Weekly Run Report

* * *  SHAWMONT RUNNING CLUB  * * * 

* 7/24/21 RUN REPORT

* Saturday Group Run at 7:30 a.m.

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** WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2021

8/8 ---- LUMS POND TRIATHLON (MD)

Dave V

8/13 -- BIGFOOT 200 (WA)

JustGene

8/21 -- PHIL’S 5K (on Temple Ambler campus, PA)

??

8/27-8 - HOOD TO COAST RELAY (OR, team of 12 70+ geezers and geezerettes)

JustGene

8/29 -- THE PHILLY 10K (Philly)

Cat, Dave V, Doc

9/18 -- FRENCH CREEK TRIATHLON (PA)

Dave V

9/19 -- HOOK OR BY CROOK 12K (NJ) (USATF Championship)

JustGene

9/19 -- PHILADELPHIA DISTANCE RUN (PDR re-born) (Philly)

KennyBaby

10/3 -- LONDON MARATHON (* England)

JustGene

10/10 - BROAD STREET RUN 10-MILER (Philly) – Date Confirmed!

Dave V

10/11 - BOSTON MARATHON (* MA)

JustGene, Lady Jennifer, Pat M

10/17 - DELAWARE DISTANCE CLASSIC 15K (DE) (Mid Atlantic USATF Grand Prix)

JustGene

10/20 - PHILADELPHIA HALF MARATHON (Philly)

Dave V

10/30 - TYLER ARBORETUM 10K (PA) (Mid Atlantic USATF Off-Road series)

JustGene

10/30 - JAVELINA JUNDRED 100 MILER (AZ)

Doc

11/7 --- COOPER RUN THE BRIDGE 10K (NJ,PA) (Mid Atlantic USATF Grand Prix)

JustGene

Or

11/14 - SYRACUSE HALF MARATHON (NY) (USATF Championship)

JustGene

11/20 - PHILADELPHIA DIETZ & WATSON HALF MARATHON (Philly)

Katrina

11/20 - PHILADELPHIA ROTHMAN 8K (Philly)

Katrina

11/21 - PHILADELPHIA AACR MARATHON (* Philly)

??

12/4 -- REHOBOTH BEACH HALF MARATHON (DE) – date?

Lady Jennifer, TommyO

12/5 -- CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON (CA)

KennyBaby

12/? -- LOOP RACE 8.4 MILER (Philly)

Dave V

** 2022 **

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** RUMINATIONS

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Feel the Love

As a feature of the weekly Run Report, Rumination was never intended to be a political forum. That doesn't mean we Shawmonters don't talk politics. This past Saturday, 3 of us started talking about social justice and marginalized populations: Quietman Tom, Meatball (i.e., Heather Grace), and CtCloser (me). Given that we started talking after the Philadelphia Canoe Club (mile 7) and kept going until we got back to the head of Forbidden Drive (mile 14), we had well over an hour of serious platform-development work. Of those who did a full 14 plus, we avoided the exposed Ridge Ave return. I slowly lost ground to Meatball and Quietman as adrenaline got the better of them while plying Wise's Mill Rd. Maybe just as well; there's only so much heat this runner can take. Per usual, I caught up right at the end, but not before passing a photoshoot just below the covered bridge. Completely coincidentally, it turned out to be the engagement of a Wednesday night group-run friend. One big lovefest.

-CtCloser (Calvinthe) #negativesplitorpositivesplat #dothedue

Fine Print

Text by Calvin Wang (Wäng), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. ¶Based on true events. Likenesses used with permission.

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** NEWS ITEMS **

** BROAD STREET RUN IS ON! **

The Broad Street Run is on for October 10, 2021. Lottery winners from last year have until July 29th to register for 2021. If there are any slots left after that, there will be a new lottery. Check out https://www.broadstreetrun.com.

** END OF REMOTE RUNS **

We’ll keep adding remote run mileage to the stats THROUGH JULY 31st. After that you’ll need to run on Saturday with the gang to have your stats counted.

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** MAY THE WIND BE AT YOUR BACK

No coming events that we know of for this week.

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** CONGRATS-A-MUNDO TO ALL!  

7/22 -- USATF MASTERS OUTDOOR TRACK 5K (IA)

JustGene ------------- 20:49.56, AG WINNER!

7/23 -- USATF MASTERS OUTDOOR TRACK 10K (IA)

JustGene ------------ 41:57.52, AG WINNER!

7/24 -- USATF MASTERS OUTDOOR TRACK TRIPLE JUMP (IA)

JustGene ----------- 7.96m, AG 3rd

7/25 -- USATF MASTERS OUTDOOR TRACK 2K STEEPLECHASE (IA)

JustGene ----------- 9:21.27, AG WINNER!

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** RUNNIN' OFF AT THE MOUTH

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

(091011)

It was one of the great experiences of my life. I learned that running can make you feel 10 years younger the day of the race and 10 years older the day after the race.

--- Former President George W. Bush after running the 1993 Houston Marathon (3:44:52)

T Shirt Classics

There’s no bench in cross-country.

My cross-country shoes have more miles than your car!

… and …

A Marathoner’s Response:

Yes, it’s REALLY hard

Yes, I had to train A LOT

Yes, I know it’s HARD on the body

Yes, I know I’m CRAZY

It didn’t matter that we were last. We knew we were finishing, that we would endure to the end.

--- Thomas King, typical earth-person runner

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** THEMZ WHO WUZ THERE(except those forgotten or missed)

* Stats * - We track attendance and Shawmonts.

*  Loggin’ the miles is just for fun.

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* RECORDS:

* Attendance --– 39 on 6/23/18, 6/8/19

* Shawmonts -– 26 on 2/10/18

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** NEWBIES **

1 No newbies this week

** VETERANS **

1 Adelade ------------------- an on-the-trail 10. Welcome Back!

2 BB Betsy ----------------- a Shawmont 14

3 Biker Bill ------------------ an on-the-trail 3. Welcome Back!

4 CtCloser ----------------- a Shawmont 14

5 Dave C ------------------- an on-the-trail 10. Welcome Back!

6 Dave V ------------------- an on-the-trail 10. Welcome Back!

7 Desmond ----------------- a Shawmont 14. Welcome Back!

8 HalfCaff ------------------ an on-the-trail 10

9 Heather ------------------ a Shawmont 14

10 JC ------------------------- an on-the-trail 8

11 JimmyDee --------------- a Shawmont 14

12 John R ------------------- an on-the-trail 10. Welcome Back!

13 Katrina -------------------- an on-the-trail 11

14 Kelee ---------------------- an on-the-trail 10

15 Marjo --------------------- a Peace Valley Park 8.8

16 MattManDo -------------- an on-the-trail 10

17 Michael P ---------------- an alternate Shawmont route for 10.5

18 OKhen -------------------- a Peace Valley Park 10.3

19 Quietman Tom --------- a Shawmont 14

20 Tall Dave ---------------- a to-the-Inn-and-back 5

21 Teddio -------------------- an on-the-trail 10 + 2 more for 12

22 Weezinator ------------- a to-the-Inn-and-back 5. Welcome Back!

23 Wolfette Rachel ------- an on-the-trail 10. Welcome Back!

24 Wolfman Mark -------- an on-the-trail 10

25 Ying1 -------------------- a Shawmont 14 + 3 more for 17

** ALSO SEEN & MENTIONABLES **

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