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• In recognition • [1½ MIN READ] The Growlers traveling team (A.A.Ron, CtCloser, Jim, and Train Dave) convened 12 hours before the usual evening run to join Black Men Run’s 7:30 a.m. 10K Juneteenth Freedom Run from Please Touch Museum. What a show of fraternity, sorority, and unity! Anything that I’ve ever said about running … More Running Juneteenth (#263: 2024’06’26’W)
• Including other attendance photographers • [1 MIN READ] An “Usie”* is one form of GGR attendance photo but a plain old group photos still exists, just pick your photographer wisely. Members of the public who see someone taking an usie might offer to take a group photo and do the group a service by … More Everyone’s a Comedian (#262: 2024’06’19’W)
• Celebrating by running and eating • [1½ MIN READ] Last Juneteenth 2023, I spent the morning writing and publishing my thoughts and experiences on learning about Black community. There was not a lot of that growing up in the Southern Tier of New York state. There was a little more going to college in … More Anticipating Juneteenth (#261: 2024’06’12’W)
• Traveling and staying • [1 MIN READ] Except for the first time (2020: Thanks, Train Dave!) taking the GGR travel team on the road to visit Black Men Run, I’ve basically been the solo representative. There weren’t a lot of people keeping the club moving just before and during the COVID Twenties. For the … More On the Road and Back at Home (#260: 2024’06’05’W)
• Not a mathematical piece • [1½ MIN READ] Six combined Shawmont regulars and visitors got together in April to run four marathons in 15 days. Sounds like some kind of ultramarathon relay: Really it was just a few runners who seriously wanted company to keep them motivated for Jersey City, Boston, Gettysburg, and Big … More Four by Five in Fifteen (#160: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/18/24)
• With more variety • [1½ MIN READ] A.A.ron was commenting about the friends he’s made within the GGR group: “It’s not that easy to make friends these days.” The built-in interest of running removes one of the barriers to making friends. Otherwise, it can take a lot of time and effort to get past … More Make More Friends (#259: 2024’05’29’W)
• One issue serving the interests of others • [2 MIN READ] One of my several tag lines is this: “Unless you’re trying to be offensive, I don’t usually take offense.” Sadly, I will admit that some people have been offensive and I have taken offense. There are many ways we make generalizations about people … More Sensitive Matters (#258: 2024’05’22’W)
• Unintended consequences for one SRC-er • [1½ MIN READ] I was thrilled to read Mango Marjo’s Facebook post about placing 5th for her AG at Broad Street Run on 05’05’U. We have amazing runners in Shawmont Running Club! And as individual club members, we are always happy to improve. MM’s results were a little … More Runner Integrity at BSR (#159: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/11/24)
• If not exactly to run • [1 MIN READ] This little running club has been going places. When I first started running with it in 2012, we ran a different route. Now the Jenkintown Sunset 5K route has been a standard along with a couple of other routes for variety. Back then we ordered in occasionally … More Taking the Show on the Road (#257: 2024’05’15’W)
• The drinking kind • [1½ MIN READ] I wear contact lenses when I run (unless I forget to reorder), but other Growlers wear glasses year around. Those glasses are vital, but so are the kind we drink our post-run beers from. We can always drink from the quintessential, red plastic Solo cups and we … More Running Glasses (#256: 2024’05’08’W)
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