Relating to interactions and practices on a broad scale
• Connecting, circumstances permitting • [½ MIN READ] Stroller and I were on our way down Forbidden Drive when he yelled out to the young runner approaching from the other direction, “Hi, James!” “Hey!” James yelled back. “That’s my bathroom buddy,” he explained to me, “but he doesn’t know I call him that.” They had met on … More Bathroom Buddy (#226: ZY Weekly Newsletter 8/22/26)
• Not everyone can do it • [1 MIN READ] Nico can be forgiven for doing doggy things. He breaks stride just long enough to urinate. Publicly. He weaves across the running path like a drunk. He growls at strangers. And the stick fetish. When he actually looks at the camera for the group photos? Cool. … More Meet Expectations (#360: 2026’08’12’W)
• Pointing fingers at Stacey • [1 MIN READ] It was heartwarming to welcome Taylor last week. He and Stacey are brother and sister and he represented a special development with their family of origin. They grew up in Texas and their parents have been living in Florida. They’ve all, including a middle brother, decided to move to the Jenkintown area to be closer to Stacey … More The Gravitational Center of a Universe (#358: 2026’07’29’W)
• About activity, runners, and many words • [2 MIN READ] The run featured 3 notable individuals: Conor, Kevin, and Rita. We were pleased to have Kevin join us after being absent since April … of 2025, but who’s counting (PIC [Facebook])? Aside from me. As for Conor and Rita, they had the distinction of … More Run Report: Notes from the Fields, Moving and Eating (#356: 2026’06’03’W)
• Travel Team goes it alone • [1 MIN READ] As has been the Growlers’ practice for the last bunch of years, the traveling team went down to Lloyd Hall, Boathouse Row to join Black Men Run Philadelphia (iCandybyWangC.com and elsewhere unless otherwise specified). Heads up (L-R: Edder, Stacey, T’Adam. Photo credit: Stacey Main) Home … More Splitsville (#353: 2026’05’13’W)
• Which will play over the next academic year • [1½ MIN READ] It wasn’t a Marvel, DC, Twilight, or Knives Out franchise. Instead, it was last year’s Arcadia Christian Fellowship summer term (iCandybyWangC.com and elsewhere unless otherwise specified). The prequel took the form of a study on how to read the bible. This wasn’t … More Summer Prequel to the Main Feature
• Compare, contrast, converge • [1½ MIN READ] On a recent European trip that it was my good fortune to experience, one of two runs I was able to execute took place in Köln (Cologne), Germany. Köln runs alongside of the Rhine River and so did I. The Promenade went out of town and, naturally, … More Running in Köln, Germany (#351: 2026’04’29’W)
• A few runners of the canine persuasion • [1 MIN READ] [This is a pre-scheduled post.] While the typical Growler attending JRC’s weekly Wednesday runs is bipedal, there have been a few of the quadrupedal variety (iCandybyWangC.com, Facebook). One such, 2 weeks ago (2026’04’01’W), was Nico who hails from Jay-var’s family (Facebook). Train Dave … More Yer a Dog (#350: 2026’04’15’W)
• On the trail and online • [1½ MIN READ] Shawmont Running Club has been a thing on Forbidden Drive since the late 80’s … yes, of the twentieth century (Google Maps). SRC’s Facebook group page went live in 2012 and it was hopping back then (Facebook). All kinds of coordinating, reporting, and socializing took … More Connecting with SRC (#215: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/14/26)
• What, exactly, does that mean? • [2½ MIN READ] I’ve gotten a lot of mileage out of my declaration to people that I sprained the middle toe of my right toe — without moving (iCandybyWangC.com and elsewhere in this post unless otherwise indicated). Since so many people know that I’m a long-distance runner, they … More Be Careful (#214: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/7/26)
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