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RUMINATIONS
Long Run as Corporate Effort – by CtCloser
When the team lead asks a member to deliver, one does, right? Especially if the team member likes the lead. So when Lead says ‘That deadline that you were targeting? It just got moved up’, you get to delivering more quickly.
Forbidden Drive at 7:30 on Saturday morning with the usual SRC-ers was shy of runners because 6 of us were getting familiar with the official Philadelphia Marathon route by running it. Though we didn’t do the whole thing, we did do versions of 14, 17, and 20 miles.
Team member Lynette did her version by completing her first 14 this training cycle; and that with a 4-mile jump from her previous long run, 2 weeks before. Caiter did 17 by turning back on Kelly Drive. A.A.Ron, Rob Ray, and Thaddeus did 20 by turning back shy of Manayunk.
I planned to stick with Lynette for her 14 — do professional mentoring, so to speak — and add on out-and-back for my own 20. I was trailing the other 3 20-milers when A.A.Ron called me: “Wherever you are, it’s a good time to return. People have things to do back home still.” When the team lead calls, you deliver. I immediately turned back and ratcheted up the pace. Negative-split conditioning kicked in and I made it back in impressive time, clocking an increasingly brisk pace over each segment of my return for the fastest pacing of the entire distance. And since A.A.Ron happened to reach me just as I was hitting my target, I got my 20 also.
As we debriefed post-run, it turned out that Rob had the “things to do” and made A.A.Ron do the calling to me. So, it was the VP getting the team lead to light a fire under the last team member. I suppose I would have delivered regardless of whether I like A.A. Ron — or Rob Ray, for that matter — but I gotta say, it helped: We made the delivery in excellent time.
–CtCloser (Calvinthe) #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 9/27/25), Shawmont Running Club website, Ruminations by CtCloser.
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
CONGRATS-A-MUNDO TO ALL!
Nuthin’ to report
SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM
RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH
Funny T-shirts
- It’s a hill. Get over it. [Rerun from 5/10/25]
- This is a lot of work for a free banana.
- I run because I love my body. And carbs. I love carbs.
- Run? I thought they said rum!
- Slow runners make faster runners look good. You’re welcome.
- If you can read this, I’m not last.
- You’re pace or mine?
- Life is short, running makes it feel longer. [Rerun from 3/8/25]
- I like my morning run more than I like most people.
- Running sucks…the evil from my soul.
- If found on the ground, please drag over the finish line. [Rerun from 11/23/24]
- Running late is my cardio.
- If you’re running with me, be prepared to walk. [Rerun from 3/22/25]
ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB – by Teddio
Runners’ Arm Swing
Why Use Your Arm Swing as a Pacer?
- Improves Running Efficiency…
- Encourages Proper Form…
- A Non-Technical Pacing Cue…
- Helps on Hills…
How to Intentionally Incorporate Your Arm Swing into Your Next Run
- Start with a Form…
- Check Set the Tempo…
- Use It as a “Volume Control”…
- Check for Relaxation…
(https://rundown.runtheday.com/p/runners-arm-swing)
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 – 8. Shawmont – 4.
- Trail Name: Distance (Route)
- AKA: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Jamie: 12
- Jimmy Dee: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- John NTT (No Trail Tag. FKA JR): 10
- Quietman Tom: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Teddio: 10
Thanks for reading. Let’s have a great week!
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