Running Quiply, Jr. (#229: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/12/26)

• Just don’t stop • [½ MIN READ] A cavalcade of clever conversation from club quippers: On Digital Metrics Rob: It’s weird, my VO2-max is so much lower when I’m marathon training.Quip: Applying disappointment factor… On Ascending Shawmont Avenue Quietman Tom: Usually you’re ahead of me on Shawmont.Quip: I’m ramping back up to kick your butt.Quietman Tom: … More Running Quiply, Jr. (#229: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/12/26)

Run Report: A Growler in Denver (#363: 2026’09’02’W)

• Not quite flying in Mile-high • [>1 MIN READ] Wife and I were visiting Boy in Denver where he’s working as a satellite engineer. The morning running plan last Wednesday was to shoot over to Sloan’s Lake and maybe add on. Sloan’s Lake features a 2.7-mile loop around and a 1.7-mile one-way effort from … More Run Report: A Growler in Denver (#363: 2026’09’02’W)

A “Debut” Is the First Appearance (#361: 2026’08’19’W)

• That was true for a few last run • [1 MIN READ] Wikipedia defines a “debutante” as “a young woman of aristocratic or upper-class family background who has reached maturity and is presented to society at a formal ‘debut.’” That definition from the French is old fashioned, elitist, and just a little narrow. I … More A “Debut” Is the First Appearance (#361: 2026’08’19’W)

SRC Run Report: Rain, Rain, Go Away (#221: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/23/26)

• It must have worked • [2 MIN READ] Despite the forecast of rain for the next 40 days and 40 nights, Saturday looked hopeful for the usual SRC run; only light to moderate. That morning, it looked even better; approximately flanking the usual 7:30 a.m. run time as eleven people showed up (ShawmontRunningClub.com and … More SRC Run Report: Rain, Rain, Go Away (#221: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/23/26)

Identical Twins Are Always the Same Gender

• What’s the debate? • [2½ MIN READ] One of our ACF guys has a twin sister. This means sis Jada and bro James are fraternal twins, dizygotic, i.e., ones that develop from 2 different eggs. Identical twins develop when a fertilized egg divides into 2, the halves containing the same genetic material. “Monozygotic” twins … More Identical Twins Are Always the Same Gender

Jeff Galloway’s Run/Walk Technique (#217: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/28/26)

• Works for me • [<2 MIN READ] I came across him doing online marathon-training research: Jeff Galloway. He died 25 February 2026 (at the age of 80), so I’m a little late to the keyboard, but he himself made a big deal out of slower (ostensibly) being plenty fast enough. I’m talking primarily about … More Jeff Galloway’s Run/Walk Technique (#217: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/28/26)