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☀️📖 August Reading 📚⛰️⁣
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Another month of reading has closed over here and it was about 50/50 - some were not as great as I’d hoped, but others made up for it. 👏⁣
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Here are the books I finished in August and thank you to the tagged publishers for the ARCs and ALCs! 😊⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5/5 stars)⁣
• Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty⁣
• The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian⁣
• The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen @stmartinspress⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣
• Love You More by Emily Giffin⁣
• London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe ⁣
• Hate Me Take Me by Laura Bishop⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5/5 stars)⁣
• Everything that is Beautiful by Louise Nealon @harperbooks⁣
• The Good Parts by Evann Normandin @hachetteaudio⁣
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I don’t know how many of you read Big Little Lies, and may be contemplating the sequel, but I enjoyed Big Little Truths as much as (if not more than) the first! My favorite book of the month! by @runningnreading

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18 days ago

It was hot. It was hard. It was fun. 🥳⁣
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Course PR for me today at the ARK 5K Classic and First Overall Female in the Grand Master (50+) group! ⁣
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2016: 24:34⁣
2025: 24:44⁣
2026: 24:10⁣
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Aging like fine wine over here…🤣 In all seriousness, I’m just thankful to be able to continue doing something I enjoy and share it with so many incredible friends. When I see women on the podium at races, like today, in their late 70s, I can only hope that my body continues to allow me to keep going! 💪🎉 by @runningnreading

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a month ago

🇺🇸📚 July Reading! 📖☀️⁣
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Yes, you read that correctly - I am a full month behind on this post. I’m going to blame it on the fact that I’m holding on to summer for dear life and can hardly believe it’s September. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I know all of you fall lovers are getting excited but, since we don’t experience “fall” weather here, it hardly matters: summer >>>winter. I’ll continue summering until September 22, thank you very much. 😆⁣
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Here are the books I completed in July and thank you to the tagged publishers for ARCs and ALCs! ⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣
• Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves @avidreaderpress⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5/5)⁣
• The Half Life by Rachel Beanland @simonbooks⁣
• The Final Target by Nora Roberts⁣
• The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣
• The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren⁣
• Scruples Two by Judith Krantz⁣
• Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason @harperbooks⁣
• Tropesick by Lauren Okie @avonbooks⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5/5)⁣
• Destination Funeral by Paige Harbison @macmillan.audio⁣
• The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza @duttonbooks⁣
• Helpless by Jessica Knoll @scribnerbooks by @runningnreading

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a month ago

When Run Club has a Boston theme…

#weready #runclub #running #bostonmarathon taken in Little Rock, Arkansas by @runningnreading

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a month ago

Double digits (10 miles) for the first time since January with the bestest crew and a history lesson along the way! 🎉 by @runningnreading

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2 months ago

It’s my birthday week *AND* I got to do a workout on the track this morning, the first one in a long time…y’all know how I feel about being on the track. 😍⁣
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One and a half mile warmup, followed by 6x400m with a 90 second rest in between, and then a one mile cool down - the perfect combination of fun and hard! 💪⁣
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I’m registered for a 5K in September and a half marathon in November and hoping my healthy progress continues for a while longer. I’m excited to see how things go and dedicated to maintaining my strength after PT graduation last week! 🎉 by @runningnreading

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3 months ago

🏖️ 📖 June Reading Update 📚👙⁣
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We spent a week at the beach (I did more people watching than reading) and I found some great books thanks to wonderful recommendations and summer vibes! ⁣
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Now, it’s time to enjoy my favorite month of the year - AKA the month of my birth 🥳 - and embrace the apex of summer joy! ☀️⁣
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Here’s a list of the books I read in June (also in my highlights) and thank you to the tagged publishers for ARCs and ALCs: ⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣
• Whistler by Ann Patchett @harperbooks⁣
• The Top of the World by Ethan Joella @scribnerbooks⁣
• The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5)⁣
• Down with the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore @williammorrowbooks⁣
• Contrapposto by Dave Eggers @aaknopf⁣
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• The Lowe Job by Grace Alexander @williammorrowbooks⁣
• Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews @stmartinspress⁣
• Scruples by Judith Krantz⁣
• Burnout Summer by Jenna Ramirez @macmillan.audio⁣
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Top picks to take on a vacay from this group: 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 - you can’t go wrong with either of these! 👏⁣ by @runningnreading

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3 months ago

☀️ 📖 May Reading Update 📚 🌺⁣
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Summer reading is in full swing and a couple of my highly anticipated reads did not disappoint! 🤗 Currently triaging my TBR for some upcoming time away from work and I can hardly wait. ⁣
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Until then, here’s a list of the books I read/listened to in May and a big thanks to the tagged publishers for early and free copies: ⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣
• The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff @simonandschuster⁣
• Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan @putnambooks⁣
• This Is Not About Running: A Memoir by Mary Cain⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5)⁣
• Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer⁣
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• The Shippers by Katherine Center @stmartinspress⁣
• Take Me With You by Steven Rowley @putnambooks⁣
• The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh @pameladormanbooks⁣
• Nothing Tastes as Good by Luke Dumas⁣
• Mercy Hill by Hannah Thurman @doubledaybooks⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5)⁣
• The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny & Mellissa Fung @macmillan.audio⁣
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• Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune @penguinaudio⁣
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DNF 🥴⁣
• Forty Love by Jane Costello (this one has some good reviews, I just couldn’t get into it)⁣
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If you enjoy a solid literary fiction title with beautiful writing and a thoughtful, reflective story, add 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘪𝘥𝘦 to your list; otherwise, 𝘋𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 is such a fun read with easy, summer vibes! 🙌⁣ by @runningnreading

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4 months ago

It’s Global Running Day, which likely holds little significance to most runners because we think every day is our day and we’ll enthusiastically tell you all about it - the good, the bad, the GI issues, the shoes... 😆⁣
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But today is significant to me because I got to do a “baby workout:” 4 x 90 sec and, in the wise words of @chelseayalaters, “we aren’t out here doing anything crazy, just finding a little speed.” It definitely didn’t feel crazy; it felt freeing and familiar, like meeting up with an old friend. It was capital F fun and I can hardly wait for more, but I’m also respecting my body and listening to what it tells me it needs. ⁣
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After the year started off with a successful half marathon in Houston, I took 10+ weeks off of running and have had weekly PT appointments with @kara_ajackson (she is fabulous) at @bluerosephysicaltherapy. This is my third go-round with chronic proximal/high hamstring tendinopathy over the past nine years and I’m FINALLY following a solid recovery plan. Guess what?? When you listen to the folks who know how to help you, and actually do what they say, it seems to work. 😏🤦🏻‍♀️⁣
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Looking forward to some fall racing and Happy Global Running Day to those of you who understand both the joys and sorrows of a sport that’s impossible to leave behind. ⁣
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4 months ago

🪴📚 April Reading 🌱📖⁣
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What fun would it be if I actually posted these in a timely fashion?! 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 ⁣
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ANYWAY, here’s a list of the books I read in April and a big thanks to the tagged publishers for ARCs/ALCs; it was a great month with lots of hits: ⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣
• My Dear You by Rachel Khong @aaknopf⁣
• Love by the Book by Jessica George @stmartinspress⁣
• Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Nguyen @atriabooks⁣
• Upward Bound by Woody Brown⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5)⁣
• Celestial Lights by Cecil Pin @henryholtbooks⁣
• Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth @stmartinspress⁣
• Joyful, Anyway by Kate Bowler @thedialpress⁣
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• Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke @aaknopf⁣
• Go Gentle by Maria Semple @putnambooks⁣
• Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney @eccobooks⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5)⁣
• American Fantasy by Emma Straub⁣
• Last Night in Brooklyn by Xochitl Gonzalez @macmillan.audio by @runningnreading

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4 months ago

🍀📖 March Reading 📚🌷⁣
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My allergy symptoms confirm that spring is here 🤧, I’m (sort of, precariously yet optimistically) back to running 🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️, and had so many great reads to choose from that March felt like an embarrassment of riches! ⁣
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Not all are pictured here (hard/physical copies in hand means it was a favorite), but I’ve listed them all below; big thanks to the tagged publishers for ARCs! ⁣
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• Kin by Tayari Jones ⁣
• Brawler by Lauren Groff⁣
• The Reservation by Rebecca Kauffman⁣
• Good People by Patmeena Sabit @crownpublishing⁣
• You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir by Christina Applegate⁣
• When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (reread on audio) ⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣
• No Matter What by Cara Bastone⁣
• Once and Again by Rebecca Serle @atriabooks⁣
• Judy Blume: A Life by Mark Oppenheimer⁣
• The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez⁣
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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫⁣
• The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood @riverheadbooks⁣
• How to Survive in the Woods by Kat Rosenfield @harperbooks ⁣
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If I had to choose three potentials to add to your list: Kin, Brawler (absolutely stunning short story collection) and Good People. 👏 by @runningnreading

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5 months ago

An absolutely gorgeous spring morning and I’m so thankful I’m to the point in my injury recovery where I could be out there on a run! Big shout out to @kara_ajackson and the folks at @bluerosephysicaltherapy because pain-free running is a blessing I’ve not been able to enjoy in a loooong time! Over four miles (and a couple more walking) with the @blueroserunningco Sunday crew and treats from @fidelandco after we finished. ☀️🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️☕️ by @runningnreading

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