Oh hello spring! I’m so happy to see you at last. Even though our winter wasn’t that bad relatively speaking, you are always a most welcome sight. Before we go all sparkly unicorns and rainbows because April is headed our way, it is time to open the runfessional. Trust me we’re all better after paying a visit. Let’s get to it.
So yeah about that closet bar I alluded to in the title of this post. I told you all about my “no spend February” and I’m proud to say it was a resounding success. I spent $55 in February and that was for a gift. I purchased nothing for myself.
All that said, the universe has a way of telling you stuff. Like you have too much stuff. Despite valiant efforts to declutter and donate, I runfess one of the bars in my closet went crashing to the ground. Again. The struggle is real.
I suppose if I ever lose my gloves, I’ve still got this towel to remember my exploits in Tokyo.
I runfess as I went through winter I slowly came to the realization that I hadn’t come across my beloved Tokyo Marathon gloves. I started to fear I’d lost them. If you’ve ever been to the Tokyo marathon, you know that it’s kind of a miracle to come away with any kind of swag. They were long out of jackets before I even arrived, and being international you can’t order them. Good news! I found the gloves in a jacket pocket. For the record, I do have a Tokyo Marathon jacket, but I runfess it’s one from 2018 so not the year I ran. Marathon Tours was selling some old ones they had leftover and I figured old was better then none. Haha!
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If I dug deep enough in the basement, I could probably find this album.
You all know I have my criticisms about the Peloton app, however I obviously enjoy it enough to keep using it daily. I especially loved when Kim and Michelle tipped me off that there were some Donna Summer workouts. I immediately fired up Matty’s run. The tunes transported me back. Way back. Yes, I’m old enough to remember when disco was a thing. I runfess that even though disco got overtaken by haters, no thanks to the WLUP disco demolition that took place here in Chicago in 1979, I’ve always loved a good disco jam and Donna Summer was the ultimate disco diva. I actually saw her in concert and she was epic.
All that said I learned from Matty during our run that Donna Summer has been dead for 10 years. I runfes I had no idea. My bad.
This last one has nothing to do with running, but I never let that stop me before. I runfess my father is haunting me. Snap Chat tells me repeatedly that my dad (who’s been dead for 17 months), is on Snap Chat. Trust me he’s never been on Snap Chat or any sort of social media for that matter. I like to think it’s his way of saying hello.
Okay your turn! What have you to runfess? Any of your race swag ever go missing? Would you buy race swag from the wrong year?
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I’m sure I have some race swag missing, but I’m not consciously aware of it’s absence, LOL. That said, our son gave me a Michigan State baseball cap for Christmas last year. I wore it a few times, last year, but have not seen it since forever. I’ve looked everywhere, and it’s safely hidden from (my) sight. ((Sigh)) I DonnaFess, I had no idea she’d passed away either 🙁
Oh yes, I would totally buy race swag from the wrong year, especially if it’s from such an epic race like the Tokyo marathon (how could they not have enough jackets?!)
I’m glad you found your gloves.
The universe had definitely a way of communicating with you – first your closet bar, then your dad saying hello. I’m sure your dad would have a good laugh about the SnapChat thing!
I have to admit that I was never a fan of disco..but we did have a disco in McHenry that hosted teen dance nights. Everyone went and so did I. I think after disco faded, the Moose bought it and it became their meeting hall. There’s a long metal tube you walk through to get inside, so that seemed like an odd fit for that group!
That’s so odd about Snap Chat and your dad..lol
My Dad IS still on FB. Only because I’ve been too lazy to dig into how to take his page down. In fact, today would’ve been his 96th birthday — he’s been gone 2+ years.
Our closet bar has fallen, but only once. So far. I’ve been working with a course to “flow” with the lunar cycles. This week’s challenges was to purge 5 things from each room in your house — one room a day. The good news is that it’s only for this week — I’m kinda liking that & will definitely keep that up going forward. I got a lot purged this week!
Yup, I did know Donna Summer was gone & obviously am also old enough to remember disco (although I never saw here in concert). It’s kinda hard to remember who’s gone & who’s not.
Yes I remember the disco era. How fun.
I so need to purge. Especially since I’ve been working from home for two years. And I only play tennis one week a year. So many outfits not worn.
I have sweatshirt from NYC marathon from a year I didn’t run it. It was before I ran it. But I love it. I do treasure my jacket from the year I ran it.
My closet is a total disaster! I seriously need professional help. My activewear obsession is overflowing into back up bins. Anyhoo- yes the Donna Summer classes were great to sing a long to!
I desperately need to purge and if you saw my runfessions you know I’m just contributing to my problem lol. I’m glad you found your Tokyo gloves.
I bet Donna Summer put on one heck of a concert!
I didn’t realize Donna Summer was dead (and must runfess that I always said Donna Summers – oops!)
The spring has disappeared and I’m not happy!
I’ve been getting rid of things and my closet is still busting. Way to go on no spend Feb! How’s the spending in March so far?
Well, I was a big BeeGees fan and I LOVED Andy Gibb (how embarrassing!) I also didn’t know Donna Summer died. And I had forgotten all about the WLUP disco demolition until you mentioned it.
Ha ha, yes time to clean out that closet! I’m surprised none of our closet bars have fallen. I would definitely take it as a sign from the universe.
Wow on the Donna Summer concert!
I just told my husband i need to clean out my closet. I have too many things I never want to wear.
Eerie on Snap Chat — but I’m not on their either.
Oh my gosh! Those closet bars are so unpredictable like that! I’ve had one fall before and I was not a fan!
I don’t know that I have had swag go missing, and I think I would purchase swag from another year in that same situatuon.
I’m not sure which excites me more – lost gloves in a jacket pocket, or money. Honestly a toss up if it’s a favaorite pair. Thanks for the reminder on the Donna Summer run – and I need to do Reba too!
I remember roller skating on Friday nights to disco music in the 80’s. Good times!
I would totally have bought the previous year’s jacket from the Tokyo marathon. I think it depends on the circumstances and in that case it was definitely warranted.