.0  from Fairytales & Fitness and Rachel @ Running on Happy today.