Relating to places larger than locales and smaller than nations
• By running • [2 MIN READ] Long running has allowed me to do some serious exploration of various localities, including Philadelphia. Most of that running has been of the out-and-back and loop varieties. After all, you generally have to get back to where you started. However, point-to-point can also be an extremely practical type … More Jenkintown to Chinatown (#274: 2024’09’18’W)
• Of 2 different sorts • [2½ MIN READ] Wife excitedly caught my attention as I walked into the kitchen. A hawk was getting harassed by some smaller birds over our backyard and had just dropped its prey. When they finally flew away, I went out to clean it up. It turned out to be … More Urban Adventures (#270: 2024’08’21’W)
• Unusual and usual • [1 MIN READ] Sailing into Glennallen, Alaska, 06’28’S, I did my usual It’s-time-for-you-to-get-out-of-this-car run. The team defenestrated me 13 miles from our destination and I did my usual Saturday long run, just point-to-point in AK. It was unusual for a few reasons, though. One is that it’s less common for … More ITFYTGOOTC 2024 (#264: 2024’07’10’W)
• Nothing much • [1½ MIN READ] I’m part of a family business (fine watercolor) that takes me to LA occasionally where one of my 3 brothers lives. We 4 sons started it after our artist mother passed on in 2018. During the time when she was still living in the LA area, I started … More A Funny Thing Happened on the Way from GGR (#167: 9/14/2022, Weds)
• Fail • [<1 MIN READ] WWW on 12’20’W revealed that Jason and I have respective family members in Columbia MD. We decided to meet and run while we were both down there for the holidays. When it came time to execute, it may have been the sacrifice of quality time with family that made … More GGR’s Traveling Team (#238: 2024’01’03’W)
• 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)
• East Coast met West and West Coast met East • [1 MIN READ] Back a few years ago, I was visiting SoCal and hanging around long enough during marathon-training season to want to find a running group around Torrance where my fraternal twin lives. In the process, I found Village Runner Running Club (CER#113) … More Opposites Attract (#231: 2023’11’15’W)
• Smoked • [1 MIN READ] The Sunset 5K race (06’T) took place under lovely conditions, given the Growlers turn out and the abundance of other rudder bunnies from Jenkintown, Elkins Park Beer Runners, and even SRC. As we congregated near the finish line, GGR Jimmy pointed out the sky that had become exceedingly hazy; … More Canadian Wildfire Alert (#210: 2023’06’14’W)
• A Positive Determination • [2 MIN READ] I wrapped up the last Rumination (#127) with a cliffhanger: Would I jump off the cliff with the other lemming by running the Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon (04’16’U)? With 8 degrees of appeal tantalizing me, what do you suppose? Yep, I did it. It turns out … More Coastal Delaware Running Festival II (#128: 4/15/23 RUN REPORT [Intended])
• An exercise in calculating degrees of appeal • [2½ MIN READ] Loving running in community as I do, I see certain races stand out, particularly the half and full marathons; because they’re magnets for Shawmonters. Naturally, Philadelphia’s belong on the list, simply because they’re right in our collective backyard. Unfortunately, they’re kind of big. … More Coastal Delaware Running Festival (#127: 4/8/23 RUN REPORT)
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