Shawmont Running Club

For 9/2/23

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RUMINATIONS

Telling Your Story

[1 MIN READ] For a number of years after he couldn’t get to the trail the way he wanted to, zen yanni gave the job of writing the Ruminations for each Run Report to some of us others who were willing to contribute. Run Anon did his share. I’ve done my own, as have OKhen and KayCee.

I’ve also invited other people to share some of their ruminations. The response has consistently been, Oh, I’m not a good writer. Then a new idea arose: Ask people to tell me a running story. I’ll make a go of telling of it, ALWAYS with permission. So thanks to Jimmy for okaying his about getting goosed. SRC-ers who run with me have already been saying for a while, Watch out, this is going to get into one of CtCloser’s Ruminations. Sometimes that’s true, sometimes it’s not. With this new strategy, I may well ask you pointedly for something to share.

Note, I will always share something you convey with your explicit permission. We know that running is really cheap therapy and the trail is an important place to confide with each other. This is one of the realities that zy thought was so amazing about SRC. Having someone blabbing indiscriminately about something intended for privacy would be a real downer, to say the least. With all that said, plan on saving up stuff to share, hey?
-CtCloser (Calvinthe) “Negative Split or Positive Splat” #dothedue

FINE PRINT
¶Text by Calvin Wang (Wäng), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. ¶Cross-published: Facebook Shawmont Running Club (ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/2/23), Shawmont Running Club website, Ruminations by CtCloser.

 

WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2023

  • 9/10 MAINLINE 5K
    • Just Gene
  • 9/10 QUEEN OF PRUSSIA 10K
    • Rachel W
  • 9/10 SUPERIOR 100 (MN)
    • Just Erica (paced by Just Gene)
  • 9/16 BEACH TO BREWERY
    • OKhen
    • Mango Marjo
  • 9/17 PHILLY DISTANCE HALF MARATHON
    • Rachel W
    • Wolfie
    • Lisa Marie
  • 9/17 SYDNEY FAMILY 3.5K
    • Kenny Baby
  • 9/17 USATF 12K (NJ)
    • Just Gene
    • Prof. Sandy
  • 9/24 BERLIN MARATHON (Germany)
    • Just Hilary
    • Just Gene
    • Pat M
  • 10/1 PORTLAND HALF MARATHON (OR)
    • Jimmy Dee
  • 10/8 CHICAGO MARATHON (IL)
    • Just Gene
  • 10/21 HAUNTED HUSTLE ½ MARATHON
    • JC
  • 10/22 EVANSBURG CHALLENGE 10 MILER (PA)
    • Just Gene
  • 11/5 BRIDGE RUN 10K (PA)
    • Just Gene
  • 11/17 HARRISBURG MARATHON
    • Lisa Marie
  • 11/18 PHILADELPHIA HALF MARATHON
    • Alan Bravo
    • Just Gene
    • Lenore
    • Eric F
  • 11/25 DELAWARE CROSS COUNTRY 5K
    • Just Gene
  • 12/3 THE LOOP RACE (8.4 MI) PHILLY
    • OKhen
    • Mango Marjo
  • 12/9 KIAWAH ISLAND MARATHON (SC)
    • Just Gene
  • 12/17 NAKED NICK 50K (PA)
    • Just Gene

 

CONGRATS-A-MUNDO TO ALL!

  • JR: Chasing the Unicorn Half Marathon, 1:52. 1ST IN AGE GROUP!!
  • Mango Marjo: Philly 10K, 56:33. 1ST IN AGE GROUP!!
  • OKhen: Philly 10K, 44:09. 1ST IN AGE GROUP
    • (The couple that comes in 1st together…!! -Teddio)
  • Prof. Sandy: 32:51
  • Prof. Sandy’s Daughter Laura: 25:30
  • Prof. Sandy’s Granddaughter: 33:15 (11 years old! -Teddio)
    • (The family that runs together…!! -Teddio)

 

Thank you Just Gene for the follow up:

“My team struck a blow for septuagenarian pride this past weekend at the Hood To Coast Relay:”

  • 1,165 12-runner teams (it’s a BIG race)
  • The race starts on the slopes of Mt. Hood, runs through Portland, and ends at the coastal city of Seaside.
  • Each runner does 3 legs of the 200-mile race (approx 10k per leg)
  • My team consisted of 8 men and 4 women, all over the age of 70. Average age of 74.
  • Being the only 70+ team and having fewer than six women meant that we competed in the 60+ Open Division.
  • We finished first in that category! Finishing time of 29 hours, 33 minutes, 34.8 seconds, just 58 seconds ahead of 2nd place.
  • We finished 342nd overall, so we were in the top 30% of all teams.

WOW…Congratulations!

THANKS FOR EVERYONE SENDING IN YOUR RACE TIMES. WE DEFINITELY HAVE A VERY IMPRESSIVE RUNNING GROUP!!

SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM

 

RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH

“Running isn’t simply a discipline. It can become like a compulsion – it can become like a god. If you worship this god, you forget everything else. And when you lose this god, you’ve got nothing.” –Alberto Salazar

“It takes a lot more than ability to run fast; it takes the ability to keep coming back and keep coming back.” –Ben Durden

“I run therefore I am. And given the years improved fit ness adds to our lives, if I did not run, maybe I would no longer be.” –Hal Higdon

Source: The Gigantic Book of Running Quotations, Higdon, 2008 (Skyhorse Publishing)

 

THEMZ WHO WUZ THERE (except those forgotten or missed 😊)

Stats – We track attendance and Shawmont.
Loggin’ the miles is just for fun.
Records: Attendance – 39 on 6/23/18. Shawmonts – 26 on 2/10/18.

  • Trail Name: Distance (Route)
  • BB Betsy: 14 (SHAW)
  • CtCloser: 14 (SHAW)
  • GregL: 14 (SHAW)
  • Half Caff: 10
  • JC: 10
  • Jimmy Dee: 14 (SHAW)
  • Jo: 9
  • JR: 15 (SHAW+1)
  • Just Gene: 6
  • Katrina: 9
  • KC: 14 (SHAW)
  • Kelee: 8
  • Kenny Baby: 2
  • Maya (My-Oh Maya [nickname in training]): 14 (SHAW)
  • Quietman Tom: 14 (SHAW)
  • Rakhee (The Rahk [nickname in training]): 8
  • Tall Dave: 6
  • Teddio: 10
  • Terminator Tony: 13

Email Newsletter Editor: Teddio
Facebook Newsletter Editor: CtCloser