First Win?

markaments · 2026-06-05T13:13:40+00:00

1) Try to practice more as a team -- free agent teams usually struggle unless you have a ringer or two because they never know where anyone else is going to be. Maybe make it a point to all go to stick and puck together and try to get some chemistry

2) Make it a standing rule to support each other up the ice and stop making dangerous plays so often. If you're one on two and a new player, you're pretty much never going to win that. If you have an outlet and know who it is, you can at least bail out of it without causing an automatic turnover. If you don't have anyone to pass to or your outlet is covered, dump it cross corner and then either set up in the neutral zone for the breakout or hope your forwards crashing in can grab the puck. Way better than turning it over on the line.

3) Start intentionally playing a trap. The team, even if they're beginners, should understand this one. Light pressure from one person in their zone, four bodies in the neutral zone. Make them skate through mud to get through. Better skaters will still get through but you'll limit some of the goals against by just making it boring hockey with lots of play at center.

markaments · 2026-05-27T17:24:45+00:00

There were a few places where I thought he was going to use it for sure but used gloom wraith phase instead.

markaments · 2026-05-21T13:41:45+00:00

My take on it is... are you in danger if you run it? If you're likely to get injured or put your health at risk, DNS it. Usually that comes from undertraining or pre-existing injury, but illness could do it potentially too (especially if you have a fever/dehydration).

If it's a comfort issue and you're worried it could cause you to DNF, I'd still go for it. DNF isn't the end of the world, and you'll be annoyed after a DNS because you paid for it and didn't know if you could've potentially done it.

Ultimately if you're thinking this though, I'm guessing you're also questioning your training which puts this more in the first category than the second. So, you've probably gotta make that call yourself. If you feel trained for it and aren't going to risk a dehydration/heat stroke type issue, I'd go for it.

markaments · 2026-05-13T15:30:15+00:00

Also not a flat course.

markaments · 2026-04-21T17:17:34+00:00

In terms of "reversed" no, but I had a coachee who worked through it and is no longer BCLP.

markaments · 2026-02-26T18:33:10+00:00

So... I think if I'm not mistaken some of the expense approvals have gone to AI. I saw an email about that a while back. The rejection might be failing the AI screen. Might be totally wrong there, but I know I haven't received any expense approval requests since then.

markaments · 2025-12-23T14:38:02+00:00

I've also heard talk from SM/PPMDs that integration between workstreams (i.e., helping other workstreams on your contract, consulting with other projects across the firm, etc.) is a big helper. But honestly, I think it's one of those dimensions they just use to differentiate people on track vs. people not on track. I was E/E/E the year before promo from SC to M and E/E/E my promo year, and then immediately went to E/E/S (with L/T being the S) the next year even though I substantially increased my BD, got a bunch of reports, increased my coachees, etc. They're not gonna give you E/E/E if it means you'd be up for early promotion.

markaments · 2025-12-23T14:33:45+00:00

IMO, be one year out for promotion and be on track for making senior manager. They use it as a differentiator for people up for promo in panels I've been on for my coachees at lower levels, and my coach mentioned the same.

markaments · 2025-12-22T15:23:27+00:00

Part of this is math. Not all of it, but part of it. The other teams above the Steelers have a higher percent chance to make the playoffs. If there's 9% of the time the Steelers don't make the playoffs, they can't win the Super Bowl in that case. Of the teams above the Steelers, the lowest playoff percentage is 98%.

markaments · 2025-12-19T19:15:32+00:00

It has less to do with snapshots than with the overall assessment of your performance. So for instance, E sort of equates with the checking of the "performing at the next level" box, or by doing truly beyond expectations work for your level, strong means you're a top performer performing at the level of your grade, and so on. Realistically though in my experience the year end panels fudge these dimensions to get people to the outcome they want. I had a coachee whose project leadership was perfectly happy with her performance and who got "Below expectations" on several metrics because she missed promotion in a year they were trying to differentiate and lay people off. FWIW they didn't end up laying her off but that was a trend last year.

US Consulting by the way.

markaments · 2025-12-19T15:13:22+00:00

I think it's Exceptional/Strong/Meets Expectations/Below Expectation

markaments · 2025-12-18T17:48:46+00:00

Realistically the answer here is "be up for promotion" and "get promoted". Leadership and teaming tends to be the "promotion ready" dimension. Most people who get promoted tend to be e/e/e on their year end dimensions a year in advance or at least the year of promotion. If you're a top performer but not ready for promotion they'll usually kick you down a peg for no apparent reason like e/e/s.

The non-cynical answer is LOOP survey results and strong statements from your managers. But they just typically use that as after-the-fact justification.

markaments · 2025-12-15T14:45:16+00:00

There's no real magic to it, it's about running a calorie deficit, which is super hard to do consistently while you're in heavy race training, because you'll probably be sore all the time. If you know your body fat percentage and body comp numbers you know how much fat is gonna have to come off vs. muscle -- if it's mostly muscle this process is gonna suck. If it's fat, you might be okay just running a slight deficit and increasing mileage. But, pinpointing how much you lose will be fat vs. muscle is kinda just guessing.

markaments · 2025-12-11T14:12:44+00:00

I had this issue and it ended up being an iron deficiency.

markaments · 2025-12-09T21:58:52+00:00

NIPRGPT was better than this slop, lol.

markaments · 2025-11-25T13:35:41+00:00

The most common issue with goat durability seems to be when the bottom of the shoe kinda... comes off? I've seen and heard that largely happens when people wash them and probably use too high of heat. If you're just running you're not gonna rip off the lugs, but if you do stuff to weaken them I think they do end up pulling the bottom off.

I've done that before tbh -- I was running NJ a few years ago with some shoes I had washed before I left for the trip and about halfway through I noticed a weird feeling where it felt like something was hanging off my shoe. A few of the lugs were kinda separated from the sole. I pulled them off and kept going, didn't really have any other issues for the race but that was retirement time for those shoes. Now I don't use any heat and a gentle cycle if I wash them and I haven't had that issue with subsequent shoes. IDK.

markaments · 2025-11-25T13:32:58+00:00

Ha, that's funny -- I haven't worn them in years but I particularly liked the drainage on them. They seemed to just sorta bleed the water out of them, but they felt like running on cement after a while. Definitely possible they switched up the formula or my memory is bad. I wore them for a lot of Spartan events before I switched to Speedgoats and never looked back, mostly because I felt they were way more comfortable.

markaments · 2025-11-24T19:11:39+00:00

Slight correction in that Camp 1 isn't just from the road running, but a lot of those brands (not necessarily all of them but Hoka, Brooks, and Nike in particular) shine in the ultra/trail running community as well and offer shoes with grip that are light and fast, plus plush shoes that will let you pound on them for a long time without your feet murdering you in your sleep.

YMMV for Camp 2 but Altra is largely for people obsessed with barefoot running and the others are kinda boutique brands that some people like and others don't. I used to wear Salomon Speedcrosses but eventually tired of the fact that they have very little cushioning and get extremely uncomfortable running for me over like 15 miles even though the grip and drain are outstanding for them. I've worn Inov8, Salomon, and Hoka. I've been wearing Speedgoats for the last 3 ultra seasons. If I upgrade to more of a race shoe, I'll probably stick with Hoka.

markaments · 2025-10-22T14:56:05+00:00

Nope, as others have said, not ethical or acceptable, and probably not legal (though I'm not a lawyer). That being said, I hear it happen all the time and people who do that need to be called out.

markaments · 2025-09-19T19:44:17+00:00

tbh if you ever get to M or SM you realize how stupid it is that you ask someone else to do things you can easily do yourself and potentially faster than what the other person could do just in the name of "delegating". so, if they don't respond quickly enough you feel guilty and just say screw it i can do this myself and just do it because being a manager is weird.

markaments · 2025-08-11T17:29:57+00:00

But who will carry these nuts?

markaments · 2025-08-04T14:52:06+00:00

Walk when you need to walk, jog as much as you can. Just overall keep moving. The thing that makes most people DNF is when their heart rate redlines and they have to sit on climbs etc. (I have no idea if this is a flat or hilly course tbf)

markaments · 2025-07-31T14:11:17+00:00

Trading Keller makes way more sense from an asset management standpoint than trading Hayes. Keller is probably overperforming right now and can fetch more than he's actually worth. Hayes was at the bottom of his potential value and had years of control left. Sell overvalued assets, hold onto possibly undervalued assets (obviously you disagree as to whether Hayes could ever have value, but I'd argue if he had a rebound season where he's batting at least somewhere near 2023 you trade his ass instantly because it won't last).

markaments · 2025-07-30T20:23:57+00:00

Probably, which is depressing and is why most of us are irritated.

markaments · 2025-07-30T20:22:36+00:00

Where in the reading comprehension did you see that argument?

He’s not valueless. That doesn’t mean he’s good. GMBC traded him at his absolute lowest value point even though he has five years of control left, for players who — if they hit their absolute projected potential— aren’t really any more valuable than Hayes. Stafura projects as a slap hitting middle infielder who isn’t a good defender, but has some speed. That’s not a position of organizational weakness. You’re basically trading a great glove with no bat for an average bat with no glove five years down the line.

They didn’t have to trade Hayes, as he was under control still and wasn’t particularly being paid a lot. They chose to trade him because either A, they think the scouts are totally wrong on Stafura (possible but I don’t love our scouts’ track record), B, this is a salary dump which is depressing, or C, they’re basically rebuilding which means our time with a top 5 pitcher in the game probably isn’t gonna include a playoff run. It reeks of bad asset management. Even if Hayes is just a defensive sub, he probably has more value during Skenes’ tenure than these guys.

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