• Unless someone else is doing it to you • [2 MIN READ] As the anchor of Growlers Group Run at Jenkintown Running Company, there are certain things I do to connect with people and make them feel welcome. After we do the name thing all around, I ask lots of questions and listen a … More It’s Not Really Creeping (#298: 2025’03’05’W)
• 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)
• I have witnesses • [1½ MIN READ] I like to laugh about GGR (About) being the drinking club with a running problem (Preserved on Glass). I’m also quick to share that my Mid-life Crisis (Rumination) comprised running, beer, and coffee; in that order. But let me make it perfectly clear: I’m not a drunk. … More I Am Not a Drunk (#297: 2025’02’26’W)
• Harder than it looks • [1½ MIN READ] Using a mirror is one way the camera-phone era has figured out how to feature the selfing photographer prominently, i.e., full length rather than just as a head. Social media is rife with examples. For amusement purposes, using a mirror also accommodates my recent thing about … More Mirror Selfie (#296: 2025’02’19’W)
• In reverse • [1½ MIN READ] Kudi [sic] to OKhen and Mango Marjo for their years of dedication to the Shawmont Running Club. I don’t even know how long it’s been, but as I write more runner Profiles, I’ll start publishing their (and others’) histories with the club and then we’ll both know. I … More Snowbirds (#181: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/15/25)
• 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 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)
• S5K and BSR as GGR faves • [1 MIN READ] Two annual events get a lot of attention from GGR crew members: Broad Street 10Mi Run (BSR) and Jenkintown Sunset 5K Run (S5K). The reason is because they both feature distances that accommodate the majority of us runners. Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run … More Spring Races (#294: 2025’02’05’W)
• 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)
• 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)
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