Relating to one person (or dog) or multiple single people, instead of an entire group
• Negotiating Alaska • [1½ MIN READ] A recent run from the native village of Kluti-Kaah north and west to the local “big town” of Glennallen, Alaska had me traversing a construction zone unlike any around these here parts. Around a lot of the state, there are no alternative routes. That was the case over … More Bridge Construction (#193: ZY Weekly Newsletter 7/26/25)
• And so I did. Right then. • [1½ MIN READ] Erdem was in a pinch. He needed a ride to New York City and Wife and I could provide one. A philosophy undergrad from Turkey fresh off of a work/travel opportunity in the US, he was thrilled to learn I’d been an academic librarian. … More I’m Going to Pray for You
• More inattentive than I dared imagine • [2 MIN READ] A recent organizational conference I attended was inordinately full of moments of ditziness that amounted to mostly just annoyance: managing to get into the wrong dorm room for host-college housing, continuing a run down the street and entirely forgetting to turn over to the … More Putting on the Ditz*
• The matter of picking your races • [1½ MIN READ] While in Alaska for my annual service trip, I had my occasional opportunity to represent the Growlers at the Copper Valley 5K/10K Fun Run. Seeing as it’s my 9th year in an area where I’ve been the regular from Philly, I’m able to greet … More A Singular Success (#314: 2025’07’23’W)
• Missalyssa’s hit • [1½ MIN READ] The Blue Belle contingent of SRC has been making a showing of late and last week was no exception. The Growlers of JRC have been lending their own runners as marathon-training season gears up. As far as cross-pollination is concerned, there’s long also been a healthy amount of … More Run Report: 7/12/25 (#191: ZY Weekly Newsletter 7/12/25)
• Friendly and welcoming are more inviting • [2 MIN READ] Standing in the store as we waited for the run to start, Tania struck up a conversation with a customer paying for her JRC purchase. She must have asked about the ‘huddled mass waiting to run free’ (thanks to Emma Lazarus) that was the … More Bossy and Irritable (#313: 2025’06’18’W)
• An experimental route • [1½ MIN READ] Thaddeus has been running with the group for a bunch of months now and has gotten to know our habits. He thought it worth while to shake them up a little by suggesting a new running route. And we were willing to go with the shaking up … More Run Report: The Fountain(s) Run (#312: 2025’06’11’W)
• One old, one new • [1½ MIN READ] A.A.Ron and I registered with weekly census-taker Teddio to do Shawmont Avenue runs last week. Jamie and My-Oh Maya registered for 10’s. And that was the plan until the 4 of us reached the 5-mile mark after the stone bridge. It was there that MM caved … More Run Report: 5/31/25 – Threats (#189: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/31/25)
• To arms • [3 MIN READ] Last week we had to say goodbye to a Growler who made a big impression on the club in a little period of time. Jackie was a club newbie a mere 14 months ago and she got us right away. Not only did she arrive with comfortable running … More Farewell and Hello (#311: 2025’06’04’W)
• Shawmont grows on you • [1½ MIN READ] From the start, I didn’t want to run with Shawmont Running Club. Nothing personal, but the great appeal of running back then was the ability to step outside my front door in Abington and just take off. Running shoes from Jenkintown Running Company were a plus. … More Reluctant Introduction (#188: ZY Weekly Newsletter 5/17/25)
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