Elyse's Personal Readathon/Challenge Tracking discussion

As always, I'm posting on the Goodreads group (Personal Readathon Logs) and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/winesaboutb...

Sprints are always Hour 1 (8am), 4 (11am), 8 (3pm), 12 (7pm), 16 (11pm), 20 (3am), and 24 (7am).

Keeping it verrrrry low-key as I will be almost 29 weeks pregnant by then!

Keeping with the "past readathon TBRs" TBR, here are my spooky/Kingtober options:
Physical

Physical-Graphic Novels
(I ended up buying the whole set for $161 vs paying $20 per volume!)

Audio

Drinks
Water
Pepsi & Caffeine-Free Pepsi
Yogi Tangerine Tea (it's been giving me heartburn so I stopped drinking it, hoping that I was just drinking it too often, we'll see!)
Decaf coffee K-Cup or Chai Latte K-Cup (if the tea doesn't work out and I need something warm)
Body Armor drink (high on the electrolytes and potassium!)

Snacks (got my sweet tooth back 🤣)
Cheese and Crackers
Green Grapes
Lay's Stax
Pretzel Flipz White Fudge
Peanut Butter M&M's (a readathon tradition is peanut but I opted for peanut butter instead!)
Fun-size Snickers
Skittles

Breakfast
English Muffin with Peanut Butter or Chex cereal

Lunch
Leftover Barbacoa Steak Tacos

Supper
Barbecue Chicken Pizza (craving!)

Opening Survey
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
New Hampshire
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
The Green Mile
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
White Fudge Pretzel Flipz
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
29 weeks pregnant with a boy after 6 rounds of IVF and our last frozen embryo!
5) What are your goals for this readathon?
Read! But also, take it easy. Relax. I already know I won't be striving for the 24 hours so I'm just going to enjoy myself.

Half-Point Progress Report
1) How many books have you been reading? Have you finished any? Are you on track with respect to your readathon goals so far?
I've finished 2. I've started 3. No goals so yes, on track! lol
2) Have you eaten real food today? (Not just junk food, ACTUAL HEALTHY FOOD) What was your favorite food or beverage so far?
I've eaten a solid breakfast, lunch, and supper with snacks. That Pepsi tasted real good.
3) Have you been participating in any of the activities on our social media (sprints, photo challenges, discussion questions, BINGO, etc.)
Just the sprints.
4) Are you growing sleepy? Do you plan to nap, or stop early, or are you extending the readathon hours to include sleep?
I'm not tired yet but by midnight I will be. I'll try staying up as late as I can but I'm not planning on just napping. When I sleep, it's going to be for 8+ hours. lol. I usually wake back up for the final hour but I probably won't this time.
5) Have you been outside yet today? Have you had much exercise (besides the heavy lifting required to hold your book)?
Only twice to bring the dog out. There will be one more time for that. It's been a chilly and rainy day so not conducive to spending time outside, especially reading outside. I'm thinking of walking on my treadmill for a little bit when I get tired.
6) How is your readathon going, overall?
It's going well! My husband left for the afternoon so it was just me, the dog, and the 2 cats (all the girls) and it was nice and quiet. He's back and has friends over so definitely no longer quiet but they're in the basement (re: man cave) and I'm not!

Closing Survey
1) How many books did you read during this readathon? Did you have any favorites?
I read from 5 books. I'm enjoying The Green Mile!
2) How many books did you finish?
I finished 3 books.
3) Did you accomplish your goals for this readathon?
I didn't make any goals this time. The only goal was to read and I did!
4) How did your snacks and meals work out? Are there things you would change about the food and beverages side of your readathon for next time?
Very good! Equal parts meals and snacks, healthy and junk. I was never hungry. lol. And I stayed hydrated.
5) Did you enjoy this readathon? What was the most successful part of your readathon? What would you change for next time?
I always enjoy the readathons! And it's always successful because the only goal is to read! The actual next time I will have a 4-month-old so a LOT will be changing. 🤣
6) Will you be continuing your readathon reading past the end of our official readathon?
Not necessarily continuing the readathon but I am *always* reading and that won't change today. lol

Sprints
Hour 1 (8am): pg 1-96
Hour 4 (11am): pg 13-42
Hour 8 (3pm): pg 1-46
Hour 12 (7pm): pg 47-95
Hour 16 (11pm): pg 92-134
Hour 20 (3am): n/a
Hour 24 (7am): n/a

Check-In #1 - Hours 1-4 (8am-12pm):
Check-In Time: 12:21pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Yogi Tangerine tea, orange juice, water, English muffin with butter and raspberry jam, 2 Reese's Sticks (out of a 4-pack)
Pages Read: 170
Time Listened: 0
Books Progressed In: 1
(42 pgs)
Books Finished: 1
(128 pgs)
Comments:
Hour 1 Reading Sprint: pg 1-96
Hour 4 Reading Sprint: pg 13-42
One book down! Woohoo! Feels good. lol. Because then I started Wizard and Glass. And that will be a slow-going one. We'll see how long I read it before I switch to something else. Participated in both sprints, stayed hydrated and fueled, and now it's raining out and verrrrry cozy!

Check-In #2 - Hours 5-8 (12pm-4pm):
Check-In Time: 4:44pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Water, Body Armor Blackout Berry, leftover Barbacoa Steak Tacos, pre-sliced cheese (peper jack, swiss, colby jack, & mild cheddar) and Kellogg's Toasteds rosemary crackers, Skittles
Pages Read: 137
Time Listened: 0
Books Progressed In: 2
(49 pgs) (46 pgs)
Books Finished: 0
Comments:
Hour 8 Reading Sprint: pg 1-46
Started Wizard and Glass at the top of this block and read almost 100 pages before switching to The Green Mile for the sprint. Ate lunch, had a snack. Going to switch to graphic novels for a little bit now.

Check-In #3 - Hours 9-12 (4pm-8pm):
Check-In Time: 8:15pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Pepsi, barbecue chicken pizza
Pages Read: 205
Time Listened: 0
Books Progressed In: 2
(48 pgs) (29 pgs)
Books Finished: 1
(128 pgs)
Comments:
Hour 12 Reading Sprint: pg 47-95
I didn't touch Wizard and Glass during this block. I read Sleeping Beauties Vol 1 and started Vol 2 but went back to The Green Mile for the sprint. I'm really enjoying it. I'll be going back to Sleeping Beauties Vol 2 to finish it up.

Check-In #4 - Hours 13-16 (8pm-12am):
Check-In Time: 12:13am
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Water, Pretzel Flipz white fudge, Skittles
Pages Read: 180
Time Listened: 0
Books Progressed In: 2
(42 pgs) (39 pgs)
Books Finished: 1
(99 pgs)
Comments:
Hour 16 Reading Sprint: pg 92-134
Wizard and Glass is slow-going. I have a big paperback but it's still 672 pgs and the font is not large! Even The Green Mile paperback is big with small font and 465 pgs. Throwing in a graphic novel each block helps my page count. And my eyes! lol. Heading to read in bed now which means I won't last much longer but I will hop on the treadmill for a half hour first.

Check-In #5/6 - Hours 17-24 (12am-8am):
Check-In Time: 10:19am
Breaks: 6:18 (sleep)
Food/Drink: None
Pages Read: 53
Time Listened: 0
Books Progressed In: 1

Books Finished: 0
Comments:
Hour 20 Reading Sprint: n/a
Hour 24 Reading Sprint: n/a
I didn't walk on the treadmill. My bed beckoned and I obeyed. I read The Green Mile until 1:30am and then went to bed till 9:45am. Got my 8 hours of sleep since I didn't get up to finish out the readathon so I'm happy. lol

Wrap-Up
Total Time: 17:42
Total Breaks: 6:18
Pages Read Total: 723
Time Listened Total: 0
Books Started: 2

Books Read: 3

Comments:
Overall, with 2 King chunksters, I'm happy with my readathon stats! I didn't end up listening to anything! I didn't take any breaks until sleep. I did 10 of the 12 sprints. I joined a handful of discussions. I posted a handful of photos throughout the readathon on Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/winesaboutbooks). I'm really enjoying The Green Mile and Wizard and Glass is not unbearable. lol. I'll be starting a buddy read of Holly today as well.