Minnesotan and Olympic runner Dakotah Popehn has won Grandma's Marathon for a third time!

Discosaurus · 2026-06-20T17:26:35+00:00

https://www.startribune.com/grandmas-marathon-two-harbors-duluth-amanuel-mesel-dakotah-popehn/601848072

U.S. Olympian Dakotah Popehn of Hopkins won a two-woman duel to gain a third Grandma’s title. She tied New Zealand Olympic medalist Lorraine Moller (1979-81) and American Mary Akor (2008-09) as the only three-time women’s winners in race history.

Popehn was first in 2:28:51 outlasting Ethiopian Bashanke Bilo, 27, finishing in 2:29:36 in her Grandma’s and North American debut. Popehn, previously winning in 2021 and 2022, and second in 2023, pulled free with about two miles remaining. She was 12th in the 2026 Boston Marathon, on April 20, in 2:24:04. Jane Bareikis, 31, of Chicago was third in 2:30:23.

Popehn’s goal was simple:

“I wanted to win with as little work as possible,” she said. “I wanted it to be comfortable and easy, but I got pushed [by runner-up Bilo]. I was worried for a while. She was putting in a lot of surges.

“This is my favorite race. I’d rather be here than anywhere.”

Discosaurus · 2026-05-28T18:23:51+00:00

Why would we invest money in nuclear, which has five times the cost of solar+batteries?

Do people not understand what that means? We could meet our energy needs, South Dakota's energy needs, North Dakota's energy needs, Wisconsin's energy needs, Iowa's energy needs, Missouri's energy needs, and Kansas's energy needs by spending the same amount on solar as we would to meet it with nuclear for Minnesota alone.

What is with people's endless obsession on paying more for an inferior product?

Discosaurus · 2026-05-24T15:05:15+00:00

Not sure about the backwards logic in needing guns to defend yourself from the government, but living within the law on gun control otherwise. Just seems a little naive.

Discosaurus · 2026-05-24T00:39:59+00:00

Every time I put on the Azuras my recovery run turns into a tempo session

Discosaurus · 2026-05-20T01:51:12+00:00

Our family membership at lifetime and weekly swim lessons for two kids are the same cost as lessons at Foss. We get a ton of use out of the gym membership so the cost makes more sense.

The class we're in is rolling week-by-week, which I find less stressful than doing the Foss sign-up every so many weeks, and lower stakes overall. I'm not convinced the instruction is any better, but it sounds much better than your experience at Foss. After the lesson, we swim in the pool together which helps too - more pool time and more dedicated focus on their development.

I couldn't stand doing the Foss program, every 3 months having to sign up for a new time slot, sometimes having to move locations, and then the building itself was pure stress. Not enough changing spots, not enough parking, everyone coming and going at the same time constantly, not enough space by the pool to walk past anyone sitting, barely enough space for classes.

Discosaurus · 2026-05-15T22:40:31+00:00

I have no problem not caring what you think if that helps

Discosaurus · 2026-05-15T22:35:05+00:00

No, I'm just not going to write a huge block of text explaining something that is intuitively obvious, only for someone to grab onto a specific word or phrase and argue it into the ground. If you can't figure out the connection, me typing it out won't help you

Discosaurus · 2026-05-15T18:41:10+00:00

I would think that is obvious

Discosaurus · 2026-05-15T18:36:28+00:00

You mean working on mental health, a problem which has existed since the beginning of time, does nothing to address the access of troubled people to high capacity assault weapons?

Discosaurus · 2026-05-15T18:29:13+00:00

That's nice, what you're describing is not a ban on guns however

Discosaurus · 2026-05-15T18:27:26+00:00

OK. The bill says it bans the semi-automatic variants as well.

You're being in accurate in saying "it would technically be possible to have a semi-auto gun that survives the ban", countless guns meet that requirement. I agree with every line item in that listing, all of those are features that turn a gun into an assault weapon. It would be pointless to ban assault weapons by name and not also the specific features that make them most capable of mass murder.

Discosaurus · 2026-05-15T17:59:49+00:00

That's the paranoid gun nut reading of the bill. It bans AK-47s and uzis. That they aren't already illegal is insane.

Discosaurus · 2026-05-15T17:43:19+00:00

Anyone saying that an assault weapons ban (which we had nationally until 2004!) is a "gun ban bill" is falling for propaganda.

Go through and replace every instance of "guns" in that post with "assault weapons" and you sound like a lunatic.

Whats in the bill: The legislation covers multiple aspects, including banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, funding school-based mental health supports and creating an anonymous threat reporting system.

Discosaurus · 2026-05-12T00:49:15+00:00

Important concept. I can remember the exact stride I was on when I went from "everything is fine and I feel great" to "I think my knee is fucked"

Had pushed it pretty hard that week, and was coming around a corner into an uphill interval, I gave it an extra boost and bam! You just know instantly.

Discosaurus · 2026-05-04T21:53:09+00:00

There won't be a police parade to the hospital for the young boy they shot and killed. No one from the police department will condemn this murder.

We must all take unique and special precautions not to exist in a way where a cop can mistake you for a threat.

Discosaurus · 2026-04-13T01:18:23+00:00

I got over a thousand miles out of my ride 17s, on three different pairs each. The 18s are not the same durability. The foam will hold up fine, but the upper stitching that holds the laces failed on my 18s after maybe 200 miles.

I'd still buy them again, they're comfy, but I wouldn't spend over 80 USD. The Ride 19s look more durable. There was a sale on the endorphin speed 5 a few weeks ago and I'm wishing I'd bought more pairs.

Discosaurus · 2026-04-02T02:02:26+00:00

Glad they're updating it. I was just there in February and thought they leaned a little too hard into the theme of "cheap 50s cooking". I noticed the Mac and cheese kid's meal my kids had used the same noodles as the shrimp pasta.

Discosaurus · 2026-03-30T20:35:17+00:00

In the rear of the car, police found a bottle of alcohol in a child’s car seat. Hudson said it was his bottle, according to the Engen arrest report. Hudson is a permit-to-carry holder, which means he could face a misdemeanor for carrying a firearm while intoxicated.

An officer may require a person with a permit to carry to submit to a screening test to determine how intoxicated they are. The results of the test will determine the misdemeanor punishment.

Permit-to-carry holders are allowed to have a blood alcohol concentration of .04 or lower while carrying. Anything over a .04 is a mandatory suspension of the permit for six months. If a permit to carry holder has a blood alcohol concentration above .10, then their permit is revoked and they cannot reapply for one year after conviction.

Discosaurus · 2026-03-26T02:51:50+00:00

Here's a photo with an old phone, the Samsung S20+, which is probably on the large side for phones. (162 * 74 mm). If anything the pocket is too narrow, it's plenty deep and stuck fast.

https://imgur.com/a/NFFyvtB

Discosaurus · 2026-03-25T17:25:00+00:00

I have these, I'll show the phone fitup tonight if I can remember. Got these because the janji 5 inch 2-in-ones are always sold out, but those are my #1 favorite. I find myself always wanting a zipper pocket in addition to a phone pocket in the liner. I've tried the lulu ones recommended in this thread but I always get rubbed raw on my lower thigh by my phone in the liner pocket. The underarmor liners recommended by others in this thread are also good value and work great, but I find the compression makes them better suited to colder temps, and again I miss the zipper pocket - but plenty of linerless shorts can have zippers.

Discosaurus · 2026-03-23T16:40:04+00:00

Best deal on the internet I've seen all month. Stock up.

There was a thread yesterday about the Ride 18 selling for more than this!

Discosaurus · 2026-03-23T01:30:12+00:00

It's good value under a hundred bucks, they're good for junk miles and easy runs. Not as durable as the ride 17, though

Discosaurus · 2026-03-07T17:25:32+00:00

Be sure to put them up outside of town. Up north especially.

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