RUMINATIONS
Four by Five in Fifteen – by CtCloser
Six combined Shawmont regulars and visitors got together in April to run four marathons in 15 days. Sounds like some kind of ultramarathon relay: Really it was just a few runners who really (badly) wanted company to keep them motivated for Jersey City, Boston, Gettysburg, and Big Sur.
Jersey City was 04’14’U (2 runners) and Boston was 04’15’M (1 runner). With ambitions middling to aggressive, the results were outstanding. Jersey City was one runner’s attempt at a BQ (Boston qualifying) time. That runner made the cut-off of 3:40 with 54 seconds to spare; despite 2 toilet breaks! Of course, time will tell if that JC runner makes it past the Boston Marathon lottery, but a BQ is a BQ!
The group’s Boston runner was happy just to finish, but that claim was just a way to temper expectations all around. Despite the heat, they vindicated themself [sic] phenomenally. They beat the qualifying time for AG runners 5 years younger. And still complained. The training buds were on the edge of their virtual seats watching Boston’s progress via the race app. Exciting was an understatement; even just watching a dot on a course graphic.
The last 3 runners did their share on 04’28’U at Gettysburg (2 runners) and Big Sur (1 runner). The tracking at Gettysburg wasn’t; but the tracking at Big Sur was nearly as thrilling as for Boston.
If you counted 6 runners across this entire narrative description, note that 1 ran 2 marathons (1 each at the beginning and the end of the series). Motivation is as much a social endeavor as psychological. As long as ambitions sit on the middling end of the middling-to-aggressive spectrum, the results should consistently remain outstanding.
-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 5/18/24), 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!
SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM
RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH
“All the top international athletes wake up in the morning feeling tired and go to bed feeling very tired.” –Brendan Foster
“Theirs is lot to be said for LSD – long, slow distance, in this case.” –Joe Henderson (but in the other case… 🙂 –Teddio)
“The long run is what puts the tiger in the cat.” –Bill Squires
Source: The Gigantic Book of Running Quotations, Higdon, 2008 (Skyhorse Publishing)
ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB by Teddio
- Is Sugar Addictive?
- Is Sugar Fattening?
- I’ve Heard Sugar Feeds Cancer Cells. Should I Avoid Sugar to Reduce My Risk of Getting Cancer?
- Does Sugar Cause Diabetes?
- Should Runners Be Concerned About “Sugar Spikes”?
- Will Monitoring My Blood Sugar Level Help Me Perform Better?
- How Does a CGM Work?
- I Enjoy Technology: Heart Rate Monitors, Sleep Trackers, GPS Watches. Where Can I Buy a CGM?
(https://rundown.runtheday.com/p/sugar-health-and-performance)
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
- BB Betsy: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Biker Bill: 5
- CtCloser: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Half Caff: 5
- Hap: 10
- Jamie: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Jimmy Dee: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- JR: 14 (SHAWMONT + 2)
- KC: 14 (SHAWMONT + 2)
- Kelee: 10
- Linda B: 6
- Pati: 5
- Prof. Sandy: 8
- Rakhee [Trail name in training: The Rahk]: 8
- Sure Sheila: 6
- Tall Dave: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Teddio: 11
- Weezinator: 3
- Ying1: 14 (SHAWMONT)
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