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🌅Personal Briefing - Monday, June 1, 2026

Good morning. Here's your personal read.

🏃Training

🏃Today's Plan

🎯 10K - 2026-06-20 (19 days out) Phase: build → taper starts 2026-06-15 (14 days) This week: Two hard days (Monday tempo, Wednesday intervals) plus a Saturday long run; everything else easy. Next week: Finish taper and race-week shakeouts. Why today: Mon tempo and Wed intervals build race-specific fitness for the 10K; Sat long run builds durability; easy days protect the work. After this: Half Marathon on 2026-10-11 (132 days out)

🏃 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. 7 days since last hard effort.

Best window: Lunch - 76°F, sunny, wind 8 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: 0 runs · 0.0 mi · 0 min Zone check: insufficient data this week (0 runs, 0 min) - keep building consistency before zone targets become meaningful.

Recent runs:

  • Mon 05-25 · 2.6 mi · 20 min · 7:43/mi (Z4)
  • Tue 05-26 · 2.6 mi · 22 min · 8:33/mi (Z3)
  • Wed 05-27 · 1.7 mi · 14 min · 7:59/mi (Z3)
  • Thu 05-28 · 2.5 mi · 23 min · 9:01/mi (easy)
  • Sat 05-30 · 6.3 mi · 60 min · 9:29/mi (easy)

👟 Shoes: Brooks Ghost 17 - 201.9 mi (98 runs since 2025-10-18). At current pace, replacement around 2027-03-04.

✓ Nice walk yesterday (29 min). 1 family walk this week - lifestyle win, not a run substitute.

☘️Notre Dame Sports

🏈Football - Glover Picks Miami, Fakatou Lands in Athens

One miss on Sunday night. Four-star Top247 linebacker Noah Glover (Haymarket, VA / Battlefield HS, 6-1, 205, No. 10 LB in 2027) committed to Miami over Georgia and Notre Dame, becoming the Hurricanes' 17th 2027 pledge. He had OVs scheduled to both Athens and South Bend in June and cancelled both. The reporting credits Miami DC/LB coach Corey Hetherman - the relationship that started on his spring unofficial visit was the deciding factor. Glover wasn't a top board target, but he was a real one, and Notre Dame's LB room in 2027 is now slightly thinner on national-caliber options.

The Fakatou train rolled out of Columbus and into Athens. Marcus Fakatou wrapped his three-day Ohio State OV on Sunday and is on the ground in Georgia today for the June 1-3 official. Georgia is the program Fakatou said earlier this spring "honestly boosted them all the way to the top of my list" after an unofficial visit, and Kirby Smart's pitch - "when Georgia says they are physical, you better believe it" - landed. That's the Buckeyes' real second competitor, alongside Notre Dame. The structural Irish argument hasn't changed: Marcus Freeman gets the closer's slot on June 15-17, after Columbus, Athens, Austin, and Eugene have all shown their hands. But the case has to be made in person.

The TE quiet spot in the 2027 class. SI's June 1 roundup flagged tight end as the position of concern in an otherwise loaded ND haul. With Titus Hawk (Choctaw, OK) already in the boat as the blocking/seam TE, the staff wanted a second body who's more of a pass-game threat. The misses so far this cycle are Jaxon Dollar, Seneca Driver, and Cooper Terwilliger; the primary remaining target is Malik Howard (Oak Ridge, TN). Notre Dame had been considered a top-two with Tennessee, but Oregon has now emerged as a third serious contender after a strong visit. Worth watching as Howard's OV calendar takes shape.

One scheduling note from SI's roundup. The home-and-home football series with Texas scheduled for 2028-2029 is now only "tentatively" confirmed - the Texas AD has recently been non-committal in public. Not breaking news, but the series being shaky is new information versus where it stood a few months ago.

Upcoming:

  • Today–Wed Jun 3 - Fakatou OV at Georgia
  • Thu Jun 4 - 2026 single-game tickets on sale to general public
  • June 5-7 - Fakatou OV at Texas
  • June 11-13 - Julius Jones Jr. (WR, legacy) OV at Notre Dame
  • June 12-14 - Fakatou OV at Oregon
  • ~Weekend of June 12 - David Folorunsho OV at Notre Dame
  • June 15-17 - Marcus Fakatou OV at Notre Dame (closing slot)
  • June 19-21 - Albert Simien (OL) + Segun Alexander (DL) + Monsanna Torbert (CB) OVs
  • June 27 - Julius Jones Jr. commitment announcement
  • Sun Sep 6 - vs. Wisconsin, Shamrock Series at Lambeau Field (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)

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:

The preseason top-10 conversation hasn't moved - USA TODAY has the Irish at No. 8 nationally, On3 at No. 15 for 2026-27, all built around Hannah Hidalgo returning for her senior year coming off a historic 2025-26 (NCAA single-season steals record at 202, three-time Wooden Award All-American, Naismith DPOY). The top-3 recruiting class led by 5-stars Jacy Abii and Jenica Lewis arrives in the fall. Niele Ivey's between-now-and-November job is figuring out the post rotation around Hidalgo and replacing WNBA-bound production.

Upcoming: Niele Ivey leads Team USA U18 at FIBA AmeriCup June 8-14 (Mexico). 2026-27 season opens Nov. 1 at the Eternal City Tip-off in Rome (Fox/FS1, vs. Villanova).

🥍Lacrosse

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

Last Thursday's Tewaaraton ceremony in D.C. is still the offseason headline - Shawn Lyght became the first defenseman in award history to win it, joining Pat Kavanagh (2024) as the only Notre Dame players to win college lacrosse's top individual honor. Schmeisser Award for the second straight year, ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year, opponents averaged 8.94 goals per game against the Irish defense, single-digit holds against Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, and Jacksonville during the championship run. On the women's side, midfielder Marleigh Sanders remains the only confirmed portal departure so far this offseason; no destination yet.

Last Result (men): Lost 16-9 to No. 1 Princeton in NCAA Championship (Mon May 25).

🔴Utah Utes

🏈Football - Quiet Day, June 5 Weekend Still the Checkpoint

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

The June 5 OV weekend remains the next real beat - Tye Kennedy (OL, decides July 1), Tiki Teeples (DT commit), Cam Pettijohn (LB), Kelvin Eiwo (OL), and Josh Christensen (EDGE) all in town. Colton Swan and Luther Elliss did the home-visit work with Teeples to lock in the commitment ahead of his OV. The 2027 board has been quietly expanding geographically - Hinton (Bishop Gorman) battle vs. Big 12/Pac-12 names, the first power-conference offer to a 2027 pass-catcher out of Idaho, and a name in the mix for Hawaii's top player against Penn State, Oregon, UCLA, Miami, Michigan State, ASU, and SMU. The Scalley first-cycle pattern: wider net, trench-first, lean on the Polynesian pipeline that's always been Utah's identity. Scalley's Rice-Eccles debut is now 94 days away - Sept. 3 vs. Idaho (first matchup with the Vandals since 1993, Thursday night).

Upcoming:

  • June 5 - Kennedy, Teeples, Pettijohn, Eiwo, Christensen OVs
  • June 12 - Ben Rainwater (2027 OL) OV
  • June 21 - Jag Ioane (DE) OV
  • Thu Sept 3 - vs. Idaho, Rice-Eccles (Scalley's HC debut)
  • Sept 12 - vs. Arkansas (Rice-Eccles)
  • Sept 19 - vs. Utah State (Rice-Eccles)

🤸Gymnastics

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

Avery Neff capped 2026 with WCGA Region 2 Gymnast of the Year, plus Big 12 Gymnast of the Year, team MVP, three perfect 10s (vault at Sprouts, vault vs. Southern Utah, bars vs. BYU), and a 7th AA / 4th floor finish at NCAAs as an individual qualifier. She enters 2027 as the unambiguous centerpiece of a Utah team that finished 10th nationally and missed the NCAA Championship by 0.125 - ending the program's 49-year nationals streak. Carly Dockendorf is extended through 2031; bars coach Steve Arkell joined in April; Olympic silver medalist Grace McCallum is on staff as Student Assistant.

Upcoming: 2027 season opens January.

🌰Ohio State Buckeyes

🏈Football - Tuimoloau Treatment for Fakatou Worked

The OV weekend wrapped, and the dominant read is the same one we had going in: Larry Johnson did Larry Johnson things. Ohio State rolled out the J.T. Tuimoloau-style red-carpet treatment for Fakatou - full coaching staff at the airport, the whole pageant - and the public reporting from Eleven Warriors and others suggests the visit went the way the staff wanted it to go. The Wiltfong (Rivals) Crystal Ball flip to Ohio State from Friday hasn't been re-flipped. The question for the Buckeyes is whether the Columbus visit was strong enough to insulate the lead through four more OVs (Georgia today, Texas, Oregon, Notre Dame). That's a lot of road to defend.

David Gabriel-Georges is arguably the bigger long-term recruiting story of the weekend. The 5-star RB from Tennessee (ranked No. 10 overall, the consensus No. 2 RB in the class) was on campus this weekend, and Eleven Warriors noted Ohio State sent the entire offensive coaching staff to Tennessee for an in-person visit with him before the OV. He's the most important OV of the Buckeyes' summer because of how heavily the staff has invested for two years. Tennessee is the proximity-and-NIL threat; Ole Miss and Georgia also still get OVs. Gabriel-Georges has a July 22 commitment date locked in, so the runway is short.

The Benny Easter Jr. flip attempt (currently a Texas Tech commit, with LSU and Ole Miss also chasing) is the third name from the weekend. Less certain than Fakatou and Georges in terms of where it lands, but a real prize if Ohio State pulls it off.

Upcoming:

  • Sept 5 - vs. Ball State (12:30 p.m., BTN)
  • Sept 12 - at Texas (7:30 p.m., ABC)
  • Sept 19 - vs. Kent State (noon, FOX)
  • Nov 7 - vs. Oregon (Columbus)
  • Nov 28 - vs. Michigan (noon, FOX, Ohio Stadium)

🏔️Treasure Valley

🍽️Food & Drink

Spitfire Tacos + Tequila at The Boardwalk in Garden City is opening tomorrow (Tuesday, June 2) - third Idaho location, spit-fired-meats taco bar. Vessel Kitchen (Utah-based, protein-forward bowls) is still tracking for a late-May / early-June open at the Hemingway Building in Eagle - if it's not soft-open already, it should be this week. Anderson Prime American Steakhouse is still penciled in for sometime in June at 10206 W. State St., Star - a new concept from the Anderson Reserve butcher family (third-generation Idaho butchers).

A new one to track: The Smoky Pickle, a wood-fired BBQ joint with a pickle bar built inside a converted grain silo in Nampa - Texas brisket, Santa Maria tri-tip, southern ribs. Summer opening target. Worth a Sunday-drive day trip if it lands well.

🎉Events & Things to Do

Today (Mon Jun 1), 4 p.m. - Fairview Park dedication with City of Boise leaders and the West End Neighborhood Association, celebrating the completed improvements at the park. Quick stop, photo op kind of thing.

Today (Mon Jun 1), 5 p.m. - Capital City Public Market: First Monday Farm Stand would normally be the call here if it were a Tuesday - the Capital City Saturday market is the main event but Tuesday evenings downtown have the Farm to Fork Market with 30+ vendors and live bands. (Today is Monday, so most of the recurring downtown stuff is dark.)

This week ahead:

  • Tue Jun 2 - Spitfire Tacos + Tequila opens at The Boardwalk (Garden City).
  • Tue Jun 2, 9 p.m. - Josiah and The Bonnevilles - Redline Tour at the Knitting Factory. Country-rock, road-show energy.
  • Wed Jun 3, evening - KOS Subfrequency at 9th St. Parallel (Knitting Factory).
  • Thu Jun 4, evening - Downtown Boise First Thursday: "Pets & Their Peeps" at JUMP Park & JUMP Studios (with the Idaho Humane Society). Free.
  • Thu Jun 4, 9:30 p.m. - KOS MTV 80's Video Dance Party at the Knitting Factory.
  • Fri Jun 5, 5-7 p.m. - Hikes + Hops with Foothills Learning Center. $10, includes one beverage and a guided hike.
  • Fri Jun 5, 7:30 p.m. - Ballet Idaho at the Morrison Center.
  • Fri Jun 5, 9 p.m. - Superheaven at the Knitting Factory.
  • Sat Jun 6, 5-9 p.m. - Redwood Park west Boise neighborhood night - live music, beer garden, food trucks, craft vendors.
  • Sat Jun 6 - Capital City Public Market (9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., The Grove).
  • Sat Jun 6 - Treasure Valley Triathlon at Esther Simplot Park / Boise River Greenbelt.
  • Sat Jun 6, 7:30 p.m. - Toadies - The Charmer Tour at the Knitting Factory.
  • Sun Jun 7 - Savor Idaho at the Idaho Botanical Garden. 30+ Idaho wineries and cideries - date afternoon if you want.
  • Sun Jun 7, 7 p.m. - Iration / Tribal Seeds / Surfer Girl at Outlaw Field, Idaho Botanical Garden.

Weather today: High around 76°F, sunny, wind ~8 mph (per the training engine's lunch window). The tempo run goes best in the lunch window today. Pleasant all day; light wind, no precip.

📰Local Headlines

  • Trail and road closures up north. Hulls Gulch Reserve - Owl's Roost Trail and Grove Loop are closed today for drainage and water-system work. Bogus Basin Road is closed past mile marker 13 for the Deer Point Stewardship Project (8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.). Plan accordingly if any weekday foothills running was on the menu later this week.
  • Micron's trillion-dollar cap. Boise's hometown chipmaker crossed a $1 trillion market cap last week after UBS tripled its price target and the stock jumped 21%+ on the day. Founded here, headquartered here, biggest private employer in the metro. Genuinely a notable corporate milestone for the city.
  • Sandbar Bridge proposal still moving. Riverside Hospitality's pedestrian/bike footbridge across the Boise River - connecting the Riverside Hotel side in Garden City to Bernadine Quinn Park in Boise - was the headline infrastructure story late last week. Pitch is congestion relief at existing Greenbelt pinch points.
  • Boise FY27 budget. Mayor McLean's proposal for the maximum allowable property tax increase plus a slate of fee hikes is still moving through council in the next few weeks. Worth tracking.

🔗Worth Reading

Generated on Monday, June 1, 2026

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