Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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Christianity and Constitutional Rights
On Monday, April 6, South Carolina governor Henry McMaster finally issued a stay-at-home order, the 43rd state governor in the United States to do so. Immediately, my Facebook feed filled with cries of government overreach and fear. While I expected to hear that from some, many others surprised and dismayed me. For many recent years,…
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Pandemic Base Building Week 1
As you can tell from the title, I have shifted away from training specifically for the marathon right now. With everything going on in life, I spent a lot of time reflecting on what I really want from running right now as well as what I am willing to put in. I still want to…
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Travelogues – A Running Experience Part Two
After exiting the building and discovering CNN headquarters just across the street, we took a left and found ourselves amongst swarms of people surrounding the finish line. Those people would see the runners only once, at the finish, an exciting spot for sure but not the most efficient use of spectator positioning. Instead, we found…
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Quarantine – A Day in the Life
I have never written one of these before. I may never again. However, I feel like in this, hopefully, once in a life time event, I should record the day to day activities and look back once we emerge on the other side. (Ironically, when this post goes live, I will have a different schedule…
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Ottawa Marathon Week 4 – Just Keep Running
Monday, 65 minutes with hill repeats near end, 7.42Since Mom took my clothes and gear with her Sunday to wash after our long run, I did not have my favorite shorts, running belt or my OrangeMud vest. I made it work anyway. When I checked the weather and saw 82 as the temps, I knew…
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Travelogues – A Running Experience Part One
Several months ago, I learned that Atlanta, the big city just to the south, would host the Olympic Marathon trials. I knew immediately that I wanted to go down and spectate. Of course, if I could run my own marathon the next day, I would have to go down. Thus, my own Olympic marathon weekend…
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Teaching Through the Pandemic
Obviously, things have changed. On March 15, Henry McMaster finally announced a school closure to last until March 31st. I knew that length of time would probably not even put a dent in the curve and that the way things progressed would likely get extended. Sure enough, the day after North Carolina governor Roy Cooper…
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Ottawa Marathon Training Week 3 – Virtual Reality
Monday, 65 minutes with “hill repeats”, 7.28 milesThe race organizers sent out an email today announcing that they would not hold the race in person, in Ottawa, and would instead transform the race to a virtual one with more details to come. Well, now I have to decide what that means for me since I…
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Travelogues – Grand European Adventure Day 22 – Gibraltar at the End of Things
Quick note: I mentioned before that I planned to put the travelogue series on hold. I think at that time, that was the correct decision. As has happened often during this uncertain time, things change; people change their mind. I changed mine and have decided to resume travelogues keeping in mind the severity of the…
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Italian Reflection
When I logged onto Facebook last Saturday the 21st, a five year old memory popped up, the recap of the first two days of travel of my Italian adventure with Dad. Viewing the pictures of that memory prompted thoughts of the ongoing current tragedy in the country as well as the knowledge that in the…
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