🌅Personal Briefing - Monday, May 18, 2026
Good morning. Here's your personal read.
🏃Training
🏃Today's Plan
📅 Build week 1/4 - 10K in 5 weeks Races: 10K (06-20) - 32d · Half Marathon (10-11) - 145d · Half Marathon (11-14) - 179d
🏃 Today (Monday): 20-min tempo at Z3–Z4 · skip · 8-min stretch Target pace: 7:45–8:30/mi (Z3–Z4, comfortably hard) Build week 1 Monday tempo - race-pace endurance for 10K. 3 days since last hard effort.
Best window: Lunch - 65°F, sunny, wind 14 mph
📊This Week
Tue: 22-min easy run · 8-min abs · 5-min stretch · pace 9:30–10:00/mi - recovery from tempo Wed: 4x400m at sub-7:00/mi, 90s jog rest · skip · 8-min stretch · pace sub-7:00/mi - Wednesday intervals - speed work, hard day #2 of the week
This week: 1 runs · 2.3 mi · 21 min Zone check: insufficient data this week (1 run, 21 min) - keep building consistency before zone targets become meaningful.
Recent runs:
- 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)
- Sun 05-17 · 2.3 mi · 21 min · 9:25/mi (easy)
👟 Shoes: Brooks Ghost 17 - 169.4 mi (87 runs since 2025-10-18). At current pace, replacement around 2027-05-03.
✓ 0 family walks this week - keep it up, those matter too.
☘️Notre Dame Sports
🏈Football
No news to report! Here's recent information in case you missed a previous newsletter:
Spring's fully wrapped, summer workouts the next milestone. The 2027 class sits No. 5 nationally after Friday's commitment from five-star DL David Folorunsho (No. 9 overall prospect) - three top defensive/OL prospects landed inside ten days. CJ Carr has spent the offseason building command of Mike Denbrock's offense as the starter heading in. Jeremiyah Love went high to the Cardinals and Eli Raridon to the Patriots in the NFL Draft.
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) - the only DI player since 1999-00 to clear ≥25/5/5/5 over a full season. Around her: portal additions Anaya Hardy (Louisville) and Madison "Nat" St. Rose (Princeton) plus a No. 1 HS class headlined by McDonald's All-Americans Jacy Abii and Jenica Lewis. Coach Niele Ivey leads Team USA's U18 squad at the FIBA AmeriCup June 8-14 in Mexico.
Upcoming: Season opener - Eternal City Tip-off Nov. 1 on Fox.
🥍Lacrosse
Quiet day on the lacrosse calendar after Saturday's quarterfinal win. The Irish have five days to prep for No. 6 Syracuse in Charlottesville on Saturday - same Syracuse team that just took down No. 3 North Carolina 13-11 to punch their ticket. The other semifinal slot gets filled today: Princeton-Penn State and Georgetown-Duke quarterfinals in Newark.
Quick refresher on the path: Josh Yago (4G/3A) and Tyler Spano (13-of-21 at the X, 10 ground balls) carried Saturday's 15-9 win over Johns Hopkins at Hofstra. Third championship weekend in four years. Irish move to 12-2.
Upcoming:
- Sat May 23 - Men's NCAA Semifinal vs. No. 6 Syracuse, 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 (Scott Stadium, Charlottesville)
- Mon May 25 - Men's NCAA Championship Final (if advance), Memorial Day, ESPN (Charlottesville)
Last Result: Men beat Johns Hopkins 15-9 in NCAA Quarterfinal (Sat May 16).
📋Around the Program
- Baseball opens ACC Tournament play tomorrow. No. 10 seed Notre Dame faces No. 15 seed Clemson Tuesday May 19 at 5 p.m. ET at Truist Field in Charlotte. Single-elimination format through the first round; winner gets Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals Thursday/Friday. The Irish ride in on 11 wins in their last 12 - the best stretch of any team in the country during that window - after Saturday's 21-10 broom-finale over Pitt.
🔴Utah Utes
🏈Football
No news to report! Here's recent information in case you missed a previous newsletter:
Slow-build offseason phase for the Scalley era. He's framed May as the tell - "whether or not they want to be elite" - with development now in the players' hands. Spring closed in good health, minimal injuries despite live-rep emphasis. OL under Jordan Gross was the most visible spring step forward; Devon Dampier's command of McGiven's offense remains the offseason variable. Daniel Bray is competing for RB2 reps behind Wayshawn Parker. Sept. 3 vs. Idaho is the opener; Sept. 26 at Iowa State is the Big 12 tone-setter. Late-May visit weekend brings ~50 prospects for Scalley's first 2027 class.
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 - first time in 51 years the Red Rocks didn't make nationals. Avery Neff Big 12 Gymnast of the Year; Ana Padurariu Big 12 Specialist of the Year. USA National Team coach Steve Arkell joined as bars coach; Olympic silver medalist Grace McCallum is on as Student Assistant. The 2027 signing class is anchored by five-star Bailey Stroud, Canadian National Team's Gabrielle Black, four-star Ayla Miller, and rising Madison Denlinger.
Upcoming: 2027 season begins in January.
📋Around the Program
- Baseball opens Big 12 Tournament play tomorrow night. No. 10 seed Utah (24-26 overall, 12-18 Big 12) faces No. 11 Kansas State at 8 p.m. MT (10 p.m. ET) on ESPN+ at Surprise Stadium. Single-elimination opener - winner moves on to No. 7 TCU Wednesday night. Straight win-and-advance for the Utes, who needed the bracket break and got it.
🌰Ohio State Buckeyes
🏈Football
No news to report! Here's recent information in case you missed a previous newsletter:
Summer is the offseason heat point now. Julian Sayin is QB1 for 2026 with Jeremiah Smith back for Year 3 and four of five OL starters returning. USA Today's post-spring top 25 has OSU No. 1, ahead of Notre Dame. Recruiting: the 2026 class signed in at No. 6 nationally; five-star WR Jamier Brown has officially shut down his recruitment, with composite five-stars Chris Henry Jr., Cincere Johnson and Jay Timmons all in the final top 75. The "Tunnel Vision" all-black uniforms are back (first since 2022). 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
- Baseball opens Big Ten Tournament tomorrow night - rematch with Washington. No. 6 seed Ohio State (29-23, 18-12 Big Ten) draws No. 11 Washington at 10 p.m. ET Tuesday May 19 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. The Huskies took two of three from OSU during the regular season - each game decided by a single run, two going to extras - so this is the trickiest possible Round-1 draw. The Buckeyes counter with all the momentum: their first sweep at Michigan since 1994 just last weekend (8-1 finale), with Dane Harvey tying the program's single-season home run record on the way.
🏔️Treasure Valley
🍽️Food & Drink
Carryover - no new openings/closures reported overnight. Reminders on the radar: The Boise Post rooftop at the AC Hotel Boise Downtown is open. Eastside Tavern closed Saturday night after 15 years. Descanso opens Friday May 22 at The Boardwalk. Cactus Southwest Kitchen & Bar is taking the old P.F. Chang's BoDo space for a fall opening. The STIL is expanding into Eagle (101 E. Riverside Dr., former Negranti Creamery) with Bumble Coffee.
🎉Events & Things to Do
Today (Mon May 18) - closures begin:
- Linder Road and Floating Feather intersection in Eagle closes today for new roundabout construction - long-term closure at one of north Ada County's busiest intersections.
- Hubbard Road between Linder and Meridian also closes today for reconstruction.
- I-84 / U.S. 30 interchange bridge maintenance starts today near New Plymouth - lane reductions and possible delays.
- American Football (the band, with Mei Semones) - 7 p.m. at Treefort Music Hall.
Tuesday May 19 - Boise loads up:
- Idaho Primary Election - polls 8 a.m.–8 p.m. (see below). Photo ID required (or signed Personal ID Affidavit). Absentee ballots due back by 8 p.m. tonight.
- Boise Hawks home opener - 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. Six-game homestand runs May 19-24.
- Riverdance 30 - The New Generation opens at the Morrison Center, 7:30 p.m. Three nights (Tue/Wed/Thu, May 19-21).
Later this week:
- Washington Trust Bank Shred Day - Thursday May 21, 9 a.m.–noon in Meridian. Free document shredding.
- Descanso opening - Fri May 22, The Boardwalk.
Weather note: Solid jump from yesterday - high near 68°F, mainly sunny, NW winds 10-20 mph. The lunch window for today's tempo looks ideal: warmest stretch, manageable wind.
📰Local Headlines
- Idaho Primary tomorrow. 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, judicial races, and county offices. Closed primary on the GOP side; Democratic primary is open to all registered voters. If you have an absentee sitting on the counter, today is the day.
- Boise City Council set new towing-services rates last week. Unanimous vote, but some operators are pushing back saying the increases didn't go far enough to keep their costs covered. Live now.
- The Boise pet-rabbit situation. Hundreds of abandoned/feral rabbits multiplying around Boise with no clear oversight; Idaho Humane Society has effectively bowed out. Local story building over the past week.
- Carryover reminders: AC Boise stunned Monterey Bay 4-3 Saturday after going down 3-1 at the half - three goals in eight minutes to start the second, Thomas Amang with the winner in the 86th. Sellout crowd. Home unbeaten run intact. Next match Saturday May 23 vs. Fort Wayne FC at home.
🔗Worth Reading
- Duke, Notre Dame, Syracuse Earn Berths in 2026 NCAA Championship Weekend - ACC's official wrap on the lacrosse semifinal field and Saturday's results.
- 2026 ACC Baseball Tournament Bracket Announced - ND athletics' bracket release and Tuesday's Clemson opener.
- 2026 Big 12 Baseball Tournament Bracket Announced - Utah's path through Surprise Stadium.
- Ohio State To Face Washington In Opening Round Of 2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament - Buckeye Sports Bulletin on the regular-season rematch in Omaha.
- Idaho Primary Election voter guide: What's on the ballot – May 19, 2026 - KTVB's full primary guide for Tuesday.
- Boise Hawks Opening Homestand Preview - Tuesday's home opener and the six-game homestand vs. Ogden.
Generated on Monday, May 18, 2026