Shawmont Running Club

For 5/11/24

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SAVE THE DATE!!!!

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

Runner Integrity at BSR – by CtCloser

I was thrilled to read Mango Marjo’s Facebook post about placing 5th for her AG at Broad Street Run on 05’05’U. We have amazing runners in Shawmont Running Club! And as individual club members, we are always happy to improve.

MM’s results were a little bittersweet, though. It seems that she’s developed the practice of looking at various other runner’s results and their race pictures. She was already thrilled to place 7th when she started looking at the efforts of the faster racers in her AG. One was a guy. Uhh. And one’s splits looked suspiciously inconsistent. Hmm. She notified the race organizers who concurred that some disqualifications were in order. Phew. Thus, our gal leapt ahead of 2 other competitors without any physical exertion. YAY!

When we pay googobs for race fees, it makes sense not to waste one when we end up not being able to run as anticipated. The question of what to do with the bib raises conundrums. Give it to someone else on the condition they take off the chip so the results don’t show? Accept the registration as a donation and toss the bib altogether? Demand the race organizers implement an easy method for trading unwanted bibs? Put AI to true utility and have it analyze pictures and results for disqualifiers? Personally, MM and I think all the options merit consideration. We agree there certainly needs to be more educating about the implications of a practice as simple as not wasting a bib. Consider yourself educated.

That runner with the inconsistent race results, though. SRSLY?! That’s not how runners with integrity improve.
-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 5/11/24), Shawmont Running Club website, Ruminations by CtCloser.

 

WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2024

Through Next Month…

  • 5/18: BROOKLYN HALF (NY)
    • Eric Fink
  • 5/19: UPPER DUBLIN DUATHLON
    • Half Caff
  • 5/26: CARRERA ABRAHAM ROSA 10K (Candelaria PR)
    • Mango Marjo
    • OKhen
  • 6/1: SCOTT COFFEE MOORESTOWN 8K (NJ)
    • Too Hot Tom
  • 6/12: TWINING VALLEY 5K (Dresher PA)
    • Haff Calf

And Just Gene…

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

  • 5/27: ** Yardley Mile (PA)
  • 6/01: Cayuga Trails, 50 Miler (Ithaca NY)
  • 6/30: * Run for the Ages, 10K Trail (Reading PA)

 

CONGRATS-A-MUNDO TO ALL!

  • 5/5: BROAD STREET RUN
    • Alan Bravo, 1:45
    • BB Betsy, 1:27
    • Dr. Ned, 1:40
    • Happ, 1:47
    • Jimmy D, 1:33:51
    • Mango Marjo, 1:31:11. 5th AG
    • Mrs. Happ 2:04
    • OKhen, 1:12:21. 7th AG
    • Prof. Sandy, 1:51. 1st AG
    • Quietman Tom, 1:16:59
    • Too Hot Tom, 1:29

SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM

 

RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH

“Listen to your body. Do not be a blind and deaf tenant.” –Dr. George Sheehan

“I’d run from my house down two blocks and back and lie on the ground and die.” –Jim Ryun …on training when he was 15

“Some might say it is easier to be the runner than the runner’s family.” –Robert De Castella

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

 

ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB by Teddio

Summer Running Tips

11 Running Tips for the Heat

  1. Allow time to adjust to the heat
  2. Check humidity
  3. Avoid intense workouts on hot days
  4. Prehydrate
  5. Hydrate on the run
  6. Avoid peak heat hours
  7. Adjust your training schedule
  8. Adjust your route
  9. Be flexible
  10. Know the signs of heat illness
  11. Exercise indoors

5 Tips to Make the Most of Summer Running

  1. Choose the time of day wisely
  2. Embrace a slower pace
  3. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate
  4. Dress the part
  5. Change your route

(https://rundown.runtheday.com/p/summer-running-tips)

 

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: 10
  • Barbara: 16 (SHAWMONT + 2)
  • BB Betsy: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • Gregle [Trail name in training]: 7
  • Jamie: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • Jimmy Dee: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • John the Elder: 10
  • JR: 16 (SHAWMONT + 2)
  • KC: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • Kelee: 10
  • Lady Jen: 16 (SHAWMONT + 2)
  • Mango Marjo: 8
  • My-Oh Maya: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • OKhen: 10
  • Tall Dave: 16 (SHAWMONT + 2)
  • Teddio: 10
  • Ying1: 14 (SHAWMONT)

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