Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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Goodreads Choice Awards 2024 – Historical Fiction
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…
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November 2024 Reading Wrap Up
It was a pretty good reading month if I do say so myself.
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Houston Marathon 2024 – Race Recap
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…
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Goodreads Choice Awards – Adult Fantasy Reads
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…
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Goodreads Choice Awards Project – YA fantasy week 2 and the in-between days
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…
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December 2024 TBR
It’s time to make plans for what I will read in the last month of 2024. Unlike the past couple years where I have still had several books left to read for my Goodreads Choice Award project, I have finished everything for my two main categories. (If I wanted to read the whole of the…
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Hilton Head Jingle Jingle Bridge Run 10k
Race #22110k #182023 Race #142023 10k #2Jingle Jingle Bridge Run 10k #1 This race just happened to occur halfway through the longest run of the cycle. Of course, we planned our run around the race. I did not plan on full out race effort but I wanted to aim for near marathon pace. About an…
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TreesUpstate Turkey Day 8k 2023 – Race Recap
Race #2208k #182023 Race #132023 8k #1TreesGreenville Turkey Day 8k #14 This race went unexpectedly, fantastically well! It did start out a little unnervingly though. Mom and I arrived with plenty of time to go pick up our bibs. We accidentally left the pins we brought in the car so we went over to the…
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Goodreads Choice Awards – YA Fantasy – Week 1: Opening Round
Reading this book helped me finish a series that I have enjoyed more than I expected. While some of the reviews I have seen were disappointed in the shift of main character from Signa to Blythe, I actually enjoyed this shift and thing that it served the overall narrative arc well. Signa was an intriguing…
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Recent Reads – The Last Few before the Goodreads Choice Awards
I nearly accomplished my goal of reading all my “required” reads before Goodreads dropped their long lists. (I have only one remaining, my Buzzwordathon book. I hope to read it over Thanksgiving Break. People often describe this book as Pride and Prejudice on the battlefield with a little magic. (Okay, so they don’t use those…
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