With Memorial Day weekend, and the unofficial start of summer upon us, I’d like to take a moment to thank all who’ve given their service and in many cases their lives, to keep our great country safe. With that said, let’s head over to the runfessional to air our run-, gym-, swim- and any other ‘fessions you care to come clean with.
I runfess even though I was wearing my daughter’s school colors in support of her track team at the conference finals, I may have…ok I definitely did…cheer for athletes from other schools as well. It was especially evident at the long jump pit and I got some weird looks from the other team as well as coaches but if being a good sport is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.
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I swimfess I’ve been entertaining the idea of a triathlon this summer, especially if I don’t pull the trigger on a fall “A” race other than Lululemon Sea Wheeze or Zooma Great Lakes. But every time I walk past the pool at my gym, I smell the chlorine and see the dim lights and a sort of PTSD comes over me. I really, really loathed Masters Swim there, mostly because of a few run-ins with rude, irate swimmers. Don’t worry: If I decide I really want to take on another tri, I won’t let that deter me. Plus the outdoor pool should be opening any minute now. Sunshine in the water makes me happy. It’s a whole different ballgame.
I runfess that just because I don’t talk about my strained popliteus muscle anymore, that doesn’t mean its 100% healed. The truth is sometimes its tender and balky when I run while other times it’s perfect…like on the trails in La Crosse….apparently crazy trail climbs agree with it. Let’s just say it’s still on watch and another reason I’m being very careful about my mileage.
Remember that woodpecker I told you about here? The one that pecked a hole in our siding and appears to be taking up residence within the Eastern wall of our home? Well I bought a compound designed to plug up said woodpecker hole as well as some Mylar-tape-like deterrent material that’s purported to keep woodpeckers away, however the Caveman has neglected to install said deterrents. I’d do it myself if the process did not require dragging a ladder (if we even have one) out of the garage and around the side of the house, scaling 20 ft. in the air….you get the idea. Heavenly Father it pains me to no end to admit this but sometimes….when I hear the pecking…and the rustling going on in the wall….I go outside…and I…um…okay I hurl rocks at the pecker hole, hoping to evict those dang birds. It was never my intention to harm the birds….just scare…so far it’s not working anyway. Ugh. I’m going to burn in hell now.
Alrighty! I feel better already. It’s your turn: What have you got to runfess?
I’m linking up with Meranda, Lacey and Rachel for the Friday Five.
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Haha the pecker hole…look where I went with that….
I’m sorry that you encountered mean people at the pool gym in the past. I just don’t understand why people seem to be so miserable sometimes. Don’t they know that being kind is free?!
That woodpecker sounds like a pain in the butt! Hope you can fix that issue soon!
Even when I was coaching cross country I always cheered for other runners. Of course I wanted our kids to win, but they are high schoolers after all, and deserve positive feedback for their efforts.
Good for you to cheer on all the participants (not just your own school)…you must be a runner 😉
Isn’t it weird how some injuries can linger for so long, and you can notice it even after it’s mostly healed? It’s good your being cautious and I hope that it is completely better soon!
Love the woodpecker runfession! Maybe hubs will have a chance to fix the woodpecker hole this weekend?!?! I would probably throw rocks too. As much as I hate to admit it, I think trails (especially ones with steep climbs) aggravate a lingering injury of mine too. Hope yours heals 100% soon!
I runfess I forgot it was runfessions. Ugh. I was entirely done with my post and briefly considered waiting to publish until next week instead but let’s face it, I was too tired to rewrite it. 🤦♀️
I think it’s great you were cheering for the other team. It sets a good example for the kids.
Sorry to hear your injury is still lurking. I totally get your woodpecker frustrations! Can you call an exterminator (?) if your husband can’t do it?
I think it’s awesome that you cheer on the other athletes, geez! I can’t believe they gave you dirty looks!
I didn’t know about the woodpecker, how frustrating! I actually love getting up on a ladder, wish I could help! 🙂
Bummer that the injury is still bugging you! I always cheered for everyone when I was in high school, too! As long as they were good sports!
I swear we have a woodpecker too but no one seems to hear it but me! I also like the pool much better outside too. My tri this weekend is in an outdoor pool where I have much less anxiety than OWS.
We had beautiful, but irritating, red headed wood peckers at our first home. We kept tennis balls handy for the sole purpose of throwing them at those pecking devils. They would even peck on something metal around our chimney which sounded like a jack hammer inside the house. I runfess, we didn’t care if we nailed one with the ball…
Thanks for the linkup!
We had a pesky pecker attacking one of our crab apple trees a number of years ago. It was relentless. Fast forward to today, I have 3 bird feedings and 8 or 9 bird houses (I swear I’m not a crazy bird lady) hanging outside of our family room window. We love seeing the birds, including the many woodpeckers that come! However, they rarely peck at the tree and pretty much stick to the feeders. As for those damn crows, I haven’t hurled rocks yet…yet.
Mean people suck. Hopefully when the outdoor pool opens, you’ll have some peace! Oh man, I don’t know what I would do if birds decided to hang around my house. We have a big magnolia tree and not much else but the birds tend not to really nest there. If I had one in my siding, I’d probably go bonkers too!
We have a woodpecker at the cabin that has put a bunch of holes above our bedroom door. My husband filled them and he made more. We had a mockingbird that I was tempted to shoot with a bee bee gun. Except I don’t own a bee bee gun or could ever shoot anything. But dang that thing drove me crazy!
I always cheer for the other school’s runners at my son’s cross country meets, especially the back of the packers. I think you’re setting a good example.
Ugh about the woodpecker – we had one of those pesky buggers! They can be relentless – I hope you can get your husband to fill up the whole this weekend.
I’d cheer on the other school/team as well! I’ve stopped writing about my hip injury – it’s getting better but not 100% but I just don’t feel like writing about it anymore. Enjoy your weekend!
I don’t think you’re going to burn in hell. As much as I love animals, I wouldn’t want a bird pecking on my house, either.
I haven’t swum yet this year. Mostly because of the time involved, though.I managed it somehow last year, with 4 halfs instead of my paltry two — what is wrong with me this year?