A Couple of Runfessions for August

I swear August was a whirlwind – the days blew by and here we are in the final days of summer. Marcia has once again opened the runfessional so for this week’s Fit Five Friday, I’ve got a couple of runfessions to share. Let’s get to it!

A Couple of Runfessions for August

I was on vacation earlier this month and I runfess that I purposely left my running shoes at home. I knew my family had a full itinerary planned and I had no doubt that I would be logging lots of walking miles. While packing I did wonder for half a sec if I should just throw some run gear in the bag, but in the end I didn’t. We had a great time and I runfess I didn’t miss running.

That being said, while I feel like I’ve been on a good roll with my running and walking miles…I runfess what has taken a hit has been my strength training. Given that we have a home gym, I really have no excuse. After a 3 week slide, I’m back to embracing the weights.

So tell me, any runfessions to share. Do you always pack your run gear on vacation?

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