Relating to one person (or dog) or multiple single people, instead of an entire group
• 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)
• Harder than it looks • [1½ MIN READ] Using a mirror is one way the camera-phone era has figured out how to feature the selfing photographer prominently, i.e., full length rather than just as a head. Social media is rife with examples. For amusement purposes, using a mirror also accommodates my recent thing about … More Mirror Selfie (#296: 2025’02’19’W)
• In reverse • [1½ MIN READ] Kudi [sic] to OKhen and Mango Marjo for their years of dedication to the Shawmont Running Club. I don’t even know how long it’s been, but as I write more runner Profiles, I’ll start publishing their (and others’) histories with the club and then we’ll both know. I … More Snowbirds (#181: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/15/25)
• 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 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)
• 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)
• Who wants to claim the attention? • [½ MIN READ] I was pretty pleased to claim bragging rights for my soggy pre-New Year’s Shawmont effort, but that pleasure was premature. It seems Lakshmi, Linda B, and Sure Sheila were already up on the Orange Trail doing their workout when they looked down and saw … More Bragging Rights (#178: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/18/25)
• Perhaps not as difficult as you think • [1½ MIN READ] Sure, it’s cold for us, but with average global warming that means somewhere else is frying. Okay, fine, you say. I’ll take some of that right now, you say. Especially with so many days of Really cold, you say: I’m staying inside. I’m … More Cold-weather Running (#292: 2025’01’22’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)
• The credit card, literally, but the effort, literarily • [1 MIN READ] The old Mastercard credit-card commercials got it right about the value of achieving. This piece is my perspective, though, on how the value accrues by an increase in every degree of appeal. In this case there’s a bunch of them. PHYSICAL SOCIAL … More Mastercard and the Hallmark Run (#177: ZY Weekly Newsletter 12/28/24)
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