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🌅Personal Briefing - Thursday, May 14, 2026

Good morning. Here's your personal read.

🏃Training

🏃Today's Plan

📅 Build week 1/5 - 10K in 6 weeks Races: 10K (06-20) - 37d · Half Marathon (10-11) - 150d · Half Marathon (11-14) - 184d

🏃 Today (Thursday): 22-min easy run · 8-min abs · 5-min stretch Target pace: 9:30–10:00/mi (Z2, conversational) Build phase easy day - aerobic base work for 10K.

Best window: Lunch - 64°F, sunny, wind 9 mph

📊This Week

Fri: no run today · 15-min abs · 10-min stretch - Friday rest from running - abs + stretch, recharge for long run Sat: 48-min easy run · 5-min abs · 8-min stretch · pace 9:30–10:00/mi - long run day - 42 min easy

This week: 1 runs · 1.8 mi · 16 min Zone check: insufficient data this week (1 run, 16 min) - keep building consistency before zone targets become meaningful.

Recent runs:

  • Mon 05-04 · 1.1 mi · 10 min · 8:26/mi (Z3)
  • Thu 05-07 · 4 mi · 40 min · 9:59/mi (easy)
  • Sat 05-09 · 3.2 mi · 24 min · 7:34/mi (Z4)
  • Wed 05-13 · 1.8 mi · 16 min · 9:11/mi (easy)

✓ Nice walk yesterday (27 min). 3 family walks this week - lifestyle win, not a run substitute.

☘️Notre Dame Sports

🏈Football

Folorunsho decision is tomorrow. Five-star DL David Folorunsho announces Friday May 15 on the Rivals YouTube channel - Notre Dame is the heavy favorite. He's a 247Sports composite top-50 (No. 43 overall, No. 3 DL, No. 2 in Illinois) and has multiple Irish ties at his school: St. Patrick HS head coach Tom Zbikowski is a former ND safety, school president Dan Santucci is a former ND offensive lineman, and Folorunsho trains with Kerry Neal, another ex-Irish DL. Rivals analyst Steve Wiltfong now frames the finalists as "Notre Dame and Miami" - Texas Tech's earlier projection looks shakier. A Folorunsho commit on the heels of Olubobola gives Freeman three of the top defensive/OL prospects in the 2027 class in a single ten-day stretch.

Class trajectory. The 2027 class is fourth nationally per 247Sports with 15 commits - well ahead of Ohio State's pace at this point in their 2026 cycle. Olubobola sits at composite No. 17 overall, No. 2 OT.

Around the program: CJ Carr's pre-snap mastery is the spring story. Reporting from inside Mike Denbrock's room has Carr running the protections and check system more confidently than a year ago, with the staff letting him do more at the line. With Love and Price both gone to the NFL Draft, Carr is the load-bearing figure for the offense.

Upcoming:

  • Fri May 15 - David Folorunsho 5-star DL commitment (Rivals YouTube)
  • Sun Sep 6 - vs. Wisconsin, Shamrock Series at Lambeau Field (season opener)

Last Result: Blue-Gold Game - Blue 41, Gold 40 (Sat Apr 25)

🏀Women's Basketball

No news to report! Here's recent information in case you missed a previous newsletter:

Roster is essentially set for 2026-27 and Hannah Hidalgo confirmed she's back for her senior year - the load-bearing decision for the program. She's the reigning Naismith Defensive Player of the Year (first ND player ever, men's or women's) after breaking the NCAA single-season steals record with 202. Around her: portal additions Anaya Hardy (Louisville) and Madison "Nat" St. Rose (Princeton) plus the No. 1 HS class headlined by McDonald's All-Americans Jacy Abii and Jenica Lewis. Coach Niele Ivey is running Team USA's U18 squad at the FIBA AmeriCup June 8-14 in Mexico, and ND opens in the inaugural Eternal City Tip-off Nov. 1 on Fox.

Upcoming: Summer workouts begin in late May.

🥍Lacrosse

Two days out from Hopkins. No. 2 Notre Dame (11-2) takes on Johns Hopkins (10-5) Saturday May 16 at noon ET on ESPNU at James Shuart Stadium on Hofstra's campus in Hempstead, NY. Kevin Corrigan leaned into Lou Holtz-mode this week describing the buildup: "You know, I came here when Lou Holtz was here, right? And, you know, I adopted some of his ways, one of which is on Monday, we suck. On Tuesday, we're not much better…" - peaking on Saturday is the framework.

Hopkins is dangerous. They beat defending champion Cornell 9-8 in overtime in the first round - their sixth one-goal game of the season and fourth late comeback. Notre Dame leads the all-time series 4-3 but has won the last two meetings, including the 12-9 win in the 2023 NCAA quarterfinals that kicked off ND's first national title run. Luke Miller's career-high six-point day (5G, 1A) carried the 18-5 first-round win over Jacksonville on Mother's Day, tying the program's all-time NCAA Tournament goals-in-a-game record.

The bracket around them: UNC-Syracuse follows on Saturday at Hofstra; Duke-Georgetown and Princeton-Penn State play Sunday in Newark, DE.

Upcoming:

  • Sat May 16 - Men's NCAA Quarterfinal vs. Johns Hopkins, noon ET, ESPNU (Hofstra)
  • Sat May 23 - Men's NCAA Semifinal (if advances), Scott Stadium, Charlottesville
  • Mon May 25 - Men's NCAA Championship Final (if advances), Charlottesville

Last Result:

  • Men: Beat Jacksonville 18-5 in NCAA First Round (Sun May 10)
  • Women: Lost to James Madison 13-12 in NCAA First Round (Fri May 8) - season over, 12-6

📋Around the Program

  • Baseball opens at Pitt tonight on a 9-game win streak. First pitch 6:00 p.m. ET at Charles L. Cost Field (ACCNX). Notre Dame is 28-20 overall / 11-16 ACC, riding 9-1 in the last 10 after Monday's 16-6 run-rule of Dayton. RPI 73 - up 8 spots since Sunday. Jack Radel (103 K, 13th nationally; team-best WHIP) is the rotation anchor. Friday 3:00 p.m., Saturday 1:00 p.m. complete the regular season; ACC Tournament starts Tue May 19.

🔴Utah Utes

🏈Football

No news to report! Here's recent information in case you missed a previous newsletter:

Spring camp wrapped (no spring game by Morgan Scalley's call) and the offseason has been all transfer-portal management. The recently announced salary sheet has Scalley at $5.1M base, OC Kevin McGiven at $1.1M and DC Colton Swan at $850K. Roster moves: Will Monney (Utah native, started at Utah State, did 2025 at Oklahoma State) is heading home; Noah Bennee (23 catches, 264 yards at Weber State) joins the WR room; previously announced kicker Tanner Cragun (UTEP) and 2027 DL recruit Tiki Teeples round it out. The rebuilt offensive line under first-year coach Jordan Gross took the most visible step forward in spring; Devon Dampier's command of McGiven's new offense remains the offseason variable. Sept. 26 at Iowa State is the Big 12 tone-setter; Sept. 3 vs. Idaho is the opener.

Upcoming:

  • Sept. 3 - vs. Idaho (season opener, Rice-Eccles)
  • Sept. 26 - at Iowa State (Big 12 opener)

🤸Gymnastics

No news to report! Here's recent information in case you missed a previous newsletter:

Utah finished 2026 10th nationally, missing the NCAA Championship by 0.125 at the Corvallis Regional Final - the first time in 51 years the Red Rocks didn't make nationals after 49 consecutive appearances. Avery Neff was Big 12 Gymnast of the Year (7th AA, 4th floor at nationals as an individual qualifier); Ana Padurariu was Big 12 Specialist of the Year. Carly Dockendorf signed an extension through 2031, USA National Team coach Steve Arkell joined as bars coach, and Olympic silver medalist Grace McCallum is on staff as Student Assistant Coach. The 2027 freshman class is headlined by five-star Bailey Stroud plus internationals Gabrielle Black (Canada) and Ayla Miller (Minnesota).

Upcoming: 2027 season begins in January.

📋Around the Program

  • Baseball: last weekend before Surprise. Utah is 24-22 overall / 11-16 Big 12 area heading into the regular-season finale - the bullpen has been the bleed point. The Big 12 Tournament runs May 19-23 at Surprise Stadium, top 12 of 16 advance, and Utah's spot is bubble territory. Win this weekend and they're in; drop the series and they're sweating other results.

🌰Ohio State Buckeyes

🏈Football

No news to report! Here's recent information in case you missed a previous newsletter:

The big-ticket items already dropped this week: "Tunnel Vision" all-black uniforms revealed Monday - first all-blacks since 2022, with metallic silver sleeves and a glossy black helmet. Ryan Day publicly supported a mandatory two-year commitment before athletes can enter the transfer portal - pointed coming from a coach who just imported 17 portal pieces. And the schedule windows locked in: at Texas Sept 12 at 7:30 p.m. on ABC (College GameDay confirmed), The Game vs. Michigan on Nov 28 at noon on FOX. CBS Sports' post-spring 138 has OSU No. 1 nationally (avg ballot 2.0), with Julian Sayin and Jeremiah Smith returning and four of five OL starters back.

Upcoming:

  • Aug 30 - season opener (Week 1)
  • Sept 12 - at Texas, 7:30 p.m. ABC
  • Nov 28 - vs. Michigan, noon FOX

📋Around the Program

  • Baseball heads to Michigan tonight for the regular-season finale. Three games at Ray Fisher Stadium / Wilpon Complex in Ann Arbor - Thu May 14 at 6 p.m. (Maize Out), Fri May 15 at 4 p.m. (Blue Out), Sat May 16 at 1 p.m. (Senior Day), all on B1G+. The Buckeyes are 26-23 overall / 15-12 Big Ten, one slot behind 32-19 / 17-10 Michigan. The Wolverines ride a seven-straight conference series-win streak in and have swept the last four meetings with OSU including the 23-1 opener in Columbus last year - that history is the subplot. B1G Tournament seeding rides on this one.

🏔️Treasure Valley

☀️Today's Weather

A welcome reset after Wednesday's wind event. Thursday: sunny, high near 74°F. Friday: sunny, high near 73°F. Light winds both days, lows in the upper 40s. Saturday tracks similar - the cold front cleared out neatly, the weekend looks ideal. Worth remembering: Boise hit a record 96°F Tuesday, breaking the 1993 record (94°F) and the earliest 96° day in 151 years of records (previous earliest was May 24).

🍽️Food & Drink

Eastside Tavern's final night is Saturday May 16. Owner posted "all good things must come to an end" - the bar's been at 1228 S. Oakland Ave. since it moved from its original 27-year home at 610 E. Boise Ave. in 2022. Saturday's the last call after 15 years total under the name.

Carryover pipeline: AC Hotel Boise Downtown / Element by Marriott (and rooftop The Boise Post) at 10th & Grove are open. Descanso opens Fri May 22 at The Boardwalk. Spitfire and Ground Rules soft-open at the end of the month. Cactus Southwest Kitchen & Bar (Seattle) is moving into the former P.F. Chang's space at 391 S. 8th in BoDo for a fall opening. The STIL is expanding to Eagle in a coffee collab with Bumble (former Negranti Creamery spot).

🎉Events & Things to Do

  • Tonight (Thu May 14): John Butler Trio at Knitting Factory, 8 p.m. (jam rock). Blueface with O.T. Genasis at Revolution in Garden City, 8 p.m. Arms Length at The Shredder, 6 p.m.
  • Fri May 15: Matt Maeson: Watch My Step Tour at Knitting Factory, 8 p.m. Alex G at Treefort Music Hall, 8 p.m. Bruce Campbell sneak preview at IFS, 7:30 p.m. Patty Duke Awards at Morrison Center, 7:30 p.m. Last day of early voting for the May 19 primary (ends 5 p.m. - Boise/Meridian/Star/Eagle/Kuna locations). Dirk Kempthorne services continue at the Capitol.
  • Sat May 16: Famous Idaho Potato Marathon in Boise (early start). Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home AFB Sat-Sun - U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds headlining. Eastside Tavern's last night. USL Cup: Monterey Bay FC at Athletic Club Boise, 7 p.m. Grateful (Grateful Dead tribute) at Treefort, 9 p.m. Emo Nite at Knitting Factory, 9 p.m. Capital City Public Market 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Boise Farmers Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. 208 Night Market Summer Kickoff at Shindig Farms (Fri-Sat).
  • Sun May 17: Sharon's Ride.Run.Walk. 9 a.m. (cancer awareness/fundraiser). Pines of Rome at Morrison Center, 2 p.m. (Boise Phil). NHRA Drag Race at Firebird Raceway.

📰Local Headlines

  • AC Boise's Idaho-inspired away and goalkeeper kits went on sale Wednesday. The away kit (white and green) features a heat-pressed agricultural lines pattern - described as "a tribute to stewardship - to the land, the people who work it, and the resilience that defines Idaho." The keeper kit honors Boise's 16,000-strong Basque community, one of the largest outside the Basque Country. Sold through the team store; the team debuted them at home vs FC Naples.
  • Primary election Tue May 19. Polls 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Federal races (1 U.S. Senator, both U.S. House seats), most of the Idaho Legislature, county offices, and several funding measures. Early voting closes Fri May 15 at 5 p.m.
  • Boise Hawks home opener Tue May 19 at 7:05 p.m. at Memorial Stadium vs. Ogden Raptors (six-game series). First 1,000 fans get a magnetic schedule. $5 GA + hot dog for Five Dollar Tuesday. Theme nights through the week - Boise Baconators and Boise Battle Beavers ("Outdoor Night" - tribute to Idaho's beaver parachute drop, which remains the most Idaho thing on the calendar).
  • Carryover reminders: Floor & Decor opened its first Treasure Valley location on W Chinden in Eagle. Roaring Springs opened weekends with new water thrill ride The Hive. Capital City Public Market is in full season at The Grove. HP exit from Boise site in 2027 still the longer-term redevelopment storyline.

🔗Worth Reading

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