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10
Sep
2021

Fit Five Friday: 5 things I learned from my run streak

Happy Friday! I hope everyone is doing well. I’ve haven’t posted one of these since July. I did post for Runfessions and Ultimate Coffee Date. I am hoping that now that I am back at work I can get back to the routine of posting every Friday. 😀 But if I don’t then I know at least one of my cohosts will have a post so all of you can link up with us.

As you know last month I completed my one year run streak. I thought I would go longer but early in the month I knew I was not. I was OK with it. It was a great experience but overall am glad I am done with it. It wasn’t horrible but just didn’t want to run everyday anymore. Here are a few things I learned from this run streak.

🏃🏽‍♀️My streak, my rules. For it to be “official”, each day the runner would have to run at least one mile. Whatever. 😆 For the most part I would run at least one mile each day. This Winter was harsh and we got hit with a lot of snow. It felt like it would never stop. There were days when I would not run one mile but it was because I couldn’t with all of the snow. I didn’t care. Running in the snow is still hard work. Other days it was cold too.

🏃🏽‍♀️I took it easy and made it fun. I had a mixture of workouts and thankfully 3-4 days were easy runs. I did many of those runs at an easy and comfortable pace. I also walked and still counted them as running miles. Again, my streak, my rules.

🏃🏽‍♀️It’s a mental game. There were days when I did not want to run. However, I would tell myself that it would “only” be 13-15 minutes. Once those minutes were over, then I would decide to stop or keep going.

🏃🏽‍♀️I am stronger than I think. My coach always reminds me of this. Running everyday is not easy. Many days I was tired and wanted to stay in bed or watch TV. But I went out there and ran. There were also run/paces that he had me do and I would say/think that I could not do it. I doubted myself A LOT but he would always believe in me. My coach had me run a 5k and I did it. I think that is the longest I’ve run without stopping.

🏃🏽‍♀️I found the “why”. There were times when I wanted to quit and my coach asked me to think about why I was doing a run streak. At first I thought it would be something fun to do. But then I wanted to stop. I realized that the “why” is because I can. I am healthy. I can run. I really had no excuse not to run.

Thanks for linking up with us again this week! We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts, and we are ready to link up every Friday to share YOUR weekly fitness favorites! Join hosts My First 5K and More, Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and Zenaida every Friday for Fit Five Friday! Please add your link below.

27
Aug
2021

Fit Five Friday and August 2021 Runfessions

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It’s the last Friday of the month which means Marcia has opened the Runfessional! It’s also time for another edition of Fit Five Friday hosted by Darlene, Renée, Jenn, Michelle, and me! Let’s get started, shall we?!

I runfess…
That while I am excited to be back in school, I am very exhausted at the end of the day. Exhausted that I drag myself out of bed in the morning to run. It was total chaos on Wednesday and a little part of me wished we were still in remote learning. I have a small class compared to last year but there is still so much to do. Two girls asked me to tie their shoes. I didn’t and told them they had to learn. I did feel guilty and I know I shouldn’t.

I runfess…
I had no idea what the milk crate challenge was about. I kept seeing it on Facebook but no information about it. This morning I read about it. Why would people do something like that? It reminds me of the Tide pod challenge. Simply ridiculous!

I runfess…
My primary doctor whom I’ve seen for over 10 years is leaving the physician’s group in November. I have been assigned new doctors in the same location. I knew this day would come but I was in shock when I received the news. I have an appointment on Monday for my yearly physical. I will ask her where she is going so hopefully she can continue being my doctor. I honestly do not want to start over.

I runfess…
I am jealous of everyone doing Hood to Coast. But I can never do it because it is right around the time that school starts. I remember there was a time when I couldn’t do either Ragnar Relay Chicago because it was also during the time when school was in session. I did do it in 2012 because I was out of school already.

I runfess…
Lately I’ve been eating so much. Stress makes me eat more. Each day when I come home I rest for a bit and then eat whatever I can get my hands on. Some of my pants still fit but my running shorts are a bit tight. I know eventually it won’t be as stressful but I still need to do a better job with my meals.

Thanks for linking up with us again this week! We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts, and we are ready to link up every Friday to share YOUR weekly fitness favorites! Join hosts My First 5K and More, Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and Zenaida every Friday for Fit Five Friday! Please add your link below. I am also linking up with Marcia for Runfessions.

06
Aug
2021

Fit Five Friday and August Ultimate Coffee Date

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I am so happy that it’s Friday! I’m starting off the weekend with a little catch-up over the Ultimate Coffee Date hosted by Coco and Deborah. So grab a mug of your favorite beverage and let’s chat for a bit!

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that I posted two TpT ClassFund links on Facebook and received over $150 in donations. Then TpT matched some of the donations (up to $50) so I ended up with over $200. I am grateful to everyone that donated. I have an Amazon wishlist that I will post as well. I know schools/districts received Covid money but I really doubt teachers will get any money to use towards classroom expenses. 😞

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that I have my annual physical exam on the 30th and one of the things I will tell my doctor is that I think I am experiencing pre-menopause. I have hot flashes throughout the day, but more at night. It is awful and not fun at all. Why do women have to suffer so much? Yesterday I went to set up my classroom and the AC was not working. Sigh, it wasn’t that bad but there were time in which I found myself sweating a lot and had to go out in the hallway to cool down a bit.

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that it feels really good to be running for fun. Don’t get me wrong, I like working with my coach and have enjoyed my workouts, but lately it had felt like I had to run versus wanting to run. Add in the stress of everything going on and it isn’t a good combination.

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that the months are going by too fast. How is it August already? Only 4 months till the year 2021 is over. Unfortunately, what I remember most from these past couple of months is how awful school was for me. I know there were many positive moments but why is it that we focus more on the negative than the positive?

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that I haven’t watched much of the Olympics. As much as I wanted to keep up with swimming and track and field, NBC hasn’t been doing a good job of showing everything. I don’t have cable and NBC is the only way I can watch it. I did see the 1500m swimming and that was unbelievable! I also saw a few of the 100, 200 and 400m events – those women are FAST!!

Thanks for linking up with us again this week! We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts, and we are ready to link up every Friday to share YOUR weekly fitness favorites! Join hosts My First 5K and More, Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and Zenaida every Friday for Fit Five Friday! Please add your link below. I am also linking up with Running with Perseverance and Confessions of a Mother Runner for the Ultimate Coffee Date.

30
Jul
2021

Fit Five Friday and July 2021 Runfessions

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It’s the last Friday of the month which means Marcia has opened the Runfessional! It’s also time for another edition of Fit Five Friday hosted by Darlene, Renée, Jenn, Michelle, and me! Let’s get started, shall we?!

I runfess…
That I am a sucker for Teachers pay Teachers (TpT). It is a place where I can purchase (some are free too) resources created by other teachers that are ready to use in the classroom. The best thing is that I’ve been able to find great resources in Spanish! There is a giveaway going on right now for 5 gift cards of $250 each and you bet I entered. There are quite a few teachers that organized this giveaway and in total my entries came to 132. Wow, I have never entered a Rafflecopter giveaway with that many entries. It took me about 45 minutes because I had to check Instagram, Facebook, TpT, and blog posts to submit my entries. Crossing my fingers I win!

I runfess…
That I get really annoyed and irritated when people (mostly men) stare at me while I am out running. Sometimes I ignore them but lately I stop and also stare at them and raise my shoulders and hands like saying “What? What are you looking at?” Most of the time they turn away and I continue on my run.

I runfess…
That I am a teeny tiny bit excited about going back to school. Please remind me saying this when I am complaining about it during the school year. I am not so much excited about the politics, BS, and some of the work but am looking forward to being again in a classroom with students. As much as I am enjoying my time off, I want to start setting up my classroom because I know it will take me a long time to get it ready.

I runfess…
That while I am happy and proud of myself for doing a run streak this long, I don’t think I will continue once I get to one year. I started it because I asked myself “Why not”? I wanted to see if I could do it. Plus I was inspired by others doing one too. Running in the morning is one thing I look forward to and let’t not forget how it has been these past months. While I enjoy running, I feel that running everyday is in the way of me doing other activities (cross training and strength). Or maybe it is me and I don’t know how to schedule all of my activities to get them done?

I runfess…
That I order many things from Amazon. I like the flexibility and convenience. I love that I can get many items in 2 days and can return them for free if I don’t like them. The other day I ordered a small whiteboard for my classwork. What I failed to notice is just exactly how small it is. I laughed when I saw the box and wondered what the heck I would use it for. I decided to return it but then noticed on the website that the item is nonreturnable. Oh well. I am sure I could use it for something in the classroom. Oh and next time I will pay closer attention to see if items are returnable.

Thanks for linking up with us again this week! We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts, and we are ready to link up every Friday to share YOUR weekly fitness favorites! Join hosts My First 5K and More, Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and Zenaida every Friday for Fit Five Friday! Please add your link below. I am also linking up with Marcia for Runfessions.

23
Jul
2021

Fit Five Friday: 5 gross things runners do

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Happy Friday! I hope everyone is doing well. It is getting hot here in Chicago. I have my days when I like it and other days when I don’t. Regardless, I am still out there running. Today is day #329 of my runstreak.

I know there are more than 5 gross things runners do. But for this post, I will limit it to 5. Feel free to add more in the comments!

😮 Stay in running clothes all day long. I know it isn’t always possible to shower after a run. However, I simply cannot imagine staying in sweaty and smelly clothes (I know not everyone may sweat or smell) the rest of the day. I smell and sweat a lot! When I get home after a run, I either eat first or shower. I remember one time that I did not shower after my run. I cannot remember the reason but do remember that I was assembling a desk from IKEA. Friends invited me out to eat and I didn’t go because I wanted to finish the desk.

😮 Pop blisters. I have done this. I know I am not supposed to but for some weird reason the blister hurts less when I pop it. When I ran the RunDisney Goofy Challenge a few years ago, I got two blood blisters. I had a flight to catch and knew I would be very uncomfortable if I left it alone.

😮 Snot rockets. All I can say is that I don’t do it and haven’t been behind anyone that did this. GROSS!

😮 Pee along the course. I have seen mostly men do this. I remember once during either the Chicago Marathon or the Shamrock Shuffle, there was a line of men peeing on the side of the course. I am not justifying what they did but I do know that we all had to wait close to or over an hour in line before we could start running.

😮 Peel off dead toenails. I’ve only had one black toenail and it took a while for it to separate from my toe. It was completely separate but still somewhat attached. I thought it would hurt more if I left it to fall off on its own. So, I took my nail clipper and removed it.