Relating to community and the process of creating it (communitizing)
• Those places can sometimes be pretty big • [1 MIN READ] Last week, I took the GGR traveling team to Lloyd Hall to join Black Men Run. It’s been well over 3 years since I’ve been with that crew; still I recognized 2 of the 5 runners who also recognized me. The last (and … More Communities in Their Own Places (#239: 2024’01’10’W)
• Joint effort: Black Men Run • [½ MIN READ] What a great bunch of guys Black Men Run were! It was amazing to get to know them and learn some of their life and running stories. One guy works for Abington Township and another is at Cheltenham High School with JRC (Coach) Drew. 2 … More Thoughts [#65]: Run Report – BMR (8/5/2020, Weds)
• East Coast met West and West Coast met East • [1 MIN READ] Back a few years ago, I was visiting SoCal and hanging around long enough during marathon-training season to want to find a running group around Torrance where my fraternal twin lives. In the process, I found Village Runner Running Club (CER#113) … More Opposites Attract (#231: 2023’11’15’W)
• An occasion and a person • [1½ MIN READ] Last week, I skipped the regular Growlers Group Run to celebrate my and my wife’s wedding anniversary: #37. It’s not a nice round number, but it’s really big and it amazes me when I mention it to people like I did when I stopped by … More Celebrating a Special Date (#221: 2023’09’06’W)
• We’re talking about family • [1½ MIN READ] Running club as community? Growlers Group Run has that. Couples as community? We have that, too. Families as community? We have even had variations of that (thinking Brigid w mother Nora and Aunt Smileen, among others). As for generations, we have Mo with his grandson Tristan, … More Generations as Running Community (#216: 2023’08’02’W)
• More about Zen Yanni • [1½ MIN READ] The Zenster, Zen Yanni (John Van Allen, 1947-2023), was a lifelong competitor. His memorial biography references his running. That one I knew, simply because of his connection to Shawmont Running Club. The one I didn’t know was that he was a triathlete. The competition pix of … More The Acts of Zen (#131)
• Beyond mere socializing • [1½ MIN READ] I’ve been experimenting with running and socializing pretty much since I started running in 2011. What I learned is that it’s a gateway drug, because now I do it even when I’m not running. That makes me an even stranger stranger. How many people go around saying hi to … More Communitizing (#107: 9/3/22 RUN REPORT)
• Waaaaitaminit. How many other ways are there to take it? • [1½ MIN READ] The lead up to hump day for me relates to an opportunity I was applying for and spent a good bit of time investing in. They declined to make me an offer. They gave me a reason that I wish … More Don’t Take This Personally (#195: 2023’03’01’W)
• When you decide not to hang up • [7 MIN READ] One of the people I get together with regularly is happy to break bread at any of a few places where we usually frequent, but occasionally we need to expand our horizons. A recent attempt to do just that became an exercise both … More Hello? I’m Looking for Information
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