Relating to places larger than locales and smaller than nations
• PR’s all around • [<1½ MIN READ] Consider this a motivational piece for any new runners out there. The last few months brought 5 particular GGR runners (4 brand-new and one pseudo-regular[:p]), all with marathon aspirations: AndEss, CJ3, Li, Sylvia, and Yuki. Except for CJ3—doing his second, all were doing this mammoth distance for … More Fall is Marathon Season (#283: 2024’11’20’W)
• 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)
• More rewards of running with SRC • [1½ MIN READ] SRC attendance numbers have been swelling with the onset of fall racing season. Ask around and you’ll find Harrisburg (11’10’U), Philadelphia (11’24’U), Rehoboth Beach (12’07’S), and even Honolulu (12’08’U) Marathons in the mix. A bunch of Shawmont runners also do Rehoboth Beach Half Marathon … More Run Report: End of the Road Half Marathon (#170: ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/19/24)
• 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)
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