On Saturday, October 26, I attempted a pokethon gym – a patreon readathon for Jaderayreads. While I had books chosen for all of the prompts, I read only three. Sometimes pushing myself to read severalContinue reading
November 2024 TBR – the One with the Goodreads Choice Awards
Since I started reading through categories of the Goodreads Choice Awards, November TBRs have proven difficult to create. Goodreads does not announce the nominees until about halfway through the month. (I will have a postContinue reading
Asheville Half Marathon – August 26, 2023
Race #214Half Marathon #782023 Race #112023 Half Marathon #5Asheville Half #2 When I originally signed up for this race, I planned to just run it in my ongoing quest to run 100 half marathons. IContinue reading
The First Recent Reads – October 17-24
Here we go! This story opens with the female main character helping her father, the captain of a ship who rescues “passengers.” The captain has immense magical powers in a world built on a worldContinue reading
Return to the Blog
It has been quite a while since I’ve written regularly here. I blame my undiagnosed “neuro-spiciness”. (Disclaimer: I have never been professionally evaluated. However, I have long known that my brain does not function theContinue reading
Turtle Trot 5k 2023 – Race Recap
Race #2145k #642023 Race #112023 5k #5Turtle Trot 5k #4 I learned my lesson this year. Even though the course is flat, the weather makes it anything but fast. Instead of aiming for a fastContinue reading
RWBS 5k 2023 – Race Recap
Race #2135k #632023 Race #102023 5k #4RWBS 5k #10 I went into this race planking to run fast but not as fast as a hard 5k effort like last year, remembering the toll that heatContinue reading
Chicago 13.1 – 2023 Race Recap
Race #212Half Marathon #772023 Race #92023 Half Marathon #4Chicago 13.1 #1 Yes, we did fly all the way to Chicago just to run this half marathon. This trip re-sparked a desire to do all theContinue reading
Freedom Flyer 2 Miler – 2023 Race Recap
Race #2112 Miler #22023 Race #82023 2 Miler #1Freedom Flyer 2 Miler #2 It’s been several years since I ran this race, mainly because for a few years they turned it into a 5k ratherContinue reading
Mountains to Main Street Half Marathon – 2023 Race Recap
Race #210Half Marathon #762023 Race #72023 Half Marathon #3Mountains to Main Street Half Marathon #4 It’s not often you have a race go exactly to plan…better than the plan actually. I had one of thoseContinue reading