All writing efforts, including ones that don’t fit so well in other existing categories.
• Whether they’re worthy of it or not • [1 MIN READ] It’s nice not only when people pay attention to personality and preferences, but also when they choose to honor them. While I don’t expect much recognition from the other runners in the group, it’s nice when I get it. I do call myself … More Appreciating Some Expectations of the Attendance Picture (#369: 2026’10’14’W)
• Or are names just a me thing? • [>1 MIN READ] When Grace and Phil arrived to run with us for the first time, their presence posed problems immediately. Not that they would be confused on sight with any other club runner, but the name overlap is getting ridiculous. Phil’s name was so much … More When Newcomers Are a Problem (#366 : 2026’09’23’W)
• For us at least • [½ MIN READ] CtCloser was itching to shake up the overrun menu. Pizza was to be the … balm of preference, but Pizza Wheel ceased operations. What about J-Town Market and Eatery? You’d think it would be the perfect place for someone named J’Adam, but he has parental responsibilities and … More A New Overrun Location (#365: 2026’09’16’W)
• Just don’t stop • [½ MIN READ] A cavalcade of clever conversation from club quippers: On Digital Metrics Rob: It’s weird, my VO2-max is so much lower when I’m marathon training.Quip: Applying disappointment factor… On Ascending Shawmont Avenue Quietman Tom: Usually you’re ahead of me on Shawmont.Quip: I’m ramping back up to kick your butt.Quietman Tom: … More Running Quiply, Jr. (#229: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/12/26)
• Low on drama, high on potential • [1 MIN READ] The first fellowship meeting of the semester took place on 09’04’F. The meal was home-cooked chicken tikka masala that a volunteer provided. 12 students attended. We had thought there could be double that, especially for a first gathering, but it’s just as well: There … More A Routine Start to the Semester
• Then letting the Holy Spirit work • [1½ MIN READ] I wanted to hit the ground running, so I had been contacting students from last year’s ACF Athletes Bible Study and inviting them to meet me. Noah was our ministry partner and a University staff member last year in the Athletics Department. He … More The Gospel Means Acting I
• As practice and as terminology • [2 MIN READ] This piece has a 2-fold purpose: (1) to describe the evolution of a practice and (2) to describe the evolution of a term. The Growlers is a running club. It’s been in existence since the establishment of the Jenkintown Running Company that formed and has … More The Overrun
• With a new trailtag • [>½ MIN READ] Gracier (FKA Grace) got a little more attention than usual. She’s more a fair-weather runner than hot, so we’ve been waiting for her as fall approaches. This was also her first GGR after a serious head bonking. She and I did a 12-13 min/mi pace to … More Featuring Gracier (#364: 2026’09’09’W)
• Found • [½ MIN READ] The Shawmonter spied a keyring on the street corner and did some thinking: The key on it belonged to a late model luxury car. Maybe someone dropped it waiting for the bus? Maybe. Would they look for it and even manage to look there and find it? Maybe. Could a dealership … More Lost (#228: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/5/26)
• If not Ted, then who? • [1½ MIN READ] A big challenge for me in recent years of long running is how cooperative my GI is going to be before the rest of the body has to get going, too. Last Saturday, there was the additional complication that I never turned on my alarm to wake … More The Attendance Taker (#227: ZY Weekly Newsletter 8/29/26)
