The Marathon Selection Process (#184: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/15/25)

• Training isn’t the only challenge • [1½ MIN READ] Here we are in another spring marathon season. This time it’s the Delaware (Running Festival) Marathon on Sunday, 4/6, just 2 weeks away. Expectations are…tempered. Those who pay attention to this-here thought piece, Ruminations, know that I don’t get motivated the way I did when … More The Marathon Selection Process (#184: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/15/25)

Run Report: Raining and Pouring (#299: 2025’03’12’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)

A Word on Numbers for 2024 (#180: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/8/25)

• SRC Attendance and Mileage Stats • [1½ MIN READ] Count’em: 88 runners last year ran with the club! 47 of them ran Shawmont Avenue! Check it all out for yourself. Attendance Prizes: 1st place with 44 Saturdays to Teddio! 2nd place with 34 to AlsoKnownAs*! 3rd place with 32 to Quietman Tom! Close runner-ups!  … More A Word on Numbers for 2024 (#180: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/8/25)

The Growlers and the Eagles (#295: 2025’02’12’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)

Running and Talking Compatibility (#179: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/25/25)

• It is a thing • [1½ MIN READ] Talking at an SRC run is particularly rewarding because there’s a wide variety of folks to run with doing many different paces. The eponymous run goes up Shawmont Avenue for a conventional 14 miles. That means there are opportunities to have conversations with a variety of … More Running and Talking Compatibility (#179: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/25/25)