RUMINATIONS
The SRC Brand
[1 MIN READ] Talks-a-Lot* Bob got on Facebook in early September to share a pic of himself wearing an SRC-branded running shirt. I’ve often thought about purchasing my own; but I got a hard lesson about inventory and commerce: You don’t recoup costs if it’s sitting around. So, sell it! And that’s what Zen Yanni did, which means there’s nothing around to be had.
A funny thing happened at the trail a few weeks later: the quantity I’d never before seen of SRC-branded paraphernalia! Or at least noticed. “We are SRC!”
To say the least, I felt left out. I’ve been running with the group for 11 years and I don’t have anything branded. It’s my humble opinion that there are enough new people who love Shawmont Running Club that it might be a great opportunity to print and stock a new bunch of stuff.
When you hear people say someone’s irreplaceable, they were thinking of folks like Zen Yanni (John Van Allen, 1947-2023). It’s taken 2 of us to keep the new newsletter going that ZY did solo. And there are still other things he did that the group is continuing to figure out, branded wear among them. Well, start saving up your greenbacks now for when we finally do.
-CtCloser (Calvinthe) “Negative Split or Positive Splat” #dothedue
FINE PRINT
*I didn’t know him before, so I messaged him to confirm if he was okay with his trail tag (that I found in ZY’s spreadsheet): It didn’t seem terribly flattering. The response? “Of course. I earned it. I told more Bad jokes over so many miles I had to recruit new people To run with me.” There you go. ¶Text and photo by Calvin Wang (Wäng), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. ¶Cross-published: Facebook Shawmont Running Club (ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/28/23), Shawmont Running Club website, Ruminations by CtCloser.
WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2023
- 10/29 NEWBURY (MA) HALF MARATHON
- Greg Landry
- 11/5 BRIDGE RUN 10K (PA)
- Just Gene
- 11/12 HARRISBURG MARATHON
- Lisa Marie
- 11/18 PHILADELPHIA HALF MARATHON
- Alan Bravo
- Just Gene
- Lenore
- Eric F
- 11/25 DELAWARE CROSS COUNTRY 5K (DE)
- 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!
11/28 DELAWARE HALF MARATHON
–Tom Yunker, 1:47:01
10/29 NEWBURY (MA) HALF MARATHON
–Greg Landry, 1:51:57
????????????? 5K
–Sandy Folzer, 31:31 (sorry about this!)
SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM
RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” –Walt Disney
“Running fast is more fun than running slow.” –Frank Shorter (I think I have to take issue with this! –Teddio)
“Why runners make lousy communists. In a word, individuality. It’s the one characteristic all runners, as different as they are, seem to share…. Stick with it. Push yourself. Keep running. And you’ll never lose that wonderful sense of individuality you now enjoy. Right, comrade” –Advertisement at the 1984 Olympics
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)
- Alan Bravo: 10
- All That Jaz [Trail name in training. FKA: Jaz, JC]: 10
- Barbara: 13
- Biker Bill: 5
- Brian K: 15
- Half Caff: 10
- Hap: 5
- Joey H: 5
- Mango Marjo: 8
- My-Oh Maya [Trail name in training]: 10
- OKhen: 10.6
- Sure Sheila [As of 09’26’S]: 13
- Teddio: 8
- Terminator Tony: 14 (SHAW)
Email Newsletter Editor: Teddio
Facebook and Website Newsletter Editor: CtCloser
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