Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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Hilton Head Jingle Jingle Bridge Run 10k
Race #22110k #182023 Race #142023 10k #2Jingle Jingle Bridge Run 10k #1 This race just happened to occur halfway through the longest run of the cycle. Of course, we planned our run around the race. I did not plan on full out race effort but I wanted to aim for near marathon pace. About an…
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TreesUpstate Turkey Day 8k 2023 – Race Recap
Race #2208k #182023 Race #132023 8k #1TreesGreenville Turkey Day 8k #14 This race went unexpectedly, fantastically well! It did start out a little unnervingly though. Mom and I arrived with plenty of time to go pick up our bibs. We accidentally left the pins we brought in the car so we went over to the…
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Goodreads Choice Awards – YA Fantasy – Week 1: Opening Round
Reading this book helped me finish a series that I have enjoyed more than I expected. While some of the reviews I have seen were disappointed in the shift of main character from Signa to Blythe, I actually enjoyed this shift and thing that it served the overall narrative arc well. Signa was an intriguing…
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Recent Reads – The Last Few before the Goodreads Choice Awards
I nearly accomplished my goal of reading all my “required” reads before Goodreads dropped their long lists. (I have only one remaining, my Buzzwordathon book. I hope to read it over Thanksgiving Break. People often describe this book as Pride and Prejudice on the battlefield with a little magic. (Okay, so they don’t use those…
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Tryon Half Marathon – November 18, 2023
Race #219Half Marathon #792023 Race #122023 Half Marathon #6Tryon Half #6 This race did not go according to plan but I still enjoyed it. We arrived with enough time to get in a couple miles for warm up on the track right by the start. We called it a bit close (or so we thought)…
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Goodreads Choice Awards 2024 – Reaction and Plans
I wondered whether or not I would film, edit and post a video for my reaction since last year’s video did so well. I decided to go ahead and film my reaction to the long lists but by the end of it, realized that I had no desire to put together all of the clips…
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Recent Reads – November 1 – 7
I have quite a few books to discuss for this reading week thanks to two days off work as well as a goal to read audiobooks for at least 3 hours a day. This week and next week I’m prioritizing all of my “required” reads before the Goodreads Choice Awards finalists are announced. (If it…
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Green Line 5k
Race #2175k #642023 Race #122023 5k #5Green Line 5k #11 The opportunity to run this race came up more quickly than usual race plans but I really liked the idea of this 5k on a new portion of the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Mom and I headed out early enough to pick up our bibs and…
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Recent Reads – October 25 – 31
Three of the books that I read during this time period I discussed in my recap of the October Pokethon gym. Other than that, I managed to get through five books, one not pictured above. Celestial MonstersAidan Thomas I let too much time pass between reading the first book in this duology and picking up…
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Pokethon – Fortree Gym
On Saturday, October 26, I attempted a pokethon gym – a patreon readathon for Jaderayreads. While I had books chosen for all of the prompts, I read only three. Sometimes pushing myself to read several stories in a row will make my brain rebel. That being said, I enjoyed all three graphic novels that I…
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