Shawmont Running Club

For 9/20/25

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• CtCloser • WHOZ • CONGRATS • RUNNIN’ • ELSEWHERE • THEMZ •

RUMINATIONS

A Double-marathon Season – by CtCloser

Last week’s ZY Newsletter feature, “Elsewhere on the Web” (“Rumination 2”), got my attention because I wanted to compare notes with my experience last spring 2024. Then, I did two marathons in a row for the second time in my 14-year running career, those were to be Jersey City and Gettysburg, two weeks apart. The first time, they were 3 months apart.

Two big things for me were to rest in between the races and temper my expectations for the second. The referenced article, “The Double-Down: A Runner’s Guide to Conquering Two Marathons in One Season,” tackled both of those and added 2 more.

The article also suggested Setting the Stage by determining which race would be the peak one. Without even considering that a real strategy, I had already decided Jersey City would be a Boston-qualifying goal race. The point of the second was primarily to be moral support for a friend doing her second marathon and the pace would be compatible with an easier-than-BQ race. I also had the option to let Friend pick up the pace if I flagged. We ended up tracking together well.

Finally, the author suggested the need to be flexible and to listen to the body carefully during the second. While I made no specific plan for that, my previous racing provided the necessary tools for doing so.

My takeaway is that I didn’t do half bad based on the advice of the article’s author. Frankly, it was a fun effort last year and it was a fun article to read for comparison’s sake. I don’t know that I’ll ever double up again, but it’s hard to say never. I got myself into the dilemma of running the 2 races in the first place because I’ve been such a sucker for social running and couldn’t say no when 2 people asked.

Come to think of it, the more people I’ve made running friends, the greater the likelihood more than one race could happen again. Those 2 races became 3 in 27 days (with the last the Dirty German 25K) because I couldn’t say no. This suggests another item for the list of 4 from the article: Pick your races strategically. I did without realizing it because marathon conditioning for a 25K race, even a trail race, is a wonderful thing and I ended up winning an AG-first award.

Experience has been a good teacher.
–CtCloser (Calvinthe) “Negative Split or Positive Splat” #dothedue

FINE PRINT FINE PRINT ¶Text by Calvin Wang (Wäng), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. ¶Cross-published: Facebook Shawmont Running Club (ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/20/25), Shawmont Running Club website, Ruminations by CtCloser.

 

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WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2025

Through October…

  • 10/18: THE HAUNTED HUSTLE ½M (Middleton, WI)
    • All That Jaz (AKA James, JC)
  • 10/26: MARINE CORPS MARATHON (Arlington, VA)
    • Bryce

 

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CONGRATS-A-MUNDO TO ALL!

Nuthin’ to report

SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM

 

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RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH

“Don’t worry, toenails are overrated.” –Unknown

“You know you’re a runner when you get jealous driving by someone running.” –Anonymous [Rerun from 7/5/25]

“I consider my refusal to run today as resistance training.” –Unknown [Rerun from 11/30/24]

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

 

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ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB – by Teddio

The Running Shoe Conspiracy: Your Shoes Are a Story, Not a Number

For every runner, the thought is the same: once you hit 300-500 miles, your shoes are dead…

  • The Industry’s Role in the Myth
  • The Real Science of Shoe Breakdown
  • Your Practical Guide to Shoe Replacement
  • The Deconstructed Runner: A New Philosophy

(https://rundown.runtheday.com/p/the-running-shoe-conspiracy)

 

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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.

This Week: Attendance – 16. Shawmont – 6.

  • Trail Name: Distance (Route)
  • AKA: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • Alan Bravo: 6
  • Bryce: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • CJ3: 14 (SHAWMONT). Welcome back!
  • Half Caff: 10
  • Jamie: 12
  • Jimmy Dee: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • John NTT (No Trail Tag. FKA JR): 10
  • OKhen: 10.6
  • Quietman Tom: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • Ravi: 7
  • Scottsy: 12
  • Tall Dave: 14 (SHAWMONT)
  • Teddio: 10
  • Terp Adam: 7
  • Ying1: 12

 

Thanks for reading. Let’s have a great week!
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Email Newsletter Editor: Teddio
Facebook and Website Newsletter Editor: CtCloser

 

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