Planning for the big 4-0

This month completely got away from me. I closed out October with a week off from work and a new car—that's right, my little mini Lola has been passed on to a friend and replaced with a VW Taos, which is still nameless for now— and entered November with the best of intentions. It was going to be the month of getting back to the gym, keeping my running on track, and choosing a birthday race. 

Pretty.

But, I immediately got sick with a stubborn cold that lasted a good two weeks, and before I knew it, most of November had passed in a haze of congestion and asthma that made all my plans disappear in a puff of aerosolized albuterol.

I haven't been sick since having covid in 2023. I forgot how annoying it is.

What I read this month: October 2025

This was a good month for physical books! I had some time off that aligned perfectly with the last installment in the Book of Dust series.

Captain Jack's Treasure Run 12k

Last weekend, Nick and I ran what will probably be my last race of 2025: Captain Jack's Treasure Run. This was the race Nick signed up for six hours after we finished the Orca Half because he "wanted that stupid beautiful medal" that runners get after participating in three Orca races in a calendar year.

I would say that after this race, he absolutely earned it.