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January

(L-R: Dr. Ned, Teddio, Rob Ray, CtCloser)
(2025’01’11’S Run)
Bragging Rights (#178: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/18/25)
• Who wants to claim the attention? • [½ MIN READ] I was pretty pleased…
Keep readingRunning and Talking Compatibility (#179: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/25/25)
• It is a thing • [1½ MIN READ] Talking at an SRC run is…
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February
A Word on Numbers for 2024 (#180: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/8/25)
• SRC Attendance and Mileage Stats • [1½ MIN READ] Count’em: 88 runners last year…
Keep readingSnowbirds (#181: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/15/25)
• In reverse • [1½ MIN READ] Kudi [sic] to OKhen and Mango Marjo for…
Keep readingRunning Quiply: Thanks for Nothing (#182: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/22/25)
• A way with words, too • [<½ MIN READ] (During a December neighborhood run,…
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March
Two Balled in the Side Pockets (#183: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/8/25)
• On non-billiard breaking • [½ MIN READ] (At the start of a January SRC…
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(L-R: Rob Ray, CtCloser, Dr. Ned, Teddio, Jamie, Tall Dave, Haff Caff, Ying1, All That Jaz, Just Gene, Quietman Tom. Missing: AKA. Photo credit: Anonymous. Photo courtesy: Calvin Wang)
(2025’03’08’S Run)
The Marathon Selection Process (#184: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/15/25)
• Training isn’t the only challenge • [1½ MIN READ] Here we are in another…
Keep readingThe Marathon Definition Process (#185: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/22/25)
• Running isn’t the only challenge • [2 MIN READ] Philadelphia this past fall was…
Keep readingLong Live the Monarchy (#186: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/29/25)
• Governance in club matters • [1½ MIN READ] A previous Rumination raised the issue…
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April
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May
Never Try Anything New During a Race (#187: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/10/25)
• What could possibly go wrong? • [2 MIN READ] My past DE (Running Festival)…
Keep readingReluctant Introduction (#188: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/17/25)
• Shawmont grows on you • [1½ MIN READ] From the start, I didn’t want…
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(L-R: Dr. Ned, John NTT [No Trail Tag. FKA JR], SylviEl, AKA, Teddio, Jimmy Dee, Haff Caff, Train Dave, Tall Dave, Jamie, Quietman Tom, A.A.Ron, Rob Ray, OKhen, Michael P, CtCloser. Photo credit: Anonymous. Photo courtesy: Calvin Wang)
(2025’05’17’S Run)
Run Report: 5/31/25 – Threats (#189: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/31/25)
• One old, one new • [1½ MIN READ] A.A.Ron and I registered with weekly…
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June
Jogging: Converging on a Definition (#190: ZY Weekly Newsletter 6/7/25)
• A fool’s exercise • [2 MIN READ] ”Running” and ”jogging” are words that have…
Keep readingRun Report: 6/14/25 (#190a: ZY Weekly Newsletter 6/14/25)
• Manor Road is great, too • [1 MIN READ] Twenty-one recorded runners took off…
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July
Run Report: 7/12/25 (#191: ZY Weekly Newsletter 7/12/25)
• Missalyssa’s hit • [1½ MIN READ] The Blue Belle contingent of SRC has been…
Keep readingRun Report: 7/19/25 (#192: ZY Weekly Newsletter 7/19/25)
• Humidity, then rain • [2 MIN READ] Welcome to JH who joined for the…
Keep readingBridge Construction (#193: ZY Weekly Newsletter 7/26/25)
• Negotiating Alaska • [1½ MIN READ] A recent run from the native village of…
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(L-R: Quietman Tom, Tall Dave, Jimmy Dee, KayCee [front], AKA, CtCloser, JulCee, Missalyssa, Dutch. Photo courtesy: Kristine Corino.)
(7/12/25 Run)
August
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Working Toward Philadelphia Marathon: 2025’11’23’U (#194: ZY Weekly Newsletter 8/23/25)
• Certainty amid uncertainty • [<2 MIN READ] Every marathon training cycle I’ve gone through…
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(#195: See #190a)
Lessons from a Sprained Ankle (#196: ZY Weekly Newsletter 8/30/25)
• Accommodating • [2 MIN READ] All the phone gazing I do that SRC-ers tell…
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September
Lessons from a Sprained Ankle II (#197: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/6/25)
• Avoiding • [2 MIN READ] Minimizing distraction would be a good way to avoid…
Keep readingA Double-marathon Season (#198: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/20/25)
• I did 2024 okay • [2 MIN READ] Last week’s ZY Newsletter feature, “Elsewhere…
Keep readingLong Run as Corporate Effort (#199: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/27/25)
• It’s a matter of perspective • [1½ MIN READ] When the team lead asks…
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October
Making Memories in Memorable Ways (#200: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/4/25)
• And being a good sport in the process • Lynette moved to the Philly…
Keep readingRevisiting the 4 Sisters of Manayunk (#201: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/25/25)
• I’m just learning about this route now? • [2½ MIN READ] A club as…
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(Ironette [FKA, Lynette])
(10/4/25 Run)
November
RevisitED the 4 Sisters of Manayunk (#202: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/8/25)
• Now that I know, first 2 of ? times • [2 MIN READ] The…
Keep readingBeing a Philadelphia Marathon Race Supporter (#203: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/15/25)
• Live and virtually • [2 MIN READ] There’s nothing like a crowd to make…
Keep readingBeing a Philadelphia Marathon Race Pathologist (#204: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/22/25)
• The opposite of ease is dis-ease • [3 MIN READ] The word “autopsy” means…
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December
The Sneaky Pee (#205: ZY Weekly Newsletter 12/6/25)
• In a race, every little bit helps • [2½ MIN READ] Ever since I…
Keep readingThe Sneaky Pee II (#206)
• Racing not required • [2 MIN READ] Here’s a reason to show up for…
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