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* 10/16/21 RUN REPORT
* Saturday Group Run at 7:30 a.m.
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** WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2021
10/30 - JAVELINA JUNDRED 100 MILER (AZ)
Doc
11/14 - HARRISBURG MARATHON (* PA)
TommyO (3:40 pacer)
11/20 - PHILADELPHIA DIETZ & WATSON HALF MARATHON (Philly)
Dave V (?), HalfCaff, JimmyDee, Katrina
11/20 - PHILADELPHIA ROTHMAN 8K (Philly)
Katrina
11/21 - PHILADELPHIA AACR MARATHON (* Philly)
??
12/4 -- REHOBOTH BEACH HALF MARATHON (DE)
Lady Jennifer, TommyO
12/5 -- CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON (CA)
KennyBaby
12/5 -- THE LOOP RACE 8.4 MILER (Philly)
Dave V, Marjo, OKhen
** 2022 **
1/16 -- NAPLES DAILY NEWS HALF MARATHON (FL)
JustGene
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** RUMINATIONS
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Believe It Or Not!
I’m a runner by night, but by day I’m a university librarian; to the sciences, no less. So it seems like my running would be driven more by data then by instincts, but it’s just way too much work to find the data. It’s not like I’m getting paid to do the research or getting a grade for the effort. So like so many Shawmonters (it seems), my running goes by individual experimentation. ¶The biggest descriptor of my running style is negative splits. It’s in the name, CtCloser. Close strong. ¶Negative splits means running the second half of an effort faster than the first. Split the run in half and subtract the time of the 1st half from the second. A negative split will result in a negative number. Some analysis confirms it’s the strategy to use. But that’s based on elite runners, those who win marathons or finish in the top set of competitors. Consider this article (that I did find by doing some research!): https://racegrader.com/why-negative-splits-are-ideal-on-race-day/ ; But the fact that the top competitors ran negative splits doesn’t mean that it’s the best way to run. It just means those who won happened to negative split. Credible? ¶Finally, what does it mean that Race Grader republished an article that was originally in Competitor.com that isn’t even available through that website anymore? Seems kind of incredible to me. ¶More to come.
-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 **
No news items this week.
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** MAY THE WIND BE AT YOUR BACK
10/24 - GLENSIDE FIRE COMPANY STOP, DROP & RUN 5K (PA)
Marjo, OKhen
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** CONGRATS-A-MUNDO TO ALL!
10/16 - COLFAX HALF MARATHON (CO)
JimmyDee ------------ 2:08:54
10/17 - DELAWARE DISTANCE CLASSIC 15K (DE) (Mid Atlantic USATF Grand Prix)
JustGene ------------- results not posted yet
10/17 - ATLANTIC CITY MARATHON (* NJ)
Quietman Tom ----- 3:37:25
TommyO (8:40 pacer) 3:39:22 … (8:40 pace is a 3:47:05 finish)
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** RUNNIN' OFF AT THE MOUTH
** Source: The Gigantic Book of Running Quotations, Higdon, 2008 (Skyhorse Publishing)
(120311)
Set aside a time solely for running. Running is more fun if you don’t have to rush th[r]ough it.
--- Jim Fixx, American runner and author of “The Complete Book of Running”
Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this to everything I did.
--- Nelson Mandela, 1st President of South Africa following 27 years of imprisonment for opposing apartheid
Running is a kind of investment in yourself.
--- “The Runner’s Book of Daily Inspiration”, Kevin Nelson
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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 BB Betsy ----------------- a Shawmont 14
2 Biker Bill ------------------ an on-the-trail 3
3 CtCloser ----------------- a Shawmont + 7 for 21
4 Greg ---------------------- a Shawmont 14
5 HalfCaff ------------------ a Shawmont 14
6 Happ --------------------- an on-the-trail 10 + 2 more for 12
7 Marjo --------------------- a to-the-Inn-and-back 5
8 OKhen -------------------- an on-the-trail 10.6
9 Pati L --------------------- a to-the-Inn-and-back 5
10 Prof. Sandy ------------- an on-the-trail 10
11 Tall Dave ---------------- an on-the-trail 7
12 Teddio -------------------- an on-the-trail 10 + 2 more for 12
13 Ying1 -------------------- a to-the-Inn-and-back 5
** ALSO SEEN & MENTIONABLES **
Weezinator ------------------ an on-the-trail 5 or 6
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