• Nicknames 2.0 • [2 MIN READ] One thing I’ve learned both from editing for the Facebook group and ShawmontRunningClub.com and from talking about trail tags with club members is that not everyone likes them. WHAT? I guess I never woulda thunk it. When I say not everyone likes them, I don’t mean they don’t … More Trailtagging III (#172: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/9/24)
• That’s what it is and I’m sticking to it • [1 MIN READ] Being the compulsive sort that I am, round numbers have always been important. For that reason, I’m going to stop short of the end of a run or add on to it to get the final number to the nearest full … More Altered States: Distances (#171: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/2/24)
• More rewards of running with SRC • [1½ MIN READ] SRC attendance numbers have been swelling with the onset of fall racing season. Ask around and you’ll find Harrisburg (11’10’U), Philadelphia (11’24’U), Rehoboth Beach (12’07’S), and even Honolulu (12’08’U) Marathons in the mix. A bunch of Shawmont runners also do Rehoboth Beach Half Marathon … More Run Report: End of the Road Half Marathon (#170: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/19/24)
• Thoughts on an article • [1 MIN READ] What I’ve always loved about running is that there are really very few equipment needs—except for one thing: running shoes. Here’s a New York Times article about that very thing: What You Do (and Don’t) Need in a Running Shoe. You can agree or not about … More Running Paraphernalia: Shoes (#169: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/5/24)
• Not really • [2 MIN READ] Already at least 10 years ago, a long-time friend and I were among a few others comparing notes about the things that were going wrong as we were aging. In closing, Friend uttered the immortal quote: “It sucks to grow old.” When running with SRC folk, I’ve taken … More It Sucks to Grow Old (#167: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/7/24)
• With a couple of other SRC-ers • [1½ MIN READ] To me, community deepens through conversation. With the breadth of abilities and knowledge represented in SRC, there’s so much to gain. Not long ago, I had a chance to learn about wholesaling and new-product promotion through Teddio (If you don’t know what I’m talking … More The Way I See It (#168: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/14/24)
• I needed more friends • [1½ MIN READ] During a conversation with my 3 brothers, one asked a sincere question about what friendships looked like in our lives these days. He and the other 2 admitted they probably had no more than they could count on one hand. Not so many years ago, I … More Moving Beyond Acquaintanceships (#166: ZY Weekly Newsletter 8/24/24)
• Even the least of the Olympians • [1½ MIN READ] You have your own Paris Olympics highlights, I’m sure; some we SRC-ers compared early notes about. It’s not really weird how many of mine hover around the female athletes, given that a record percentage competed this year, 48%, that for Team USA was 53%. At the … More Gods Among Us (#165: ZY Weekly Newsletter 8/10/24)
• Better with the heat and humidity all the time • [1½ MIN READ] I hadn’t been getting accustomed to the heat. But I had an excuse. The heat has been exceptional, no doubt. The last full week of July saw the 4 hottest days [free access with registration] ever scientifically recorded. That fact comes … More Getting Better (#164: ZY Weekly Newsletter 7/27/24)
• Leaving You for Another • [2 MIN READ] The New York Times strikes again with a story for the ages about the latest, greatest running shoe. This one, I have to have. But first, NYT. I love it because its editors love a good story about running. Second, it breaks cutting-edge news. Third, it … More This Is It (#163: ZY Weekly Newsletter 7/20/24)
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