• And her boys • [1 MIN READ] With the number of successful media professionals out there, it might be difficult to stand out from the crowd, particularly the gals. But on the contemporary music scene there are 2 unrivaled female performers. One is impossible to miss in the middle of her epic Eras tour, … More Celebrating the Ultimate Performer (#228: 2023’10’25’W)
• But consider the eyes of the beholder • [½ MIN READ] Jim Variant trotting in late last week was the prompt for yet another take on photo-composited attendance pictures. If the picture is a representation of those who were there, then it should be complete. (L-R: Jason Variant [o’Variations o‘J&J], J’Adam, Stephen, Leah, JRC … More It May Not Be Art (#227: 2023’10’18’W)
• For your viewing enjoyment • [1½ MIN READ] I wasn’t around for last week’s run, but 2 runners took pix as requested and sent them over to me. Then compositing them together became the source of great joy that it often is. A few considerations justified the composition effort this time. The first was … More Another Noteworthy Attendance Picture (#226: 2023’10’11’W)
• Appreciating the good in tandem with the bad • [1 MIN READ] Last week’s run reminder implied that GGR absolutely had to run the Sunset 5K route so that Free-Burma Pete could complete his 200th circuit of 2023. Well, we did and so did he with 7 runners from his regular Pennypack Trail Runners … More A Balanced Perspective on Last Week’s Effort (#225: 2023’10’04’W)
• Someone who’s done it even more times? • [1½ MIN READ] Every running club embraces a full expanse of runners and abilities. We may not all consider ourselves that, but all of us are distance runners (Training for Broad Street Run [#196: 2023’03’08]). Some of us are long distance runners even for distance runners. … More Who Knows the S5K Route Better Than We Do? (#224: 2023’09’27’W)
• Running and talking do go together • [1½ MIN READ] With fall race season upon us, a few in the Growlers’ midst have been eager to work on speed. The question is how to manage the already different paces that various members run. Back in the day when I first started running with the … More Speed Work and Socializing (#223: 2023’09’20’W)
• An occasion and a person • [1½ MIN READ] Last week, I skipped the regular Growlers Group Run to celebrate my and my wife’s wedding anniversary: #37. It’s not a nice round number, but it’s really big and it amazes me when I mention it to people like I did when I stopped by … More Celebrating a Special Date (#221: 2023’09’06’W)
• Featuring the gals • [1 MIN READ] Last week the girls ran GGR, outnumbering the boys 5:4. JRC Keith remembers the days when the group was virtually exclusively male (2022’09’21’W). Thanks to regulars like Adelaide, Candasay (AKA Candace), and Grace and others going back over the last or so year (like Ali, Amy, Brigid, … More Gender Supremacy (#220: 2023’08’30’W)
• It’s all I have to wear • [1 MIN READ] Because I’ve anchored the Growlers Group Run since 2018, I get certain privileges. Me being the author of this weekly message has helped. It’s meant I get to drive more than one topic of conversation. The running club’s former anchor Chas was known for … More Do I Look Good in This? (#219: 2023’08’23’W)
• Two healthy Achilles tendons • [1½ MIN READ] For the last 5 years, I’ve had some significant problems with both Achilles tendons. First it was the right. Then a year later, the left demanded equal time. Both times, I finally went to a good physical therapy clinic and recovered. Each time I got lazy … More Not Again (#218: 2023’08’16’W)
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