Not nearly enough donuts

Among the assortment of races I committed myself to this spring in order to lock myself into a year of "giving running a shot" was one special one: the Alameda Donut Fun Run. I'd spotted the event last year while trying to find happy things I could do if I didn't opt into the final 3 rounds of IVF before 2024 came to a close. In the end, while I'm immeasurably grateful to my past self for opting into those 3, which overall yielded twice what the first 4 cycles did and have given me such greater peace of mind for our future, I still hadn't forgotten the race I left slip by. This year, I roped in a group of friends to team But I Am Le Tired and we made a morning of it. The only problem: not nearly enough donuts. Apparently, if you finished too quickly, you didn't even get a free donut (some great organization there). As I see it, those of us first to cross the finish line were the most motivated to run to our donuts, but I guess, as some folks say, nobody likes a quick finisher.

Team But I Am Le Tired at the Alameda Donut Fun Run 2025

I found myself a fancy croissant-donut and donut-sharked my way through it in celebration of my not-even-an-actual-5k success. (The race only even came out to around 2.75 miles!) Glad I hit up the event, wouldn't do it again. Loved getting to share the moment with friends.