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JANUARY
Giving Thanks for the Crewness of the Club (#289: 2025’01’01’W)
• Sentiments for a different holiday • [1 MIN READ] A podcast that I mentioned…
Keep readingFirst Things (#290: 2025’01’08’W)
• Looking back and looking forward • [<1 MIN READ] The last time New Year’s…
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(Inset, L-R, back: Jim, Leah, Adelavid [AKA Adelaide and Train David]. Inset, front: Stacey. Inset, not pictured: CtCloser [selfer]. Outset, cw from left: Adelavid, Jim, CtCloser)
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Cinematic Framing (#291: 2025’01’15’W)
• As applied locally • [1½ MIN READ] A few years ago, I started using…
Keep readingCold-weather Running (#292: 2025’01’22’W)
• Perhaps not as difficult as you think • [1½ MIN READ] Sure, it’s cold…
Keep readingThe Origin of the Marathon Race (#293: 2025’01’29’W)
• So much disinformation • [2 MIN READ] With the start of spring-marathon training season,…
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FEBRUARY
Spring Races (#294: 2025’02’05’W)
• S5K and BSR as GGR faves • [1 MIN READ] Two annual events get…
Keep readingThe Growlers and the Eagles (#295: 2025’02’12’W)
• The influence of one in particular • [<1 MIN READ] There is compelling evidence…
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(L-R: noob Edder, Jason, Jackie [down and behind], Train Dave, Sylvia, J’Adam, Adelaide, CtCloser [Not shown])
(2025’02’05’W Run)
Mirror Selfie (#296: 2025’02’19’W)
• Harder than it looks • [1½ MIN READ] Using a mirror is one way…
Keep readingI Am Not a Drunk (#297: 2025’02’26’W)
• I have witnesses • [1½ MIN READ] I like to laugh about GGR (About)…
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MARCH
It’s Not Really Creeping (#298: 2025’03’05’W)
• Unless someone else is doing it to you • [2 MIN READ] As the…
Keep readingRun Report: Raining and Pouring (#299: 2025’03’12’W)
• The sky or the stein • [1½ MIN READ] Over my time living in…
Keep readingPersonal Development (#300: 2025’03’19’W)
• Through running and GGR • [2 MIN READ] I don’t imagine I’m the only…
Keep readingEveryone’s a Comedian, Take II (#301: 2025’03’26’W)
• Actually, take them all • [<1 MIN READ] The JRC store staff have considerable…
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(Photo credit: Nicole Hakman, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Photo courtesy: Calvin Wang)
(2025’03’26’W)
APRIL
Posers: Jackie Edition (#302: 2025’04’02’W)
• AKA the Wilson pose • [1½ MIN READ] Newer GGR crew members don’t know…
Keep readingRun Report: DE Marathon, 04’06’U (#303: 2025’04’09’W)
• Not planning hard also counts for something sometimes • [3 MIN READ] My expectations…
Keep readingCarry On? (#304: 2025’04’16’W)
• Why would I do that? • [1 MIN READ] The teens in the SUV…
Keep readingA Pronounced Occurrence (#305: 2025’04’23’W)
• A polarizing foray into a non-political matter • [1½ MIN READ] As a former…
Keep readingThe Footsteps of Another (#306: 2025’04’30’W)
• Comparing running journeys • [1½ MIN READ] As a high-school lad, I had a…
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MAY
The Journey to Longer Running (#307: 2025’05’07’W)
• It happens step by step • [1 MIN READ] GGR was well represented at…
Keep readingThe Stacey Conundrum (#308: 2025’05’14’W)
• And the solution • [2 MIN READ] Stacey is at the heart of a…
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(Cw [from top left]: Jim, CtCloser, T’Adam, Thaddeus, Jackie, J’Adam, Sylvia, Lynette, Stacey, Jason)
(2025’05’21’W)
The Stacey Resolution (#309: 2025’05’21’W)
• And the conundrum • [1½ MIN READ] After last week’s Cerebrun, the question to…
Keep readingRun Report: Off Kilter (#310: 2025’05’28’W)
• Coming apart and coming together • [1½ MIN READ] I met Jason at his…
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JUNE
Farewell and Hello (#311: 2025’06’04’W)
• To arms • [3 MIN READ] Last week we had to say goodbye to…
Keep readingRun Report: The Fountain(s) Run (#312: 2025’06’11’W)
• An experimental route • [1½ MIN READ] Thaddeus has been running with the group…
Keep readingBossy and Irritable (#313: 2025’06’18’W)
• Friendly and welcoming are more inviting • [2 MIN READ] Standing in the store…
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JULY
A Singular Success (#314: 2025’07’23’W)
• The matter of picking your races • [1½ MIN READ] While in Alaska for…
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(L-R: J’Adam [outset], Scott, Grace, Jason, noob Everette, noob Evangeline, CtC, Thaddeus, Stacey [outset])
(2025’07’23’W)
Tweaking Expectations (#315: 2025’07’30’W)
• Which direction, though • [1 MIN READ] As marathon training season gets underway for…
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AUGUST
Good Times with BMR for Wednesdays and Juneteenth (#316: 2025’08’06’W)
• Communities in community • [2½ MIN READ] At Black Men Run Wednesdays Five years…
Keep readingYou’re My Neighbor (#317: 2025’08’13’W)
• Now just a little older and more familiar • [2 MIN READ] Hanging out…
Keep readingIt’s Pouring: Let’s Go. Then, Let’s Run. (#318: 2025’08’20’W)
• Getting the details right • [1 MIN READ] Under other conditions, the comments would…
Keep readingShe Did Me Wrong, Stacey Did (#319: 2025’08’27’W)
• But I made it too easy • [1 MIN READ] “Hey, Calvin, check out…
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(L-R: Stacey, J’Adam Lynette, Jim, Jason, Sylvia, Scott, Thad, T’Adam. Photo credit: James Ptack. Photo courtesy: Calvin Wang)
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SEPTEMBER
Run Report: 08’27’W (#320: 2025’09’03’W)
• A certain kind of failure • [<1½ MIN READ] Using both Strava and MapMyRun…
Keep readingPositive Influencing (#321: 2025’09’10’W)
• Begun as early as possible • [1 MIN READ] Torin was bor’n [sic] just…
Keep readingWelcome to a New Runner (#322: 2025’09’17’W)
• Yer a big deal already • [2 MIN READ] Newbie Kate joined the Growlers…
Keep readingWalk Report (#323: 2025’09’24’W)
• Instead of “Run” • [1½ MIN READ] It’s odd to think how many JRC…
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OCTOBER
Accommodating Has Its Rewards (#324: 2025’10’01’W)
• Serendipitous and deliberate • [1½ MIN READ] Since travel during race-training season often overlaps…
Keep readingA Change Was in Order (#325: 2025’10’08’W)
• So a new name it became • [1½ MIN READ] After the 09’17’W Cerebrun,…
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A Hazard of One Speed Workout (#326: 2025’10’15’W)
• A different kind of ooch • [1½ MIN READ] Philadelphia Marathon training (11’16’Sun) has…
Keep readingDegrees of Connection (#327: 2025’10’22’W)
• What you can discover when socializing • [1½ MIN READ] Shoshana is the youngest…
Keep readingA New Nickname or Four (#328: 2025’10’29’W)
• Stickin’ like spaghetti • [1½ MIN READ] Does nicknames for some but not the…
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NOVEMBER
Oh, The Places You’ll Go* (#329: 2025’11’05’W)
• With what velocity and zest • [1½ MIN READ] Oh, the stories that come…
Keep readingPromoting Saucony via GGR (#330: 2025’11’12’W)
• Second of 2 club vendor events so far • [1½ MIN READ] Saucony at…
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(L-R: [15 total] Adelaide, Grace, Sylvia, Sam-K-Can, Stacey [back], T’Adam, Johan [front], CC [Chris: down], John [back], J’Adam, Lynette [front], CtCloser, Saucony rep James, Thaddeus, Jay-var, Scottsy [back], Jim-var. Photo credit: JRC Keith Onimus. Photo courtesy: Calvin Wang)
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Short Circuiting the Marathon Brag (#331: 2025’11’19’W)
• As easy as a download and runner look up • [1½ MIN READ] I…
Keep readingThankful for a Reason (#332: 2025’11’26’W)
• A certain marathon was a factor • [1½ MIN READ] Probably because it’s the…
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DECEMBER
Introducing CC (#333: 2025’12’03’W)
• The bandwagon is fuller by another passenger • [1½ MIN READ] CC started running…
Keep readingMaking a Good Impression as a Club (#334: 2025’12’10’W)
• Beyond just the running • [1½ MIN READ] We’ve been regulars at Human Robot…
Keep readingMore Food Drama (#335: 2025’12’17’W)
• I am who I am • [1 MIN READ] Aside from the nachos that…
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(L-R: Sam-K-Can, Stacey, T’Adam, Thad, CtCloser, Shoshana, Edder, CC, Jay-var.)
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Go up one level
2025’01’06’M: Published
