For 11/18/23

RUMINATIONS

Thankful for Shawmont 14-Mile Runs

[1 MIN READ] The default distance for Shawmont Running Club is the 14-mile loop going down Forbidden Drive, then west on Main Street and the Canal Path, and finally up Shawmont Avenue to return back to the start by any number of ways. Anyone can (and many do) attend the group’s Saturday runs doing 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10 miles. I’m in the group of people who, if they’re going to run with SRC, feel compelled to complete the namesake effort.

The degrees of appeal are high. It’s familiar. It’s a relatively protected route. Some one (or ones) else is virtually certain to be doing it too. It’s challenging. And it provides a fantastic baseline long-run distance for marathon training. With just a few 2-mile increases, you’re in a sensible range for marathon running. Yes, you’ll want to increase total weekly mileage, too, and speed workouts, but you don’t even need those if your primary goal is just to finish 26.2 miles without injury.

I didn’t run Philadelphia this past 11’19’Sunday and decided not do Rehoboth Marathon in early December, but I have my own peculiar 22-mile event taking place on 12’02’S. With those few 2-mile increases, I’m ready. The extra fartleks with runners preparing for other official fall races has me even more ready.

Thank you, SRC! You’ve been good for me since 2012 and counting.

-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 11/18/23), Shawmont Running Club website, Ruminations by CtCloser.

WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2023

11/18 ROTHMAN 8K (Philly)
- Too Hot Tom
11/18 PHILADELPHIA HALF MARATHON
- Alan Bravo
- Just Gene
- Lenore
- Eric F
11/23/2023 CARDIAC CLASSIC 5K (Schenectady, NY)
- Quietman Tom
11/25 DELAWARE CROSS COUNTRY 5K (DE)
- Just Gene
- Too Hot Tom
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

WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2024

1/12-14 BERMUDA TRIANGLE CHALLENGE 1 MILE/10K/HALF MARATHON
- Kenny Baby

CONGRATS-A-MUNDO TO ALL!

10/8 CHICAGO MARATHON (IL)
- Amy G, 3:13

SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM

RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH

“It may seem odd to hear a coach say this, but I think a really good training partner is more important than a coach.” –Joan Nesbit

“I’ve never known a runner who had as much patience as he (she) needed.” –Amby Burfoot

“Running is a way of life for me, just like brushing my teeth. If I don’t run for a few days, I feel as if something has been stolen from me.” –John A. Kelley

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

RUMINATIONS #2

Trying New Things

Today is not meant to be a repeat of yesterday, or a repeat of the days before that.

Sure, you might have the same schedule, the same responsibilities, for weekdays especially. That doesn’t mean the day has to be lived the same. There are many roads that can be taken to arrive at the same, or similar, destination.

Introduce yourself to someone new. Take a road you haven’t traveled. Go to a new restaurant. Listen to an opinion you haven’t heard before, one that conflicts with your own. Go to that workout class you’ve always wanted to try but might have been too afraid to get to.

Challenge your idea of what your life is, open your eyes to what else is out there.

–Anonymous

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)
All That Jaz [Trail name in training. FKA: Jaz, JC]: 8
BB Betsy: 10.6
Biker Bill: 3
Dr. Ned: 5
Gregle [Trail name in training]: 7
Eric F: 7
Hap: 6
Kelly P: 8
Kenny Baby: 5
Mango Marjo: 10.6
My-Oh Maya [Trail name in training]: 10.6
OKhen: 10.6
Quietman Tom: 14 (SHAW)
Teddio: 8

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