A Home-grown Growlers Running Event (#233: 2023’11’29’W)

• Fourth year and counting • [1½ MIN READ] In fall 2019, the Original Running Company (of which Jenkintown Running Company is but one store) opened its 3rd store in Ridley Park Township, Delaware County, PA. A look at a map of the Greater Philadelphia area made it clear that the distance from the Jenkintown … More A Home-grown Growlers Running Event (#233: 2023’11’29’W)

Thankful for Shawmont 14-Mile Runs (#142: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/18/23)

• Does that make me strange? • [1 MIN READ] The default distance for Shawmont Running Club is the 14-mile loop going down Forbidden Drive, then west on Main Street and the Canal Path, and finally up Shawmont Avenue to return back to the start by any number of ways. Anyone can (and many do) … More Thankful for Shawmont 14-Mile Runs (#142: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/18/23)

One Mighty Growler (#232: 2023’11’22’W)

• How one particular runner distinguished herself • [1½ MIN READ] One GGR revealed a lot about one Growler and a little about information seeking. It seems Grace, who was supposed to be out for recovery from a medical procedure (less serious itself than what happened next), had trouble during that procedure. It seems that … More One Mighty Growler (#232: 2023’11’22’W)

An Intruder in Our Midst (#230: 2023’11’08’W)

• Is there such thing as a welcome one? • [1½ MIN READ] The Growler’s Group Run Facebook group is open, so anyone with an FB profile can join. While I have the administrative rights to nix someone, I’ve never done it. Well with the membership of one particular person, we started getting solicitations to … More An Intruder in Our Midst (#230: 2023’11’08’W)

You Turtle* (#139: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/21/23)

• Not youse. Themz. • [1½ MIN READ] Go on as one might about that which is not sticks and stones, names really can hurt. They might not cause physical injuries, but the emotional scarring could really be lasting. I haven’t done the research on post-traumatic stress disorder as it relates to name-calling, but I’m … More You Turtle* (#139: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/21/23)

The SRC Brand (#140: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/28/23)

• Jumping onto the bandwagon • [1 MIN READ] Talks-a-Lot* Bob got on Facebook in early September to share a pic of himself wearing an SRC-branded running shirt. I’ve often thought about purchasing my own; but I got a hard lesson about inventory and commerce: You don’t recoup costs if it’s sitting around. So, sell … More The SRC Brand (#140: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/28/23)

A Balanced Perspective on Last Week’s Effort (#225: 2023’10’04’W)

• Appreciating the good in tandem with the bad • [1 MIN READ] Last week’s run reminder implied that GGR absolutely had to run the Sunset 5K route so that Free-Burma Pete could complete his 200th circuit of 2023. Well, we did and so did he with 7 runners from his regular Pennypack Trail Runners … More A Balanced Perspective on Last Week’s Effort (#225: 2023’10’04’W)

Who Knows the S5K Route Better Than We Do? (#224: 2023’09’27’W)

• Someone who’s done it even more times? • [1½ MIN READ] Every running club embraces a full expanse of runners and abilities. We may not all consider ourselves that, but all of us are distance runners (Training for Broad Street Run [#196: 2023’03’08]). Some of us are long distance runners even for distance runners. … More Who Knows the S5K Route Better Than We Do? (#224: 2023’09’27’W)