Monday, November 29, 2021

Race Review: Friendsgiving Virtual Run

Disclaimer: I received an entry to the Friendsgiving Virtual Run to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review, find, and write race reviews!

One of my absolute favorite traditions each year is running a Thanksgiving morning Turkey Trot. It's a great way to start a busy day of cooking and visiting family and friends with something small for myself, and a reminder of how thankful I am to be able to run! This year I was presented with the opportunity to run a super fun virtual run for my annual Turkey Trot - the Friendsgiving Virtual Run, themed after one of my favorite comfort shows, Friends!

We all know that the Friends Thanksgiving episodes are second to none, so when the option to run this race presented itself I had to jump on it! The Virtual Run gave you the option to run a 10K, 5K, or 1-Mile distance for your race. I opted to go for a 5K, which felt like the perfect distance to run on Thanksgiving morning. I love when there's multiple distance options for virtual runs, so you can make it work for whichever training program you might be working through!

I was pleasantly surprised at how stinkin' adorable all of the race swag was, and the positive is that every distance got the same swag! For registering, you received an adorable crew neck sweatshirts (I LOVE a crew neck!), a bib, and a finisher's medal with the iconic turkey with sunglasses! Unfortunately, due to supply chain issues, we haven't yet received the finisher's medal. However, the organizers of the virtual run were super apologetic and up front about the situation which I appreciated so much, and we'll get our medals eventually which is fine by me!



I was fortunate enough to have a beautiful day to run my Friendsgiving Virtual 5K, and I was able to bring Snowy with me! We did our normal 5K route and had a wonderful time. I even made a lil TikTok to document the fun!



@rmfickfack Did a lil virtual 5k for my #TurkeyTrot this morning! Happy #Thanksgiving everyone! #runnersoftiktok #marathontraining #foryou #fyp #vlog ♬ I'll Be There for You (TV Version with Dialogue) - The Rembrandts


If you're a big fan of Friends like me, this is a fun way to motivate yourself to get outside and run! There are multiple distances to choose from, and you get awesome swag. I had a great time participating in this run, and would definitely recommend you giving this one a try!

Thursday, November 11, 2021

📥TBR In & Out📤 // October 2021

Not as much of a successful month of getting my TBR down in October, mostly due to acquiring my first Book of the Month box in months as well as getting in a preorder that I forgot about 😅 BUT I still read more of my TBR than I added so I think we can call that a win. Now that we're in November I don't think I'll be getting my TBR down to the double digits by the end of the year (unless I somehow have an INSANE two months of reading?), but I think that's a great goal for me to achieve as we head into the winter season. Here are my stats for October!

TBR # ON OCTOBER 1, 2021
117

BOOKS ACQUIRED
+4

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Well Matched by Jen DeLuca

OWNED TBR BOOKS READ
-5

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
Autumn by Ali Smith
Freshmen by Tom Ellen & Lucy Ivison
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling


OWNED TBR BOOKS UNHAULED
0

TBR ON NOVEMBER 1, 2021
116

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Monthly Reading Wrap Up 🎃 October 2021

It's a new month, so it's time for another reading wrap up! October was bonkers with how stinking busy it was, so I'm really surprised with how many books I managed to finish. I actually finished my Magical Readathon TBR (only took me 2 months lol) and I also was able to fit in one more cute-yet-spooky read as well. I hope things will slow down a bit in November as the weather is getting colder. I'm hoping to finish the year strong when it comes to my reading!


My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
4/5 Stars
332 pages
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Publication Year: 2016
Age Group: Adult
Format: Physical


The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
4/5 Stars
280 pages
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Publication Year: 2018
Age Group: Adult
Format: Physical


Autumn by Ali Smith
Seasonal #1
4/5 Stars
260 pages
Genre: Fiction
Publication Year: 2016
Age Group: Other
Format: Physical


Freshmen by Tom Ellen & Lucy Ivison
2/5 Stars
352 pages
Genre: Contemporary
Publication Year: 2017
Age Group: Young Adult
Format: Physical

The Ex Hex by Patrick Ness
Ex Hex #1
4/5 Stars
309 pages
Genre: Fantasy
Publication Year: 2021
Age Group: Adult
Format: Physical

OCTOBER READING TOTALS

Total Books: 5
Total Pages: 1,533
Owned TBR Books Read: 5
New-to-me reads: 5

GENRE STATS

Contemporary: 1
Fantasy: 1
Fiction: 1
Horror/Thriller: 2

BOOK FORMAT STATS

Physical: 5

AGE GROUP STATS

Adult: 3
Young Adult: 1
Other: 1

PUBLICATION DATE STATS

2010-2019: 4
2020-2021: 1

RATING STATS

5 Stars: 0
4 Stars: 4
3 Stars: 0
2 Stars: 1
1 Star: 0