Le Weekly #28 – Common Loop 🥕
One quote, one word, one shoutout, one story, one neigh from Philosophical Horse and one question.
Greetings everyone. Happy Monday!
Take a moment to reflect on each snippet. Comment your thoughts below.
Note from Le Editor: Thanks so much to everyone who supported Le Run on Saturday, whether in person, from home, in sickness, in health, or from abroad. I know running around the Common isn’t something every Le Scarf community member wants to do, and I will think of other ways to celebrate our “everyday human stories” in the future, but it was cool being able to come together as a micro-community and just exist with each other. I appreciated it.
Le Quote 🗣
“Do yourself a favour.” – A random man in Vida telling me to watch the new Dragonball Z series.
Le Word 💬
common (adjective) shared by, coming from, or done by two or more people, groups, or things.
Le Shoutout 🧣
It was a crisp Cape Town morning on Saturday. Just before the sun rose, a small group of people (six to be precise) gathered at the Rondebosch Common.
There are only two routes you can choose when running around the Common: clockwise or anti-clockwise.
“Which direction should we go?” one person asked, pondering for a moment.
“That direction,” another person replied without hesitation, making sure we contemplated less and ran more.
“Cool, let’s go.”
So, the small group set off in a clockwise direction. One by one, they ran the furthest they had ever run.
Jess Wright (supported by Lynne Wright and Tony Wright) ran 15 kilometres, Lauren Shepstone ran 15.6 kilometres, Richard Freund ran 24 kilometres, Coach Fezekile Mfundisi ran 26 kilometres, and Mish Lutchman went the extra mile, running his quickest-ever 30 kilometres.
Additionally, Jamie Norman and Patrick Bowman ran their quickest laps around the Common, Michael Brink ran his fastest half marathon in a suit (no time to explain), and Meg Wright and Lloyd Uren set personal records in the “walk around the common while thinking about life” category.
Then, supporting from the side of the Common, there was Clare Jeffery, Nix Wills, James Baalbergen, Megan Selb, Brian Davey, and Mascha Rutherford.
Thanks for the wholesome morning.
Shoutout to you all.
Le Story ✍️
After the run, Meg Wright produced a celebratory gluten-free carrot cake. She said she had baked the cake for Philosophical Horse (hence the carrots), but unfortunately, the horse couldn’t be there. So, the cake was shared amongst the runners and supporters sitting around a small table at the petrol station next to the Common.
Now, I’m using this opportunity to see how early Meg reads the newsletter this morning:
Meg, the cake was delicious, and it helped bring everyone together at the end of the run. Thank you. Unfortunately, you left your knife in the box with the final piece of cake you let me take home with me. If you’d like your knife back, please let me know in the comments.
Le Neigh from Philosophical Horse 🐴
“Neigh.” – Philosophical Horse.
Le Question 🤔
What is something you would highly recommend to a stranger standing next to you in a coffee shop?
Have a great Monday, everyone!
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Road Cat 🐱 Half Way 🚚 Delivery Routine 📦 One Moment ⚽️ Lighting Rod ☔️ Vida Choc 🍫 Street Light 💡 Growth Spurt 📈 Tan Lines ☀️ Steam Train 🚂 Parked Car 🚗 Russ Bus 🚌 Being New ✨ Coffee Coffee ☕️ Leopard Picture 🐆 Clare’s Exhalations 🌸 Boiled Potatoes 🥔 Back Shampoo 🧼 Muscular Swallows 🐦 Long Wood 🪵 Impactful Leaf 🍃 Vulnerable Ankles 🦵 Sea Sea TV 📸 Treadmill Queue 💦 Lemonade 🍋 Meat Factory 🥩 Woolworths Maternitywear 👚
One thing I’d recommend to a random person in a coffee shop this morning: To go read Le Weekly #28🫱🏼🫲🏽
An absolutely motivating Saturday morning! Mentally and physically for the run and of course the coffee, cake and people that brought me back at the end ☕️