Book Review: Mile Markers by Kristin Armstrong

4 STARS for MILE MARKERS by Kristin Armstrong. Most of you know, the only thing that I give up my sacred reading time for is now running. I used to run in college and have been on a hiatus for (shhh) 15 years now. I finally got sick enough of myself and my excuses to hit the pavement again. And, I needed some MAJOR motivation. 

I wondered what it is that runners tell themselves when they don't want to show up. What do they do to increase their endurance? What shoes do they love? What about that stitch in my right ribcage that isn't allowing me to take a deep breath?

I found Kristin's book on a running blog, along with a few others that I'm diving into- feet first. I think this one was a good one to start with, although I didn't get much insight into the hows and whats, I did come away with some nuggets and have been able to see how my running frame of mind is spilling over into my daily life. 

The book reads like a bundle of articles, journal entries, or nuggets. It's a bit all over the place, but that was okay because most of the time lately my attention span for reading has been zilch nada.

Next up on my list is 401 by Ben Smith. The man who ran 401 marathons in 401 days and changed his life forever. I'll be starting it tonight and hope to be finished with it in a few days and also, forever changed. 

Any running readers out there? What books have had an impact on your growth? 

Cheers to all of you!

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Book Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry

A very happy 5 STARS for Beach Read by @emilyhenrywrites! As I've shared many times in the last month, I've just been struggling to get into anything. Like most of you, reading is my JAM, my therapy, my noise cut-off-er. When this one arrived in the beautiful royal blue @bookofthemonth box, I was excited for many reasons.

I immediately fell in love with January Andrews. First of all, what's not to love about the name January? Then, when I found out she was a writer, going through some pretty heavy things, in her father's "secret," beach house, I was sucked in. 

 Enter Gus. What a dreamboat! Neighbor at the beach house. Also a writer. jaded. 

This book was everything I needed. I found myself not picking it up if I didn't have big blocks of time to devour it. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll melt, you'll sizzle. Summer reading doesn't get much better than this, folks. Trust me. #summerread #beachread #emilyhenry #bookreviews #5starts #booklover #covidmeansreadathome #botm #loveagoodbook #takemethere #sendmebooks #needmoretime #readnext