Relating to a particular event
• Governance in club matters • [1½ MIN READ] A previous Rumination raised the issue of authority in determining the definition of a competitive marathon. I made light of it by naming myself the arbiter of the definition. I can get away with it because I’m the one using the term to quantify how many … More Long Live the Monarchy (#186: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/29/25)
• AKA the Wilson pose • [1½ MIN READ] Newer GGR crew members don’t know that being a poser is a thing with us. There’s an entire series of Cerebruns and pictures featuring the characteristic way certain people present in the weekly Attendance photo. Quite intentionally, Jackie has been distinguishing herself of late with her … More Posers: Jackie Edition (#302: 2025’04’02’W)
• Actually, take them all • [<1 MIN READ] The JRC store staff have considerable ability and help customers well using it. That’s not to say they don’t have their quirks though, which we get to see occasionally in full expression. I point to their picture-taking judgment, in particular. Here’s an outtake from a few … More Everyone’s a Comedian, Take II (#301: 2025’03’26’W)
• The sky or the stein • [1½ MIN READ] Over my time living in the Delaware Valley, I’ve learned one thing about weather forecasting. It’s particularly tricky around these here parts. It seems there is something about the tension between what comes down from the Canada and what comes up from the Atlantic that … More Run Report: Raining and Pouring (#299: 2025’03’12’W)
• Unless someone else is doing it to you • [2 MIN READ] As the anchor of Growlers Group Run at Jenkintown Running Company, there are certain things I do to connect with people and make them feel welcome. After we do the name thing all around, I ask lots of questions and listen a … More It’s Not Really Creeping (#298: 2025’03’05’W)
• A way with words, too • [<½ MIN READ] (During a December neighborhood run, passing a parked car too close to the sideview mirror) -CtCloser (Calvinthe) “Negative Split or Positive Splat” #dothedue FINE PRINT ¶Text by Calvin Wang (Wäng), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. ¶Cross-published: Facebook Shawmont Running Club (ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/22/25), Shawmont Running Club … More Running Quiply: Thanks for Nothing (#182: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/22/25)
• I have witnesses • [1½ MIN READ] I like to laugh about GGR (About) being the drinking club with a running problem (Preserved on Glass). I’m also quick to share that my Mid-life Crisis (Rumination) comprised running, beer, and coffee; in that order. But let me make it perfectly clear: I’m not a drunk. … More I Am Not a Drunk (#297: 2025’02’26’W)
• The influence of one in particular • [<1 MIN READ] There is compelling evidence to explain the Philadelphia Eagles’ win over the Kansas City Chiefs in this past Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX: Celine. The baby of Growlers A.A.Rondasay (AKA Aaron and Candace) was born 01’07’T. When the Birds won their division we leaned into … More The Growlers and the Eagles (#295: 2025’02’12’W)
• S5K and BSR as GGR faves • [1 MIN READ] Two annual events get a lot of attention from GGR crew members: Broad Street 10Mi Run (BSR) and Jenkintown Sunset 5K Run (S5K). The reason is because they both feature distances that accommodate the majority of us runners. Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run … More Spring Races (#294: 2025’02’05’W)
• As applied locally • [1½ MIN READ] A few years ago, I started using weekly photos as a way to record attendance. To help keep the, uh, exercise from getting stale, we started shaking up the process. Adopting certain poses was one early strategy. Adopting a one-and-done shooting rule was another strategy (The Attendance … More Cinematic Framing (#291: 2025’01’15’W)
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