Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running

Race #231 Half Marathon #84 2024 Race #10 2024 Half #5 I went into this race with a plan thanks to my coach and the determination to follow that plan to the best of my ability even if the predicted warmer temperatures got the best of me. I also struggle with confidence in my ability…

When one reads more than 400 books in a single year – who even am I? – one would think that i would have enough books to have separate lists for different categories. While I could technically, I do not have enough actual 5 star reads to make more than one list. I, personally, cannot…

One of these days I will eventually get caught up with these reviews. Of course, I could help myself with that endeavor by reading less but we all know that’s unlikely to happen. Originally I planned for this post to cover the first two weeks of December, all of the books except for the historical…

Race #223Half Marathon #802024 Race #2 2024 Half Marathon #1Greenville Half Marathon #9 I went into this wanting a good race, a launch for my half marathon PR training. I planned to run a solid race, maybe test if I still had that marathon pace of 8:30ish in my legs.  The weather cooperated as well…

For the first time since I started this annual personal reading challenge, I managed to finish both of the lists that I “required” myself to read and made it through more than half of my “optional” list. For my reaction, I will break it down into three sections each for the fantasy and young adult…

I managed to get through 11 of the 20 books which, when combined with the 4 books I had read earlier this year means that I *almost* completed this category. Full disclaimer: I have fully established, for myself, that since I made this challenge completely for myself, that if I am not vibing with a…

It was a pretty good reading month if I do say so myself.

Race #222Marathon #162024 Race #12024 Marathon #1Houston Marathon #2 For years I have run marathon after marathon, trying to get back to faster paces, trying to qualify for Boston but getting stuck in a plateau.  These years have worn down my mental stamina and my expectations for my performance.  I went into Houston working hard…

Since I needed to read more of the young adult list, I prioritized those books in week one, meaning, as seen in my first Goodreads Choice Award related post, I read seven young adult books the first week and *only* three of the books on the adult fantasy list. (As I mention in the first…

Thanks to the two night, three day Youth in Government field trip and my body feeling like crud those days and a few after, I did not read as many books in week 2 of the opening round (which actually lasted just 6 days rather than the full 7.) I discussed all of the adult…