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🌅Personal Briefing - Saturday, May 16, 2026

Good morning. Here's your personal read.

🏃Training

🏃Today's Plan

📅 Build week 1/5 - 10K in 5 weeks Races: 10K (06-20) - 34d · Half Marathon (10-11) - 147d · Half Marathon (11-14) - 181d

🏃 Today (Saturday): 42-min easy run · 5-min abs · 8-min stretch Target pace: 9:30–10:00/mi (Z2, conversational) Build phase long run - 42 min at easy pace. Building toward 10K.

Best window: Lunch - 57°F, partly cloudy , wind 13 mph

📊This Week

Sun: 22-min easy run · 8-min abs · 5-min stretch · pace 9:30–10:00/mi - keep the easy base going Mon: 20-min tempo at Z3–Z4 · skip · 8-min stretch · pace 7:45–8:30/mi - Monday tempo - race-pace endurance, hard day #1 of the week

This week: 3 runs · 7.3 mi · 73 min Zone check: 60% in pace-Z2 - ✓ on target for build (≥60%, pace-based).

Recent runs:

  • 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)
  • Thu 05-14 · 1.8 mi · 15 min · 8:40/mi (Z3)
  • Sat 05-16 · 3.7 mi · 42 min · 11:27/mi (easy)

✓ 3 family walks this week - keep it up, those matter too.

☘️Notre Dame Sports

🏈Football

Folorunsho is in. Five-star DL David Folorunsho committed to Notre Dame Friday afternoon, choosing the Irish over Miami, Texas Tech, Georgia, and Michigan. The 6-foot-3, 285-pound Chicago St. Patrick prospect is ranked No. 9 overall in the 2027 class and the No. 2 defensive lineman nationally by Rivals. The 247Sports take: arguably the biggest defensive verbal of Marcus Freeman's five-year tenure - and if Folorunsho holds in the top 32 and signs in December, he'd be Notre Dame's first five-star-caliber defensive tackle since Steve Niehaus in 1972. That's the kind of historical bar that gets used loosely; this one isn't loose.

On his decision, Folorunsho cited Coach Partridge ("the best developer out of my top five schools"), Coach Freeman, and the community fit. The pipeline of ND ties at his school - head coach Tom Zbikowski (former ND safety), school president Dan Santucci (former ND OL), and trainer Kerry Neal (former ND DL) - clearly held up.

Class trajectory. The 2027 class now sits No. 5 nationally after the Folorunsho add, on the heels of last week's Olubobola commitment. Freeman has stacked three of the top defensive/OL prospects in the 2027 class in a ten-day stretch - exactly the kind of front-seven recruiting Notre Dame has been chasing.

Around the program: Spring is officially in the rearview, summer workouts begin shortly. The 2026 schedule preview is locked: Shamrock Series at Lambeau opens vs Wisconsin Sept. 6.

Upcoming:

  • 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:

Hannah Hidalgo's "Run It Back" remains the program's load-bearing decision. The reigning Naismith Defensive Player of the Year averaged 25.3 / 6.9 / 5.2 / 5.6 (points, rebounds, assists, steals) this past season - the only DI player since 1999-00 to average ≥25/5/5/5 over a full season. She's now a three-time Wooden Award All-American. 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 leading Team USA's U18 squad at the FIBA AmeriCup June 8-14 in Mexico. ND opens the season in the Eternal City Tip-off Nov. 1 on Fox.

Upcoming: Summer workouts begin in late May.

🥍Lacrosse

Final Four, eighth time. No. 2 Notre Dame beat Johns Hopkins 15-9 at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium this morning to advance to the NCAA semifinals. A dominant second half carried it - Josh Yago went off for 4 goals and 3 assists (7 points), his second-most in a single tournament game in program history. Matt Jeffery added 2G/3A (5 points). Tyler Spano dominated the X at 13-of-21 on faceoffs with 10 ground balls. Notre Dame moves to 12-2 and reaches championship weekend for the third time in four seasons.

The road from here: Saturday May 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, against the winner of UNC-Syracuse (which plays this afternoon at Hofstra). Title game is Monday May 25 at the same venue.

Upcoming:

  • Sat May 23 - Men's NCAA Semifinal vs. UNC/Syracuse, 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 (Scott Stadium, Charlottesville)
  • Mon May 25 - Men's NCAA Championship Final (if advances), Charlottesville

Last Result:

  • Men: Beat Johns Hopkins 15-9 in NCAA Quarterfinal (Sat May 16)
  • Women: Lost to James Madison 13-12 in NCAA First Round (Fri May 8) - season over, 12-6

📋Around the Program

  • Baseball series with Pitt sits at 1-1 heading into the finale. Friday's 6-3 loss (Doganiero shut the Irish down) got evened up with a 6-4 win Friday night. Game 3 today at 1:00 p.m. ET at Charles L. Cost Field (ACCNX) - the regular season closer before the ACC Tournament tips Tue May 19.

🔴Utah Utes

🏈Football

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

The Scalley era is in the slow-build offseason phase. Spring camp wrapped with no spring game by Scalley's call. The salary sheet is public: Scalley $5.1M base, OC Kevin McGiven $1.1M, DC Colton Swan $850K, GM Joe D'Orazio $350K. Roster moves running in the background: Will Monney home from Oklahoma State; Noah Bennee (23/264 at Weber State) to the WR room; kicker Tanner Cragun (UTEP); 2027 DL recruit Tiki Teeples. The rebuilt OL under Jordan Gross was the most visible spring step forward; Devon Dampier's command of McGiven's offense is still 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. Avery Neff was Big 12 Gymnast of the Year; Ana Padurariu was Big 12 Specialist of the Year. Carly Dockendorf signed through 2031, USA National Team coach Steve Arkell joined as bars coach, and Olympic silver medalist Grace McCallum is on staff as Student Assistant. The 2027 signing class is headlined by five-star Bailey Stroud, Canadian National Team gymnast Gabrielle Black, four-star Ayla Miller, and rising Madison Denlinger.

Upcoming: 2027 season begins in January.

📋Around the Program

  • Baseball heads into the regular-season finale weekend. Utah is bubble territory for the Big 12 Tournament at Surprise Stadium May 19-23 - top 12 of 16 advance. Win this weekend's series and they're in; drop it 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:

Spring's wrapped - summer workouts incoming. Julian Sayin is QB1 for 2026 with Jeremiah Smith returning for Year 3 and four of five OL starters back. USA Today's post-spring top 25 has OSU No. 1, ahead of Notre Dame. The Buckeyes also unveiled their "Tunnel Vision" all-black uniforms (first all-blacks since 2022) plus refreshed home/away looks with the silver sleeve stripe back. Recruiting heater continues: 5-star WR commit Jamier Brown has officially shut down his recruitment; OSU has three crystal balls for 4-star EDGE Wyatt Smith (No. 11 at position, FL). Schedule windows locked: at Texas Sept 12 at 7:30 p.m. on ABC (College GameDay confirmed), vs Michigan Nov 28 at noon on FOX.

Upcoming:

  • Sept 5 - vs. Ball State (season opener)
  • Sept 12 - at Texas, 7:30 p.m. ABC
  • Nov 28 - vs. Michigan, noon FOX

📋Around the Program

  • Buckeyes have flipped the Michigan series script. OSU won Game 1 13-2 Thursday (Dane Harvey tied OSU's single-season home run record) and took Game 2 8-5 Friday after Michigan's ninth-inning comeback fell short. Game 3 is 1:00 p.m. ET today at Ray Fisher Stadium (B1G+) - a series sweep would be the Buckeyes' answer to Michigan's seven-straight-conference-series-win streak coming in.

🏔️Treasure Valley

🍽️Food & Drink

The Boise Post is open. The 16th-floor restaurant at the new AC Hotel Boise Downtown / Element by Marriott opened this week - described as the "crown jewel" of the hotel, seats up to 140, panoramic views of downtown and the foothills, and a "glocal" menu with international influences anchored in local ingredients. This is the rooftop you've been hearing about since the hotel topped out.

Eastside Tavern pours its last drink tonight. After 15 years (and a relocation from 610 E. Boise Ave. to 1228 S. Oakland in 2022), the neighborhood bar's run ends Saturday. If you've been meaning to go for old times' sake, this is the window.

Other carryover: Copow Foods opened May 9 in the North End (2753 W. State St.) - pre-made meals with organic, seasonal ingredients. Descanso opens Fri May 22 at The Boardwalk. Spitfire and Ground Rules soft-open late May. Cactus Southwest Kitchen & Bar (Seattle) takes the old P.F. Chang's BoDo space for a fall opening. The STIL is expanding into Eagle in the former Negranti Creamery spot.

🎉Events & Things to Do

  • Today (Sat May 16):

    • Famous Idaho Potato Marathon in Boise (early start) - likely already underway by the time you read this.
    • USL Cup: Monterey Bay FC at Athletic Club Boise, 7:00 p.m. at Expo Idaho - KTVB 7.2 and ESPN+.
    • Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home AFB (Sat-Sun) - U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds headlining.
    • Eastside Tavern's last night.
    • GRATEFUL (Grateful Dead tribute) at Treefort, 9 p.m. Emo Nite at Knitting Factory, 9 p.m. Tripping Daisy & Jumprope at Neurolux, 8 p.m.
    • Capital City Public Market 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Boise Farmers Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
    • Gem State Comic Con continues at Expo Idaho (through Sunday).

  • Sun May 17:

    • Sharon's Ride.Run.Walk. 9 a.m. (cancer fundraiser).
    • Pines of Rome at Morrison Center, 2 p.m. (Boise Phil - Eric Garcia conducting).
    • NHRA Drag Race at Firebird Raceway.
    • Gem State Comic Con final day at Expo Idaho.

  • Tue May 19 - full Boise night:

    • Idaho Primary Election - polls 8 a.m.–8 p.m. (more below).
    • Boise Hawks home opener at 7:05 p.m. at Memorial Stadium vs. Ogden Raptors. First 1,000 fans get a magnetic schedule; $5 GA + hot dog for Five Dollar Tuesday.

Weather note: Breezy and cool weekend - Saturday clearing to mostly sunny, highs 60–65°F, NW winds 15-25 mph gusting near 40 in spots, with patchy blowing dust possible. Sunday similar, high near 62°F. Light layers for the long run; if it's gusty when you head out, the lunch window in the training plan is still your best bet.

📰Local Headlines

  • Idaho Primary Tuesday May 19. Polls 8 a.m.–8 p.m. On the ballot: 1 U.S. Senate seat, both U.S. House seats, contested governor primaries in all three major parties, all 105 Idaho Legislature seats, statewide constitutional offices (SoS, AG, Treasurer, Controller, Superintendent of Public Instruction), judicial races, and county offices. Closed primary on the GOP side (registered Republicans only); Democratic primary is open to all registered voters. Absentee ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on May 19.
  • Athletic Club Boise back at home tonight. Inaugural-season USL Championship match vs. Monterey Bay FC at 7 p.m. at the Stadium at Expo Idaho - Prinx Tires USL Cup matchup. KTVB Channel 7.2 is the local broadcast partner; streaming on ESPN+.
  • Dirk Kempthorne services. Funeral observances for the former governor and Interior secretary (who died April 24 at age 74) continued through Friday at the Capitol - Friday morning's arrival honors at the Capitol were the public's main moment to pay respects this week.
  • Carryover reminders: AC Boise's Idaho-inspired away kit and Basque-inspired keeper kit went on sale this past Wednesday - heat-pressed agricultural-lines pattern and a nod to Boise's 16,000-strong Basque community. Floor & Decor opened its first Treasure Valley location on W Chinden in Eagle. Roaring Springs opened weekends with new water thrill ride The Hive. HP exit from Boise site in 2027 remains the longer-term redevelopment storyline.

🔗Worth Reading

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