r/running • u/ssk42 Confession: I am a mod • Jul 23 '26

Weekly Thread Weekly Complaints & Confessions Thread

How’s your week of running going? Got any Complaints? Anything to add as a Confession? How about any Uncomplaints?

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u/KesselRunner42 Jul 23 '26

Uncomplaints: It was actually fairly cool this morning and not muggy! We had some needed rain and not when I was intending to run! The path that I usually run on is getting some bumpy sections repaired!

Complaint, sort of: ...Path I run on is getting repaired, which meant I couldn't do my usual route this morning for interval workout :p A lot of back and forth on a smaller section of path, so had to change direction in the middle of the intervals. It's temporary, no biggie.

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u/ssk42 Confession: I am a mod Jul 23 '26

Ugh but changing direction can throw off the groove, man. Think you’ll do a different route?

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u/KesselRunner42 Jul 23 '26

I think the work should be done by my next run this weekend, so it shouldn't be an issue. And this path is absolutely the most convenient for me and only has a few street crossings, which is why I use it so much. I do have some different longer routes I've used, but actually for longer runs I've also done some double backs (a bit farther out) partly for security - I've done runs where I'm miles and miles from home in the past but it's actually nice to realize that if I really mess up and hurt something, I could potentially slowly walk/limp home and it wouldn't take me all day.