Author: CtCloser

Calvin Wang's running persona based on Shawmont Running Club's trail tag. GO TO: https://icandybywangc.com/flavors/ctcloser/

Two Balled in the Side Pockets (#183: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/8/25)

March 12, 2025

• On non-billiard breaking • [½ MIN READ] (At the start of a January SRC run) -CtCloser (Calvinthe) “Negative Split or Positive Splat” #dothedue FINE PRINT ¶Text by Calvin Wang (Wäng), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. ¶Cross-published: Facebook Shawmont Running Club (ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/8/25), Shawmont Running Club website, Ruminations by CtCloser. ¶This website posting: Rumination only … More Two Balled in the Side Pockets (#183: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/8/25)

Run Report: Raining and Pouring (#299: 2025’03’12’W)

March 11, 2025

• The sky or the stein • [1½ MIN READ] Over my time living in the Delaware Valley, I’ve learned one thing about weather forecasting. It’s particularly tricky around these here parts.  It seems there is something about the tension between what comes down from the Canada and what comes up from the Atlantic that … More Run Report: Raining and Pouring (#299: 2025’03’12’W)

Running Quiply: Thanks for Nothing (#182: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/22/25)

February 26, 2025

• A way with words, too • [<½ MIN READ] (During a December neighborhood run, passing a parked car too close to the sideview mirror) -CtCloser (Calvinthe) “Negative Split or Positive Splat” #dothedue FINE PRINT ¶Text by Calvin Wang (Wäng), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. ¶Cross-published: Facebook Shawmont Running Club (ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/22/25), Shawmont Running Club … More Running Quiply: Thanks for Nothing (#182: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/22/25)

A Word on Numbers for 2024 (#180: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/8/25)

February 12, 2025

• SRC Attendance and Mileage Stats • [1½ MIN READ] Count’em: 88 runners last year ran with the club! 47 of them ran Shawmont Avenue! Check it all out for yourself. Attendance Prizes: 1st place with 44 Saturdays to Teddio! 2nd place with 34 to AlsoKnownAs*! 3rd place with 32 to Quietman Tom! Close runner-ups!  … More A Word on Numbers for 2024 (#180: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/8/25)

The Growlers and the Eagles (#295: 2025’02’12’W)

February 11, 2025

• The influence of one in particular • [<1 MIN READ] There is compelling evidence to explain the Philadelphia Eagles’ win over the Kansas City Chiefs in this past Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX: Celine. The baby of Growlers A.A.Rondasay (AKA Aaron and Candace) was born 01’07’T. When the Birds won their division we leaned into … More The Growlers and the Eagles (#295: 2025’02’12’W)