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Zen Yanni Bench Celebration
Sunday, May 19, 2024 Thanks to overwhelming generosity, a memorial bench for John Van Allen (Zen Yanni) was installed at the start of Forbidden Drive earlier this year. Now that the weather is nice, please join us on Sunday May 19 for the official “unveiling” of the bench and some bagels and coffee. Open…
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RUMINATIONS
Collaborator, Writer, Humorist, Producer – by CtCloser
Among SRC members, OKhen occupies a unique niche in my consciousness. One is by association because he and Mango Marjo go together and that’s how I first met them a few years ago. It’s hard not to think it cool that they are both running partners and life partners.
Another degree of appeal is that he is a guest contributor to this ruminatory feature with KayCee. (You really want to listen to me all the time?) He just wrote last month about running in their new home of Puerto Rico. A third is the eye-catching trail name which raises so many questions: “Is that right?” “How do you pronounce it?” “What does it mean?”
Not so very long ago I got to learn all the answers through this very space when I also got to learn about his wacky creativity. It was then that OKhen released a tri-trilogy Rumination series in the best tradition of Star Wars, beginning with a story in 3 parts (IV-VI) that he prompted ChatGPT to write about Shawmont Hill.
“Same Same, But Different” Parts I-III and VII-IX were the saga of his name. That 6-part bi-trilogy was delightfully revealing of the wackiness of two people, actually: him and our club forebearer Zen Yanni. Due to release complications, only the Shawmont trilogy appeared as designed.
The entire 9-part series is now available on the SRC website (direct to streaming, as it were) as conceived and produced: https://shawmontrunningclub.com/same. If you haven’t looked at the site lately (or ever), now might be a good time. The Zenster figures prominently, but other members are gaining visibility; including OKhen, now.
-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 4/13/24), Shawmont Running Club website, Ruminations by CtCloser.
WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2024
- 4/14: DELAWARE SEASHORE HALF (REHOBOTH DE)
- Alan Bravo
- 4/14: JERSEY CITY MARATHON (NJ)
- CtCloser
- 4/21: VALLEY FORGE REVOLUTIONARY RUN
- Too Hot Tom
- 5/05: BROAD STREET
- AGee
- Alan Bravo
- Happ
- Kaycee
- Mango Marjo
- Mrs. Happ
- OKhen
- Prof. Sandy
- Quietman Tom
- SGee
- Too Hot Tom
- 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
- 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!
- 4/06: MAIN STREET KENT 5K (OH) – Eclipse Edition
- All That Jaz [Trail name in training. FKA: Jaz, JC], 27:15
SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM
RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH
“There is no doubt that “Sport for All” is a twentieth-century movement of real significance. Other mass movements have oppressed where they intended to liberate. This movement liberates because it has an essentially individual basis. The choice of speed, route, distance, or company is entirely yours.” –Roger Bannister
“Fear is a great motivator.” –John Treacy
“Hills are the only beneficial type of resistance training for the runner.” –Arthur Lydiard
Source: The Gigantic Book of Running Quotations, Higdon, 2008 (Skyhorse Publishing)
ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB
Coffee, Caffeine & Runners: What to Know
- Coffee Can Be Enjoyed Guilt Free
- Science: Coffee and Caffeine Are Different Substances
- Types of Caffeine
- Caffeine in the Body
- Questions: Caffeine and Workouts
- Do habitual coffee drinkers get the same performance benefits as non-users?
- How much is too much coffee/caffeine?
- Does coffee/caffeine “work” for every type of athlete?
- Is coffee dehydrating when taken during exercise? When consumed throughout the day?
- The Bottom Line
(https://rundown.runtheday.com/p/coffee-caffeine-runners-what-to-know)
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)
- Half Caff: 12
- Jamie: 10
- John the Elder:10
- JR: 15
- KC: 10
- Kelee: 4
- Prof. Sandy: 5
- Teddio: 10
- Tina: 4
Email Newsletter Editor: Teddio
Facebook and Website Newsletter Editor: CtCloser
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