Tag: Communal

Relating to community and the process of creating it (communitizing)

Marathon Training Long-run Distances Relative to Weekly (#173: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/16/24)

November 18, 2024

• Ill-advised isn’t stopping me • [2 MIN READ] Kind of like for my unparalleled 3-race spring this year, fall has had a little of its own nuttiness in the form of a couple of not-originally-planned races (including the Rocky Run 10MI on 11’09’S). Spring was a function of my social-running mentality that made me … More Marathon Training Long-run Distances Relative to Weekly (#173: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/16/24)

Trailtagging III (#172: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/9/24)

November 14, 2024

• Nicknames 2.0 • [2 MIN READ] One thing I’ve learned both from editing for the Facebook group and ShawmontRunningClub.com and from talking about trail tags with club members is that not everyone likes them. WHAT? I guess I never woulda thunk it. When I say not everyone likes them, I don’t mean they don’t … More Trailtagging III (#172: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/9/24)

Run Crew vs. Run Club (#279: 2024’10’23’W)

October 23, 2024

• For your consideration • [1 MIN READ] A Saturday SRC runner introduced me to Mario Fraioli, The Morning Shakeout podcaster. Rudder Bunny observed that one big thing of his is community in running. Well, hey, our Growlers Group Run thing is community in running! With one of his guests, he got into defining the … More Run Crew vs. Run Club (#279: 2024’10’23’W)

Thinking About Group Ethnicity and Racial Make Up (#277: 2024’10’09’W)

October 8, 2024

• And talking about them • [2 MIN READ] As circumstances would have it, the make up of GGR has been shifting in the last months. I can claim no direct influence on that shift. I’m just an observer and commentator. In this case, I’m talking about a shift in the direction of Asian-ness that … More Thinking About Group Ethnicity and Racial Make Up (#277: 2024’10’09’W)

Marathon Training, Again? (#276: 2024’10’02’W)

October 1, 2024

• Why? Why not? • [1½ MIN READ] One of my standard questions to GGR club newbies is, “What’s your running like?” It’s just helpful to know where people are so that all of us club members can encourage each other. It helps to build the sense of community. Lately we’ve gotten a few newbies, … More Marathon Training, Again? (#276: 2024’10’02’W)

Whose Running Club Is This? (#275: 2024’09’25’W)

September 24, 2024

• Not mine • [2 MIN READ] The Growlers Group Run “belongs” to Jenkintown Running Company. The store opened in 1981 and hung out a shingle inviting runners to use it as a starting place for weekly workouts. I didn’t start running with the group until the year I started running, period, in 2011. Groups … More Whose Running Club Is This? (#275: 2024’09’25’W)

The Way I See It (#168: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/14/24)

September 13, 2024

• With a couple of other SRC-ers • [1½ MIN READ] To me, community deepens through conversation. With the breadth of abilities and knowledge represented in SRC, there’s so much to gain. Not long ago, I had a chance to learn about wholesaling and new-product promotion through Teddio (If you don’t know what I’m talking … More The Way I See It (#168: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/14/24)

Moving Beyond Acquaintanceships (#166: ZY Weekly Newsletter 8/24/24)

August 20, 2024

• I needed more friends • [1½ MIN READ] During a conversation with my 3 brothers, one asked a sincere question about what friendships looked like in our lives these days. He and the other 2 admitted they probably had no more than they could count on one hand. Not so many years ago, I … More Moving Beyond Acquaintanceships (#166: ZY Weekly Newsletter 8/24/24)