Category: Ruminations

I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends* (#143: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/25/23)

November 29, 2023

• Something we can all use occasionally • [1½ MIN READ] I wrote at the beginning of November about SRC-branded products to ill affect. It seems Facebook trolls abound these days and will take advantage of any prompt to try to phish for information to steal in connection with false-product sales. Who knew? A couple … More I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends* (#143: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/25/23)

Thankful for Shawmont 14-Mile Runs (#142: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/18/23)

November 28, 2023

• Does that make me strange? • [1 MIN READ] The default distance for Shawmont Running Club is the 14-mile loop going down Forbidden Drive, then west on Main Street and the Canal Path, and finally up Shawmont Avenue to return back to the start by any number of ways. Anyone can (and many do) … More Thankful for Shawmont 14-Mile Runs (#142: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/18/23)

So Much to Say (#141: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/4/23)

November 10, 2023

• I’ll start with this • [1½ MIN READ] All of a sudden, there’s so much to write about in this little feature of the ZY Memorial Newsletter. This past week alone, there was the New York Marathon, Adidas’ new Adizero Adios Pro Evo 1, and Jenny Hoffman’s still-unofficial record-smashing San-Fran-to-NYC run. On the SRC … More So Much to Say (#141: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/4/23)

You Turtle* (#139: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/21/23)

November 3, 2023

• Not youse. Themz. • [1½ MIN READ] Go on as one might about that which is not sticks and stones, names really can hurt. They might not cause physical injuries, but the emotional scarring could really be lasting. I haven’t done the research on post-traumatic stress disorder as it relates to name-calling, but I’m … More You Turtle* (#139: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/21/23)

The SRC Brand (#140: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/28/23)

November 3, 2023

• Jumping onto the bandwagon • [1 MIN READ] Talks-a-Lot* Bob got on Facebook in early September to share a pic of himself wearing an SRC-branded running shirt. I’ve often thought about purchasing my own; but I got a hard lesson about inventory and commerce: You don’t recoup costs if it’s sitting around. So, sell … More The SRC Brand (#140: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/28/23)

Running Clubs in the News (#137: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/30/23)

October 24, 2023

• Figuring out what we’ve long known • [1½ MIN READ] Last Newsletter (9/23/23), Teddio shared an NYT article (The Rise of Run Clubs) about entire clubs that meet at various races; in that case, Berlin. By now Just Gene, Just Hilary, and Pat M have represented Shawmont Running Club in Berlin and we should … More Running Clubs in the News (#137: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/30/23)

So We Agree? (#138: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/7/23)

October 24, 2023

• It’s bound to happen sometimes • [1 MIN READ] A few intrepids appeared below the Northwestern Ave horse stables for the past 10’07’S SRC run, despite the rainy forecast. In actuality, there was no rain and the few that convened couldn’t resist remarking: “It was supposed to rain, right? Nothing’s happening now at least.” … More So We Agree? (#138: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/7/23)

Detour Ahead (#136: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/16/23)

September 19, 2023

• If it’s not one thing then it’s another • [1½ MIN READ] BB Betsy, Jimmy Dee, Quietman Tom, and I all had Too Hot Tom’s Trail Closure Notice Facebook post in mind as we worked on a Shawmont-Eva 15-miler. SEE MAP and COLLAPSE   Shawmont Avenue with Eva Street extension in Roxborough, Philadelphia   … More Detour Ahead (#136: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/16/23)

WWW at Human Robot, Again? (#222: 2023’09’13’W)

September 12, 2023

• Not just because we’ve always done it that way • [1 MIN READ] In anticipation of Wickedly Wet Wednesday (3rd of every month.), Jason asked the question, Why do we decamp to Human Robot every time? (Not his exact wording.) It wasn’t about getting beer, which we can do in the Jenkintown Running Company store with no … More WWW at Human Robot, Again? (#222: 2023’09’13’W)