A variety of posts on how running with BMR Philadelphia became a thing and how it’s continued (BlackMenRun.com).
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Blogposts
Oh, The Places You’ll Go* (#329: 2025’11’05’W)
• With what velocity and zest • [1½ MIN READ] Oh, the stories that come…
Run Report: 07’31’W (#268: 2024’08’07’W)
• The encouragement keeps growing • [2 MIN READ] Thanks to Deputy Train Dave for…
Running Juneteenth (#263: 2024’06’26’W)
• In recognition • [1½ MIN READ] The Growlers traveling team (A.A.Ron, CtCloser, Jim, and…

(L-R: Amelius, Jay-var, Trey, CtCloser, Eric, T’Adam. Photo courtesy: Lawrence Harrington.)
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More Blogposts
Anticipating Juneteenth (#261: 2024’06’12’W)
• Celebrating by running and eating • [1½ MIN READ] Last Juneteenth 2023, I spent…
Communities in Their Own Places (#239: 2024’01’10’W)
• Those places can sometimes be pretty big • [1 MIN READ] Last week, I…
Experiencing Other Communities to Learn About Them (#237: 2023’12’27’W)
• Finding degrees of appeal to ease the process along • [1 MIN READ] Part…
A Safe Solo Run (#234: 2023’12’06’W)
• Even if circumstances conspired against • [1½ MIN READ] Thanks to the 5 who…
Running with BMR took a backseat to waiting for the Growlers Group Run to rebuild from a downturn that began even before the pandemic became a thing. With numbers restored, it became possible to populate both a home team and a traveling team to go back again.
The Earliest on Asian Me and Black Men Run
THOUGHTS [#73]: Emulating BMR
• A version of community building • [½ MIN READ] You need to be with other people for a little…
THOUGHTS [#65]: Run Report – BMR
• Becoming Black Men Run • [½ MIN READ] What a great bunch of guys Black Men Run were…
THOUGHTS [#64]: Anticipating Black Men Run
• Really! • [½ MIN READ] Growlers Group Run isn’t a big affair these days…
THOUGHTS [#63]: Moving Toward Black Men Run
• Removing logistical barriers • [½ MIN READ] Sometimes plans have a way of just falling together…
THOUGHTS [#62]: Thinking Toward Black Men Run
• Thanks to Amon Gibson • [½ MIN READ] …Thanks to Amon Gibson of RUNegades in Phoenixville…
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