Author: CtCloser

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

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)

Running and Talking Compatibility (#179: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/25/25)

January 30, 2025

• It is a thing • [1½ MIN READ] Talking at an SRC run is particularly rewarding because there’s a wide variety of folks to run with doing many different paces. The eponymous run goes up Shawmont Avenue for a conventional 14 miles. That means there are opportunities to have conversations with a variety of … More Running and Talking Compatibility (#179: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/25/25)

The Origin of the Marathon Race (#293: 2025’01’29’W)

January 28, 2025

• So much disinformation • [2 MIN READ] With the start of spring-marathon training season, I came across an article talking about the origins of the marathon, my favorite competitive distance. It ain’t what you think. With none other than the authority of National Geographic, the following article debunks the significance of the ancient Greek … More The Origin of the Marathon Race (#293: 2025’01’29’W)

Bragging Rights (#178: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/18/25)

January 23, 2025

• Who wants to claim the attention? • [½ MIN READ] I was pretty pleased to claim bragging rights for my soggy pre-New Year’s Shawmont effort, but that pleasure was premature. It seems Lakshmi, Linda B, and Sure Sheila were already up on the Orange Trail doing their workout when they looked down and saw … More Bragging Rights (#178: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/18/25)