Ok friends, here we are, a brand new year and it’s time already to vent a Runfession or 5. Can you believe how fast even cold, cruel January is flying? Share your run-, gym-, swim- heck any confessions are good, the jucier the better and link them up at the bottom of this post. Visiting as many other linkers as you can results in all kinds of good karma so be sure to do that. Let’s get to it!
Runfession 1: Greed
All these great Nuun sales are flying about the internet so I went to my trusty Nuun storage tank, I mean canister and took inventory. After counting a paltry 11 tubes, I tee’d up an order. But after seeing that shipping would cost half as much as the Nuun itself, I backed away. Hoarding averted.
Upon closer inspection, and reading reviews on the Costco website of people receiving Nuun with a very short expiration date, I went back to my Nuun stash and discovered some of my tubes were indeed nearing the “end”. One in fact had expired in January, 2 years ago. Whoops! A saner person would have tossed that tube. Me? Well I used it up of course. I live to tell about it.
Runfession 2: Sloth
After seeing everyone’s dazzling and gorgeous Disney medals, I couldn’t help but think back to the first time I did a multi-race weekend. It was the Flying Pig 3-way challenge in Cincinnati back in 2014.
I ran the 5k and 10k back to back on Saturday then the Half Marathon on Sunday to net me a medal for each race plus a bonus medal for completing the challenge. Because the sponsor, Skyline Chili, is extra awesome, they gave us a beautiful medal hanger so we could display our spoils. I runfess that the medal hanger is still laying somewhere, unhung…almost 2 years later.
Runfession 3: Wrath
I may swear under my breath when a car doesn’t move over one single millimeter when I’m out running on a road shoulder. If said car fails to move over AND is speeding, I may say….ok shout…profanities…sometimes.
Runfession 4: Envy
I’m ashamed to say this but I’m already tiring of my tri suit, the notorious Tris(c)uit.
The one who served me so well in all 3 of my teeny tiny triathlons so far. To be honest I’m coveting my neighbor’s (over on Instagram) tri suits. You know the ones from Betty and Tri Flare and Wattie Ink. The ones I’d need a second mortgage on my home to get. There I said it.
Runfession 5: Lust, sort of?
We haven’t gone out on NYE in ages but this year we were invited to a work-related shindig that was kind of, sort of mandatory. Not to name drop but this party had heavy hitters. Think Palo Alto internet luminaries on a first-name basis with the likes of Zuckerberg. One of these heavy-hitters is president of a company you all know and use daily. At the end of the night, she leaned in to give me one of those perfunctory air kisses that are so popular among people you barely know. Thing 2 was standing between us so that made the lean-in very awkward, especially cuz I was teetering in heels. So in I leaned, but at the last second, insanity set in and I decided to go right instead of left where I belonged. She went left as well and before I knew it, we kissed. On the lips. I swear only in my world does stuff like this happen. I was so grateful to be getting out of Dodge!
See how virtuous I am? I only committed 5 of the 7 deadly sins. What runfession do you have to share?
I have been stocking up on Nuun as well…I wasn’t aware of the date in them, I should probably check that! I hope to come day be able to complete 3 or 4 day/race running experience 🙂 I burn cars with my eyes that refuse to give me an inch on the road!
I want to do the Flying Pig Challenge! Yet another bucket list item 😉 I’m runfessing some stuff about my “picture perfect” pictures (#oxymoron). And, yes, I give the evil eye to inconsiderate drivers…especially when there are puddles and slush in MY path and not theirs, but they still manage to hit the slop and share it with me.
I ran the Flying Pig! That is one of the “funnest’ marathons I ever did. They always have good sway. When I did it, it was their 10th year and we all got GYM BAGS. It was so cool because I didn’t even have a gym bag at the time.
Haha! Very funny sins. Glad you survived the expired Nuun.
Love these Marcia! And I’m right there with you on wrath – I have also been known to throw a little colorful language and hand gestures in the direction of many a clueless (and dangerous) drivers!
I need to organize my medals… they are not organized at all. None of them. And its been like that for years…
Your runfessions made me laugh! I have a habit of forgoing online purchases when I see the shipping costs. I saw a feature on the Today show talking about how Amazon Prime has made us all expect free (and fast) shipping. Yep! And why not? Still, I am in need of Nuun and don’t want the Costco single serves (even though I don’t mind expired stuff either), so guess I’ll have to bite the bullet!
I runfess…I believe I’m the only person on the planet who does not drink Nuun. Dare I say, I don’t like it? EEK. Bahahaha…the kiss. I’m already so awkward when it comes to stuff like that! Thanks for the always fun Runfession linkup!
ha ha I’ve seen some super cute tri suits also. I am looking for sales! Those tops run super super small I had to up 2 sizes!
Funny story about my Flying Pig experience. I did the half marathon in 2005 (my first, it was awful, I didn’t train well) and then moved shortly thereafter. I had the medal in my car’s console for some reason. That fall when my husband and I were hiking up in Maine and finding Geocaches (where you can leave or trade little trinkets) I actually left my medal in a Geocache in order to trade for a trinket my kids wanted. So I don’t actually have the medal from my first ever 13.1!
I am also committing several of those sins – mainly sloth and envy. I am coveting my neighbor’s Ink n Burn while I eat everything in sight. It’s awful.
OMG. I swear at cars too! Or else I flash my knuckle lights at them!!! Just to piss them off. Seriously dude? There’s a WHOLE ROAD for you to drive on, do you really need to hug that white line??
I have some expire Nuun – what it?
I just received organized my favorite medals – the rest are thrown in a box.
Its so easy to have race medal envy. I’ve heard great things about Flying Pig, but didn’t realize they also had a weekend challenge. Definitely something to consider for the future.
Oh that moment of are we hugging or kissing or shaking hands? What’s happening? IDK GAH Let me just be as awkward as possible. I feel like I deal with that on a weekly basis haha.
It’s hard not to get medal envy, but I also know I can’t do races back to back.
I didn’t know Nuun had expiration dates, but should electrolytes still be good? I don’t have a stash, but I’ve never seen the expiration date. Maybe I should check those before I buy now.
Haha, the silly air kiss mix up made me laugh!
I hear that flying pig race is a pretty big deal!
Only minor infractions. And yelling at drivers who are playing chicken with your life is totally warranted – no sin whatsoever. As for the use-by-dates, I’m pretty sure they’re suggestions.
Ugh to drivers like that! We have a stop sign near our home that NO ONE stops at. Not even an exaggeration. And I swear every time I see it.
Yup! Only 5 out of 7…not too shabby!
I hate those lean in kisses…that has happened to me too…so AWKWARD!!!!
Ha- at the NUUN hoarding….step away from the tubes!!!
So amazed at those of you who do the multi day/races…my knee would be like…chile please!!!
This Tri thing is so freaking expensive…I had no idea!!!
dying over the lust sort of runfession. Heehee. I think I’m the only on the planet who doesn’t like NUUN. I’m an ambassador for Ultima and they send me product every month – I feel like I’ll never run out at this stage!
Your runfessions always crack me up! I am always envious of other people’s workout gear, I never splurge on the really nice stuff, though your tri suit is super cute!
I love pigs and really want to run the flying pig marathon Right now I am envious of all the healthy runners since I have a running related injury.
I once found a GU in my running drawer that had expired about seven years earlier. Oops! How funny that you awkwardly kissed the female “president of a company you all know and use daily.” You know I’m Googling it the second I finish this comment to try to figure out who it was! 🙂
Thanks for the link up!
What??? Nuun has an expiration date? Wait let me go check…….. Nah, I’m good for another month! I am not even a tri girl and the Betty ones I’ve seen could so change my mind! They are freaking amazing and yes second mortgage material for sure! Thanks for the vent on the Runfessions! Hey, lets do it again next month! 🙂
I need to admit that I might have a Nuun problem as well! You can never have too much though! I would love a new tri suit! But like you, I don’t want to spend my life savings on that. I save that for the bike. ;o)
Hi Marcia, when I saw the title of your post I thought I don’t have any runfessions. I was wrong. My runfession is that being attacked by a dog while running 2 years ago forever changed my love of running and it wasn’t too long ago that I realized it.
My ultrarunning husband swears by Nuun.
You kissed a girl & you didn’t like it, eh? Too funny!
Expiration dates are more like guidelines, anyway.
Shopping is one of my 7 deadly sins, unfortunately! It’s so fun trying to imagine what yours were when I saw the title of your post. 🙂
bahaha,the kiss made me giggle. And Nuun expires? ACK….
I bought a few tubes of Nuun on Cyber Monday – with free shipping. 😉 Shame on you for kissing and telling! 😉
OH GOD on the kiss incident! I had a similar experience once and it was so awkward!!! I’m sorry you had to go through that!
I totally hoard GU. I’ve got some packets that are past their expiration dates, but I still use them anyways!!!
I am having all the LUST!
I am ordering new running clothes, socks, shoes, etc.
Dreaming of races…dreaming of travel races…
I’ve stocked up on Nuun. I think I have about 40 or so bottles. I found a discount code if you are interested.
lol over your unintentional kissing incident 🙂
expired Nuun and a girl kiss, you are living on the edge!!!!!!! 🙂
OMG, I was just thinking about the Nuun from costco that I bought that expired within months of buying! I was so pissed!