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THE TRAIL PRESENCE
Shawmont Running Club (SRC)
SRC is an unofficial co-ed group of folks who enjoy running and seem to play nice together. Once a week 20-30 runners (usually) show up to cover distances from 5 miles to 20-plus. Our name is taken from Roxborough’s mile-long Shawmont Avenue hill ascent by many of the crew on any given Saturday.
SRC has no dues and no rules. We’re just normal earth-people who enjoy each other’s company during long runs.
Group Run
WHERE: We start at The Zen Yanni Memorial Bench located at Northwestern Ave & Andorra Rd in Philadelphia, PA (north end of the Forbidden Drive trail in the Valley Green section of Fairmount Park)
WHEN: Saturday at 7:30 a.m. All seasons.
FIVE MINUTE RULE: We wait 5 minutes (not 6) for late-arrivals before taking off
ATTENDANCE: Attendance is taken so we know who to pick on in the weekly run report updated on the web site regularly
Our Members
Approximately 25% of the runners each week are women. Ages range from the 20’s to the 70’s.
Some in the club are competitive in their Age Group; most are mid-packers. Training paces range from 7:00 to 10:00 minute/miles. More than half of the regulars do at least one marathon a year. There are a couple of ultra-marathoners and even a few triathletes. Meet a few of the Trail Personalities.
THE ONLINE PRESENCE
Occasional updates here cuz not everyone uses Facebook; even though the Shawmont Running Club Group is public (no registration required!). Check out the Facebook link for weekly activity.
The Shawmont SiRCuit
Why Stop Now?
Shawmont Running Club began circa 1989 with a few folks that recognized each other from regular runs at Forbidden Drive in Fairmount Park’s Wissahickon Creek area. They found companionship in their runs together and common…
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