MY TOPIC TODAY is: 2025 Q3 UPDATE.

Wow, the past THREE months have gone by pretty quickly. (You can read my Q1 Update Here and my Q2 Update Here.)

So we’re 3/4 through the year!!

Things have not been perfect and so there’s definitely room for improvement.  Of course, many good things happened…

AND there’s still THREE months left!!

The best is yet to come (as they say…)

Running-Related:

•  206 Miles 

No annual goal this year…and maybe my lowest annual total ever.

 But it’s all ok. I will run as many miles as I am able.

As always, my favorite miles were those with friends…

• 9 Races (5-5Ks, 1-4M, 2-10ks, 1-13.1) 

I’m pretty sure they were all COURSE PWs… (but I’m trying to be positive here…)

• 1. Firecracker 4
  2. Indian Ladder Farms Spiked Apple 5k
  3. Silks & Satins 5k
  4. Run for the Roses 5k
  5. Ellen’s Run
  6. Run 4 the River Half Marathon
  7. Malta 5k
  8. Squirrel Stampede 10k
  9. Great Pumpkin Challenge 10k

• 3 NEW Races

I love seeing new scenery and/or running new routes…

• 1. Indian Ladder Farms Spiked Apple 5k
  2. Ellen’s Run
  3. Squirrel Stampede 10k

•  1 Race-Cations

• 7 Age Group Awards 
  1. Indian Ladder Farms Spiked Apple 5k – 1st
  2. Silks & Satins 5k – 2nd
  3. Run for the Roses 5k – 1st
  4. Ellen’s Run – 1st
  5. Malta 5k – 1st
  6. Squirrel Stampede 10k – 1st
  7. Great Pumpkin Challenge 10k – 2nd

• DNSed 1 Race

Rainy Keep Moo’ving 5k

• Registered for 8 More Races (2-5K, 1-4m, 1-13.1)

I’m super excited about the new ones (bolded)…

1. 1. Barn to Bridge Fall Festival 5k
   2. Carlo Cherubino Memorial 5k
   3. Trick or Trot Pumpkin 5k
   4. Stockeadeathon (15k)
   5. Troy Turkey Trot 10k
   6. RunFluent 4 miler
   7. Manhattan 10k (Feb. 2026)
   8. Asheville Half Marathon (March 2026)

•  2 Blogger Meet-ups

Yes, Cari both times.

So who can I meet in the next 3 months? Anyone?

• Mentored 1 Running Group 

STEM just started up with a goal 5k race on November 16.

It’s always rewarding to help others reach their goals.

Fitness-Related:

• 0 Stationary Bike Rides

I had great aspirations but I seem to only get on the bike when I am injured.

•  22 Gym Visits 

When I was home, I tried to go to the gym on non-running days which was usually 3 times each week.

•  3 Hiking Days 

Working full-time so no longer always an option to have the day off. But it’s a great alternative to running and an opportunity to visit new places.

My partner-in-crime has recovered from her injury so these have resumed each month.

• Finally Some Walking Tuesdays

Whenever I’m in town and have friends available, there were walks on the local rail trail or in a shopping mall or at the gym track.

• 3 Tennis Mondays

I enjoyed playing tennis so much in Florida and wasn’t as rusty as I thought so I planned to play this summer when I could.

• 9 Pickleball Lessons

It seems that everyone is playing pickleball so I signed up for lessons at a nearby park. It was actually fun and I met some nice folks.

Then in September I signed up for beginner lessons again…

Non-Running, Non-Fitness Related:

• 3 visits to NYC

Only one due to a race. None for work this quarter. Always an opportunity to connect with friends, see a show and/or visit a park or museum.

• Many Dinners/Outings with Friends

Who doesn’t enjoy a meet-up that includes food/drinks/entertainment?

• 8 Lake Visits

Not as many as usual.. but still a relaxing place to spend time in the summer/early fall.

• 0 Knitting Projects Completed

I have lots of wool and plans but never got around to starting anything. Stay tuned for Q4, I hope to start something…

•   12 Books Read

I think my favorites were: Blonde Dust and Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife

Did you read any of these?  Do you have any to recommend?

And my quest for activities is still

Happy Running! How has your year gone so far? What’s left on your list to complete before the year ends? Please share.

 

 

 

 

 

---

 

Since today is Tuesday, I’m linking up with Jenny (RunnersFly) and Jenn (Runs with Pugs).

and tomorrow:

I’m also linking up with: co-hosts Coach Debbie Runs, Confessions of a Mother Runner, Mile by Mile, and Runs with Pugs