Shawmont Running Club

For 2/3/24

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RUMINATIONS

Trailtagging II – by CtCloser

SRC trail tags (nicknames) have come to be in a bunch of different ways.

At least one came by negotiation, e.g., OKhen. Some came by self-selection, e.g., Cookie and Meatball. By far the most common way has been by translation of initials, e.g., Kaycee (AKA KC, Kristy) and Alan Bravo. Some runners simply brought their own, e.g., Half Caff, Just Gene, and Kell Pell.

Besides the feeling of belonging to SRC, trail tags provide the benefit of anonymity since not everyone wants their full names all over the web (with increasingly good reason). With the creation of the very public SRC website, it made sense to try to keep the use of full names to a minimum. Facebook did make things a little weird, which even Zen Yanni observed to me when I once asked him about it. In that case, though, people could choose to self-reveal, thus removing responsibility (read “culpability”) from the editors of this illustrious publication.

What about the whole trail-tag thing as 2 names (Just Gene) or 1 (LadyJen) on these very pages? That’s simply a matter of style and preference. The Zenster tended to contract. As an editor, this individual has been keeping tags as 2. But as with so many other practices, time will tell.

Finally, if you don’t have a trail tag yet, just wait. Consider Desi (“Another New Nickname”). You can find posts from her in this Facebook group as early 2013. Then in 2018…
-CtCloser (Calvinthe) “Negative Split or Positive Splat” #dothedue

FINE PRINT Trailtagging (I). ¶Text by Calvin Wang (Wäng), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. ¶Cross-published: Facebook Shawmont Running Club (ZY Weekly Newsletter 2/3/24), Shawmont Running Club website,Ruminations by CtCloser.

 

WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2024

  • 2/17: FROSTBITE 5 (AMBLER PA)
    • All That Jaz, Prof. Sandy, Quietman Tom
  • 4/14: Jersey City Marathon (NJ)
    • CtCloser

Just Gene

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

  • 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!

  • 2/03: Jed Smith Ultras, 30K (Sacramento, CA)
    • Just Gene, 2:19:46. 3rd overall out of 37. “…Missed the national and world records of 2:19:00 by 46 seconds. Fortunately, I was already the record holder.” LOL!!!! –Teddio

SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM

 

RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH

“I learned, one, you shouldn’t ever quit. And I learned, two, you’ll never be able to explain it to anybody.” –Jim Ryun

“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.” –William Jones

“When we run we are already so exposed, often nearly naked in our shorts and T- shirts, huffing and puffing, purified by the effort. Briefly removed from the defenses and secrets we maintain in so much of our lives, we feel less need to hide our private thoughts, loves, fears and stresses. We share.” –Amby Burfoot

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

 

ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB

Did You Know Running in the Rain Is Good for You?

  1. Running in the rain could help you run faster. Did you know that when temps are even just a couple of degrees warmer your performance can suffer?
  2. Running in the rain will help you deal with adversity.
  3. Running in the rain helps to relieve stress.
  4. Running in the rain can boost your confidence.
  5. Running in the rain could help you burn more fat.

What to Wear to Run in the Rain

(https://www.fleetfeet.com/blog/5-reasons-you-should-run-in-the-rain)

 

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: 5
  • All That Jaz [Trail name in training. FKA: Jaz, JC]: 8 (7 from last week!)
  • Brian K: 6
  • Gregle [Trail name in training]: 8
  • Jamie: 12
  • JR: 12
  • Kenny Baby: 6
  • Louise: 12
  • Pati: 10
  • Prof. Sandy: 11
  • Quietman Tom: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • Tall Dave: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • Teddio: 12

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