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• More about SRC nicknames • [1 MIN READ] SRC trail tags (nicknames) have come to be in a bunch of different ways. At least one came by negotiation, e.g., OKhen. Some came by self-selection, e.g., Cookie and Meatball. By far the most common way has been by translation of initials, e.g., Kaycee (AKA KC, … More Trailtagging II (#153: ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/3/24)
• Habit forming • [1 MIN READ] I’m embarrassed to admit that I haven’t always paid a lot of attention to the Jenkintown Sunset 5K race. This year, 2024, is its 32nd year and I’ve been a Jenkintown resident for 27 of those years. I don’t even know how many of those years that banner … More The Growlers Doing the S5K Race (#242: 2024’01’31’W)
• Sloppy and sloggy • [1 MIN READ] Forbidden Drive was everything you’d expect after 2 snowstorms…and less. Five of us converged on the trailhead with varying degrees of punctuality and preparedness. The cold made the wait unpleasant for Happ and Teddio, but wait they did. We five intrepids made cautious headway on the snow, … More Run Report (#151: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/20/24)
• Nicknames in process • [1½ MIN READ] A point of anxiety after ZY passed into the great running beyond was that trail tags—nicknames—would stop being a thing. After all, Zen Yanni was the big cheese who did all the bestowing of them. Folks on Facebook and at his memorial celebration consistently commented about getting … More Trailtagging (#150: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/13/24)
• We see you • [1 MIN READ] You’ll have to check out Poses to appreciate some of the distinctive poses that defined various Growlers Group Run attendance pictures. One of the benefits of taking and managing them is that I get to notice runners’ posing habits and then call them out. So last week … More Posers: Jason Edition (#240: 2024’01’17’W)
• Those places can sometimes be pretty big • [1 MIN READ] Last week, I took the GGR traveling team to Lloyd Hall to join Black Men Run. It’s been well over 3 years since I’ve been with that crew; still I recognized 2 of the 5 runners who also recognized me. The last (and … More Communities in Their Own Places (#239: 2024’01’10’W)
• Alcohol-free • [¼ MIN READ] (From a December neighborhood run.) C: Time to turn on my headlamp.B: Okay, you’re red. Now you’re green. You fit right into the season.C: Looking like a traffic light. Great for cars.B: Now you’re blue.C: Cool. Like the kind of guy I am.B: Now you’re off.C: Not cool. Like … More Running Half-lit During the Year-end Holidays (#146: ZY Weekly Newsletter 12/16/23)
• All local, even • [2 MIN READ] The weird 22 miler I did last Saturday (in lieu of joining SRC) turned my mind to other atypical running events. We all know them, ones that are destination races, have catchy names, or have quirky themes. As far as destination races, we know the majors, like … More Off-beat Running Events (#144: ZY Weekly Newsletter 12/2/23)
• Even if circumstances conspired against • [1½ MIN READ] Thanks to the 5 who came to the Growlers Group Run in my absence I could confidently join Black Men Run from Boathouse Row’s Lloyd Hall in Philly knowing there would be a good bunch who knew what to do back at the running store. … More A Safe Solo Run (#234: 2023’12’06’W)
• Something we can all use occasionally • [1½ MIN READ] I wrote at the beginning of November about SRC-branded products to ill affect. It seems Facebook trolls abound these days and will take advantage of any prompt to try to phish for information to steal in connection with false-product sales. Who knew? A couple … More I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends* (#143: ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/25/23)
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