Relating to one person (or dog) or multiple single people, instead of an entire group
• Going out of one’s mind as success factor • [1½ MIN READ] Most people would consider it insane to run a marathon, I can qualify the conditions for the term a little. Sylvia was a Growlers noob at the beginning of September. At the time, she shared that she was a first-time marathon trainer … More Run Report: Philadelphia Marathon (#285: 2024’12’04’W)
• Ill-advised isn’t stopping me • [2 MIN READ] Kind of like for my unparalleled 3-race spring this year, fall has had a little of its own nuttiness in the form of a couple of not-originally-planned races (including the Rocky Run 10MI on 11’09’S). Spring was a function of my social-running mentality that made me … More Marathon Training Long-run Distances Relative to Weekly (#173: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/16/24)
• Nicknames 2.0 • [2 MIN READ] One thing I’ve learned both from editing for the Facebook group and ShawmontRunningClub.com and from talking about trail tags with club members is that not everyone likes them. WHAT? I guess I never woulda thunk it. When I say not everyone likes them, I don’t mean they don’t … More Trailtagging III (#172: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/9/24)
• You just had to be there • [<1½ MIN READ] Everyone who’s been working on fall race training has had to start actually delivering. This past Saturday (11’09), that meant 3 rudder bunnies doing the Rocky Run 5K and 10MI and 2 doing the Boston Half Marathon. The Rocky Runners were Grace (35:12) and … More Awesome Race (#282: 2024’11’13’W)
• That’s what it is and I’m sticking to it • [1 MIN READ] Being the compulsive sort that I am, round numbers have always been important. For that reason, I’m going to stop short of the end of a run or add on to it to get the final number to the nearest full … More Altered States: Distances (#171: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/2/24)
• When the original doesn’t quite make it • [1½ MIN READ] While weekly attendance photos have become de rigueur, a photo theme isn’t necessarily as typical. This last week’s photo was exceptional. The panoramic shot felt in order, with the understanding that no one would move. Here’s what happened the last time, a few … More The Attendance Photo – Director’s Cut (#278: 2024’10’16’W)
• And talking about them • [2 MIN READ] As circumstances would have it, the make up of GGR has been shifting in the last months. I can claim no direct influence on that shift. I’m just an observer and commentator. In this case, I’m talking about a shift in the direction of Asian-ness that … More Thinking About Group Ethnicity and Racial Make Up (#277: 2024’10’09’W)
• Not really • [2 MIN READ] Already at least 10 years ago, a long-time friend and I were among a few others comparing notes about the things that were going wrong as we were aging. In closing, Friend uttered the immortal quote: “It sucks to grow old.” When running with SRC folk, I’ve taken … More It Sucks to Grow Old (#167: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/7/24)
• With a couple of other SRC-ers • [1½ MIN READ] To me, community deepens through conversation. With the breadth of abilities and knowledge represented in SRC, there’s so much to gain. Not long ago, I had a chance to learn about wholesaling and new-product promotion through Teddio (If you don’t know what I’m talking … More The Way I See It (#168: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/14/24)
• How that works in one case as an Asian • [1½ MIN READ] A persistent stereotype about Asians is that they don’t make waves. As far as Philadelphia’s Chinatown community is concerned, the stereotype was correct. This means that the Gallery at Market East (now “Fashion District”) got built, curtailing growth to the south … More Stereotypes Have Limitations (#273: 2024’09’11’W)
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