RUMINATIONS
I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends*
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I wrote at the beginning of November about SRC-branded products to ill affect. It seems Facebook trolls abound these days and will take advantage of any prompt to try to phish for information to steal in connection with false-product sales. Who knew?
A couple of legit SRC group members knew, that’s who. They quickly told me what to do and as an administrator for SRC’s FB page I took the necessary actions. Or so I thought. I didn’t go quite far enough and a couple of trolls still managed to get by. After a few more goes at trying to secure the group, I finally called in the cavalry and made one of those friends another group admin. That member, with experience managing another FB group, leapt to the fore and locked down the group membership to the most secure level possible for a public group.
When I first started running seriously back in 2011, I did a lot of personal learning and experimentation. I’m fortunate that I’ve done pretty well with that self-informed work but running with SRC members and folks from my Wednesday Growlers Group Run has helped me tackle issues that I simply couldn’t manage myself. And every so often, I’ve had to get help from the next level of skilled individuals up. With running, it was a professionally trained physical therapist who helped with recovery.
There’s a lot that one persistent individual can do solo, but every so often it’s time to call in the cavalry to provide additional support. Sometimes sooner is better than later. That’s a lesson to take forward for the next issue, whether related to Facebook group management or running.
-CtCloser (Calvinthe) “Negative Split or Positive Splat” #dothedue
FINE PRINT
*Thanks to the Beatles for their song of the same name. ¶Text by Calvin Wang (Wäng), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. ¶Cross-published: Facebook Shawmont Running Club (ZY Weekly Newsletter 11/25/23), Shawmont Running Club website, Ruminations by CtCloser.
WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2023
- 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!
- 11/18 PHILADELPHIA HALF MARATHON
- Alan Bravo, 2:22:59. AG 15th
- Just Gene, 1:35:33. AG 1st
- 11/23 CARDIAC CLASSIC 5K (Schenectady, NY)
- Quietman Tom, 22:34. AG 2nd
SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM
RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH
“Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not.” –George Sheehan
“Running is one of the best solutions to a clear mind.” –Sasha Azevedo
“What the years have shown me is that running clarifies the thinking process as well as purifies the body. I think best—most broadly and fully—when I am running.” –Amby Burfoot
Source: The Gigantic Book of Running Quotations, Higdon, 2008 (Skyhorse Publishing)
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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: 8
- BB Betsy: 12
- Gregle [Trail name in training]: 8
- Half Caff: 10
- Hap: 9
- Jamie: 5
- JR: 8
- Kelly P: 4
- Kenny Baby: 10
- Lady Jen: 10
- Louise: 10
- MatManDo: 5
- Prof. Sandy: 9
- Tall Dave: 14
- Teddio: 9
- Weezinator: 5
- Ying1: 8
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