Shawmont Running Club

For 1/6/24

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RUMINATIONS

Hashtagging – by CtCloser

I’m not a terribly canny social media person, even as an information specialist. I understand the role of hashtags, but I don’t use them well. For my purposes, the only ones I’ve bothered to use are the ones I’ve created: #negativesplitorpositivesplat and #dothedue. They’re in my signature every single Rumination blogpost.

The reality is that I only use the former phrase occasionally, for instance when I’m literally writing about negative splitting a run or just doing better later in life than earlier. Hashtags in social media allow a reader to click and read all messages that use them. If a message isn’t relevant to the topic, a poster shouldn’t use a hashtags. That way messages don’t group where they don’t belong. So, when I’m not writing about the “splitting” or “doing,” I don’t use the hashtag; instead, I use the phrase in quotes. That way I can still associate with the practice of negative splitting without grouping posts that aren’t literally about the topic.

The latter phrase I use all the time—in actuality—so it’s never in quotes. I’ve done it as a hashtag so consistently that I don’t even bother checking anymore if my usage is still appropriate: It pretty much always is. What’s interesting is why. The fact is that I always seem to write with doing something—putting into action—as a subtext: That is, I always think readers would do well to act in a specific way as a result of reading what I wrote. I’m kind of preachy that way.

That means this Rumination has a take away, too, which is not to do something mindlessly. Be thoughtful in running and in hashtagging.
-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 1/6/24), Shawmont Running Club website, Ruminations by CtCloser

 

WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2024

  • 1/12-14 BERMUDA TRIANGLE CHALLENGE 1 MILE/10K/HALF MARATHON
    • Kenny Baby
  • 2/17 FROSTBITE 5 (AMBLER PA)
    • Quietman Tom
  • 4/14 Jersey City Marathon (NJ)
    • CtCloser

TALK ABOUT NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS…HERE IS Just Gene’s schedule. holy moly Batman! –Teddio

*   Middle Atlantic USATF Off Road Series
**  Middle Atlantic USATF Road Grand Prix Series
*** Grand Prix Series

  • 1/14: Naples Half Marathon (Naples, FL)
  • 1/20: *** USATF XC Nationals 8K (Richmond, VA)
  • 1/27: The Itch, 50K trail (Ocala, FL)
  • 2/03: Jed Smith Ultras, 30K (Sacramento, CA)
  • 2/17: Forgotten Florida, 100-mile trail (FL)
  • 2/24: *** Atlanta 5K (GA)
  • 2/25: Atlanta Marathon (GA)
  • 3/02: * Looney Leprechaun 10K (PA)
  • 3/09: Catalina Island Marathon (CA)
  • 3/15: Australian Alpine Ascent, 80K (Australia)
  • 3/17: Wangaratta Marathon (Australia)
  • 3/23: Kunanyi Mountain Run, 66K (Australia)
  • 4/07: ***? Sactown 10 miles (CA)
  • 4/15: Boston Marathon
  • 4/21: ** Revolutionary Run, 5mi (PA)
  • 4/28: *** James Joyce Ramble, 10K (MA)
  • 5/04: Miwok 100K trail (CA)
  • 5/11: Dawn To Dusk To Dawn, 24-hour track (PA)
  • 5/27: ** Yardley Mile (PA)
  • 6/01: Cayuga Trails, 50 miles (NY)
  • 6/30: * Run for the Ages, 10K trail (PA)
  • 7/06: Afton 50K (MN) tentative
  • 7/15-16: Pan American Masters Games; 5K, 2K steeplechases (Cleveland, OH)
  • 7/18-21: USATF Masters Outdoors Sacramento; 10K, 5K, 2K steeplechases (CA)
  • 7/27: Jack & Jill Marathon (WA) tentative
  • 8/12-25: WMA Outdoors, Gothenberg; 10K, 5K, 2K steeplechases (Sweden)
  • 8/22-27: Unreasonable EAST 200-mile trail (Australia)
  • 9/15: Sydney Marathon (Australia)
  • 9/21-27: East Coast Trail Supported Adventure Run (Newfoundland)
  • 10/06: Wineglass Marathon (NY)
  • 10/20: ** Delaware Distance Classic, 15K (DE)
  • 11/03: **   Run the Bridge 10K (NJ, PA)
  • 11/10: Las Vegas Marathon (NV)
  • 11/23: ** Rothman 8K
  • 11/24: ** Philadelphia Marathon
  • 12/01: * Delaware Open Cross Country 5K (DE)

 

CONGRATS-A-MUNDO TO ALL!

SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM

 

RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH

“Nonrunners cannot see how they can afford the time to run every day. But runners cannot imagine getting through a single day without it.” –Kevin Nelson

“Everything I see and feel is more extreme when I’m in training. If I’m happy, I’m happier. If I am sad, I’m sadder.” –Katherine Switzer

“If you under-train, you may not finish, but if you over-train, you may not start.” –Stan Jensen

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

 

ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB

Motivation from The Boy Who Beat Tetris

  1. Just because something hasn’t been done, doesn’t make it impossible.
  2. Cherish celebrating with yourself.
  3. Forget about age – it is often used as an excuse.

(Rundown.RUNTHEDAY.com/p/the-13-year-old-tetris-star)

 

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.

 

Portrait of runners on Forbidden Drive near horse-stables trail head.
L-R, Back: BB Betsy, Teddio, All That Jaz (AKA Jaz, JC), L-R, Back: BB Betsy, Teddio, All That Jaz (AKA Jaz, JC), Happ, My-Oh Maya, Ying1, Sure Sheila, JR. Front: Kaycee

 

  • Trail Name: Distance (Route)
  • All That Jaz [Trail name in training. FKA: Jaz, JC]: 12
  • BB Betsy: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • Biker Bill: 3
  • Gregle [Trail name in training]: 7
  • Happ: 10
  • JR: 10
  • Kaycee: 10
  • Kelee: 8
  • My-Oh Maya: 14
  • Prof. Sandy: 10
  • Quietman Tom: 14
  • Sure Sheila [Trail name as of 09’26’S]: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • Tall Dave: 13
  • Teddio: 12
  • Ying1: 14

Email Newsletter Editor: Teddio
Facebook and Website Newsletter Editor: CtCloser