I finished the 1st Place Sports Tour de Pain!!! It was an absolutely amazing experience. Thank goodness for a rainstorm (the only time I'll ever praise rain is when it comes to running) that dropped the temperature by 20 degrees and made the 4 mile beach run much more enjoyable. Also, the 5K and 1 mile races went well thanks to the intense conditioning plan I made for myself back at the beginning of July. Over the course of 2 years running long distance I have upped my long run pace by about 45 seconds, which allowed me to complete the courses around the times that I desired. The medal at the end was pretty great, too!
I finally finished the Harry Potter series!!! 3 books [comprising some ~2200 pages] took me just under a week to finish, and I am so excited that my recent trip to Universal inspired me to undertake this task. I finally understand the symbols and stories that people have been talking about and can now enjoy all of the movies considering I have read all of the material (Sorcerer's Stone is still my favorite of the movies & books, though, circa 2002 when I started reading them in 3rd grade). I have decided to take a break and not read Cursed Child yet because I need to focus on packing & moving & getting ready for grad school first. But, I am sure that it will be in my hands sometime in the near future. Then again, since it isn't fully written by JKR, I may take a pass (but who really knows?).
All in all it was a great weekend and an even better start to my final week at work! The next couple of weeks are going to be hectic with getting ready to leave, but I am happy to have had some time for myself before all the madness really begins.
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