Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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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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Tryon Half Marathon – November 18, 2023
Race #219Half Marathon #792023 Race #122023 Half Marathon #6Tryon Half #6 This race did not go according to plan but I still enjoyed it. We arrived with enough time to get in a couple miles for warm up on the track right by the start. We called it a bit close (or so we thought)…
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Goodreads Choice Awards 2024 – Reaction and Plans
I wondered whether or not I would film, edit and post a video for my reaction since last year’s video did so well. I decided to go ahead and film my reaction to the long lists but by the end of it, realized that I had no desire to put together all of the clips…
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Recent Reads – November 1 – 7
I have quite a few books to discuss for this reading week thanks to two days off work as well as a goal to read audiobooks for at least 3 hours a day. This week and next week I’m prioritizing all of my “required” reads before the Goodreads Choice Awards finalists are announced. (If it…
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Green Line 5k
Race #2175k #642023 Race #122023 5k #5Green Line 5k #11 The opportunity to run this race came up more quickly than usual race plans but I really liked the idea of this 5k on a new portion of the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Mom and I headed out early enough to pick up our bibs and…
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Recent Reads – October 25 – 31
Three of the books that I read during this time period I discussed in my recap of the October Pokethon gym. Other than that, I managed to get through five books, one not pictured above. Celestial MonstersAidan Thomas I let too much time pass between reading the first book in this duology and picking up…
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Pokethon – Fortree Gym
On Saturday, October 26, I attempted a pokethon gym – a patreon readathon for Jaderayreads. While I had books chosen for all of the prompts, I read only three. Sometimes pushing myself to read several stories in a row will make my brain rebel. That being said, I enjoyed all three graphic novels that I…
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November 2024 TBR – the One with the Goodreads Choice Awards
Since I started reading through categories of the Goodreads Choice Awards, November TBRs have proven difficult to create. Goodreads does not announce the nominees until about halfway through the month. (I will have a post up then about my plans.) Once they release those lists, I drop everything and focus on finishing as many of…
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Asheville Half Marathon – August 26, 2023
Race #216Half Marathon #782023 Race #112023 Half Marathon #5Asheville Half #2 When I originally signed up for this race, I planned to just run it in my ongoing quest to run 100 half marathons. I neglected to add a note to my race on FinalSurge for my coach that reflected that so she gave me…
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The First Recent Reads – October 17-24
Here we go! This story opens with the female main character helping her father, the captain of a ship who rescues “passengers.” The captain has immense magical powers in a world built on a world spawned from a successful slave uprising on a ship in the middle passage. All the different parts of this world…
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