Shawmont Running Club

For 3/23/24

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RUMINATIONS

A Soggy Saturday in the Rearview – by CtCloser

I did my long run this past weekend on Sunday because Saturday was soggy. As of this writing, I don’t know who showed up, but Teddio and I waxed skeptical via text beforehand. Why not? It’s happened a lot lately. Teddio gets himself (or his alter ego) going early to get to the benches at the top of the Forbidden Drive to take attendance. Then no one shows.

“A lot” is relative, because we’re talking about no-shows once every few months; but before my time, Teddio reports that no-shows were non-events. Someone always did. Or is that actually “Someone ‘else’ always did”?

Still, no one’s journey is the same and neither is any running group’s. A few random lousy days are nothing compared to the solid, normally attended Saturdays. SRC’s journey has spanned some 40 years. Those down days are just blips that will disappear in the rearview mirror of the future of an impressive group of runners. See you at the benches!
-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), Shawmont Running Club website, Ruminations by CtCloser.

 

WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2024

  • 3/23: GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE HALF (PA)
    • Kenny Baby
  • 4/5: RHYTHM RACE 5K (PR)
    • Mango Marjo
    • OKhen
  • 4/14: JERSEY CITY MARATHON (NJ)
    • CtCloser
  • 5/5: BROAD STREET
    • Kaycee
    • Mango Marjo
    • OKhen
    • Prof. Sandy
  • 5/18: BROOKLYN HALF (NY)
    • Eric Fink
  • 5/26: CARRERA ABRAHAM ROSA 10K (PR)
    • Mango Marjo
    • OKhen
  • 10/27: MARINE CORP MARATHON (VA)
    • Eric Fink

Just Gene

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

  • 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!

  • 3/16: Adrenaline 5K (Haddonfield)
    • Prof. Sandy: 33:00. 1st AG!
  • 3/21-24: USATF Masters Indoor Championships (Chicago)
    • Too Hot Tom, 400m: 1:34.53. 1st AG!
    • Too Hot Tom, 800m: 3:51.32. 1st AG!
    • Too Hot Tom, 1mi: 7:42.68. 1st AG!
    • Too Hot Tom, 3000m: 15:31.71. 1st AG!

Too Hot Tom just turned 80 on 2/1!!!! First in them all!!! –Teddio

SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM

 

RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH

“You can be compulsive until your first big orthopedic injury. Once you have that, you begin to think more.” –Frank Shorter

“It’s much more difficult staying on top than getting there.” –Robert De Castella

“Doing something for yourself like running, and using it to test yourself, will only make you feel better about your career or your family role.” –Joan Benoit Samuelson

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

 

ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB

Running with Your Dog Is Good for Your Health, According to Science

  1. DOGS CREATE ACCOUNTABILITY TO GET YOU OUT THE DOOR: “For some runners, owning a dog might be just what they need to create a regular routine.”
  2. DOGS CAN POSITIVELY IMPACT YOUR SPEED: “‘I don’t run with them every day, but on the days I do we’re definitely moving.’”
  3. HAVING A DOG IMPROVES YOUR HEART HEALTH: “Being around dogs not only makes many people happier…”
  4. DOGS EXPERIENCE RUNNER’S HIGH, TOO: “…The dog’s runner’s high can last anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, leaving them in a better state of both physical and mental health…”

(https://run.outsideonline.com/running/benefits-of-

 

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)

NOBODY SHOWED UP!!!!! –Teddio

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