Here’s what happened this year so far:
One Broken Bone
5th metatarsal of the left foot and it healed in 4-5 weeks
Two Florida vacations
East coast in February and the west coast in May
Three Months of Gym Membership
free due to my participation in the Freihofer Training Challenge
Four In Person Races
Brooklyn Half Marathon, Miles on the Mohawk (10M), Freihofer Run for Women (5k), Valley Cats Father’s Day Home Run Race (5k)
Five Days of Tennis (in Florida)
I used to play several times a week but now it’s only during my Florida May vacation
Six + Hikes
Several Monday hikes in MA with friends and other solo hikes on Sundays
Seven Months Pregnant for my DIL
Hopefully I will have a granddaughter in early September
Eight Movies/Shows
Broadway is my favorite activity when I am in NYC
Nine Visits to NYC
Mostly for work but there were few times there for races and friend meet-ups
Ten + (Non-Running) Books Read
I love to read and do it every night but often do not keep track of the books I read 😦
- Stone cold fox / Rachel Koller Croft
- Sam : a novel / Allegra Goodman
- Becoming Duchess Goldblatt / Anonymous.
- Horse / Geraldine Brooks.
- Trust / Hernan Diaz
- This time tomorrow / Emma Straub
- The housekeeper : a novel / Joy Fielding
- Dreamland : a novel / Nicholas Sparks
- Our missing hearts : a novel / Celeste Ng
- The love story of Missy Carmichael / Beth Morrey
Eleven New Running-Related Items
Yes, I may be a run shoes-a-holic but I’ve cut down on buying running apparel…
- Shoes -4
- Skirts – 2
- Tops – 2
- Sunglasses – 3
- Socks – 0
Happy Running! How has the first half of 2023 gone for you? Please share.

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Very exciting to have a grand daughter on the way! I’ve read a lot this year too but none of the same books as you have. Looks like a great year for you
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I think many of these books come from Wendy’s recommendations.
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Love this Darlene – it’s definitely been a busy first half of the year for you!
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Well, it started out pretty awful but happily things have picked up.
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Well, you’re run more races than I have, even with your broken foot. Other than that fiasco it seems like it’s been a good year so far!
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I agree – 5 depressing weeks… I hope I can stay healthy until Nov 5!!
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I love the way you compiled everything. You’ve had a lot going on!
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It started out bad but things got better.
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