Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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Run Hard Columbia Half Marathon 2019
Race #162 Half Marathon ##54 2019 Race #6 South Carolina Half Marathon #41 2019 Half Marathon #3 Run Hard Columbia Half Marathon #2 With this half marathon, I have run the same number of half marathons as 5ks. I told Mom this and responded that she would rather run a half than a 5k any…
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Telling the Story
Recently, I have read two books relating to genocide and the historiography thereof. One, by Deborah Lipstadt, sheds a light on Holocaust deniers. The other book details the Armenian Genocide and America’s relationship to the events and the aftermath. As an amateur historian and an Armenian, both books hit the sweet spot in my brain,…
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Prisma Health Half Marathon 2019 Race Recap
Race #161 Half Marathon ##53 2019 Race #5 South Carolina Half Marathon #40 2019 Half Marathon #2 GHS/Prisma Health Half Marathon #6 After a rough end of week emotionally and psychologically due to work issues, I looked forward to this run as a chance to get out there on the trail and just run. I…
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Running Goal Shift
For many years, I have chased a Boston Qualifying time in the marathon as well as faster and faster PRs (personal records) in other distances. As I have discussed before, these successes have come along rarely, especially after I returned to teaching. Instead, frustration sets in after each unsuccessful attempt. In many past posts, I…
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Long Term Financial Choices
In past years, I have declared financial goals or entertained long-term goals like financing adoption, purchasing a home entirely in cash, or pursuing FIRE So far, nothing has stuck. In the mean time, I set short term goals like building up a six month emergency fund or financing significant international trips. These short term goals…
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Green Valley 10 Miler Race Recap
Race #160 10 Miler #3 2019 Race #4 2019 10 Miler #1 Green Valley 10 Miler #2 When registering for races at the end of last year, I made the difficult decision to not register for Hilton Head. I have run Hilton Head every year since I first started running. The overwhelming pressure that this…
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A Check-In On the Year
Although I do not plan to update every month this year, I think this first month merits a bit of reflection. This month has not gone according ot plan for a variety of reasons. Before I get too far in the year, I want to evaluate what went well and what may need adjustment. So…
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Crossfit864 Half Marathon Race Recap
Race #159 Half Marathon #52 2019 Race #3 South Carolina Half Marathon #39 2019 Half Marathon #1 Crossfit864 Half Marathon #1 At the middle of the week I wondered if I would be able to run this race. I think, after difficulty Wednesday night with trying to sleep and all my body wanting to do…
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Tidying Up
If you approached high school Jen and told her that she would some day take pleasure in making things net, in tidying up, she would have silently scoffed at you. (High school Jen was too painfully shy to do anything more than shrug and try to extricate herself from a conversation with a stranger.) Yet…
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Icebreaker 8k 2019 Race Recap
Race #158 8k #14 2019 Race #2 2019 8k #1 Icebreaker 8k #1 Greenville Dirt Series #1 I decided to add this race to my schedule several weeks ago. I think the series idea lured me in but I do not remember. After last week’s solid race, I thought this race would hold more of…
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