Reluctant Introduction (#188: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/17/25)

• Shawmont grows on you • [1½ MIN READ] From the start, I didn’t want to run with Shawmont Running Club. Nothing personal, but the great appeal of running back then was the ability to step outside my front door in Abington and just take off. Running shoes from Jenkintown Running Company were a plus. … More Reluctant Introduction (#188: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/17/25)

The Stacey Conundrum (#308: 2025’05’14’W)

• And the solution • [2 MIN READ] Stacey is at the heart of a conundrum. After a particular absence by me from one week’s run—during which she took the requisite attendance photo—I learned that she doesn’t like them anyway. To accommodate her dislike, I suggested upon my return that she take the photo, that … More The Stacey Conundrum (#308: 2025’05’14’W)

Never Try Anything New During a Race (#187: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/10/25)

• What could possibly go wrong? • [2 MIN READ] My past DE (Running Festival) Marathon put me in a quandary when I arrived with none of my usual race fuel (‘Of course it’s all in my running bag, where else would it be?’ How about: ‘At home in a different bag’?). Many long runs … More Never Try Anything New During a Race (#187: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/10/25)

The Journey to Longer Running (#307: 2025’05’07’W)

• It happens step by step • [1 MIN READ] GGR was well represented at Broad Street Run, 05’04’U (Sunday), with 6 regular runners: Aaron, Grace, J’Adam, Jim, Kevin, and Scott. That was without even registering as a club. What was exciting was that four of them ran their biggest distance with BSR’s 10 miles. … More The Journey to Longer Running (#307: 2025’05’07’W)

The Footsteps of Another (#306: 2025’04’30’W)

• Comparing running journeys • [1½ MIN READ] As a high-school lad, I had a classmate who did the bizarre by running cross-country. Bizarre to me because that was neither my character nor habit in any way, shape, or form. FYI, those were the President Jimmy Carter days with a running standard for high schoolers … More The Footsteps of Another (#306: 2025’04’30’W)

A Pronounced Occurrence (#305: 2025’04’23’W)

• A polarizing foray into a non-political matter • [1½ MIN READ] As a former academic librarian, I can do information pretty well. This Cerebrun is a case in point. Retroactive to publishing the 04’09’W Cerebrun, I created a GIF of me finishing the featured DE Marathon and posted it after the fact. I couldn’t … More A Pronounced Occurrence (#305: 2025’04’23’W)

Run Report: DE Marathon, 04’06’U (#303: 2025’04’09’W)

• Not planning hard also counts for something sometimes • [3 MIN READ] My expectations weren’t high for last week’s marathon in Wilmington DE. Why should they have been? I had the all the distance work I needed, but only modest speed work. I guessed that I might be lucky to break 4:10. We two … More Run Report: DE Marathon, 04’06’U (#303: 2025’04’09’W)