I am running even less in January (my first point below), but I’m always able to come up with some runfessions. Especially when they’re bolstered by hiking gaffes and senior moments. The treadmill does figure prominently this month, but so do those ever present senior moments!
I runfess . . .
My running was off to a rocky start in 2022. Just like in 2021. I added one goal to my January 2022 goals: run more miles than in January 2021! Although the miles were still low in 2022 goal accomplished.
I runfess . . .
Mr. Judy really wanted to hold out for a better deal on the new treadmill. I knew Winter was coming and I would need that treadmill sooner rather than later. What’s the good of getting it after Winter is over?
I just checked, and my treadmill is still selling for the same amount we paid. I’m glad that Mr. Judy finally caved shortly before Christmas, because we both kept checking around New Years and the price never got any better (and the mercury plummeted and the roads often iced up).
I runfess . . .
I am very happy that I now have a treadmill that will go up and down. My old treadmill had stopped doing that several repairs ago. Mr. Judy always said it was working after a recalibration, but when I ran on it it no longer went up more than 1%.
I cookfess . . .
Since I shared about trying to make my own nut milk (read the post here, although I think I need to update it a bit), I’ve never looked back and never bought nut milk at the store again. I make chocolate cashew milk a couple of times a week for my hot chocolate.
I blenderfess? that one day I was making it and I couldn’t figure out why it was so much darker than normal. Until it occurred to me that I hadn’t added any cashews. I’m glad I figured that out what was wrong!
I hikefess . . .
I headed out to my moms with plans to hike along the way, and it was sort of warm — for December. So I took several different pairs of gloves — or so I thought. I’d brought a pair of fingerless wrist warmers I knitted long ago. I brought gloves, too, in case I thought the wrist warmers wouldn’t be warm enough. I got there and yeah, it was a bit chillier than expected.
Except the second, warmer gloves? Turns out what I’d brought was from two different gloves. Ok, I thought, I’m the only one here, who cares what I’m wearing? Except it turned out that the mismatching gloves were both for the same hand! Well, it wasn’t as bad as the time I brought two left running shoes to my moms — I still had the wrist warmers, thankfully, but my hands were definitely a bit cold!
How is your running year starting?
Any recent, amusing senior moments?
What do you have to runfess from January? Come join us
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LOL!!! Love your hike-fession about the gloves! After all the though that went into it, only to grab to for the same hand! By complete coincidence, our blogs both have cashew nuts today! What are the chances?! PS: Glad you went for the treadmill when you did!
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It seems I had some similar thoughts as other bloggers today!
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Glad you are enjoying your treadmill AND that it hasn’t gone on sale. That’s crazy about thr gloves!
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It’s always a bit disappointing when you think you’re being so organized — but then you realize not so much.
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Ha! I have a glovefession on my post too! I wasn’t calling mine a senior moment tho…who are you calling a senior? :p
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Well still not technically a senior by most standards. 😊 Sometimes being a senior does have some perks though!
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I’m glad I didn’t buy a treadmill. I’ve logged more miles this month than ever. Yes it’s been sub zero many times but I survived. Even if I had a tm I know I’d never run double digits on it.
I bought mittens years ago and they were both for the same hand. I wear them though they fit weirdly. But my favorite are the $1 ones. I wear double. It’s like layering clothes. You can take one off if you get warm.
Congrats on your purchase and that it has helped to increase your monthly miles.
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I like convertible gloves, which have the mitten hood you can push off when your hands get too cold. Similar idea to 2 pairs but all in one.
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except that yours are expensive. Mine cost $1 and during races I can throw them away.
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Never throw my gloves away — they can always go in a pocket. Because if It’s cold enough for gloves, I definitely have a jacket on.
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I’m talking about races. And jackets don’t work for me as I’ve runfessed.
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I was talking about races too. Obviously we dress differently. Although if I wear a vest that has pockets too.
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Yes about dressing differently. I run hot and hotter when i race. I don’t even wear a vest when I race. Just a shirt or two. (only cold before and after) So no pockets (wear the $1 gloves).
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Glad you are enjoying your new treadmill. Perfect timing indeed. Well, I was looking for my phone the other day to leave the house. My daughter reminded me I was talking to her on it duh
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That usually happens to me with glasses — aka on top of my head. Unless I’ve put them down somewhere & then really can’t find them.
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Your glove situation sounds like something that I would do – I’ve been having those moments a lot lately!
The new treadmill sounds nice! I’d love one but we just don’t have a good place for one as our basement ceiling is too low. It just gives me more opportunities to enjoy winter running outside!
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We don’t have a high ceiling. How low IS your ceiling? Although we also don’t have a basement. It’s actually one thing I really dislike about this house, our previous one had much higher ceilings, but it was also a ranch & this is a raised ranch.
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Ha ha… I’m reading Deborah’s comment above… that’s a good one. I feel like I have nothing but senior moments these days! I probably need to slow down and focus more.
Yes, I’m glad you got the treadmill! You would really be annoyed right now if you were still waiting for it to go on sale.
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Oh yes, I definitely would’ve been annoyed if we’d waited this long! Even though we haven’t had much snow, there’s been lots of ice at times & definitely plenty of wind & cold.
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Well, better to have two left gloves than two left shoes…right? 😉 One time, I’d taken out the insoles of my shoes but forgot to put them back in. Thing is, I didn’t realize until after I’d done my run. I couldn’t figure out why the shoes felt so weird…
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I guess it’s also a good thing I never change my insoles! I know I should but it’s one of the things I never do.
And yes, since I had something to wear, it was definitely a much better situatuion than two left shoes — that time I actually tried to put them on but realized nope, that run wasn’t happening.
The things runners will try!
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Glad you are enjoying the treadmill. Running outside is better but it’s not always possible and the treadmill is the right solution!
Don’t worry about the gloves, I always forget something when I go to run far from home by my car. The last time I forgot to bring the sweatshirt and I couldn’t change my wet clothes.
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Oh no on forgetting your sweatshirt! I hope you didn’t get too cold.
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Last week I went out for a run with the group I’m mentoring with. My feet felt strange but I wasn’t sure why until I got home and realized I had forgotten to change into my running socks and was running in a pair of old socks that I stopped running in years ago since they don’t fit well and are cheap. They were sliding around during my run, which is why my feet felt strange. I’m lucky I didn’t end up with blisters.
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So glad you didn’t have any blisters! Not fun. Maybe it’s time to throw out those socks! 😉
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LOL on the cashewless cashew milk and the two left gloves. sounds frighteningly like something I would do!
I was pretty sure i managed more this Jan as opposed to last Jan, but I will have doubled it by tomorrow. Mind-boggling that I’ve run so much this month – it’s the most mileage in a month since MAY 2020! No wonder my training feels so hard.
Glad you got your new treadmill in time to really use it!
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I almost doubled mine but it’s still quite low. I know my endurance is not that great — it’s been a long time since I ran long. Luckily I don’t need to push right now & it frees me up to work on other stuff!
I’m sure the training will be worth it when you cross that finish line!
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Happy to hear you are enjoying your new treadmill!! Hopefully one day I will get one too. There are times when I ask my students if they’ve seen my glasses and they tell me they’re on top of my head. Haha, they’re cute. 🙂
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Yes, I’m forever misplacing my glasses, too. Usually not on my head but it happens! At least your students help.
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I bought two pairs but one broke already so I cannot lose this pair. I need to figure out when I need to go again and buy two more pairs.
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Or buy them online if you have your prescription. Even if you don’t usually they’ll just call your dr to get it.
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I could but I think I need a stronger prescription. Or it could be that my eyes are too dry and that is why sometimes it is blurry.
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Very much guilty of two gloves for the same hand. I just rotate them around when it’s too cold to go without.
Making your own milk. Wow. Not that adventurous, but I also don’t drink enough for it to be worth it.
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It’s not hard, really, you just need a strong blender (for the nut milk). I’m not sure it really saves me money but I can be sure of the ingredients.
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