• Everyone needs a break sometimes • [1 MIN READ] As a past religious reader of the daily newspaper comics, I was shocked the first time I saw a cartoonist take a creative break. The comic was Doonesbury and the cartoonist was Garry Trudeau. I was in college at the time and it never occurred … More Hiatuses (#162: ZY Weekly Newsletter 6/29/24)
• Not likely to do it again • [1½ MIN READ] In an unparalleled effort for this Shawmonter, I ran 2 marathons in 2 weeks this past April. Social runner that I’ve become, I got sucked and suckered in by multiple competitors who wanted company both while training and racing. I didn’t PR or Boston … More A Productive Month (#161: ZY Weekly Newsletter 6/22/24)
• Not a mathematical piece • [1½ MIN READ] Six combined Shawmont regulars and visitors got together in April to run four marathons in 15 days. Sounds like some kind of ultramarathon relay: Really it was just a few runners who seriously wanted company to keep them motivated for Jersey City, Boston, Gettysburg, and Big … More Four by Five in Fifteen (#160: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/18/24)
• Unintended consequences for one SRC-er • [1½ MIN READ] I was thrilled to read Mango Marjo’s Facebook post about placing 5th for her AG at Broad Street Run on 05’05’U. We have amazing runners in Shawmont Running Club! And as individual club members, we are always happy to improve. MM’s results were a little … More Runner Integrity at BSR (#159: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/11/24)
• The personalities of one SRC-er • [1½ MIN READ] Among SRC members, OKhen occupies a unique niche in my consciousness. One is by association because he and Mango Marjo go together and that’s how I first met them a few years ago. It’s hard not to think it cool that they are both running … More Collaborator, Writer, Humorist, Producer (#158: ZY Weekly Newsletter 4/13/24)
• The usual taper effort • [<1 MIN READ] This marathon-training cycle has been unusual for me (04’14’U: Jersey City Marathon). The biggest part of “unusual” is that I’ve had 20-mile-range runs in my back pocket for 4 months beginning November: 2 18-22’s per each. As far as distance conditioning is concerned—even with a standard … More The End of an Unusual Training Cycle (#157: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/30/24)
• Moving on • [<1 MIN READ] I did my long run this past weekend on Sunday because Saturday was soggy. As of this writing, I don’t know who showed up, but Teddio and I waxed skeptical via text beforehand. Why not? It’s happened a lot lately. Teddio gets himself (or his alter ego) going … More A Soggy Saturday in the Rearview (#156: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/23/24)
• An off-beat event report • [1½ MIN READ] The 5th running of the annual ORC Relay took place the past 03’16’S and it was another winner. This tiny event connects the 3 locations of The Original Running Company: Jenkintown RC, legacy Fairmount RC, and Ridley RC. It’s been a runner favorite over the years … More A Participant Favorite (#155: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/16/24)
• But mighty close • [1 MIN READ] Trying to change up long-run efforts and include other rudder bunnies (who have something against Shawmont Avenue at this stage of the spring-marathon training cycle) has taken me away from SRC more than usual, lately. Saturday, 2/10, I was actually in Pitt, when snow and conference converged … More Not Quite an SRC Effort (#154: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/24/24)
• More about SRC nicknames • [1 MIN READ] SRC trail tags (nicknames) have come to be in a bunch of different ways. At least one came by negotiation, e.g., OKhen. Some came by self-selection, e.g., Cookie and Meatball. By far the most common way has been by translation of initials, e.g., Kaycee (AKA KC, … More Trailtagging II (#153: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/3/24)
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