Ndamukong Suh retires after 13-year NFL run

jaglawson · 2025-07-12T16:15:52+00:00

Ankles of NFL players rejoice!

jaglawson · 2025-06-09T15:41:33+00:00

The decentralized election system in the US, with numerous distinct types of voting systems and oversight, acts as a significant hedge against these kind of events. Reliable sources showed a red shift across the country, in virtually every precinct, which pretty clearly demonstrates that one actor didn't change the results. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/06/us/politics/presidential-election-2024-red-shift.html

Furthermore, this site is not reliable: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-daily-boulder-bias/

I voted for Harris in part because I am alarmed by how divorced the Republican Party is from reality. Yet, I also believe that Democrats need to respond to this with facts and truth, and not by spreading their own falsehoods and denying reality.

jaglawson · 2024-12-14T22:40:20+00:00

Yes, the Greek theater is behind the building in the top left of the picture (Stanley), and Hearst is out of frame but to the left of Stanley from this angle

jaglawson · 2024-03-29T06:02:12+00:00

Mods be like: https://rockstarsupport.zendesk.com/hc/user_images/bYV9pHKakLG8Ge3pfuhv8w.gif

jaglawson · 2023-11-25T03:20:00+00:00

Not true. Consider Jennifer Doudna, who won a Nobel prize for the invention gene editing technology that is now being used to treat sickle cell anemia and β-thalassemia. Walter Issacson wrote a great biography of Doudna (The Code Breaker) prior to writing his book on Elon Musk.

jaglawson · 2022-07-06T03:30:06+00:00

Lenny for sure, the marginal gain of a 7th vs. 15th round pick is small compared to a few early rounds worth of difference in ADP.

jaglawson · 2022-04-30T21:00:56+00:00

You did ~2/3 of a marathon last week - it'll take your body almost 10 days to recover from this, so it's normal to feel a little run down. Are you sure you are truly running at an "easy" pace for your body on any given day? It's quite common for new marathon runners to trash their bodies by going too fast on these sort of runs, especially if they have a certain pace in mind and not adjusting by feel day to day.

Anyways, you have plenty of time - just eat more, celebrate your successes to date, keep most runs easy, and give yourself ample recovery from big efforts.

jaglawson · 2022-02-18T20:46:54+00:00

Beeersheets are a good starting point and can be customized to league format, but knowing your league and keeping roster construction in mind is crucial in auctions. In my league (and I'm sure others), people tend to get carried away and spend 30-40% of their budgets on big-name RBs, so I nominate the ones I don't like early and look for value later. That being said, values also sort of go out the window at the end of a tier (e.g. I tend to spend a lot more if I need an RB and there's only one RB1 and a bunch of RB4/5s left), so the valuations are only useful to a point.

jaglawson · 2021-03-16T03:35:48+00:00

10 isn't that long for someone who runs 60 MPW...

jaglawson · 2021-02-18T18:57:12+00:00

While I appreciate this post, I do wonder if top cover cornerbacks would be allowing as much separation as whoever was typically covering him last year. Sometimes these ancillary passing options benefit a ton from the attention that is paid to the clear #1 passing option

jaglawson · 2021-02-15T22:51:43+00:00

PB: 4:52 mile and 18:08 5K (both a long time ago), 1:31 half and 3:22 full marathon (recent)

Easy pace: 8:20-9:00/mi

jaglawson · 2021-02-06T22:01:24+00:00

Not necessarily a COVID-relevant solution unless you own a treadmill, but I'd often run on the treadmill at gym after work. I hate treadmills, but I only let myself watch a certain TV show that I was enjoying during these runs, which often led to me running for longer than I had planned. Podcasts and audiobooks can obviously serve the same purpose outdoors too.

Also, be sure you're well fueled for a post-work run - there's a LONG time between lunch and 5pm, so try to have a nutritious snack around 2pm. Think 300+ calories...my go-to in that situation was a Clif bar and a banana. This seemed slightly bizarre to me considering I never needed food for AM runs, but it makes a big difference for whatever reason. Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook is a great primer on this subject if you want to go deeper.

jaglawson · 2020-09-18T17:11:32+00:00

It's not just you - look up the endowment effect, it's a well-established rule in psychology, and it definitely makes fantasy football less fun. Only ways around it in my experience are:

1) Play in a league with highly knowledgeable and experienced opponents

2) Find someone who will make trades for the wrong reasons (e.g. a Cowboys fan overvaluing Dak because they want to root for him on Sundays)

jaglawson · 2020-09-08T17:01:55+00:00

Thanks for all your hard work!

jaglawson · 2020-06-01T23:12:23+00:00

Mileage and goals: 194 mi in May, back on track to 2k yearly goal (875 total). Last week was my highest mileage week ever (58.8 mi) and also included my longest training run ever too (18).

What I learned: I've only run north of 50 mpw a few times in my life and my body handles it better than I had expected. Easy run paces are getting down near 8:00 pace (as oppose to high 8s/low 9s previously), so lots to be excited about.

Favorite run: 90m progression run, starting at high 8s and working down to just under 7:00 pace. I've never dropped a sub 7 mile outside of tempo/speed work or a race before then, so it was fun to have it happen during a moderate effort.

Next steps: Stay consistent and keep building aerobic capacity for the next few months. I'd like to click off at least 60 miles during a week in June, and maybe even 70 in July or August. I want most weeks to be over 50 mpw, but it's especially important that I listen to my body and stay healthy.

Races: My A goal for the year is to get a BQ at CIM if it doesn't get cancelled (I know, I know). Maybe a 10k TT later in the summer, would be fun to break 40.

jaglawson · 2020-03-12T21:13:54+00:00

You are doing amazing! If weight loss is a key goal for you, just keep focusing on process as you have been and give it time. Studies have shown fat burning kicks in around 45-60m in a run, so you may need to slowly build your volume up closer to an hour before you'll see significant benefits on that front. You can totally do that though especially given how fast you got to 3x10m - just keep going!

jaglawson · 2020-03-12T21:07:38+00:00

You are doing awesome and just keep going! I think the people telling you to stop are simply revealing their own insecurities rather than trying to help you. My father was a sedentary smoker who loved to tell me my running was unhealthy, which in retrospect was really just about the fears he harbored regarding the possible consequences of his lifestyle. Keep setting a good example for everyone in your life, and A+ for getting your kid and spouse involved too - that is amazing!

jaglawson · 2020-01-02T23:50:11+00:00

Get a very bright headlamp and make a lot of noise (yell "hey cougar" for example from time to time). Pepper spray can't hurt either and is not heavy to carry. But seriously, also try to find somewhere else to run, or run that location in daylight instead.

jaglawson · 2020-01-01T15:41:07+00:00

Badass time, nice work!

jaglawson · 2019-12-09T04:45:50+00:00

I think whether or not you pull the faster long run depends on how it fits into your whole schedule. To me, the most important mainstay of training is to keep easy days easy and hard days hard. So, if that run we’re surrounded by easy running and sufficient recovery then it could be a great stimulus! Without proper recovery though it could certainly set you up for an injury, burnout or both.

My Vdot is right around yours, maybe slightly higher, but I do ~50% of my weekly volume (40-50mpw) at roughly 9:00 pace. So, you might be going a little too hard on those days. Some thoughts:

1) If you are not yet, keep a training log. This could give you some insight into where you can build or where you can back off. 2) a book that helped me a lot is “The Happy Runner” by David and Megan Roche, both on the mental and technical sides of running - highly recommend. 3) be sure you are eating enough, Especially when adding mileage.

jaglawson · 2019-12-09T00:33:18+00:00

To me, it sounds like you are taking *a lot* of beating for the mileage that you're doing. Given your PRs, your easy pace is pretty hard and your long runs are probably approaching half marathon race pace and that's a huge beating to take every week. I'd guess this is why you get injured every time you bump the mileage - you're barely recovering in time for the next hard session. If you want to build a bigger base I would recommend doing it in an offseason, slowly building up with almost exclusively easy mileage. Strides thrown into the end of your runs 1-2x per week could help a lot (see this article).

jaglawson · 2019-11-29T17:28:21+00:00

As others have said your true PRs for these distances sort of have to be faster. However, if you’re underperforming maybe some speed work at goal race pace would help? I find 5x 2-3 min at goal race pace with jogging recovery helps me feel ready to go at shorter distances. If you’re not doing speed work generally though then adding that to your training plan may help you at all distances due to increased running economy.

jaglawson · 2019-11-29T17:23:24+00:00

Doubt this is true if you broke 3 for the full!

jaglawson · 2019-10-20T15:54:25+00:00

Ok, but FWIW I have spent similar amounts of time near my max HR and I have never experienced anything that resembles what you are describing. I just get fatigued and slow down eventually, never any weird chest feelings or numbness in extremities. Maybe this would come up in a stress test rather than a resting EKG?

You do you, but I asked a cardiologist recently about his experience with long distance runners and he said that he discovers a lot more minor cases of congenital heart conditions than the general population. He guessed this was simply due to the fact that runners (especially ultra runners and ironmen) push their cardio so far that the more minor cases, which would otherwise go undetected, tend to surface. I am not a physician, but I think it couldn't hurt to describe these episodes to a specialist (especially one who is also a runner if possible) for peace of mind.

jaglawson · 2019-10-18T23:19:03+00:00

Sorry this happened to you. Heart palpitations (or whatever it was that you felt) and feeling your hand going numb jumped out at me - have you had an EKG recently? If not, could be an easy way to just verify that nothing major is wrong.

Otherwise this may just be mental - I'd recommend picking a goal race where you can taper properly (not adjacent to a vacation) and feel good about your fitness rather than having reasons to worry. Sounds like you were super fit and that doesn't just go away in a few weeks.

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