diff --git a/balls.nimble b/balls.nimble
index 597a1b5..faf99c6 100644
--- a/balls.nimble
+++ b/balls.nimble
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = "3.0.1"
+version = "3.1.0"
 author = "disruptek"
 description = "a unittest framework with balls 🔴🟡🟢"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/balls/runner.nim b/balls/runner.nim
index 4dcc070..63220df 100644
--- a/balls/runner.nim
+++ b/balls/runner.nim
@@ -395,7 +395,9 @@ proc performThreaded(p: Payload) {.thread.} =
   var ran: string
   {.gcsafe.}:
     ran = p.profile.run
+    p.status[] = Wait
     withRLock p.cache[]:
+      p.status[] = Runs
       p.status[] = perform p.profile
   case p.status[]
   of Pass:
diff --git a/balls/spec.nim b/balls/spec.nim
index 5a0ccd9..31e55f0 100644
--- a/balls/spec.nim
+++ b/balls/spec.nim
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ when ballsDry:
     StatusKind* = enum      ## possible test results
       None = " "      ## (undefined)
       Info = "⊚"      ## may prefix information
+      Wait = "⏲"      ## pending cache access
+      Runs = "🮲"      ## currently runs
       Pass = "●"      ## total success
       Skip = "⸮"      ## test was skipped
       Part = "◐"      ## partial success
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ else:
     StatusKind* = enum      ## possible test results
       None = "  "          ## (undefined)
       Info = "🔵"          ## may prefix information
+      Wait = "⏳"          ## pending cache access
+      Runs = "🏃"          ## currently runs
       Pass = "🟢"          ## total success
       Skip = "❔"          ## test was skipped
       Part = "🟡"          ## partial success
diff --git a/balls/style.nim b/balls/style.nim
index 94b95fb..05770f1 100644
--- a/balls/style.nim
+++ b/balls/style.nim
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ const
   statusStyles*: array[StatusKind, Styling] = [
     None: resetStyle,
     Info: informStyle,
+    Wait: informStyle,
+    Runs: informStyle,
     Pass: successStyle,
     Skip: commentStyle,
     Part: partialStyle,