Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running

  • Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k 2022 – 7/4/22

    Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k 2022 – 7/4/22

    Race #1965k #592022 Race #42022 5k #1Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k #9 I didn’t realize until after the race that I last ran this race in 2018. (I ran Peachtree last year. The race was cancelled the year before. In 2019, I took a flight to Europe on that day.) Both Mom and I…

  • Ottawa Marathon Race Recap – 5/29/22

    Ottawa Marathon Race Recap – 5/29/22

    Race #195Marathon #14Country #3 (USA, Italy, Canada)2022 Race #32022 Marathon #1Ottawa Marathon #1 I wanted big things from this marathon. I knew I had a ways to go before I was in shape to chase a BQ. I envisioned this race as a step towards that as at least a sub four, hopefully somewhere around…

  • Race for the Green Half Marathon – 3/12/22

    Race for the Green Half Marathon – 3/12/22

    Race #194Half Marathon #712022 Race #22022 Half Marathon #2South Carolina Half Marathon #52Race for the Green Half Marathon #2 Mom and I ran this half together. I did not remember much about this race, save for the absurdly large medal, since the last time I ran back in 2019. I had registered for 2020 but…

  • Greenville Half Marathon Race Recap – 2/26/22

    Greenville Half Marathon Race Recap – 2/26/22

    Race #193Half Marathon #702022 Race #12022 Half Marathon #1South Carolina Half Marathon #51Greenville Half Marathon #8 I need to start this recap with a small disclaimer. For the first time since I started writing race recaps, I did not sit down on the day of or the day after to write my recap of this…

  • A Year Away

    A Year Away

    I did not intend to go over a year without writing here but writer’s block and then new interests kept me from writing. I thought a few times about restarting but did not actually start making moves towards creating posts until close to a year had passed. What took me away from writing? Mainly reading…

  • Spinx Half Marathon 2021 – Race Recap

    Spinx Half Marathon 2021 – Race Recap

    Race #190Half Marathon #692021 Race #62021 Half Marathon #3South Carolina Half Marathon #50Spinx Half Marathon #7 Pre-RaceI went into this race with absolutely no expectations. I wanted another half marathon medal and Greenville Track Club routinely underperforms with just about all of their races. Consider my expectations met. Since I recovered so well after Chicago,…

  • Spontaneous Hawaiian Excursion Travelogues – Day 1, the One with the Volcanoes

    Spontaneous Hawaiian Excursion Travelogues – Day 1, the One with the Volcanoes

    With only one pre-booked tour, we got to wake up without an alarm on both Tuesday and Thursday. All I had planned for Tuesday was making our way over to Volcanoes National Park so we spent a little time finding a local place for breakfast. I had brought some oatmeal with me but decided not…

  • Chicago Marathon 2021 Race Recap

    Chicago Marathon 2021 Race Recap

    Race #189Marathon #132021 Race #52021 Marathon #1Chicago Marathon #2 Pre-raceI had a fairly decent first half to this training cycle but then had to pull back right at the heart of the summer thanks to the foot twist (temporary set back at Peachtree), a broken treadmill deck (4 weeks out of commission), ridiculous SC temps…

  • Determined Blindness

    Determined Blindness

    A little while ago, a college friend of mine posted the following quote. I resonated so much with the quote, with the knowledge that how we should act in the time of this virus, emulating the self-sacrifice of the cross, has become typical of those who abhor the name of Christ in large part due…

  • The Effort of Writing Deep Thoughts

    The Effort of Writing Deep Thoughts

    For a while, I have found myself in a writing slump. Rather than a lack of material, this slump comes from both an inability caused by time constraints and a reluctant unwillingness to devote the effort needed to write well about the thoughts constantly jostling for attention in my brain. My work days fill with…

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