Relating to community and the process of creating it (communitizing)
• Travel Team goes it alone • [1 MIN READ] As has been the Growlers’ practice for the last bunch of years, the traveling team went down to Lloyd Hall, Boathouse Row to join Black Men Run Philadelphia (iCandybyWangC.com and elsewhere unless otherwise specified). Heads up (L-R: Edder, Stacey, T’Adam. Photo credit: Stacey Main) Home … More Splitsville (#353: 2026’05’13’W)
• Which will play over the next academic year • [1½ MIN READ] It wasn’t a Marvel, DC, Twilight, or Knives Out franchise. Instead, it was last year’s Arcadia Christian Fellowship term (iCandybyWangC.com and elsewhere unless otherwise specified). The prequel took the form of the summer bible study on how to read the bible. This … More Summer Prequel to the Main Feature
• So much joy • [1 MIN READ] Here are 3 cool happenings to celebrate, 2 crew-centric and 1 crew adjacent. Jay-var (the Jason variant of variations of Jason and Jim) did a run the day before his birthday this past weekend to celebrate the 10th anniversary of running in his life (iCandybyWangC.com and elsewhere … More Celebrations (#352: 2026’05’06’W)
• Increasing overlap • [1½ MIN READ] The run 2 weeks ago (2026’03’25’W) brought together 2 Jenkintown School District alumni who’ve been with the Growlers Group Run variously, but never together (iCandybyWangC.com and elsewhere unless otherwise stated). It’s not like it was the first time they’d ever met — Jenkintown is a compact borough and … More Personal History (#349: 2026’04’08’W)
• Literally • [1 MIN READ] Last week, the theme for the picture was the store’s seating. The lot of us guys (only) plunked ourselves down, took the Attendance Photo, and put our Jenkintown-5K-route theme into action: forward (iCandybyWangC.com and elsewhere unless otherwise stated). Someone’s never much felt the need to be pictured.(Cw from left: … More Benched (#345: 2026’03’11’W)
• Beyond just the running • [1½ MIN READ] We’ve been regulars at Human Robot from the time Wickedly Wet Wednesday was just a monthly tradition (this iCandybyWangC website and following). We watched Herman’s at the Haus leave and Cantina la Martina arrive to take up the food service. We’ve gotten to comfortable with a … More Making a Good Impression as a Club (#334: 2025’12’10’W)
• A certain marathon was a factor • [1½ MIN READ] Probably because it’s the thanksgiving season I’m reflecting on encouraging experiences with an attitude of thankfulness. I start with the observation that the presence and influence of a running crew — a collection of runners in a common, compassionate, continuing space; a community — … More Thankful for a Reason (#332: 2025’11’26’W)
• With what velocity and zest • [1½ MIN READ] Oh, the stories that come from runners and the ones they live. I met Ab as a traveling-team member to Black Men Run last week. The typical runs there from Lloyd Hall are 5 miles, pacing around 10 minutes/mile. There are plenty of opportunities to … More Oh, The Places You’ll Go* (#329: 2025’11’05’W)
• Let’s not • [<2 MIN READ] Playing softball, one ACF student managed to get smacked in the chest with a bat. How? I don’t know. It’s college. Weird things happen in college. Anyway, his chest was pretty painful and the other ACF buddies wanted him to go to Student Health Services to get checked … More I Bruise You, You Bruise Me*
• Serendipitous and deliberate • [1½ MIN READ] Since travel during race-training season often overlaps with customary training runs, one must make allowances. For me, making them gives me an opportunity to make friends in new spaces. Take Wife’s professional meetings, for instance. I’ll have her put out an announcement about a morning group run … More Accommodating Has Its Rewards (#324: 2025’10’01’W)
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