Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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GVRAT1000k Week 12 – Just Keep Running
Monday, 73 minutes, 8.23 miles (3.42 miles walking)I felt less than motivated to get out the door for the run but I still got out and got the run done. I told myself even before I started to just concentrate on steady running, checking off the miles. I didn’t feel great but I didn’t feel…
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Future Travel Plans
I love to travel. Anyone who takes even a short glance at my writing can see that. Over the past several months, I have also discovered a love of travel writing. My experiment with my travelogues morphed into something I want to regularly incorporate into my writing. To do that I need to travel, obviously.…
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GVRAT1000k Week 11 – I’m a RAT!
Monday, 73 minutes, 8.08 miles (3.31 miles walking)Summer has for sure arrived because even early morning runs mean running in high 70s, low 80s temperatures and high humidity. Mom and I talked for a while on this run which tends to slow the pace down a little and helps keep my effort honest. I look…
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Refusing to Stay Silent
In this cultural moment, a lot of my focus has turned to speaking up for racial equity, towards learning how to become a better ally and hot to use my white privilege to effect as much change as I can. Last week the media I consumed both visual with a couple Netflix documentaries and written…
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GVRAT1000k Week 10 – Chasing the BAT
I may or may not try to get all the way back across Tennessee (BAT). Monday, 73 minutes, 8.13 miles (2.31 miles walking)Mom had an early-ish appointment so I offered to spend the night at their house and run in their subdivision. I loved getting started early and heading out at a reasonable pace throughout…
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Birthday Thoughts – Mine and the Country’s
On Saturday, I turned 35. My birthday has always been a national holiday full of summer fun, flag waving, and patriotic declarations of freedom. Obviously, this year brought a whole lot more to the table with the global pandemic and growing awareness of continued racial inequity in the United States and across the world. As…
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GVRAT1000k Week 9 – The One with the Birthday
Monday, 73 minutes, 8.25 miles (2.44 miles walking)Mom came over and we ran in the morning, not quite as early as I would like but still with cooler temperatures than 3 in the afternoon. Of course, that still meant running with the temps in the high 70s and making sure to bring hydration along but…
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Thoughts on White Fragility
I mentioned before that I planned to write an in-depth review of Robin DiAngelo’s book. Now that I have finished the book and have pushed myself to apply the concepts I have learned, I have chosen to not dive into a deep review of the book. Not only do I not have the skills to…
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GVART1000k Week 8 – Feeling the Marathon Bug
Monday, 73 minutes, 8.12 miles, (2.15 miles walking)I had a morning ART appointment which got my hips back aligned. They shift normally which is why I go for regular maintenance but all these extra miles lately made a difference. I could definitely feel the difference as I ran. The mechanics felt great. Leg turnover felt…
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Throwback Travelogues – London Day 5: 2 Castles Run 10k recap
2020 Jen – I did not do much touring on this day for reasons I explain throughout the post. I clearly have learned so much more with travel and most definitely with running. I got to mark another item off my bucket list by running a race in England. I went into the race with…
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