Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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Puzzlin’ – Part 1
Back during the initial lockdown phase of the pandemic, jigsaw puzzles experienced a resurgence in popularity. I even spent a little money purchasing a couple puzzles, one for my dad as a birthday gift and one for myself because I have always had a soft spot for jigsaw puzzles. I wanted to buy more but…
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Chicago Again
For a while I did not know whether I would run a marathon this year, mainly due to the unpredictable nature of the pandemic and human response. (I know that because of that fall marathons may still change formats.) At the beginning of this year I stated my goal of chasing my half marathon PR>…
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Avoiding Burnout
A few months ago I wrote this post. Amongst several unfinished, handwritten entries, this one fell through the cracks so I am bringing it back now. Back in early February, I reached an unfamiliar point. I woke up on a Thursday morning, utterly drained, emerging from a dream, a nightmare, that left me worse off…
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Thoughts About a Run
On the last Friday in March I set out on a run, only 4 miles. Nothing special. I did not have high hopes for the run since South Carolina decided to bring mid 80s temperatures with plenty of humidity on the fifth day of Spring. I also wondered about my choice to run what I…
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Just Before Sleep Thoughts
Most nights my mind swarms with thoughts about a wide variety of topics. Lately, those thoughts have drifted to Spring Break and the desire to go somewhere other than my house. After spending a week and a inside going nowhere and seeing no one thanks to Covid, another week of “staycation” did not sound appealing.…
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Developing Patience
As a child and young adult, I would never have used the word “patient” to describe myself, far from it. I had a low tolerance for others who struggled to finish things at the pace I considered normal. Obviously, this sort of mindset works detrimentally in my chosen profession and perhaps contributed to my struggles…
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CRAW Region 9 Week 2 – After the COVID Intermission
I kept up the run streak through my COVID infection and focused on building the miles back up little by little through the next week. Thus, I did not write any entries for those weeks. This week I plan to continue the slow build and perhaps add speedwork back next week. Monday, 50 minutes, 5.72…
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A Year Later
A little over a year ago, Mom and I got to have an incredible weekend down in Atlanta witnessing history in the making. That weekend also marks the last weekend I consider normal. Just prior to writing this entry, I listened to an episode of the “Road to the Trials” podcast. In it, the runner…
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Running Check in
A few weeks ago, I started my first dedicated training cycle in nearly a couple years. I did “train” for Atlanta but I did not end up completing the plan I first wrote out for speed. Even as I wrote out that initial plan, the first stepping stone towards a half marathon PR, I felt…
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Greenville Half Marathon – Race Recap
Race #185Half Marathon #672021 Race #12021 Half Marathon #1South Carolina Half Marathon #48Greenville (GHS/Prisma) Half Marathon #7 I knew that I wanted to run this race. I love the course and the organizers usually do a spectacular job putting on the race. I did not register until fairly close to the race, waiting to see…
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