diff --git a/runtime/executor/src/pool.rs b/runtime/executor/src/pool.rs
index a900d24..ff422d1 100644
--- a/runtime/executor/src/pool.rs
+++ b/runtime/executor/src/pool.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
+use tracing::field::FieldSet;
+use tracing::metadata::Kind;
+use tracing::{Level, Span};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct Spooler<'a> {
@@ -45,12 +48,21 @@ impl Spooler<'_> {
 /// Global executor
 pub struct Executor<'a> {
     spooler: Arc<Spooler<'a>>,
+    span: Span,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'executor: 'a> Executor<'executor> {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Executor {
             spooler: Arc::new(Spooler::new()),
+            span: tracing::span!(Level::INFO, "executor"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_with_parent_span(parent: &Span) -> Self {
+        Executor {
+            spooler: Arc::new(Spooler::new()),
+            span: tracing::span!(parent: parent, Level::INFO, "executor"),
         }
     }
 
@@ -99,7 +111,15 @@ impl<'a, 'executor: 'a> Executor<'executor> {
         F: Future<Output = R> + Send + 'a,
         R: Send + 'a,
     {
+        let span = tracing::info_span!(
+            parent: &self.span,
+            //target: "executor::spawn",
+            "runtime.spawn"
+        );
+        let _guard = span.enter();
+
         let (task, handle) = LightProc::recoverable(future, self.schedule());
+        tracing::trace!("spawning sendable task");
         task.schedule();
         handle
     }
@@ -109,7 +129,14 @@ impl<'a, 'executor: 'a> Executor<'executor> {
         F: Future<Output = R> + 'a,
         R: Send + 'a,
     {
+        let span = tracing::info_span!(
+            parent: &self.span,
+            //target: "executor::spawn",
+            "runtime.spawn_local"
+        );
+        let _guard = span.enter();
         let (task, handle) = LightProc::recoverable(future, schedule_local());
+        tracing::trace!("spawning sendable task");
         task.schedule();
         handle
     }
diff --git a/runtime/lightproc/src/lightproc.rs b/runtime/lightproc/src/lightproc.rs
index 3d59379..c94b5fa 100644
--- a/runtime/lightproc/src/lightproc.rs
+++ b/runtime/lightproc/src/lightproc.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use crate::raw_proc::RawProc;
 use crate::recoverable_handle::RecoverableHandle;
 use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter};
 use std::future::Future;
-use std::mem;
+use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
 use std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe;
 use std::ptr::NonNull;
 
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ impl LightProc {
     ///
     /// Schedule the lightweight process with passed `schedule` function at the build time.
     pub fn schedule(self) {
-        let ptr = self.raw_proc.as_ptr();
+        let this = ManuallyDrop::new(self);
+        let ptr = this.raw_proc.as_ptr();
         let pdata = ptr as *const ProcData;
-        mem::forget(self);
 
         unsafe {
             ((*pdata).vtable.schedule)(ptr);
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ impl LightProc {
     /// "Running" a lightproc means ticking it once and if it doesn't complete
     /// immediately re-scheduling it as soon as it's Waker wakes it back up.
     pub fn run(self) {
-        let ptr = self.raw_proc.as_ptr();
+        let this = ManuallyDrop::new(self);
+        let ptr = this.raw_proc.as_ptr();
         let pdata = ptr as *const ProcData;
-        mem::forget(self);
 
         unsafe {
             ((*pdata).vtable.tick)(ptr);