Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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Running Deeper – Week 14 of 16 San Francisco Marathon Weekly Training
Last week marked a fairly good week overall. I had the week completely off from the subbing work which allowed for more schedule flexibility. As I will discuss tomorrow, I still need to work on mental stamina but this was a pretty good week. Monday: 75 minutes with hard effort intervals near end I felt…
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Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k 2018 Race Recap
Race #148 5k #52 2018 Race #9 2018 5k #4 Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k #8 This race did not turn out as well as I had hoped but I can still learn from my performance. I knew going into the race that it might be difficult to meet the pace expectations that my…
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The Kids Are Not Alright
TIME magazine recently placed the image of a crying Hispanic toddler in front of the image of the President looking down at her. The caption states “Welcome to America.” While this particular child did not suffer the traumatizing fate of separation from her parents and transportation hundreds or thousands of miles away, her image has…
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Running Deeper – Week 13 of 16 San Francisco Marathon
I enjoyed this past week. It felt like I have finally recovered from the school year and could really dig into the workouts. It does not hurt that I have a bit of extra time as well. Monday 75 minutes When I first saw this longer run on the plan, for some reason I felt…
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Technology Fast – ish
I have long since forgotten what first gave me the idea to make the beach week a tech-free week for me. I knew that I had become too dependent and frequently found myself bemoaning lost time spent on the internet or an iPad game. I figure that a black-and-white fast would be the way to…
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Running Deeper – Week 12 of 16 San Francisco Marathon
Overall I would count this week as a success. It showed me, as many things have this training cycle, that I need to continue to work on mental stamina. I think some of my frustrations and challenges through this training cycle have been caused by a lack of sufficient mental stamina. Going forward, that is…
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Stepping Away from Pragmatism
A while ago, I discussed the series of pragmatic choices that led me to where I am today. Yet, I did not define what I meant by “pragmatic.” The dictionary defines “pragmatic” as “dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.” I have used it…
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Running Deeper – Weeks 10 & 11 San Francisco Marathon Training
Last week at the beach, I took the week off from technology – which I will explain in a post to come up in a week or two – and thus did not write a weekly recap. Thus, another double entry. Week 10 Monday 40 minutes easy with 10 minutes hard effort near the end…
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Palmetto Dunes Turtle Trot 5k 2018 – Race Recap
Race #147 5k #51 2018 Race #8 2018 5k #3 Turtle Trot 5k #1 In years past, my June race has typically come in the form of the Sunrise 8k. This year, the 8k took place on the same Saturday that we planned to leave for the beach. To run this race would mean driving…
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Reflections on the Year
These types of posts usually appear in December and January. For teachers, years last from the end of August to the beginning of June with a few weeks off to recover anything left of our sanity and will to live. Okay, I indulged in a bit of hyperbole there. Since I have spent all but…
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