Category: Ruminations

Coastal Delaware Running Festival (#127: 4/8/23 RUN REPORT)

April 12, 2023

• An exercise in calculating degrees of appeal • [2½ MIN READ] Loving running in community as I do, I see certain races stand out, particularly the half and full marathons; because they’re magnets for Shawmonters. Naturally, Philadelphia’s belong on the list, simply because they’re right in our collective backyard. Unfortunately, they’re kind of big. … More Coastal Delaware Running Festival (#127: 4/8/23 RUN REPORT)

When Training Gets Redeemed in a Different Context (#126: 4/1/23 RUN REPORT)

April 12, 2023

• Conclusion: Sometimes it’s about others’ running • [1½ MIN READ] Last Rumination (#125) ended with me considering ways to find a particular article to share with all of you. I made it out to be much more of a problem than necessary, because the solution came much more quickly than I expected. During lunch, … More When Training Gets Redeemed in a Different Context (#126: 4/1/23 RUN REPORT)

When Training Fails in a Different Context (#125: 3/25/23 RUN REPORT)

March 31, 2023

• It’s not all about running, just mostly • [2 MIN READ] As effective an information specialist as I think I am, I do find myself falling short sometimes. F’rinstance, a bunch of years ago, I remember reading an article that was published (I was confident) in the New York Times (that being my favorite … More When Training Fails in a Different Context (#125: 3/25/23 RUN REPORT)

A Different Opinion on Ruminating (#124: 3/18/23 RUN REPORT)

March 23, 2023

• But what about this feature? • [2 MIN READ] “Ruminations” is one feature of Shawmont Running Club’s Weekly Run Report. If your intersection with the Report comes from outside of Facebook (where you can read all of the features since its inception, long before I started contributing), then you wouldn’t know what the various … More A Different Opinion on Ruminating (#124: 3/18/23 RUN REPORT)

Double Entendres III (#122: 3/4/23 RUN REPORT)

March 10, 2023

• Been a long while since the last bunch, but they do keep coming • [1 MIN READ] Another linguistic offering inspired over earlier days and years. See Fine Print for others. -CtCloser (Calvinthe) “Negative Split or Positive Splat” #dothedue FINE PRINT ¶Double Entendre, Double Entendres II, Logophilia, The Babe-ification of Language. ¶Text by Calvin … More Double Entendres III (#122: 3/4/23 RUN REPORT)

An Article Written About So Many of Us (#121: 2/25/23 RUN REPORT)

March 2, 2023

• Extreme? I know you are, but what about me? • [1¼ MIN READ] We have our Shawmont inspirations who have gotten attention over the years (Just Gene, Professor Sandy), but a Washington Post article places the majority of us in an inspirational echelon for many other people: Americans Over 50 Are Doing Extreme Sports … More An Article Written About So Many of Us (#121: 2/25/23 RUN REPORT)