Oh July you always arrive with a bang but then slip away way too soon. I’m already seeing Halloween stuff at Target and Christmas ornaments at Costco. Come on man! Okay I’ll cool my jets on that because it’s time to open up the Runfessional for the Runfession Friday linkup.
I live in a constant state of declutter. You know this, because I say it all the time. Recently the Pain Cave was in the decluttering crosshairs, and I unearthed a couple Shape Magazines from years gone by.
I runfess it was kind of fun to peruse the graphics, the workouts and the headlines that would be oh so unPC these days. Bikini Body anyone?
The Canadian Fire Smoke that’s wafted our way recently has been no joke. Just dipping outside for a minute or two is difficult with all the toxic smells hanging in the air. I runfess it really pains me when I see area runners posting their runs in said noxious fumes on Instagram. Seriously what are you thinking?
As much as I love fall, I runfess that I am never really ready to say goodbye to summer. Even though it’s been hot, humid and this year, smoky.

I may not be ready for fall but I am heading to Chicago Bears Training Camp. I runfess the Caveman may be more excited than I, but I adore these “First Day of Training Camp” pics the team took. How cute are they?
Okay your turn: What have you to runfess? How hot is too hot to run? Would you run outside when air quality is unhealthy?
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I would be so stuck with bad air quality… I HATE the treadmill, but I guess that would be the only option.
Talking about fires and smoke, Switzerland is celebrating its national day tomorrow and all fireworks are strictly forbidden to prevent fires from happening. We urgently need rain!
Btw, have you seen Nike getting roasted on the internet with its NikeSKIMS launch? It’s hilarious!
Thankfully, the smoke hasn’t made its way to my area. It really sounds like a bad situation! I just saw a huge Halloween candy display last night! Yikes, that’s way too soon!
I agree on the wildfire smoke. I saw a guy running on Michigan Ave the night we had 600 AQI and I was going to ask him if he was trying to kill himself!
I love fall and can’t wait! 😉
The fires have been awful. I kind of stopped any serious running while we were getting the smoke because it’s just so unsafe. I’ve also cut back on actual running, because again, it’s not safe in 90+ degrees, no matter how used to it we’re supposed to be.
Have fun at training camp! I’ll be in Chicago in October!
I did anxiously await the arrival of my shape magazine for decades. The rather this summer has been not to my liking. I’m a fall girl for sure have fun at training camp. My guys are heading to Philly for the Eagles camp in a few weeks. Couldn’t get myself together to do a Runfessions this month!