RUMINATIONS
By Kaycee
When I started doing local races a million years ago, I would line up at the start with RC. She was the only runner I knew that loved races, and truth be told, she was also the only person I knew that loved to run as much as I did.
Our husbands would get us to the starting line of the Rock & Roll races in Philly, and would cheer us on at the start and the end. It seemed that all the other runners knew each other, and I wondered what I had to do to broaden my circle of runner friends.
Somewhere along the line we found Shawmont (primarily thanks to Leigh before she moved out west), and local races were never the same after that. Each time we would go to a race, we were bound to run into someone we knew either from Valley Green or AARC. Races became a lot more fun, because we felt like we had made finally found a space in the running community.
Now when LM, CL, KW, RL, DL and I drive to Philly, we invariably run into people we know. The long, boring stretches on MLK are much more fun when we see runners we know either around us or coming towards us.
The last race LM, DL and I did in Philly was the PDR in September of 2023. We made our usual stop at the Sheraton to use the bathroom, and ran into plenty of familiar faces. It made my pre-race jitters disappear, and the day was so much better because of the friendly runners we have met along the way.
-Kaycee
WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2024
- 2/17: FROSTBITE 5 (AMBLER PA)
- All That Jaz, Prof. Sandy, Quietman Tom
- 3/9–3/17: NYC UNITED AIRLINE VIRTUAL HALF
- Eric Fink
- 4/14: Jersey City Marathon (NJ)
- CtCloser
- 5/18: BROOKLYN HALF (NY)
- Eric Fink
- 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
- 2/17: Forgotten Florida, 100-mile trail (FL)
- 2/24: *** Atlanta 5K (GA)
- 2/25: Atlanta Marathon (GA)
- 3/02: * Looney Leprechaun 10K (PA)
- 3/09: Catalina Island Marathon (CA)
- 3/15: Australian Alpine Ascent, 80K (Australia)
- 3/17: Wangaratta Marathon (Australia)
- 3/23: Kunanyi Mountain Run, 66K (Australia)
- 4/07: ***? Sactown 10 miles (CA)
- 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!
NOTHING THIS WEEK☹
SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM
RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH
“The man [woman] who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man [woman] who will win.” –Roger Bannister
“You need great humility to run a marathon!” –Grete Waitz, Gloria Averbuch
“I see elegance and beauty in every female athlete. I don’t think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think if it as a kind of grace.” –Jackie Joyner Kersey
Source: The Gigantic Book of Running Quotations, Higdon, 2008 (Skyhorse Publishing)
ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB
Using Valentine’s Day as Inspiration
- Show people you care
- Set goals together
- Exude energy
14 Couple Workout Ideas: “Couples who participate in physical activity together are more satisfied in their relationship and feel more in love with each other.”
(Rundown.RUNTHEDAY.com/p/motivation-for-valentines-day)
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: 6
- Barbara: 9
- BB Betsy: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Biker Bill: 3
- Dr. Ned: 10
- Eric F: 12
- Half Caff: 6
- Happ: 10
- Jamie: 10
- JR: 12
- KC: 12
- Kelee: 9
- Kellpell: 5
- Lakshmi: 9
- Linda B: 9
- MattManDo: 10
- Michael P: 5
- Pati: 5
- Prof. Sandy: 11
- Quietman Tom: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Rakhee [Trail name in training: The Rahk]: 8
- Sure Sheila: 9
- Tall Dave: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Teddio: 12
- Terminator Tony: 18 (SHAWMONT)
- Waterbottle Dave: 5. YES!! WATERBOTTLE DAVE –Teddio
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