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January
GGR’s Traveling Team (#238: 2024’01’03’W)
• Fail • [<1 MIN READ] WWW on 12’20’W revealed that Jason and I have…
Keep readingCommunities in Their Own Places (#239: 2024’01’10’W)
• Those places can sometimes be pretty big • [1 MIN READ] Last week, I…
Keep readingPosers: Jason Edition (#240: 2024’01’17’W)
• We see you • [1 MIN READ] You’ll have to check out Poses to…
Keep readingRun Report (#241: 2024’01’24’W)
• Nothing but the facts? Hardly. • [1 MIN READ] Despite a snowstorm that cancelled…
Keep readingThe Growlers Doing the S5K Race (#242: 2024’01’31’W)
• Habit forming • [1 MIN READ] I’m embarrassed to admit that I haven’t always…
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(L-R: Train David, Jim, Eric’S, Stacey, Adelaide’s thumbs, Jason, Andregan [AKA Megan & Andrew], A.A.Rondasay [AKA Candace & Aaron])
February
Thoughtless (#243: 2024’02’07’W)
• Not that it’s enough to stop this little feature • [1 MIN READ] For…
Keep readingGGR is Consistently about Community (#244: 2024’02’14’W)
• Audibly, if not socially • [<1 MIN READ] Hanging out after the weekly run,…
Keep readingA Bunch of Hopeless Romantics (#245: 2024’02’21’W)
• Ditching those we love for something else we love • [<1 MIN READ] The…
Keep readingWhen You Need Motivation (#246: 2024’02’28’W)
• A running group can be all that • [1½ MIN READ] Running with someone…
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March
Kelly or Be Killed (#247: 2024’03’06’W)
• Clarkson as applied to race training • [2 MIN READ] Speaking of race-training motivation…
Keep readingRun Report: 03’06’W – Kicking and Screaming (#248: 2024’03’13’W)
• Rain. Who me? • [<1 MIN READ] I drove to JRC, opting against my…
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(L-R: A.A.Ron [inset], J’Adam, Stacey, Grace, Candace, Train Dave, Jason, Adelaide.)
The Story Behind the Shot (#249: 2024’03’20’W)
• For the sake of the photographic record • [<1 MIN READ] ”Hoist with his…
Keep readingD Minus 19 (and 33) Days to Marathon (#250: 2024’03’27’W)
• Course Quips • [<1 MIN READ] With 3 of us doing spring marathons (Me…
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April
An Introduction to Cerebruns (#251: 2024’04’03’W)
• About this feature • [1 MIN READ] These here little thought pieces—Cerebruns, I call…
Keep readingDedication is Overrated (#252: 2024’04’10’W)
• Rats • [<1 MIN READ] Runner 1 walked in after driving to the store…
Keep readingLove Run Report: 03’24’U (#253: 2024’04’17’W)
• Competitive compatibility? • [<1 MIN READ] Andregan were the club reps at Philadelphia’s Love…
Keep readingThe Attendance Photo (#254: 2024’04’24’W)
• One and done • [1 MIN READ] One particular WWW outing became the inflection…
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(L-R: Adelaide, Candasay [AKA Candace], Jackie)
May
A Sizable Mass (#255: 2024’05’01’W)
• Me and mine • [<1 MIN READ] Some have heard me say that I…
Keep readingRunning Glasses (#256: 2024’05’08’W)
• The drinking kind • [1½ MIN READ] I wear contact lenses when I run…
Keep readingTaking the Show on the Road (#257: 2024’05’15’W)
• If not exactly to run • [1 MIN READ] This little running club has…
Keep readingSensitive Matters (#258: 2024’05’22’W)
• One issue serving the interests of others • [2 MIN READ] One of my…
Keep readingMake More Friends (#259: 2024’05’29’W)
• With more variety • [1½ MIN READ] A.A.ron was commenting about the friends he’s…
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June
On the Road and Back at Home (#260: 2024’06’05’W)
• Traveling and staying • [1 MIN READ] Except for the first time (2020: Thanks,…
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Anticipating Juneteenth (#261: 2024’06’12’W)
• Celebrating by running and eating • [1½ MIN READ] Last Juneteenth 2023, I spent…
Keep readingEveryone’s a Comedian (#262: 2024’06’19’W)
• Including other attendance photographers • [1 MIN READ] An “Usie”* is one form of…
Keep readingRunning Juneteenth (#263: 2024’06’26’W)
• In recognition • [1½ MIN READ] The Growlers traveling team (A.A.Ron, CtCloser, Jim, and…
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July
ITFYTGOOTC 2024 (#264: 2024’07’10’W)
• Unusual and usual • [1 MIN READ] Sailing into Glennallen, Alaska, 06’28’S, I did…
Keep readingDeputation (#265: 2024’07’17’W)
• Left in good hands • [1 MIN READ] When the sheriff has to leave…
Keep readingWhat’s the Real Name for a Group Selfie? (#266: 2024’07’24’W)
• I don’t really buy it • [2 MIN READ] A few weeks ago, I…
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(L-R: CW from bottom left: J’Adam, Jim, Stacey, A.A.Ron, Jason, Li, CtCloser)
In the Eyes of the Beholders (#267: 2024’07’31’W)
• Significance, at least • [1 MIN READ] Last week was a trip-around-the-sun celebration for…
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August
Run Report: 07’31’W (#268: 2024’08’07’W)
• The encouragement keeps growing • [2 MIN READ] Thanks to Deputy Train Dave for…
Keep readingThe Daves of JRC’s Running Club (#269: 2024’08’14’W)
• One especially special • [2 MIN READ] Anyone who attends the Growlers Group Run…
Keep readingUrban Adventures (#270: 2024’08’21’W)
• Of 2 different sorts • [2½ MIN READ] Wife excitedly caught my attention as…
Keep readingA Minor Divergence (#271: 2024’08’28’W)
• With a great convergence • [1 MIN READ] The group seemed small when 4…
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September
A Drinking Group with an Exploring Problem (#272: 2024’09’04’W)
• Running at another level • [1 MIN READ] Among the Growlers, more than one…
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(L-R: Jason, Stephen, J’Adam, CtCloser [inset], Jackie, noob Sylvia, Sam, Andy’S, Adelavid [AKA Train David & Adelaide])
Stereotypes Have Limitations (#273: 2024’09’11’W)
• How that works in one case as an Asian • [1½ MIN READ] A…
Keep readingJenkintown to Chinatown (#274: 2024’09’18’W)
• By running • [2 MIN READ] Long running has allowed me to do some…
Keep readingWhose Running Club Is This? (#275: 2024’09’25’W)
• Not mine • [2 MIN READ] The Growlers Group Run “belongs” to Jenkintown Running…
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October
Marathon Training, Again? (#276: 2024’10’02’W)
• Why? Why not? • [1½ MIN READ] One of my standard questions to GGR…
Keep readingThinking About Group Ethnicity and Racial Make Up (#277: 2024’10’09’W)
• And talking about them • [2 MIN READ] As circumstances would have it, the…
Keep readingThe Attendance Photo – Director’s Cut (#278: 2024’10’16’W)
• When the original doesn’t quite make it • [1½ MIN READ] While weekly attendance…
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(L-R: J’Adam, Stacey, Yuki, Li, Sylvia, Train Dave, Adelaide. Not pictured: CtCloser)
Run Crew vs. Run Club (#279: 2024’10’23’W)
• For your consideration • [1 MIN READ] A Saturday SRC runner introduced me to…
Keep readingA Cross Section of the Store (#280: 2024’10’30’W)
• In vivid, living color • [½ MIN READ] One theme of the weekly attendance…
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November
Run Report: 10’30’W (#281: 2024’11’06’W)
• Compare and contrast • [1 MIN READ] This was the traveling team’s 4th visit…
Keep readingAwesome Race (#282: 2024’11’13’W)
• You just had to be there • [<1½ MIN READ] Everyone who’s been working…
Keep readingFall is Marathon Season (#283: 2024’11’20’W)
• PR’s all around • [<1½ MIN READ] Consider this a motivational piece for any…
Keep readingRun Report: Asics (#284: 2024’11’27’W)
• Premier crew vendor event • [<1½ MIN READ] For the first time in my…
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December
Run Report: Philadelphia Marathon (#285: 2024’12’04’W)
• Going out of one’s mind as success factor • [1½ MIN READ] Most people…
Keep readingSucked into the Vortex (#286: 2024’12’11’W)
• How irresistable is it? • [1 MIN READ] SteVath did his first run with…
Keep readingCritical Mass (#287: 2024’12’18’W)
• What it took to get one run going • [2 MIN READ] Since Jason’s…
Keep readingA Season for Transitions (#288: 2024’12’25’W)
• A few • [<1 MIN READ] With the end of the year upon us,…
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