Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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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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CRAW Region 8 Week 1 – Trials and Miles
Monday, tempo intervals (10k and 5k) 6.50 miles, spin bike, 16.20 milesI loved this speedwork on the track. It felt like I had to put in the work on these intervals, especially the 5k pace intervals. My legs still as of Wednesday felt the work I put in. I also had to contend with the…
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Getting Started
So many times lately in either a post or a journal entry, I have written about my ever lengthening to do list. Aside from that mention, I want to shift the focus away from the fact of the list and more to the things that haver over my head like a cartoon anvil on a…
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CRAW Region 7 Week 3 – Carrying
Monday, 70 minutes, 7.98 miles, spin bike 17.6 milesOriginally I thought I would drive over to school to use the track to get in my speedwork for the week. Instead, rain settled in…or never left…so I switched the runs up and ran easy on the treadmill instead. (If only the temps had dropped a few…
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