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Wednesday, 19 February 2025 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: Matthew 7:24 “Therefore, everyone – whoever he hears these, My words, and he does them, I will liken him to a wise man who, he built his house upon the rock” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus told those who claimed to do things in His name but who do not do His Father's will that He never knew them and to depart from Him. He now makes a general conclusion concerning the things He has been saying, beginning with, “Therefore, everyone – whoever he hears these, My words.” Jesus is summing up the entirety of the Sermon on the Mount which began in Matthew 5:1. There, it specifically said that when He was seated, His disciples came to Him. From there it said, “Then He opened His mouth and taught them.” Despite this being an address specifically to them, the coming verses will show that it was a larger crowd gathered there who listened. These were all people of Israel, living under the Law of Moses, and who anticipated the coming of Messiah. It is clear from His discourse that He is speaking with the authority of the Father, whether they each realize it or not. Regardless of whether all did or not, He has set forth precepts that have shown the higher standard expected of the law. If the people accepted His words, they would see that more was required than mere rote observance. God is looking at the heart and intent behind what people do. All of this instruction, then, is pointing beyond the law to faith in Him. Jesus is giving them the final tutoring under the law in His ministry. When He is complete, and His work is finished, He will offer a new direction based on His tutoring. It is a foundation that is based on Him and His words. That continues to be seen with His next words, “and he does them.” Jesus has said a lot in these three chapters. However, the key point in what He has said is to be found in verse 5:17 – “You, deem not that I came to disintegrate the law or the prophets. Not, I came to disintegrate but to fulfill” (CG). Jesus didn't come to ignore the law. Nor did He come to tell people they didn't need to do the things of the law. Remember that He is talking to Israel under the law. They were bound to it. If He told them they didn't have to do the things of the law, He would be violating the words of the Lord in the law. However, He came to both do them and fulfill them. In doing so, He could then introduce a New Covenant with a new direction for the people. Hence, doing His words, as He just said, is inclusive of what He will say throughout His ministry. It is not limited to the words of these three chapters. That was seen in verse 7:21 – “Not all, the ‘saying to Me, “Lord, Lord,”' he will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one doing the will of My Father the ‘in heavens'” (CG). One cannot tear the Sermon in the Mount out of the rest of the book and say, “You must do these things, and you will stand approved.” As was seen in the commentary on verse 7:21, doing the will of the Father is equated to doing the works of God. And those works, according to John 6:29, are to believe in the Son whom the Father has sent. For those who do such, Jesus continues with, “I will liken him to a sagacious man who, he built his house upon the rock.” Jesus introduces a few new words. The first in phronimos, sagacious. In Greek, the word sophos refers to being wise, learned, skilled, etc. It focuses on practical skills or acumen. The word phronimos a cautious character. He has keen mental discernment and good judgment. The next new word is oikodomeó, to be a house builder. Thus, it is to construct or figuratively to confirm something. The word ultimately comes from oikos, house, and demō, to build a house. Finally, the word petra, stone, or rock, is used. It is the basis for the name Peter. But this doesn't mean Peter is the first pope and that Catholicism is the basis and approved structure of the Christian faith. That will be explained in Matthew 16. A leap like that is unfounded and should be demolished (house destroyed) immediately. Jesus is saying that His words are the rock upon which one's house, his structure of life and faith, should be built. In doing so, there will be a firm foundation. Paul uses the metaphorical use of the word house when referring to our bodies in 2 Corinthians – “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” 2 Corinthians 5:1 As for the rock, Jesus is making a claim that His words are authoritative and have the approval of God. The rock metaphor is found throughout the Old Testament. An example directly from Moses explains the meaning – “For I proclaim the name of the Lord: Ascribe greatness to our God. 4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.” Deuteronomy 32:3, 4 Life application: What will be our foundation in our spiritual walk? Will it be a particular church? It is incredible to see how sheeple will follow Roman Catholicism, even right over a ledge of wickedness and perversion to their destruction. Others build their house on their own deeds, trying to earn their place in heaven through law observance, taking Jesus' words out of their overall context, and claiming that is the way to be pleasing to God. But Jesus is incrementally instructing His people in their need for Him. There is a logical progression of thought being presented from the first pages of the Bible. Each step is part of a much larger body of history that has been recorded to show us what God is doing as He directs our attention to Jesus. Stopping at any particular step or ignoring the focus of God's calling of our attention to Jesus will result in a faulty understanding of what we are being shown. The point of Jesus' coming is not to establish something beyond Himself, like a church filled with sexually deviant priests. Nor is it to show us how we must repeat what Jesus has already done by observing the Law of Moses. Rather, we are to direct our attention to Jesus. Hebrews 12:2 sums it up, “Eyeballing unto the ‘the faith Pioneer and Perfecter,' Jesus” (CG). Nothing else will do. All else will lead to a sad end. Heavenly Father, may we rightly consider Your plan of redemption, understanding that Jesus is the focus of it and that in honoring Jesus, we are honoring You. Help us to never forget this fundamental point in our lives. Amen.
In the ever-evolving world of dental technology, staying ahead of the curve is essential for both practitioners and patients. This week we talk with Dr. Nilo Hernandez and Johnny O., who are making waves in the industry with their groundbreaking SiOS system (https://siosdental.com/). This innovative approach promises to revolutionize the way full arch dentistry is performed, offering a more efficient and precise method that benefits both dental professionals and their patients. Dr. Nilo Hernandez, a seasoned implantologist with over 35 years of experience, and Johnny O., a dental technician with a wealth of digital expertise, have joined forces to address the challenges faced in full arch dentistry. Their collaboration led to the development of the SiOS system, a digital workflow designed to streamline the process and eliminate common issues encountered during implant procedures. The SiOS system stands out for its ability to adapt to any implant system and surgical workflow, thanks to its unique use of beacons or matchmakers. These elements allow for precise placement and alignment, ensuring a better than printed full arch in just a few hours. This means that dental professionals can now offer their patients a more predictable and less invasive experience, with reduced chair time and improved outcomes. Dr. Hernandez and Johnny O. shared their journey from the initial concept to the fully realized SiOS system. They discussed the challenges they faced, such as the need for a digital solution that could work in both guided and non-guided environments. Their perseverance and dedication to problem-solving led to a system that not only meets these needs but also elevates the standard of care in implant dentistry. Join them for the January 15th webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I6hPu7hSRxW3cZBD95qleg#/registration Make sure you visit Ivoclar (https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us) at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2025 (https://lmtmag.com/lmtlabday). Ivoclar will be in their usual spot at Grand Ballroom A&B in the East Tower, on the Gold Level. Right across from the registration desk. They have a killer line up of speakers including: Mariano Maurizi Lee Culp Dr. Shashikant Singhal Don Yancey Jed Archibald Benjamin Gebhardt Tanya Little Aaron Johnson Jenelle Tabaković Patrick Coon John Wilson Luke LaRocque-Walker Paul Imperius Jonny "exocad" Jakson Yuki Momma Dr. Ken Malament Stephenie Goddard Jessica Love Dr. George Tysowsky Michael Roberts Barbara Warner! Register today! (https://lmtmag.com/ivoclar) Make sure you come see VOICES FROM THE BENCH recording from the Ballroom all weekend! Special Guests: Dr. Nilo Hernandez and John Orfanidis CDT.
Welcome to Sunday Streams with Trademate Sports where we answer your betting questions, discuss both new and old betting strategies, how to best use the Trademate Sports software and welcome guests from around the betting industry. Today, Alex will answer your questions and recap some of the key themes from his recent podcasts with Jake Humphreys and Nicky Bobby. 2:00 US Election 4:30 Eyeballing prices 8:55 EPL Futures & Futures Betting 23:45 Stale lines 27:50 Losing runs 34:25 Sports Alex bets on 37:30 Trademate bet tracking 43:55 Variance sims 48:50 Bookie basher 53:30 Moving 57:00 Live betting 1 WEEK FREE TRIAL OF TRADEMATE http://tradematesports.com/ TRADEMATE CORE A tool for new and aspiring sports bettors and traders: https://tradematesports.com/core TRADEMATE PRO A tool for professional sports bettors and traders: https://tradematesports.com/pro SOCIAL LINKS: Instagram ➠ https://www.instagram.com/tradematesports Facebook ➠ https://www.facebook.com/TrademateSports Twitter ➠ https://twitter.com/TrademateSports BLOG: Learn more about how you can improve your betting on our blog ➠ http://blog.tradematesports.com
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Since the 1940s when flying saucers turned up in force to mystify the world, it's been clear the aliens piloting the crafts have a big interest in our nuclear weapons. Links/Sources: The shocking history of UFOs and nuclear weapons | The Hill Lue Elizondo on X: "As I specifically highlighted in my resignation memo to the Secretary of Defense in 2017, the relationship between nukes and UAPs should be a primary concern for every person. Especially organizations like AARO who keep telling Congress that there is no national security issue!…" / X (twitter.com) Check out my YouTube channel: Quirk Zone - YouTube Extraterrestrial Reality book recommendations: Link to ROSWELL: THE ULTIMATE COLD CASE: CLOSED: https://amzn.to/3O2loSI Link to COMMUNION by Whitley Strieber: https://amzn.to/3xuPGqi Link to THE THREAT by David M. Jacobs: https://amzn.to/3Lk52nj Link to TOP SECRET/MAJIC by Stanton Friedman: https://amzn.to/3xvidfv Link to NEED TO KNOW by Timothy Good: https://amzn.to/3BNftfT Link to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 1: https://amzn.to/3xxJvlv Link to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 2: https://amzn.to/3UhdQ1l Link to THE ALLAGASH ABDUCTIONS: https://amzn.to/3qNkLSg Link to UFO CRASH RETRIEVALS by Leonard Stringfield: https://amzn.to/3RGEZKs FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE by Major Donald Keyhoe: https://amzn.to/3S7Wkxv CAPTURED: THE BETTY AND BARNEY HILL UFO EXPERIENCE by Stanton Friedman and Kathleen Marden: https://amzn.to/3tKNVXn --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-quirk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-quirk/support
Since the 1940s when flying saucers turned up in force to mystify the world, it's been clear the aliens piloting the crafts have a big interest in our nuclear weapons. Links/Sources: The shocking history of UFOs and nuclear weapons | The Hill Lue Elizondo on X: "As I specifically highlighted in my resignation memo to the Secretary of Defense in 2017, the relationship between nukes and UAPs should be a primary concern for every person. Especially organizations like AARO who keep telling Congress that there is no national security issue!…" / X (twitter.com) Check out my YouTube channel: Quirk Zone - YouTube Extraterrestrial Reality book recommendations: Link to ROSWELL: THE ULTIMATE COLD CASE: CLOSED: https://amzn.to/3O2loSI Link to COMMUNION by Whitley Strieber: https://amzn.to/3xuPGqi Link to THE THREAT by David M. Jacobs: https://amzn.to/3Lk52nj Link to TOP SECRET/MAJIC by Stanton Friedman: https://amzn.to/3xvidfv Link to NEED TO KNOW by Timothy Good: https://amzn.to/3BNftfT Link to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 1: https://amzn.to/3xxJvlv Link to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 2: https://amzn.to/3UhdQ1l Link to THE ALLAGASH ABDUCTIONS: https://amzn.to/3qNkLSg Link to UFO CRASH RETRIEVALS by Leonard Stringfield: https://amzn.to/3RGEZKs FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE by Major Donald Keyhoe: https://amzn.to/3S7Wkxv CAPTURED: THE BETTY AND BARNEY HILL UFO EXPERIENCE by Stanton Friedman and Kathleen Marden: https://amzn.to/3tKNVXn --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-quirk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-quirk/support
After covering the markets for the holiday-shortened week of Feb. 20-24, mostly positive for stocks (00:18) and bonds (1:52) and mostly negative for commodities (3:30), DoubleLine's Jeffrey Mayberry and Mark Kimbrough run down a relatively light week of macro news (5:13), including resilient employment numbers and S&P Global U.S. PMI prints in expansionary territory. For their Topic of the Week (11:57), Jeff and Mark look at the recent LEI* release and the way the publisher, the Conference Board, has changed its approach to LEI data that takes the pressure off a bellwether metric that has been pointing toward a recession in the U.S. since July 2022, when it turned negative year-over-year. They go through the 10 inputs that comprise the index and their weightings, and how the Conference Board now does not forecast a recession for 2024. Jeff and Mark discuss this shift in approach, which Mark terms a moment of capitulation on the LEI. Looking ahead to next week (20:41), Jeff and Mark preview some of the upcoming prints, including durable goods; home prices; consumer confidence; and the PCE, the Fed's favorite inflation metric. *For more on the Conference Board Leading Economic Index, check out Episode 29: Recapping Markets/Macro and Eyeballing the LEI
RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:20 Reunited and it feels so good 1:15 Mike's Australia seminars 4:57 Nick's trip to see the sports ball championship 12:19 How to travel and stick to your diet 14:28 Choosing diet phases for travel 29:55 What is fitness dieting actually 32:38 Knowing where your protein is coming from 40:15 Diet drinks 42:45 Clean carbs 44:36 Fats 49:20 Getting steps in 50:26 Meal timing 52:49 Eyeballing macros
Are you ready for the first full NFL season in Ohio with legal gambling? On our Friday podcast today, Doug Lesmerises and Dan Labbe got together to figure out some bets they're keeping an eye on as the Browns season approaches. They start by digging through some Browns bets. How bullish do you want to be on this team with Deshaun Watson? Could they win the North? What's the right win total? Could some Browns players win some awards? They throw out some opportunities. Then they look at the NFL and come up with some interesting long shots to watch and some other bets they like. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are you ready for the first full NFL season in Ohio with legal gambling? On our Friday podcast today, Doug Lesmerises and Dan Labbe got together to figure out some bets they're keeping an eye on as the Browns season approaches. They start by digging through some Browns bets. How bullish do you want to be on this team with Deshaun Watson? Could they win the North? What's the right win total? Could some Browns players win some awards? They throw out some opportunities. Then they look at the NFL and come up with some interesting long shots to watch and some other bets they like. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In hour one of the show, Carmen and Jurko also tried to help Charlie brush up on his driving knowledge. They also discussed Naperville, IL throwing their hat in the ring as a home for a probable Bears relocation.
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: How popular is ChatGPT? Part 1: more popular than Taylor Swift, published by Harlan on February 24, 2023 on LessWrong. Harlan Stewart, 23 February 2023 Introduction Public attention toward AI seems much higher after the release of ChatGPT at the end of November. But how much higher is it? To better understand this, I looked at search data from Google Trends about ChatGPT, OpenAI, AI, and AI Alignment. Unfortunately, Google Trends only shares relative search volumes instead of the number of searches made for a term or topic. I compared these relative search volumes to other non-AI topics, such as Taylor Swift, to make them more useful. This is similar to adding a familiar “for scale” object in a product photo. How to read these graphs In the first graph, the data is about searches for the terms in quotation marks, which are exact search terms. In the others, the data is about search “topics,” which are collections of various search terms related to a topic, as defined by Google Trends. The vertical axes of these graphs are relative search volume, defined as the percentage of the peak search volume in that graph. Data ChatGPT is mainstream For the time that ChatGPT has been publicly available since November 30 2022, US searches for it outnumbered US searches for Taylor Swift or Drake. However, there were only around a third as many searches for ChatGPT as searches for Wordle, and Wordle itself had only around a third of the search volume that it did in Spring 2022. Americans suddenly know about OpenAI For the time that OpenAI has existed, since December 10 2015, Americans usually searched for it less than for Blockbuster Video, a retailer that closed in 2014. In the months since ChatGPT was announced, American searches for OpenAI have increased by around 15x to a volume similar to that for Samsung. Interest in AI evolved from dinosaurs to birds For most of the last decade, there has been a similar number of global searches about AI as about dinosaurs. In the time since DALL-E 2's beta was announced less than a year ago, global searches about AI have roughly tripled, rising to a volume of global searches similar to that about birds. Alignment interest is at an all-time high but still pretty low Over the last 10 years, global searches about AI alignment have risen from “digital scent technology” level to “colonization of the moon” level and possibly beyond. Searches about AI alignment seem to have roughly quadrupled in the last two years. Eyeballing this graph, it's unclear to me whether the announcements of DALL-E 2 or ChatGPT had any significant effect on search volume. Discussion ChatGPT is receiving mainstream attention. Although I have not done any statistical analysis of these trends, it appears to me that the popularity of ChatGPT is also driving interest in both OpenAI as a company and AI in general. Interest in alignment is also on the rise but still about as obscure an interest as colonization of the moon. It's unclear whether interest in AI will continue to grow, plateau, or drop back to previous levels. This will likely depend on what near-term future progress in AI will look like. If you expect that AI-related news as interesting as ChatGPT will be rare, you might expect interest to decline as the hype fizzles out. If you expect that the pace of interesting AI advancements will continue at its current fast rate, you might expect interest in AI to continue to grow, perhaps becoming even more popular than birds. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.
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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Testing Air Purifiers, published by jefftk on May 25, 2022 on LessWrong. If you're considering buying an air purifier for reducing covid risk, the EPA recommends comparing them based on their Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR) for smoke. But what if you want to evaluate a purifier yourself? Perhaps you don't trust the manufacturer, want to evaluate an off-brand filter replacement, have built a filter cube, or put together something weirder? How can we measure purifier performance? What we would like to calculate is the device's smoke CADR: when given smoke-polluted air, how quickly can it clear the smoke? This is something we can test: Make smoke. Wait for the smoke to distribute. Turn on the air purifier. Track results on air quality monitor. Burning matches is a good way to create smoke, but you get a lot of variation in exactly how much. Here are twenty four trials where I burned seven matches and measured the peak amount of 2.5µm smoke "pm2.5" with an M2000: Even if you exclude the one trial where I got unusually small amount and the three where I got an unusually large amount, the middle twenty still varied over a range of 121-233 µg/m³, almost 2x. While creating a consistent amount of smoke is difficult, I think it also isn't needed. A filter removes a consistent proportion of its input for each size of particle. If you put very smoky or nearly clean air through a MERV-13 filter, out the other side you should get air that has, for example, 85% fewer 1-3µm particles. Purifiers, then, should reduce particle concentrations exponentially and we should see measured pm2.5 levels decrease by a constant fraction each minute. Do we? Let's check! I used a Coway AP-1512HH Mighty (the Wirecutter's top pick) and ran it on 'high' five times, tracking p2.5 levels: Eyeballing these, the initial decrease from the peak is lower than you'd expect from the rest of the curve. I think this is partially a measurement artifact: the meter is recording once a minute, and it isn't able to identify the true peak. The highest reading we get is going to be from a minute that included some amount of increase in smoke and also some amount of decrease. Additionally, at the beginning the smoke and cleaned air are still evening out around the room. Let's skip the very beginning of each curve and normalize by counting the highest included measurement as 100%: How close is this to exponential decay? Let's look at the minute-over-minute decreases across the five runs: With perfect exponential decay we would see horizontal lines. It's a bit noisy, but instead I think we are seeing a general decrease, from ~21% initially to ~16% after ten minutes. This makes some sense: we are taking these measurements in a furnished room, with some obstructions to airflow. Some of the air will flow freely and most of the particles we are removing at first will come from that air. Other air will be in more awkward places, like under the bed, and smoke particles there will only gradually make it out into the general flow to be cleaned. This allows us to compare two different purifiers (or, in this case, the same purifier on two different settings). Here's the chart above, with the addition of five runs on 'medium': And minute-over-minute: It looks like 'high' is moving pretty close to twice the air as 'medium'. To calculate the CADR, I think we should use the initial somewhat steeper decrease, because that is closest to what you would get in the kind of empty room that is used for manufacturer CADR testing. We should probably also treat the room as if it's a bit smaller, to include the effect of some of the air being in hard-to-clean places, but I'm going to ignore that here. I got 21% for the AP-1512HH on 'high': how do I turn that into a CADR? Here's the room I was testing in: It isn't rectangular, but I estimate it's 1...
Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Testing Air Purifiers, published by jefftk on May 25, 2022 on LessWrong. If you're considering buying an air purifier for reducing covid risk, the EPA recommends comparing them based on their Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR) for smoke. But what if you want to evaluate a purifier yourself? Perhaps you don't trust the manufacturer, want to evaluate an off-brand filter replacement, have built a filter cube, or put together something weirder? How can we measure purifier performance? What we would like to calculate is the device's smoke CADR: when given smoke-polluted air, how quickly can it clear the smoke? This is something we can test: Make smoke. Wait for the smoke to distribute. Turn on the air purifier. Track results on air quality monitor. Burning matches is a good way to create smoke, but you get a lot of variation in exactly how much. Here are twenty four trials where I burned seven matches and measured the peak amount of 2.5µm smoke "pm2.5" with an M2000: Even if you exclude the one trial where I got unusually small amount and the three where I got an unusually large amount, the middle twenty still varied over a range of 121-233 µg/m³, almost 2x. While creating a consistent amount of smoke is difficult, I think it also isn't needed. A filter removes a consistent proportion of its input for each size of particle. If you put very smoky or nearly clean air through a MERV-13 filter, out the other side you should get air that has, for example, 85% fewer 1-3µm particles. Purifiers, then, should reduce particle concentrations exponentially and we should see measured pm2.5 levels decrease by a constant fraction each minute. Do we? Let's check! I used a Coway AP-1512HH Mighty (the Wirecutter's top pick) and ran it on 'high' five times, tracking p2.5 levels: Eyeballing these, the initial decrease from the peak is lower than you'd expect from the rest of the curve. I think this is partially a measurement artifact: the meter is recording once a minute, and it isn't able to identify the true peak. The highest reading we get is going to be from a minute that included some amount of increase in smoke and also some amount of decrease. Additionally, at the beginning the smoke and cleaned air are still evening out around the room. Let's skip the very beginning of each curve and normalize by counting the highest included measurement as 100%: How close is this to exponential decay? Let's look at the minute-over-minute decreases across the five runs: With perfect exponential decay we would see horizontal lines. It's a bit noisy, but instead I think we are seeing a general decrease, from ~21% initially to ~16% after ten minutes. This makes some sense: we are taking these measurements in a furnished room, with some obstructions to airflow. Some of the air will flow freely and most of the particles we are removing at first will come from that air. Other air will be in more awkward places, like under the bed, and smoke particles there will only gradually make it out into the general flow to be cleaned. This allows us to compare two different purifiers (or, in this case, the same purifier on two different settings). Here's the chart above, with the addition of five runs on 'medium': And minute-over-minute: It looks like 'high' is moving pretty close to twice the air as 'medium'. To calculate the CADR, I think we should use the initial somewhat steeper decrease, because that is closest to what you would get in the kind of empty room that is used for manufacturer CADR testing. We should probably also treat the room as if it's a bit smaller, to include the effect of some of the air being in hard-to-clean places, but I'm going to ignore that here. I got 21% for the AP-1512HH on 'high': how do I turn that into a CADR? Here's the room I was testing in: It isn't rectangular, but I estimate it's 1...
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Is Metaculus Slow to Update?, published by SimonM on March 25, 2022 on LessWrong. h/t Eric Neyman for causing me to look into this again On a recent Mantic Monday, Scott Alexander said: This is almost monotonically decreasing. Every day it's lower than the day before. How suspicious should we be of this? If there were a stock that decreased every day for twenty days, we'd be surprised that investors were constantly overestimating it. At some point on day 10, someone should think “looks like this keeps declining, maybe I should short it”, and that would halt its decline. In efficient markets, there should never be predictable patterns! So what's going on here? Maybe it's a technical issue with Metaculus? Suppose that at the beginning of the war, people thought there was an 80% chance of occupation. Lots of people predicted 80%. Then events immediately showed the real probability was more like 10%. Each day a couple more people showed up and predicted 10%, which gradually moved the average of all predictions (old and new) down. You can see a description of their updating function here - it seems slightly savvier than the toy version I just described, but not savvy enough to avoid the problem entirely. Personally, this has never particularly bothered me. Having watched the odds for many things which behave like this. (Pick any sports game where one side has a large, but not unassailable lead and you'll see this pattern). That said, I'm also sympathetic to the view that Metaculus forecasts aren't perfect. Whenever I think about how my own forecasts are made, I'm definitely slow to update, especially if it's something I don't follow very often. If a question gets lots of interest and catapults to the front page, I'm liable to update then, and usually it's going to be in the direction of the crowd. Is this enough to make the forecasts predictable? (Which would be bad, as Scott says!) One metric to look at when deciding if forecasts are predictable is to check whether or not the change in forecasts correlated from day to day. (ie if our forecasts increased 1% yesterday, are they more likely to increase tomorrow or not?). Everything which follows is based on the community prediction (median forecast) which is visible to the public at all times. Looking across ~1000 binary questions on Metaculus, we actually see the opposite of the "momentum" that Scott talks about. In general, if a question increased 1% yesterday, we should expect it to fall today. What's going on here? Well my theory upon seeing this (after checking that I hadn't made any dumb mistakes) was that forecasts were slightly noisy and that makes them slightly mean-reverting. When looking at some of the most egregious examples of this that definitely looked like the case. One way we might be able to check this hypothesis is to look at the "better" forecasts (more predictors, more predictions) and see if they have higher autocorrelation... ... and yes, sure enough that does seem to be the case. For questions with fewer predictions they are more likely to have negative autocorrelation (mean-reverting) behaviour. The largest questions do seem to have at least some auto-correlation. (Eyeballing it, I would guess maybe ~.1 is a fair estimate?) To make this concrete (and find out over what time horizon Metaculus is 'predictable'), I ran the same exercise, across 1-day, 2-day, etc autocorrelations, fitted a regression and took a point with a 'large' number of predictors. My adjusted autocorrelation chart looks as follows: My takeaways from this are: Metaculus exhibits some slight momentum over a 1-day time horizon (although noise in the smaller questions dwarfs it) Over 2-days, this effect is nil, and in fact forecasts are slightly mean reverting My confidence that this applies to any specific question is pretty low On t...
Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Is Metaculus Slow to Update?, published by SimonM on March 25, 2022 on LessWrong. h/t Eric Neyman for causing me to look into this again On a recent Mantic Monday, Scott Alexander said: This is almost monotonically decreasing. Every day it's lower than the day before. How suspicious should we be of this? If there were a stock that decreased every day for twenty days, we'd be surprised that investors were constantly overestimating it. At some point on day 10, someone should think “looks like this keeps declining, maybe I should short it”, and that would halt its decline. In efficient markets, there should never be predictable patterns! So what's going on here? Maybe it's a technical issue with Metaculus? Suppose that at the beginning of the war, people thought there was an 80% chance of occupation. Lots of people predicted 80%. Then events immediately showed the real probability was more like 10%. Each day a couple more people showed up and predicted 10%, which gradually moved the average of all predictions (old and new) down. You can see a description of their updating function here - it seems slightly savvier than the toy version I just described, but not savvy enough to avoid the problem entirely. Personally, this has never particularly bothered me. Having watched the odds for many things which behave like this. (Pick any sports game where one side has a large, but not unassailable lead and you'll see this pattern). That said, I'm also sympathetic to the view that Metaculus forecasts aren't perfect. Whenever I think about how my own forecasts are made, I'm definitely slow to update, especially if it's something I don't follow very often. If a question gets lots of interest and catapults to the front page, I'm liable to update then, and usually it's going to be in the direction of the crowd. Is this enough to make the forecasts predictable? (Which would be bad, as Scott says!) One metric to look at when deciding if forecasts are predictable is to check whether or not the change in forecasts correlated from day to day. (ie if our forecasts increased 1% yesterday, are they more likely to increase tomorrow or not?). Everything which follows is based on the community prediction (median forecast) which is visible to the public at all times. Looking across ~1000 binary questions on Metaculus, we actually see the opposite of the "momentum" that Scott talks about. In general, if a question increased 1% yesterday, we should expect it to fall today. What's going on here? Well my theory upon seeing this (after checking that I hadn't made any dumb mistakes) was that forecasts were slightly noisy and that makes them slightly mean-reverting. When looking at some of the most egregious examples of this that definitely looked like the case. One way we might be able to check this hypothesis is to look at the "better" forecasts (more predictors, more predictions) and see if they have higher autocorrelation... ... and yes, sure enough that does seem to be the case. For questions with fewer predictions they are more likely to have negative autocorrelation (mean-reverting) behaviour. The largest questions do seem to have at least some auto-correlation. (Eyeballing it, I would guess maybe ~.1 is a fair estimate?) To make this concrete (and find out over what time horizon Metaculus is 'predictable'), I ran the same exercise, across 1-day, 2-day, etc autocorrelations, fitted a regression and took a point with a 'large' number of predictors. My adjusted autocorrelation chart looks as follows: My takeaways from this are: Metaculus exhibits some slight momentum over a 1-day time horizon (although noise in the smaller questions dwarfs it) Over 2-days, this effect is nil, and in fact forecasts are slightly mean reverting My confidence that this applies to any specific question is pretty low On t...
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Double-Checking Safety On today's podcast - we're going to be covering double-checking safety. So stay tuned. You can find the show notes to each episode, links to the information mentioned on the podcast, the social media platforms we're on, and anything else related to the podcast at WarehouseSafetyTips.com. If you're a seasoned Podcast Listener - this podcast is going to be different from most you listen to. It's based around exactly what the name implies - Warehouse Safety Tips. And since the people in that industry are busy - we know time is money, so each episode will be as short and to the point as possible. And now that all that is out of the way - let's get to the Podcast! Many of the podcasts we come up with mirror our daily lives. Our podcast today is no different. I just finished speaking to our daughter, who's attending college all the way across the country. She's coming home to visit in a few days and asked if we could pay for her to have a carry-on for her flights. Based on previous flights - I told her she would be permitted a carry-on as part of her ticket price. I assumed it would be the same for this flight. Upon checking - I found out they'd changed their policy and my assumption was incorrect. Have you ever heard what happens when you assume? Since we keep things Rated PG as possible - let's just say it's not a good practice. ESPECIALLY when it comes to safety! Although I JUST told you not to assume when it comes to safety - it's safe to assume that guessing you're right is usually a bad idea. Examples of this could be: Not seeing any indication of a Lockout/Tagout - and starting up a machine without any other further inspection. Eyeballing the height of an entrance while driving a lift truck and thinking you'll clear it. Driving through an area you're not supposed to be in because you think nobody will be there. Neglecting to wear required PPE because you're only going to be in an area for a very short time. All of these assumptions - and MANY more not mentioned could all result in anything from minor damage to death. The point is - it's NOT worth assuming! Many situations that could have been avoided were things that happened after chances had been taken several times over. All rules - no matter how trivial they may be perceived - are in place for a reason. Keep yourself, your fellow employees, and your facility safe and sound by never assuming and following the rules at all times! Before moving on - here's a word from one of our sponsors. If you've ever been to or worked in a warehouse - you know just how important safety is to both management and staff. It's almost impossible to go 10 steps without seeing Safety Tape, Angles, Signs, and/or products. It's these items that show us how to be safe and avoid danger in the workplace. And if you're looking for the best products to make this happen - look no further than Mighty Line! Mighty Line Floor Signs / Floor Markings offer the best industrial products out there! Go to MightyLineTape.com/SafetyTips to request a Sample Pack of their incredible Safety Signs and Floor Markings. What makes Mighty Line the superior choice in keeping your facility safe and productive? Mighty Line Tape is the strongest floor tape on the market and has a beveled edge that increases durability for industrial brush scrubbers, forklifts, and heavy industrial wheel traffic. Easy installation and removal thanks to Mighty Line's peel and stick backing. You can apply and reapply it during installation - and it leaves no sticky residue should you need to remove it. This allows the ability to change workflow areas quickly and easily - and not have the downtime associated with painting or using floor markings that leave behind a mess when you remove them. Mighty Line Tape is 7 times thicker than the average Safety Floor Tape. Mighty Line's Signs and Marking come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. And if they don't have what you're looking for in stock - their Customize It Program allows you to create exactly what you're looking for. Mighty Line offers a Limited 3-Year Warranty on their Floor Signs and Markings. And last but certainly not least - Mighty Line Products are Patented and PROUDLY Made in the USA! We're proud to have Mighty Line as THE Official Floor Sign / Floor Marking Company for the Warehouse Safety Tips Podcast and Site. Again - Go to MightyLineTape.com/SafetyTips to request a Sample Pack of their incredible Safety Signs and Floor Markings. If you visit WarehouseSafetyTips.com - you'll find the Show Notes for this episode. Thank you for listening to Warehouse Safety Tips - and have a SAFE day!
Our guest this week is prison reform activist, author, and former inmate, Andre Jacobs! Andre was born dirt poor in the ghettos of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He entered the adult prison system at the age of 15, unable to read and write. During the course of his 23 year incarceration, he got his GED, a college degree, wrote multiple books, mastered the art of filing and winning lawsuits over mistreatment within the prison system, and began successfully representing himself in court! Andre has published several books on the things he learned on the inside, and founded international social power network, Supreme Network Global. You can follow him on TikTok @iamandre97, learn more about Supreme Network at www.supremenetwork.org, and find all of Andre's books, including his latest, "War and Litigation: A Manual for Power, Success, and Victory in Court and Life" on Amazon!
After reviewing macro and markets for the week, Jeff Mayberry and Samuel Lau take a close look at the Conference Board's Leading Economic Index (LEI), a composite of 10 indicators used to anticipate turns in the economic cycle (13:07). The podcast co-hosts assess the LEI's predictive track record since its inaugural print in January 1996, and they analyze its components. Those constituents have changed over time. The most recent such change was the substitution of the M2 money supply with the Leading Credit Index (20:47). The week of Aug. 16-20 was a relatively quiet one for U.S. stocks (slightly lower) and bonds (slightly higher). Jeff Mayberry, however, notes energy equities, a persistent frontrunner YTD, were the worst performer on the week (6:23), ceding leadership to real estate and financial stocks. Commodities ended the week mostly in the red (4:22). The week's $5 decline in West Texas Intermediate crude to $62 a barrel, Samuel Lau observes, reflected reduced travel and mobility, particularly in China, due to the spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus (4:45). The Aug. 18 release of the FOMC minutes (9:49), Jeff and Sam noted, raised the possibility, if the broad economic recovery continues, of a commencement of tapering by the Fed of asset purchases later in this year. That compares to market expectations of reduced QE starting in 2022. If the Fed does decide to taper this year, Mayberry notes, Fed Chair Jerome Powell doesn't have a lot of “runway” to prepare the markets. So perhaps, the cohosts speculate (30:17), Powell will signal how he's leaning in his next scheduled public appearance: 4 pm Eastern/1 pm Pacific Friday Aug. 27 on the Kansas City Fed's YouTube channel.
On today's show, Michelle and I discussed the 7 biggest macro tracking mistakes. We went into depth on the following 7 items. Biggest Tracking Mistakes: Not tracking intentionally Lack of consistency Eyeballing your food Eating out too much Not prepping/planning your food Not tracking your BLT's Post tracking food The Tailored Trainer Sign Up – https://trainer.tailoredcoachingmethod.com/groups/4165/join/?t=629077&sub_id=plan_IuvH8jUBURruxP Discount code: keynutrition for 20% off your first Legion order. Order Legion Supplements -> https://legionathletics.com/products/supplements/?r=w14r0&utm_source=bc_brad-jensen_w14r0&utm_campaign=bc Connect with us on Instagram Host Brad Jensen – @thesoberbodybuilder Co-Host Michelle Raines – @mykeylife Key Nutrition – @keynutrition
Thomas Lobban of Tax Consulting SA explains why the SA Revenue Service is getting lit up about cryptos and what constitutes a tax event when 'airdropping', 'staking' and lending. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Thomas Lobban of Tax Consulting SA explains why the SA Revenue Service is getting lit up about cryptos and what constitutes a tax event when 'airdropping', 'staking' and lending.
Tony Hofmann is a West Point graduate, Qualified Army Ranger, and retired colonel of a 26 year career. He’s has completed over 40 marathons/ultras, including 12 (and counting) Boston Marathons as well as the legendary Leadville 100. He’s an author of the book- Embracing Grit. He is the founder of Team Leadville focused on stopping veteran suicide and PTSD awareness. They finish as a team and everyone who has started the race has finished. Team Leadville has saved lives and raised over $216,000 and counting... 3:21 Legacy in a small town. 4:36 The turning point halfway through basic training. 7:35 No time for grief. 9:28 Eyeballing the what-ifs. 11:37 It wasn’t love at first sight. 16:49 The 100-mile transformation. 24:26 29 minutes to spare. 28:44 “Relentless forward progress.” 33:35 Purpose, endurance, teamwork, and grit. 38:27 Only as strong as the slowest runner. 41:57 Less than 7, but 14 of all. 45:14 Identity found in purpose. 48:05 How can I make a real difference? Download The Best Mental Toughness Quotes That Will Make You BETTER TEXT DRROBBELL to 33444 If you enjoyed this episode on Mental Toughness, please subscribe and leave a review! Dr. Rob Bell drrobbell.com
This is a truly fascinating discussion. My Guest today is Nathan Mejia, who resides in Florida, USA. He is 27, and works in the computing industry after graduating with a degree in Computer Systems. Do you know anyone who has gone shark diving in a cage? Would you ever do it yourself? What if I told you that my guest today not only went shark diving, but did it without oxygen, and without a cage. Yes, you read that right.Episode highlights:[02:14] - Nathan introduces himself[04:36] - Briefly compares colombian and dominican cultures, since he is 1/2 1/2.[06:44] - Deep dive on fascinating topic of shark diving experience, where and when? Jupiter, Florida, U.S.A[08:18] - Idea of diving with sharks, with no cage, normal amongst population or just you and your friends?[10:20] - Reviews online, or just word of mouth?[12:06] - No intellectual bias, reviews gave him confidence, despite mathematical probability that he could be eaten alive or injured. Bigger chance of death by vending machine.[13:06] - Description of show notes will show website of company he used (see below)[13:23] - What preparations be it mentally, physically?[15:05] - 1.5 miles out from coast of Jupiter, chum the water, establish controlled environment.[15:44] - Are sharks encountered on every outing?[18:06] - What previous diving experience have you had? Not certified Scuba, no need. Free Diving, build resistance in own lungs, less gear needed.[20:06] - The moment you break 6 feet, the sharks will come up to you.[21:19] - Sounds absurd, just need to swim, and you can be with these dangerous animals. No reviews seen of people losing limbs.[23:38] - If you dive nude, higher chance of being attacked?[25:56] - Each species of shark behaves and reacts differently to humans.[26:54] - If you dive when sharks are hungry, is there a bigger chance of being attacked?[28:22] - How much was the experience per person? Grand total $350.00 U.S. Includes professional photographs, videos.[31:04] - If shark decides he wants you for dinner, what can an instructor do?[32:25] - Bullsharks, Sandbar shark, Reef sharks.[35:00] - Eyeballing you, 8.5 ft shark, male vs female. Females larger, 400lbs plus.[37:20] - Do these sharks turn on each other in a predatory way? Bullsharks run the show.[38:01] - They even eat car tyres, Continental vs Michelin. Apex predators in their ecosystem.[40:20] - No cage. Movies with cage scenario vs excursion without a cage. Do some sharks necessitate a cage in all circumstances? A great white would probably require cage in most circumstances.[42:50] - How scared were you on a scale of zero to ten compared to any other life experiences? 7/10 rising to an 11/10.[44:39] - Always maintain eye contact, and don't turn your back. Don't show fear or panic even if you're terrified. Remain calm.[45:08] - 8 inches from my face!!! WHAT?![47:03] - "I'm not food!". Fight or flight response vs. education.[49:30] - Just listen to the pros, even if you get nervous. Worse case scenario, die a legend.[51:24] - Would you do it again?[52:42] - Spear fishers In Hawaii encounter tiger sharks.[53:06] - Final question for Nathan, how did it develop you as a person? What did it teach you about life?Shark Addicts - Company in Jupiter, Fl, U.S.A. //w: http://sharkaddictsdiving.com
Here's to a new year! And a new set of stocks to look at! Today Sim and Sonya, your fave millennial investors are diving into the stocks they've been eyeballing, from growth stocks that are projected to rise, to the apparent hottest IPO to look out for - join us for another week of banter and proving once again that the stock market is hot girl sh*t. If you like what you hear please follow us on the gram and FB at @girlsthatinvest - and if you're feeling extra kind please leave a review!
Eyeballing your goals and to-do list may feel overwhelming. But how do you make sure you show up and get things done? Answer: you work on becoming your own accountability buddy. In this week's episode, Jen Glantz shares the top five ways to work on being accountable and cheering yourself on - even for the things that you have to do that aren't so glamorous. Check out more: www.jenglantz.com Join the FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/anyyounger
Alpha Progression Podcast: Krafttraining, Muskelaufbau, Ernährung
▹ Vor- und Nachteile des Trackens ▹ Warum die Nachteile bei den meisten überwiegen ▹ Wer sollte tracken und wer nicht? ▹ in 5 Stufen das Tracken abgewöhnen ▹ Eyeballing lernen ▹ Hungergefühl ignorieren? Mehr zu Alpha Progression: alphaprogression.com/app facebook.com/groups/alphaprogression instagram.com/benjamin.alphaprogression
Alpha Progression Podcast: Krafttraining, Muskelaufbau, Ernährung
▹ Vor- und Nachteile des Trackens▹ Warum die Nachteile bei den meisten überwiegen▹ Wer sollte tracken und wer nicht?▹ In 5 Stufen das Tracken abgewöhnen▹ Eyeballing lernen▹ Hungergefühl ignorieren?Mehr zu Alpha Progression:https://alphaprogression.comhttps://facebook.com/groups/alphaprogressionhttps://instagram.com/alphaprogression
During this brand new mini-commentary episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast, DJ Fusion & the Black Hawk talked in-depth about the failed American Coup Attempt that just happened in Washington, DC a few days ago, what lead up to it from and WAY beyond the outgoing President Donald J. Trump (softshoeing white supremacy, capitalism, "American Exceptionalism" for some but not others, etc.), how the majority of the folks who went participated literally thought "revolution" was just a lark & game of no consequence, the utter hypocrisies of when the police state wants to act on various populaces regarding race & economic class on personal and macro levels, seeing what government will act on ONLY when things come to their own houses, the obviousness that this had to be an inside job on some level that only failed due to a mixture of incompetency & a few folks who actually gave a damn about the concept of democracy, the wildness of what & who folks decided to fight for in this age where there is more than a little bit to be mad about via the government, what's probably coming next and some other random stuff here and there. ___ FuseBox Radio Broadcast Website: http://www.FuseBoxRadio.com The Futon Dun: http://www.TheFutonDun.com FuseBox Radio Broadcast Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/FuseBoxRadioShow FuseBox Radio Broadcast Twitch Page: http://www.twitch.tv/FuseBoxRadio
Tori and Christian finally go on a date, albeit very awkward. They power through, resulting in Christian booking Tori in for a sex appointment, oh lol! Ziggy finds herself wrapped up in dumb-dumb Tane's shady web of problems. Colby finally comes to his senses and dumps Taylor, but it is too late.. a suspicious Angelo has already worked it out. Covering episodes 7434-7438.
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Who would have thought there would be so many idioms with the word eyeball! Idioms we cover: Up to one’s eyeballs Up to one’s eyes Eyeball to eyeball Keep your eyes peeled Get an eyeball on (something) Eyeballing (something) Eyeballs out For more content check out Speakingamericanenglishpodcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cody-marosz/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cody-marosz/support
Guests: Chris Johnston, Insider, NHL on Sportsnet. Sean Fitz-Gerald, Sports Columnist, The Athletic Toronto and Voter, Lou Marsh Award. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Russian authorities reported seven deaths recently due to people who drank methanol-tainted hand sanitizer after running out of drinks at a party. In this podcast, I look at the dangers of drinking alcohol based hand sanitizer, particularly for children. In addition, I examine other ways people try to get intoxicated like vodka eyeballing and look at the rumor of several years ago of women using vodka tampons.
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Russian authorities reported seven deaths recently due to people who drank methanol-tainted hand sanitizer after running out of drinks at a party. In this podcast, I look at the dangers of drinking alcohol based hand sanitizer, particularly for children. In addition, I examine other ways people try to get intoxicated like vodka eyeballing […] The post Drinking hand sanitizer, vodka eyeballing and vodka tampons?? appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Alpha Progression Podcast: Krafttraining, Muskelaufbau, Ernährung
Natural-Bodybuilder und Digital-Nomade Mischa Janiec ist wieder zu Gast auf dem Alpha Progression Podcast! ▹ Training auf Reisen ▹ Deloads vs. Trainingspause ▹ Ernährung im Dschungel ▹ Sätze/Frequenz pro Muskel ▹ Supplemente ▹ Makros ▹ Eyeballing vs. intuitives Essen ▹ Proteinzufuhr als Veganer Alpha Progression App: alphaprogression.com/app Alpha Progression Gruppe: facebook.com/groups/alphaprogression Benjamins Insta-Profil: instagram.com/benjamin.alphaprogression Mischas YouTube-Kanal: youtube.com/channel/UCCrcbuy5U8qOIKapJvQnTtw Mischas Insta-Profil: instagram.com/mischajaniec
Alpha Progression Podcast: Krafttraining, Muskelaufbau, Ernährung
Der Natural-Bodybuilder und Digital-Nomade, Mischa, im Interview:▹ Training auf Reisen▹ Deloads vs. Trainingspause▹ Ernährung im Dschungel▹ Sätze/Frequenz pro Muskel▹ Supplemente▹ Makros▹ Eyeballing vs. intuitives Essen▹ Proteinzufuhr als VeganerMehr zu Alpha Progression:https://alphaprogression.comhttps://facebook.com/groups/alphaprogressionhttps://instagram.com/alphaprogressionMehr zu Mischa:https://youtube.com/channel/UCCrcbuy5U8qOIKapJvQnTtwhttps://instagram.com/mischajaniec
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VT 2019 – The French Farce (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/Vermont2019.mp3] Link Farce. A farce is a comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable. Farce is also characterized by physical humor, the use of deliberate absurdity or nonsense, and broadly stylized performances. … Covered in dirt, sweat and sawdust. There I was, laying on the table in the emergency room at my local hospital. A nice thick maroon swell of blood blobbing out of the gash on my shin. Waiting for the doctor-lady to come back. You might think this would make me cranky. But, on the contrary I was having a pretty good day. It was, ironically, Memorial Day. A long weekend and I had gotten a lot done, including running the marathon in Vermont. I was relieved to have that off my agenda, be done training and back to working on other stuff. Like cutting up the trees I had felled in the yard. Then the machete glanced off a branch and I whacked myself square on the shin bone with that long, heavy, sharp blade designed for slicing. Right on the shin bone. Nothing serious just a bit of a rent on the protective covering of skin that keeps the red stuff in. Editor's note: “Rent”, to divide, usually violently or abruptly from the middle English Renden and Old English Rendan. I staunched it with a rag from my chainsaw box and hobbled inside for some awkward first aid. I flushed it out with Bactine and taped a bunch of gauze to it, wrapping the tape around my calf, ending up with something that you might see in an old war film or maybe an even earlier mummy movie. That held it in place long enough for me move enough trees out of the driveway to get my truck out. I drove to the emergency room. I wasn't looking forward to the emergency room. On a major holiday it was sure to be filled with drunken yahoos, with “hold my beer” accidents. I brought along a book and was going to start working on this report for you in the hours of waiting that I anticipated. But, I was positively thrilled with service. I barely had a chance to sit down in the squeaky, vinyl, institutional seat when I was called. I was attended to by no less than 4 or 5 charming, enthusiastic and competent medical professionals. It turned out that the doctor-lady on duty's favorite thing was stitches. We had a great chat and I was in and out in 45 minutes! They were impressed that I could tell them exactly how much I weighed. They were almost as impressed with me having run a marathon in Vermont the day before as I was impressed with myself for, well…just being me. It's a curse. I drove home and finished chopping up my trees. … The next night I went to the local Red Cross and tried to give blood. I see you rolling your eyes. Chris, what the hell? You run a race Sunday, your put yourself in the Emergency room Monday, why are you trying to give blood on Tuesday? In my defence they really want my blood. They are on me serval phone calls and emails a day about how much they want my blood. But, I'm usually in the middle of a training cycle and can't really afford to tapped of my basic circulatory life essence. Consequently, I try to schedule blood donations for after my target events. The nerve of them. After begging me for weeks and putting me through all the preliminaries, they turned me away when I told them of my recent forestry mishap. Apparently there is have some silly rule about ‘no open wounds'. I mean, you're after my blood, wouldn't this be a positive proof point that I've got some to spare? … No worries. On to my next thing. I like to be tightly scheduled. I'm happiest when I have a nice pile of tasks in my que. That's how my weekends go in the spring and summer. A yellow sticky pad list of chores in my pocket that I try to get done to have that warm fuzzy feeling of accomplishment from washing the car or folding the laundry or … maybe even running a race. … Teresa had come home from the City to pick up some stuff Friday. We had to do a bike swap. I had procured a new city bike for her. A city bike is a bicycle that is perfectly functional but has a low value and low probability of being stolen. The 40-year-old Schwin I had previously procured was broken. She had managed to crank out the bearing, which is not something I'm going to fix on a bike where the tires are worth more than the bike. I procured a ‘new' old bike, cleaned it up, got most of the gears working, and transferred the rack from the old-old bike Saturday morning. As we are all destined to do, I have turned into my father. I had to drive her back into the city on Saturday. I had to be in Vermont Saturday night as well. … I had packed up my race stuff. Since I was driving, I didn't need to be picky. A little of this, a little of that. I opted to go back to my old Brooks baggie shorts with the bike short liner, because they have enough pockets to carry all my standard race stuff. A couple gels, a baggie of Endurolytes, a small thing of lube. I was trying to make the 7:00PM deadline to pick up my bib in Vermont. Burlington is about 3 hours and change from my house. After the side trip to the city it was going to be tight. … The weather forecast called for clear skies Saturday slowly changing to rain in the evening, then into thunderstorms through the morning. I try not to think too much about the weather when I'm approaching a race. There really isn't much you can do about it. No sense wasting your energy fretting. It was starting to drizzle when I pulled into the race expo hotel in South Burlington with 8 minutes to spare. I was able to get my bib and pick up a couple Expresso Love Gu's – old-school nutrition. In a change of pace, I got a medium shirt, instead of a large due to my current waifish deportment. Then I wandered off in the strengthening showers to find my campground. My comfy rustic home to pitch my lonely tent for the evening. … To get to my camp I was routed right by the race start/finish area. Which was nice. The college town of Burlington sits on the edge of Lake Champlain. The race course for the marathon is a sort of figure 8 that goes out north of the city, turns around and runs back through the city, turns again and comes back by the park again to go north, again, then comes back south along a bike trail at the edge of the lake to the finish. Eyeballing it on the map I thought I might be able to walk to the race start in the morning from my camp. The bike trail that the race finishes on runs right by the edge of the campground. I measured it to be over a mile by the road. I figured I probably wouldn't want to hike that, especially in a storm, in the morning, and definitely wouldn't want to hike back after the race. I called Brian to see what his plans were. He told me he wasn't racing. He was running with his son Chris. Good for him. That completes something special for him. Running a marathon with every one of his kids. But, for me, I wouldn't be able to pace with him. Did I mention I was racing? Yeah, I had a goal. I was trying to spin that fitness from my Boston training cycle into a qualifying race. I thought it would be a no-brainer. I was in good shape. This was supposed to be a more reasonable course. I'd just hang on to the back of the nearest pace group to 3:30 and be done with that. Piece of cake. … Checking in to my camp site it was raining fairly hard now, and of course, as I unrolled my tent it started pouring. I was trying to hurry but that just made things slower. The way these tents work is that there isn't a real roof. The roof part is a screen, a mesh, to I suppose, let your foul camping breath and farts out. But that let the rain come right through. The way you make it watertight is to string another bit, called a fly, over the open part, which was giving me trouble in the wind. Picture ma trying to do all this in the pouring rain and wind. I must've looked incredibly pitiful. Hold that picture in your head next time you think hiking the Appalachian trail is a good idea. Some guy even ran over from a neighboring camp site to help me. At least it wasn't dark out yet. The good news was that I was right next to the shower & bathroom facilities buulding. The bad news was that I was right next to the shower & bathroom facilities building. Lots of traffic. Lots of lights. People wandering around. I took a few minutes to pump up my mattress. This all seemed like a great idea when I set it up last month. Not so much now. Soaking wet. Pumping away in my little tent with the rain beating on the sides. … Now I'm thinking I should have some sort of meal before I crash out in my soggy hidey hole. I did what any sentient 21st century droid would do and asked Siri for a grocery store nearby. I was thinking maybe a Wholefoods or something similar. But, Burlington, being an old New England Town, is filled with corner grocery stores. Basically, one room affairs with beer, chips and lottery tickets. I was getting tired at this point, so I gave up and bought a turkey sandwich and a beer. I returned to my campground and sat in my truck, thinking how sad a spectacle I was soggy, in my truck with the rain pouring down, chewing on a gas-station sandwich. Having paddled my canoe through these types of adventures before and thought to myself, smiling a bit, ‘this will make a great story'. I was worrying a bit about logistics for the morning. I didn't want to hike the mile plus to the start in a rainstorm. I decided I would drive in early and find a place to park. They said there was municipal parking, but after my ‘grocery store' adventure I wondered what that would be like, or if it even existed. Ce'st la vie. Time for beddy-by. … In normal conditions my tent, mattress and sleeping bag are pretty darn comfy. These weren't exactly ‘normal'. It was storming hard, with blowing wind and driving rain. I could hear the waves crashing down on the lake shore with a steady roar. The spotlights on the facilities lit up my tent like an operating theatre. I crawled into my tent, dragging mud and water with me. Crawled into my sleeping bag and wrapped my throw away shirt around my head like a bandage to block the light, put my phone on airplane mode and set the alarm for 5 AM. That should give me plenty of time to get ready and find a parking spot. Now, on a normal night, in the campground, hard up against the communal bathroom, I probably would have been kept awake by the noise of the park denizens coming and going and recreating. This was not a normal night. I considered my good fortune. The roar of the waves and the wind and the steady drum of a hard rain was like a meditation track, right? White noise. The song “The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” was running slyly through my head. “The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called 'gitche gumee' The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy” That's when I realize that I had to pee. At the same time I realized I would rather have my bladder explode and die of sepsis than go out int o this storm. Then I fell asleep. A couple hours later I woke up to an eerie, (no pun intended), silence. I was woken up by pause in storms. It was a bit before 11:00 and I thought, now would be an excellent time to make a run for the facilities next door. As I started moving around I realized that there was a fair amount of water inside my tent. Whether it was from me bumping the sides or the rain coming sideways under the fly, I don't know. My sleeping bag was wet. As I extracted myself and went to the rest room I thought that this might be a problem if the storms returned and temperature dropped a bit more. Woke by quiet after 10. Goodtime to pee. Sleeping bag wet. So, we held an executive meeting in my head and decided to sleep in the truck for the rest of the night. It was surprisingly comfortable with my sleeping bag and the seat all the way back. I slept great. … My 5 AM alarm woke me to a humid, cool morning with scattered, pudgy clouds. I was still worried about parking so I got my stuff on and drove into town. Not only was the parking garage available and deserted, I'm pretty sure it was free. The gate was open and the display had some sort of non-descriptive announcement. I didn't have too many options for breakfast so I ate one of the SpringEnergy gels I had brought. They're more like baby food than race gels. My next mission would be to find a cup of coffee somewhere. I took $5 with me and went out to walk around the start area. After a few laps I found a gas station with some coffee and checked that box. That left me with another problem. Now I had $3 left over that I didn't know what to do with. I could just drop it on the ground. I could try to carry it. In the end I just handed to some guy in a Bruins shirt. He was confused. He was pretty sure I was up to something nefarious. … Then I just hung out in the park and stretched and relaxed. It was partially sunny, very humid with a bit of wind and lots of puddles. The race starts at 7:00 now, ever since the heat incident of 2 years ago. Looking out over the lake there were towers of blackish clouds. As I wandered about someone called my name and it was Brian and his son. I was glad to see them. Glad to have someone to chat with. We hung out and listened to the race announcements. Bart Yasso was saying something to the assembled throng. There were maybe 3,000 people in the race. Lots of 50 staters. A nice size for a race. About 15 minutes before the start the announcers came on and told everyone to leave the park and take shelter in the parking garages. Apparently one of those black clouds out over the race had us in its sites. The crowd filed out of the park across the street and down the road. Brian, his son and I went into the Courtyard Hotel lobby. We chatted with some of the folks in there, but basically stood around for 45 minutes while another small storm cell passed over. That's a first for me. They let us go back to the race start after the danger had passed. Speaking of passing, I got passed by Bart Yasso leaving the hotel. I said hi but he was in a hurry to get back to the announcing. We found our corrals. I hunted down the 3:30 pace leaders. And we were off and running about 7:45. It was a bit humid but nothing terrible. I hung close to the pace leader and we were quickly up to pace. There were two pacers for 3:30. They did a good job. They kept us within 5 seconds of the pace even with the rolling hills, the hard lefts and rights, and the slight wind. They did something really useful. Instead of running together one guy ran about 50 to 100 feet behind the other guy. I started out with the lead guy but then filtered back to the second pack. The effort was steady but not hard. I felt fine. … It was hillier than I had surmised from Brian's description. There was one long hill back into the city that wasn't steep but was a nice long pull. There was a pretty good head wind in one direction. It was useful to be in the pack and I was able to draft the pacer. There were some good crowds in the city but not much as you got out of town. When the sun came through the clouds it was a little hot. I was staying on my nutrition, taking enough water and sipping from my bottle of F2C. The gels they had on course were maple syrup gels. Which is fitting for Vermont, but basically, you're drinking pancake syrup. I knew the “big hill” was coming up at mile 15ish. As we turned back towards that hill I put a little extra fuel in the fire and dropped the pace a bit. I knew, from my training I had some faster miles in me. I figured I'd put a little buffer between me and the pace group in case I struggled on the hill. I thought that once I got over the hill, I could relax into the rocking chair and just glide home. … Up to this point I was pacing well. Not easy but not hard either. Race pace. The hill was a monster. For some reason it really knocked me back on my heels. I had to grind it out. I lost some time but stayed ahead of the pace group. I was suffering badly as I neared the top, but I got over it. On the back side of the hill I was trashed and focused on finding a recovery pace. My hips were tight. My stride was painful. That high hamstring tendonitis was biting me in the ass. Remember when I said I “had some good training runs and some not so good since Boston”? Remember how I said I had somehow managed to give myself tendonitis in the ass? Well, one of those workouts was a 20+ mile tempo run. And what happened on that run was I got to about 16 miles and this tendonitis flared up. It hurts. Like some monster biting your ass. It makes it hard to lift your legs and makes running up hills really hard. It makes it hard to keep your stride length. I ended up doing a fair amount of walking at the end of that workout. This showed up again at Vermont after the big hill about 16-17 mile in. It wasn't the ‘wall' I had plenty of calories. It wasn't cramps, I had plenty of salt. It was this pain in my ass that kept me from holing my pace. And that's where I stopped racing and started limping in. In a few minutes the 3:30 pacers went by me. I said “That hill was a bitch.” He said, “Yeah, but it's done now.” I said, “Yeah, but so are my legs.” At this point I still had about a 2-1/2 minute cushion but I could race anymore and had 8-9 miles to go. There were still some rolling hills and each of those little rises hurt like hell. I threw in the towel and started walking and jogging, just to get it done. I ran by my camp ground a couple more times and thought about just leaving, but my truck wasn't there, it was downtown. I was depressed and having dark thoughts. I thought to myself “Now I know why those people cheat. You can put in the work and do all the right things and what do you get? Nothin. That's why they cheat.:” I might even have had a thought or two about how I'm just getting slower and what's the point of staying in a world that's just a constant loss of ability? Such is the death march. When you get into the death march late in a race you notice there are people there doing the same death march pace you are. You see them walking, stumbling, summoning the strength to run a bit, walking some more. The comradery of zombies. It wasn't awful physically. I was fit enough to not be physically suffering. Not like a calorie crash. Not physical exhaustion. My HR was fine. I just couldn't get my legs to turn. And my mind had left the building. I was done. Done with training. Don't with chasing unicorns. Done with it all. At one point the course cuts through a wooded section in the high miles. Just a short bit of trail to connect to road sections. With the rain and the runners it had turned into a mud hole. I felt bad for the runners who were still racing. Also, late in the race, in one of the neighborhood sections, there was a bunch of people, a couple neighborhood families handing our Budweiser pony cans. I had no desire for a can of beer but one of the guys in front of me took one, took a sip and immediately dropped it in a big splash of foam. The guys handing out the beers yelled at him for dropping it. It was a bit surreal. Finally we found our way onto the bike path for the last couple miles back to the finish. I came upon a guy clutch his calf, hopping around and screaming with a cramp. I dug out the rest of my Endurolytes, gave him two and said “chew these, to get the salt into your system.” Hope he had some water with him. With the late start it was pretty hot and really humid. It didn't impact me. I was out of the fight before any of that would have hit me. As I was pulling into the finish, I was trading places with an older, grey haired woman wearing a singlet from one of the regional running clubs I know. I thought to myself, ‘great, my finishing photo is me being out kicked by this lady!” I wasn't in a good place mentally. I managed to find a pretty fast last mile heading into the finish. It didn't matter. I had turned a 2-1/2 minute buffer into a 12 minute hole with a 3:47 finish. I got my medal and a bottle of water. I stood around waiting to see if maybe Brian and his son weren't close behind me since I lost so much ground. I had passed his daughter out on the bike path and she hadn't seen them yet. I saw the club singlet and congratulated her. She turned around and said “Chris?” Turns out it was Linda one of the Goon Squad runners. We had a long talk catching up. She was coming off AFib surgery and starting her recovery. The doctors had told her to quit running and it took her a long time to find a doctor who could give her a correct diagnosis and fix it. Now she's on her way back. I got my truck and made my way back to the campground. I didn't see any reason to sleep over another night, so I broke it down and loaded up. I stopped to tell the kid I was leaving early and he insisted on giving me my $36 back. Good Karma. … I drove the sunny, warm day home to get back onto my list of chores. I must tell you I was relieved to get this race over with. But, now I'm out of qualification and I don't have the time or the energy for another campaign this summer. Maybe I can't make the standard? I don't know. I kills me to give up, but I'm not having fun anymore and my body is talking to me. I need some time off. It took me a few days to come to grips with not running Boston. I'm not making any proclamations. But, I'm ok with letting it go after 21 years. I'm not saying I am. I'm saying I'm ok with it. That's the best I can give you coming out the back of this farce of a long weekend. I'm ok with it. … “To be alive: not just the carcass / But the spark. / That's crudely put, but … / If we're not supposed to dance, / Why all this music?” – Gregory Orr
VT 2019 – The French Farce (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/Vermont2019.mp3] Link Farce. A farce is a comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable. Farce is also characterized by physical humor, the use of deliberate absurdity or nonsense, and broadly stylized performances. … Covered in dirt, sweat and sawdust. There I was, laying on the table in the emergency room at my local hospital. A nice thick maroon swell of blood blobbing out of the gash on my shin. Waiting for the doctor-lady to come back. You might think this would make me cranky. But, on the contrary I was having a pretty good day. It was, ironically, Memorial Day. A long weekend and I had gotten a lot done, including running the marathon in Vermont. I was relieved to have that off my agenda, be done training and back to working on other stuff. Like cutting up the trees I had felled in the yard. Then the machete glanced off a branch and I whacked myself square on the shin bone with that long, heavy, sharp blade designed for slicing. Right on the shin bone. Nothing serious just a bit of a rent on the protective covering of skin that keeps the red stuff in. Editor’s note: “Rent”, to divide, usually violently or abruptly from the middle English Renden and Old English Rendan. I staunched it with a rag from my chainsaw box and hobbled inside for some awkward first aid. I flushed it out with Bactine and taped a bunch of gauze to it, wrapping the tape around my calf, ending up with something that you might see in an old war film or maybe an even earlier mummy movie. That held it in place long enough for me move enough trees out of the driveway to get my truck out. I drove to the emergency room. I wasn’t looking forward to the emergency room. On a major holiday it was sure to be filled with drunken yahoos, with “hold my beer” accidents. I brought along a book and was going to start working on this report for you in the hours of waiting that I anticipated. But, I was positively thrilled with service. I barely had a chance to sit down in the squeaky, vinyl, institutional seat when I was called. I was attended to by no less than 4 or 5 charming, enthusiastic and competent medical professionals. It turned out that the doctor-lady on duty’s favorite thing was stitches. We had a great chat and I was in and out in 45 minutes! They were impressed that I could tell them exactly how much I weighed. They were almost as impressed with me having run a marathon in Vermont the day before as I was impressed with myself for, well…just being me. It’s a curse. I drove home and finished chopping up my trees. … The next night I went to the local Red Cross and tried to give blood. I see you rolling your eyes. Chris, what the hell? You run a race Sunday, your put yourself in the Emergency room Monday, why are you trying to give blood on Tuesday? In my defence they really want my blood. They are on me serval phone calls and emails a day about how much they want my blood. But, I’m usually in the middle of a training cycle and can’t really afford to tapped of my basic circulatory life essence. Consequently, I try to schedule blood donations for after my target events. The nerve of them. After begging me for weeks and putting me through all the preliminaries, they turned me away when I told them of my recent forestry mishap. Apparently there is have some silly rule about ‘no open wounds’. I mean, you’re after my blood, wouldn’t this be a positive proof point that I’ve got some to spare? … No worries. On to my next thing. I like to be tightly scheduled. I’m happiest when I have a nice pile of tasks in my que. That’s how my weekends go in the spring and summer. A yellow sticky pad list of chores in my pocket that I try to get done to have that warm fuzzy feeling of accomplishment from washing the car or folding the laundry or … maybe even running a race. … Teresa had come home from the City to pick up some stuff Friday. We had to do a bike swap. I had procured a new city bike for her. A city bike is a bicycle that is perfectly functional but has a low value and low probability of being stolen. The 40-year-old Schwin I had previously procured was broken. She had managed to crank out the bearing, which is not something I’m going to fix on a bike where the tires are worth more than the bike. I procured a ‘new’ old bike, cleaned it up, got most of the gears working, and transferred the rack from the old-old bike Saturday morning. As we are all destined to do, I have turned into my father. I had to drive her back into the city on Saturday. I had to be in Vermont Saturday night as well. … I had packed up my race stuff. Since I was driving, I didn’t need to be picky. A little of this, a little of that. I opted to go back to my old Brooks baggie shorts with the bike short liner, because they have enough pockets to carry all my standard race stuff. A couple gels, a baggie of Endurolytes, a small thing of lube. I was trying to make the 7:00PM deadline to pick up my bib in Vermont. Burlington is about 3 hours and change from my house. After the side trip to the city it was going to be tight. … The weather forecast called for clear skies Saturday slowly changing to rain in the evening, then into thunderstorms through the morning. I try not to think too much about the weather when I’m approaching a race. There really isn’t much you can do about it. No sense wasting your energy fretting. It was starting to drizzle when I pulled into the race expo hotel in South Burlington with 8 minutes to spare. I was able to get my bib and pick up a couple Expresso Love Gu’s – old-school nutrition. In a change of pace, I got a medium shirt, instead of a large due to my current waifish deportment. Then I wandered off in the strengthening showers to find my campground. My comfy rustic home to pitch my lonely tent for the evening. … To get to my camp I was routed right by the race start/finish area. Which was nice. The college town of Burlington sits on the edge of Lake Champlain. The race course for the marathon is a sort of figure 8 that goes out north of the city, turns around and runs back through the city, turns again and comes back by the park again to go north, again, then comes back south along a bike trail at the edge of the lake to the finish. Eyeballing it on the map I thought I might be able to walk to the race start in the morning from my camp. The bike trail that the race finishes on runs right by the edge of the campground. I measured it to be over a mile by the road. I figured I probably wouldn’t want to hike that, especially in a storm, in the morning, and definitely wouldn’t want to hike back after the race. I called Brian to see what his plans were. He told me he wasn’t racing. He was running with his son Chris. Good for him. That completes something special for him. Running a marathon with every one of his kids. But, for me, I wouldn’t be able to pace with him. Did I mention I was racing? Yeah, I had a goal. I was trying to spin that fitness from my Boston training cycle into a qualifying race. I thought it would be a no-brainer. I was in good shape. This was supposed to be a more reasonable course. I’d just hang on to the back of the nearest pace group to 3:30 and be done with that. Piece of cake. … Checking in to my camp site it was raining fairly hard now, and of course, as I unrolled my tent it started pouring. I was trying to hurry but that just made things slower. The way these tents work is that there isn’t a real roof. The roof part is a screen, a mesh, to I suppose, let your foul camping breath and farts out. But that let the rain come right through. The way you make it watertight is to string another bit, called a fly, over the open part, which was giving me trouble in the wind. Picture ma trying to do all this in the pouring rain and wind. I must’ve looked incredibly pitiful. Hold that picture in your head next time you think hiking the Appalachian trail is a good idea. Some guy even ran over from a neighboring camp site to help me. At least it wasn’t dark out yet. The good news was that I was right next to the shower & bathroom facilities buulding. The bad news was that I was right next to the shower & bathroom facilities building. Lots of traffic. Lots of lights. People wandering around. I took a few minutes to pump up my mattress. This all seemed like a great idea when I set it up last month. Not so much now. Soaking wet. Pumping away in my little tent with the rain beating on the sides. … Now I’m thinking I should have some sort of meal before I crash out in my soggy hidey hole. I did what any sentient 21st century droid would do and asked Siri for a grocery store nearby. I was thinking maybe a Wholefoods or something similar. But, Burlington, being an old New England Town, is filled with corner grocery stores. Basically, one room affairs with beer, chips and lottery tickets. I was getting tired at this point, so I gave up and bought a turkey sandwich and a beer. I returned to my campground and sat in my truck, thinking how sad a spectacle I was soggy, in my truck with the rain pouring down, chewing on a gas-station sandwich. Having paddled my canoe through these types of adventures before and thought to myself, smiling a bit, ‘this will make a great story’. I was worrying a bit about logistics for the morning. I didn’t want to hike the mile plus to the start in a rainstorm. I decided I would drive in early and find a place to park. They said there was municipal parking, but after my ‘grocery store’ adventure I wondered what that would be like, or if it even existed. Ce’st la vie. Time for beddy-by. … In normal conditions my tent, mattress and sleeping bag are pretty darn comfy. These weren’t exactly ‘normal’. It was storming hard, with blowing wind and driving rain. I could hear the waves crashing down on the lake shore with a steady roar. The spotlights on the facilities lit up my tent like an operating theatre. I crawled into my tent, dragging mud and water with me. Crawled into my sleeping bag and wrapped my throw away shirt around my head like a bandage to block the light, put my phone on airplane mode and set the alarm for 5 AM. That should give me plenty of time to get ready and find a parking spot. Now, on a normal night, in the campground, hard up against the communal bathroom, I probably would have been kept awake by the noise of the park denizens coming and going and recreating. This was not a normal night. I considered my good fortune. The roar of the waves and the wind and the steady drum of a hard rain was like a meditation track, right? White noise. The song “The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” was running slyly through my head. “The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called 'gitche gumee' The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy” That’s when I realize that I had to pee. At the same time I realized I would rather have my bladder explode and die of sepsis than go out int o this storm. Then I fell asleep. A couple hours later I woke up to an eerie, (no pun intended), silence. I was woken up by pause in storms. It was a bit before 11:00 and I thought, now would be an excellent time to make a run for the facilities next door. As I started moving around I realized that there was a fair amount of water inside my tent. Whether it was from me bumping the sides or the rain coming sideways under the fly, I don’t know. My sleeping bag was wet. As I extracted myself and went to the rest room I thought that this might be a problem if the storms returned and temperature dropped a bit more. Woke by quiet after 10. Goodtime to pee. Sleeping bag wet. So, we held an executive meeting in my head and decided to sleep in the truck for the rest of the night. It was surprisingly comfortable with my sleeping bag and the seat all the way back. I slept great. … My 5 AM alarm woke me to a humid, cool morning with scattered, pudgy clouds. I was still worried about parking so I got my stuff on and drove into town. Not only was the parking garage available and deserted, I’m pretty sure it was free. The gate was open and the display had some sort of non-descriptive announcement. I didn’t have too many options for breakfast so I ate one of the SpringEnergy gels I had brought. They’re more like baby food than race gels. My next mission would be to find a cup of coffee somewhere. I took $5 with me and went out to walk around the start area. After a few laps I found a gas station with some coffee and checked that box. That left me with another problem. Now I had $3 left over that I didn’t know what to do with. I could just drop it on the ground. I could try to carry it. In the end I just handed to some guy in a Bruins shirt. He was confused. He was pretty sure I was up to something nefarious. … Then I just hung out in the park and stretched and relaxed. It was partially sunny, very humid with a bit of wind and lots of puddles. The race starts at 7:00 now, ever since the heat incident of 2 years ago. Looking out over the lake there were towers of blackish clouds. As I wandered about someone called my name and it was Brian and his son. I was glad to see them. Glad to have someone to chat with. We hung out and listened to the race announcements. Bart Yasso was saying something to the assembled throng. There were maybe 3,000 people in the race. Lots of 50 staters. A nice size for a race. About 15 minutes before the start the announcers came on and told everyone to leave the park and take shelter in the parking garages. Apparently one of those black clouds out over the race had us in its sites. The crowd filed out of the park across the street and down the road. Brian, his son and I went into the Courtyard Hotel lobby. We chatted with some of the folks in there, but basically stood around for 45 minutes while another small storm cell passed over. That’s a first for me. They let us go back to the race start after the danger had passed. Speaking of passing, I got passed by Bart Yasso leaving the hotel. I said hi but he was in a hurry to get back to the announcing. We found our corrals. I hunted down the 3:30 pace leaders. And we were off and running about 7:45. It was a bit humid but nothing terrible. I hung close to the pace leader and we were quickly up to pace. There were two pacers for 3:30. They did a good job. They kept us within 5 seconds of the pace even with the rolling hills, the hard lefts and rights, and the slight wind. They did something really useful. Instead of running together one guy ran about 50 to 100 feet behind the other guy. I started out with the lead guy but then filtered back to the second pack. The effort was steady but not hard. I felt fine. … It was hillier than I had surmised from Brian’s description. There was one long hill back into the city that wasn’t steep but was a nice long pull. There was a pretty good head wind in one direction. It was useful to be in the pack and I was able to draft the pacer. There were some good crowds in the city but not much as you got out of town. When the sun came through the clouds it was a little hot. I was staying on my nutrition, taking enough water and sipping from my bottle of F2C. The gels they had on course were maple syrup gels. Which is fitting for Vermont, but basically, you’re drinking pancake syrup. I knew the “big hill” was coming up at mile 15ish. As we turned back towards that hill I put a little extra fuel in the fire and dropped the pace a bit. I knew, from my training I had some faster miles in me. I figured I’d put a little buffer between me and the pace group in case I struggled on the hill. I thought that once I got over the hill, I could relax into the rocking chair and just glide home. … Up to this point I was pacing well. Not easy but not hard either. Race pace. The hill was a monster. For some reason it really knocked me back on my heels. I had to grind it out. I lost some time but stayed ahead of the pace group. I was suffering badly as I neared the top, but I got over it. On the back side of the hill I was trashed and focused on finding a recovery pace. My hips were tight. My stride was painful. That high hamstring tendonitis was biting me in the ass. Remember when I said I “had some good training runs and some not so good since Boston”? Remember how I said I had somehow managed to give myself tendonitis in the ass? Well, one of those workouts was a 20+ mile tempo run. And what happened on that run was I got to about 16 miles and this tendonitis flared up. It hurts. Like some monster biting your ass. It makes it hard to lift your legs and makes running up hills really hard. It makes it hard to keep your stride length. I ended up doing a fair amount of walking at the end of that workout. This showed up again at Vermont after the big hill about 16-17 mile in. It wasn’t the ‘wall’ I had plenty of calories. It wasn’t cramps, I had plenty of salt. It was this pain in my ass that kept me from holing my pace. And that’s where I stopped racing and started limping in. In a few minutes the 3:30 pacers went by me. I said “That hill was a bitch.” He said, “Yeah, but it’s done now.” I said, “Yeah, but so are my legs.” At this point I still had about a 2-1/2 minute cushion but I could race anymore and had 8-9 miles to go. There were still some rolling hills and each of those little rises hurt like hell. I threw in the towel and started walking and jogging, just to get it done. I ran by my camp ground a couple more times and thought about just leaving, but my truck wasn’t there, it was downtown. I was depressed and having dark thoughts. I thought to myself “Now I know why those people cheat. You can put in the work and do all the right things and what do you get? Nothin. That’s why they cheat.:” I might even have had a thought or two about how I’m just getting slower and what’s the point of staying in a world that’s just a constant loss of ability? Such is the death march. When you get into the death march late in a race you notice there are people there doing the same death march pace you are. You see them walking, stumbling, summoning the strength to run a bit, walking some more. The comradery of zombies. It wasn’t awful physically. I was fit enough to not be physically suffering. Not like a calorie crash. Not physical exhaustion. My HR was fine. I just couldn’t get my legs to turn. And my mind had left the building. I was done. Done with training. Don’t with chasing unicorns. Done with it all. At one point the course cuts through a wooded section in the high miles. Just a short bit of trail to connect to road sections. With the rain and the runners it had turned into a mud hole. I felt bad for the runners who were still racing. Also, late in the race, in one of the neighborhood sections, there was a bunch of people, a couple neighborhood families handing our Budweiser pony cans. I had no desire for a can of beer but one of the guys in front of me took one, took a sip and immediately dropped it in a big splash of foam. The guys handing out the beers yelled at him for dropping it. It was a bit surreal. Finally we found our way onto the bike path for the last couple miles back to the finish. I came upon a guy clutch his calf, hopping around and screaming with a cramp. I dug out the rest of my Endurolytes, gave him two and said “chew these, to get the salt into your system.” Hope he had some water with him. With the late start it was pretty hot and really humid. It didn’t impact me. I was out of the fight before any of that would have hit me. As I was pulling into the finish, I was trading places with an older, grey haired woman wearing a singlet from one of the regional running clubs I know. I thought to myself, ‘great, my finishing photo is me being out kicked by this lady!” I wasn’t in a good place mentally. I managed to find a pretty fast last mile heading into the finish. It didn’t matter. I had turned a 2-1/2 minute buffer into a 12 minute hole with a 3:47 finish. I got my medal and a bottle of water. I stood around waiting to see if maybe Brian and his son weren’t close behind me since I lost so much ground. I had passed his daughter out on the bike path and she hadn’t seen them yet. I saw the club singlet and congratulated her. She turned around and said “Chris?” Turns out it was Linda one of the Goon Squad runners. We had a long talk catching up. She was coming off AFib surgery and starting her recovery. The doctors had told her to quit running and it took her a long time to find a doctor who could give her a correct diagnosis and fix it. Now she’s on her way back. I got my truck and made my way back to the campground. I didn’t see any reason to sleep over another night, so I broke it down and loaded up. I stopped to tell the kid I was leaving early and he insisted on giving me my $36 back. Good Karma. … I drove the sunny, warm day home to get back onto my list of chores. I must tell you I was relieved to get this race over with. But, now I’m out of qualification and I don’t have the time or the energy for another campaign this summer. Maybe I can’t make the standard? I don’t know. I kills me to give up, but I’m not having fun anymore and my body is talking to me. I need some time off. It took me a few days to come to grips with not running Boston. I’m not making any proclamations. But, I’m ok with letting it go after 21 years. I’m not saying I am. I’m saying I’m ok with it. That’s the best I can give you coming out the back of this farce of a long weekend. I’m ok with it. … “To be alive: not just the carcass / But the spark. / That’s crudely put, but … / If we’re not supposed to dance, / Why all this music?” – Gregory Orr
The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-409 – Julie the Marathon Goddess (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4409.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello, my friends and welcome to episode 4-409 of the RunRunLive Podcast. With any luck I'll be able to publish this before I jump in my truck and drive up to Burlington VT for my next marathon. It's go time and I'm stressed out about it. I've held my weight and conditioning and am coming into the race in good shape, on paper anyhow. It's a 3.5 hour drive from my house. Vermont Cities, I'm told, is a much more reasonable course than Boston. Fewer hills. My training buddies tell me that it has always been a good race for them. It still stresses me out. Age graded, for my goal, I'm targeting times that are faster than I ever ran when I was younger – if you believe age grading. Looks like the weather is going to be dicey. The race starts at 7:00 AM so I shouldn't have to worry about heat. But, they are calling for thunder storms and a stiff wind in the morning. Doesn't matter. I'm committed. I'll fight it all the way down. It's a figure 8 course. I'm not sure how sheltered it is, but that should mean I'll have as much head wind as tail wind and side wind. I'm going to find a pace group and stick with it. Stay in the shadow of the pace group. I need a 3:35 to requalify and it looks like they have a 3:30 pace group. I'll have to decide whether I want to hang with them or freewheel. 10 seconds a mile could be significant and I'd much rather negative split than burn out. We'll see. I'm camping in a park on the lake front. Like I said it's a trick I learned in my mountain bike racing days. Frankly, I don't think those hard-core mountain bikers are house-trained. I've got a tent, a mattress and a mattress pump in the back of my truck. You don't sleep much the night before a race anyhow. Eyeballing the map, it looks like I can walk to the start from where I'm camped. Brian is going to be up there with his son. I'm going to stay over Sunday night probably. We'll see. I can't wait to have this over with. I'm pretty sick of road racing and training. Not sure what I'm going to do if I miss my time. I might hang it up. Move on. What would you do? Do you think 21 Boston marathons is enough? Or will my life totally unravel if I remove this prop from the infrastructure? Today we have a great interview with Julie the Marathon Goddess. You know Julie. She's the California Girl from the move “The Spirit of the Marathon 2”. Which isn't an awful movie. The reason it's not awful is that it has a cast of characters and Julie is one of those characters. In section one I'm going to talk about some new things I learned in this last training cycle. In section two I'm going to talk about the wild and whacky English Language. And, since we're talking about the English language and the Boston Marathon I have a question for you? What is another perfectly good word for ‘unicorn'? Monocerous! Isn't that a great word. Monocerous! Here's another one. Did you know that the word Cadence comes from the same Indo-European root as Cadaver? Same Latin root meaning, loosely to fall. The cadence is the foot fall. The cadaver is a fallen one, so to speak. So next time you can't keep up your cadence and you feel like a cadaver, you'll know why. Oh, I have a redaction from last show. My childhood friend Dave didn't die. He's living in Seattle I think. His older brother Eric, who I went to school with passed. Rest in Peace Eric. On with the show! … I'll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported. What does that mean? It means you don't have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member's only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to. I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway. “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit. So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills. … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported. We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access to Exclusive Members Only audio and articles. Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Section one – LEssons from this long training cycle. Voices of reason – the conversation Julie Weiss Author/Runner/Marathon Goddess Available now on : 52 Weeks, 52 Marathons: The Miles and Trials of a Marathon Goddess by Julie Weiss with John Hanc and Ali Nolan (Tender Fire/Enhanced Communications) Do you ever wonder, or have a burning desire to be more than what you have aspired to be? I always knew there was more to life, and I found it through my joy of running. Before I started running I was overweight, on antidepressants and I could barely run around the block. I was a young mom and had battled some very dark moments. Since I started running I am no longer taking any medication and I have lost 20 pounds. Running saved my life. On March 2, 2008, I ran my first marathon, the Los Angeles Marathon. I had made all the beginner mistakes. Ouch! Pretty much sums it up. I had not trained properly, and swore I would stick only to 10K's after that. But it was not long, two months in fact, until I ran another marathon and then another. My father became my biggest fan. We had a goal, that goal was that I would qualify for the Boston marathon where he would go to see me run. I attempted to qualify for Boston 19 times. Every time I completed a marathon I would call my father and let him know how I did. He was still proud of me, even if it was my slowest time. He always encouraged me to keep going and so I did. In October of 2010, my father was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. I was devastated, but my father urged me to continue to train, to work and go on with life as usual. It was hard, but I did as he wished. On December 5, 2010 I finally did qualify for the Boston marathon and made it in 3:47, sadly it was 1 week after my father passed away, just 35 days after his diagnosis. I know he was there with me, he was the wind at my back and had the best seat in the house, my heart. After I ran the Boston marathon in 2011 I looked deeply into the disease that had taken my father. I found that pancreatic cancer was the 4th leading cause of cancer death and the least funded for research. This was unacceptable to me. I knew had to something dramatic to raise awareness and that it should be centered around my passion for running and the love for my father. So I set out to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks to raise $1,000,000 for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. I recently completed marathon#52 on March 17, 2013 at the ASICS L.A. Marathon. I did all of this while holding down a full time job. I work 9-5 as an accountant. I would leave my office on a Friday or Saturday, travel to a different city, state or even country, run a marathon on Sunday and fly back home to get to work Monday morning. Almost every weekend waking up at 3:30 in the morning to get to the starting line. Not even Super Storm Sandy could stop me. I dedicated each of my marathons to someone affected by pancreatic cancer because my fight was nothing compared to what theses people had to go through. They are my heroes. I am now 42, have two amazing kids, who are 20 and 24, my wonderful fiance, and of course my first running partner ever, my dog Jessie. I have found my purpose in life. Now, I invite you to join me in the light, embrace your highest self and start being the person you were put on this earth to be. If it speaks to you, I also invite you to join me in the fight against pancreatic cancer. The disease that took the life of my number 1 fan, my father, and so many others. I am so grateful that we have completed this amazing journey, but we are not done yet. I am currently on a journey to finish 100 marathons ending at the 2016 Sketchers Performance Los Angeles Marathon and hope to reach my 1 Million dollar fundraising goal by then. When you do what you love, for those you love, that is when the miracles happen. The joy comes from the heart. If your love is running, I have learned that it's not about how many miles you go, or even how fast. The heart does not have a clock, it has beats. My mission is to make sure those beats are spent on pursuing your dreams, your passions and having fun. Marathon Goddess is about embracing the God or Goddess within us all. Now I am running with a purpose, to fight the good fight against pancreatic cancer. It has become my mission, and I will not stop until we have found a cure. Find your passion, bring out your spirit and let it shine. We got this!! Section two – The Wonderful, Wacky, English Language - Outro Well, my friends you did that thing where you strike the Goddess pose in your underwear in front of the bathroom mirror and though tno one was watching, but we won't judge and you have come to the end of the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-409, Keep up the good work. We've been having a cold and rainy spring in New England. Every time I hit one of those long hard tempo runs in a 45 degree drizzle I mutter a little curse to the gods. Why couldn't we have this weather at one of my target marathons? I've been working in my garden for the last couple weeks. I started some seeds earlier but the weather has been so cold they are quite stunted. I got some tomatoes and beans and squash in. We'll see what come up. Nothing like a warm, garden fresh tomato on a warm August afternoon. Part of the rhythm of life. I should be able to execute a decent race at Vermont. I'm still light – hovering around 170 pounds – I'm still hitting my tempo paces in the mid-7's. Like, I said, on paper it's a lock. We'll see. Wish me luck. Send me whatever universal Karma you can. I accepted an invitation to pace a ½ marathon in PA at the end of July. It's the Conquer the Canyon marathon and half marathon. I'll be the alternate pacer for the 2 hour ½ with Greg. Light duty. It looks like a pretty course on a rail trail that winds through a river valley. 6-hour drive for me. This pacing outfit is called Beast Pacers. If you want to be a pacer they have races all over the country. They comp you the entry. Would be a great way to pick up your 50 states. One more of my favorite old-English words for you before you go. The old/middle English word for window or opening was ‘thirl'. You may be familiar with a compound word we still use this in. It combines the word for ‘nose' and that word for window ‘thirl' – and you may have guessed – that compound word is ‘nostril' – literally ‘nose-window'. Isn't that great? Nose window? … Julie's story is a good one. On the one hand it's familiar to us. It's the classic hero's journey. Over coming challenges to become the champion. On the other I think it verifies a useful truth: if you just decide to do something you can change the world, at least your little part of the world. You don't need permission. You just do it and let the details figure themselves out. It's not goal setting. It's not achievement. It's more like directing, or freeing the universal energy that is in each of us. Looking inside yourself, how do you let that energy free? I'll see you out there. MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Rachel -> Coach Jeff ->
The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-409 – Julie the Marathon Goddess (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4409.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello, my friends and welcome to episode 4-409 of the RunRunLive Podcast. With any luck I’ll be able to publish this before I jump in my truck and drive up to Burlington VT for my next marathon. It’s go time and I’m stressed out about it. I’ve held my weight and conditioning and am coming into the race in good shape, on paper anyhow. It’s a 3.5 hour drive from my house. Vermont Cities, I’m told, is a much more reasonable course than Boston. Fewer hills. My training buddies tell me that it has always been a good race for them. It still stresses me out. Age graded, for my goal, I’m targeting times that are faster than I ever ran when I was younger – if you believe age grading. Looks like the weather is going to be dicey. The race starts at 7:00 AM so I shouldn’t have to worry about heat. But, they are calling for thunder storms and a stiff wind in the morning. Doesn’t matter. I’m committed. I’ll fight it all the way down. It’s a figure 8 course. I’m not sure how sheltered it is, but that should mean I’ll have as much head wind as tail wind and side wind. I’m going to find a pace group and stick with it. Stay in the shadow of the pace group. I need a 3:35 to requalify and it looks like they have a 3:30 pace group. I’ll have to decide whether I want to hang with them or freewheel. 10 seconds a mile could be significant and I’d much rather negative split than burn out. We’ll see. I’m camping in a park on the lake front. Like I said it’s a trick I learned in my mountain bike racing days. Frankly, I don’t think those hard-core mountain bikers are house-trained. I’ve got a tent, a mattress and a mattress pump in the back of my truck. You don’t sleep much the night before a race anyhow. Eyeballing the map, it looks like I can walk to the start from where I’m camped. Brian is going to be up there with his son. I’m going to stay over Sunday night probably. We’ll see. I can’t wait to have this over with. I’m pretty sick of road racing and training. Not sure what I’m going to do if I miss my time. I might hang it up. Move on. What would you do? Do you think 21 Boston marathons is enough? Or will my life totally unravel if I remove this prop from the infrastructure? Today we have a great interview with Julie the Marathon Goddess. You know Julie. She’s the California Girl from the move “The Spirit of the Marathon 2”. Which isn’t an awful movie. The reason it’s not awful is that it has a cast of characters and Julie is one of those characters. In section one I’m going to talk about some new things I learned in this last training cycle. In section two I’m going to talk about the wild and whacky English Language. And, since we’re talking about the English language and the Boston Marathon I have a question for you? What is another perfectly good word for ‘unicorn’? Monocerous! Isn’t that a great word. Monocerous! Here’s another one. Did you know that the word Cadence comes from the same Indo-European root as Cadaver? Same Latin root meaning, loosely to fall. The cadence is the foot fall. The cadaver is a fallen one, so to speak. So next time you can’t keep up your cadence and you feel like a cadaver, you’ll know why. Oh, I have a redaction from last show. My childhood friend Dave didn’t die. He’s living in Seattle I think. His older brother Eric, who I went to school with passed. Rest in Peace Eric. On with the show! … I’ll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported. What does that mean? It means you don’t have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member’s only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to. I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway. “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit. So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills. … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported. We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access to Exclusive Members Only audio and articles. Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Section one – LEssons from this long training cycle. Voices of reason – the conversation Julie Weiss Author/Runner/Marathon Goddess Available now on : 52 Weeks, 52 Marathons: The Miles and Trials of a Marathon Goddess by Julie Weiss with John Hanc and Ali Nolan (Tender Fire/Enhanced Communications) Do you ever wonder, or have a burning desire to be more than what you have aspired to be? I always knew there was more to life, and I found it through my joy of running. Before I started running I was overweight, on antidepressants and I could barely run around the block. I was a young mom and had battled some very dark moments. Since I started running I am no longer taking any medication and I have lost 20 pounds. Running saved my life. On March 2, 2008, I ran my first marathon, the Los Angeles Marathon. I had made all the beginner mistakes. Ouch! Pretty much sums it up. I had not trained properly, and swore I would stick only to 10K’s after that. But it was not long, two months in fact, until I ran another marathon and then another. My father became my biggest fan. We had a goal, that goal was that I would qualify for the Boston marathon where he would go to see me run. I attempted to qualify for Boston 19 times. Every time I completed a marathon I would call my father and let him know how I did. He was still proud of me, even if it was my slowest time. He always encouraged me to keep going and so I did. In October of 2010, my father was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. I was devastated, but my father urged me to continue to train, to work and go on with life as usual. It was hard, but I did as he wished. On December 5, 2010 I finally did qualify for the Boston marathon and made it in 3:47, sadly it was 1 week after my father passed away, just 35 days after his diagnosis. I know he was there with me, he was the wind at my back and had the best seat in the house, my heart. After I ran the Boston marathon in 2011 I looked deeply into the disease that had taken my father. I found that pancreatic cancer was the 4th leading cause of cancer death and the least funded for research. This was unacceptable to me. I knew had to something dramatic to raise awareness and that it should be centered around my passion for running and the love for my father. So I set out to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks to raise $1,000,000 for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. I recently completed marathon#52 on March 17, 2013 at the ASICS L.A. Marathon. I did all of this while holding down a full time job. I work 9-5 as an accountant. I would leave my office on a Friday or Saturday, travel to a different city, state or even country, run a marathon on Sunday and fly back home to get to work Monday morning. Almost every weekend waking up at 3:30 in the morning to get to the starting line. Not even Super Storm Sandy could stop me. I dedicated each of my marathons to someone affected by pancreatic cancer because my fight was nothing compared to what theses people had to go through. They are my heroes. I am now 42, have two amazing kids, who are 20 and 24, my wonderful fiance, and of course my first running partner ever, my dog Jessie. I have found my purpose in life. Now, I invite you to join me in the light, embrace your highest self and start being the person you were put on this earth to be. If it speaks to you, I also invite you to join me in the fight against pancreatic cancer. The disease that took the life of my number 1 fan, my father, and so many others. I am so grateful that we have completed this amazing journey, but we are not done yet. I am currently on a journey to finish 100 marathons ending at the 2016 Sketchers Performance Los Angeles Marathon and hope to reach my 1 Million dollar fundraising goal by then. When you do what you love, for those you love, that is when the miracles happen. The joy comes from the heart. If your love is running, I have learned that it’s not about how many miles you go, or even how fast. The heart does not have a clock, it has beats. My mission is to make sure those beats are spent on pursuing your dreams, your passions and having fun. Marathon Goddess is about embracing the God or Goddess within us all. Now I am running with a purpose, to fight the good fight against pancreatic cancer. It has become my mission, and I will not stop until we have found a cure. Find your passion, bring out your spirit and let it shine. We got this!! Section two – The Wonderful, Wacky, English Language - Outro Well, my friends you did that thing where you strike the Goddess pose in your underwear in front of the bathroom mirror and though tno one was watching, but we won’t judge and you have come to the end of the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-409, Keep up the good work. We’ve been having a cold and rainy spring in New England. Every time I hit one of those long hard tempo runs in a 45 degree drizzle I mutter a little curse to the gods. Why couldn’t we have this weather at one of my target marathons? I’ve been working in my garden for the last couple weeks. I started some seeds earlier but the weather has been so cold they are quite stunted. I got some tomatoes and beans and squash in. We’ll see what come up. Nothing like a warm, garden fresh tomato on a warm August afternoon. Part of the rhythm of life. I should be able to execute a decent race at Vermont. I’m still light – hovering around 170 pounds – I’m still hitting my tempo paces in the mid-7’s. Like, I said, on paper it’s a lock. We’ll see. Wish me luck. Send me whatever universal Karma you can. I accepted an invitation to pace a ½ marathon in PA at the end of July. It’s the Conquer the Canyon marathon and half marathon. I’ll be the alternate pacer for the 2 hour ½ with Greg. Light duty. It looks like a pretty course on a rail trail that winds through a river valley. 6-hour drive for me. This pacing outfit is called Beast Pacers. If you want to be a pacer they have races all over the country. They comp you the entry. Would be a great way to pick up your 50 states. One more of my favorite old-English words for you before you go. The old/middle English word for window or opening was ‘thirl’. You may be familiar with a compound word we still use this in. It combines the word for ‘nose’ and that word for window ‘thirl’ – and you may have guessed – that compound word is ‘nostril’ – literally ‘nose-window’. Isn’t that great? Nose window? … Julie’s story is a good one. On the one hand it’s familiar to us. It’s the classic hero’s journey. Over coming challenges to become the champion. On the other I think it verifies a useful truth: if you just decide to do something you can change the world, at least your little part of the world. You don’t need permission. You just do it and let the details figure themselves out. It’s not goal setting. It’s not achievement. It’s more like directing, or freeing the universal energy that is in each of us. Looking inside yourself, how do you let that energy free? I’ll see you out there. MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Rachel -> Coach Jeff ->
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[content note: sexual harassment] I. Recent discussion of sexual harassment at work has focused on a few high-profile industries. But there has been relatively little credible research as to how rates really differ by occupation type. There are many surveys of harassment rates in specific industries, but they can’t be credibly compared with one another. The percent of people who report sexual harassment varies wildly from survey to survey – thus studies finding that anywhere from 12 percent to 48 percent to 60 percent to 85 percent of women have been harassed at work. If a survey shows that 60% of female nurses get sexually harassed at work, does that mean nurses are victimized particularly often (because more than 12%) or are unusually safe (because less than 85%)? It doesn’t matter, because another study says only 19% of nurses get harassed. Why do all these numbers differ so dramatically? The most important issue seems to be how you ask the question. “Have you ever been harassed?” gets numbers more like 12%; giving a long list of specific behaviors and asking “Have you ever experienced any of these?” gets numbers closer to 85%, depending on what the behaviors are. Surveys also differ on whether they ask all employees or just women, whether they include a time frame (eg “…in the past two years”), whether they specify that it had to be at work vs. work-related events, and whether they include witnessing someone else’s harassment. Taking these surveys entirely seriously would lead to the conclusion that Uber has the lowest sexual harassment rate of any company or industry in the world; I choose not to take them seriously. This means we need investigations that use the same methodology across multiple fields. Whenever the media talks about this – see eg the Washington Post’s The Industries With The Worst Sexual Harassment Problem – they’re working off of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s records. But these are totally unsuitable for the task – they just report raw number of claims per industry. The industries that rank lowest in EEOC’s data tend to be small industries with very few women – for example, taken seriously the WaPo’s graph shows that mining has the least problem with sexual harassment of any industry in the world. Is this thanks to their uniquely progressive culture – or because there are practically no female miners? I’m going to say the second one. The takeaway that most real researchers take from the EEOC claims is that the lowest-paying and most mundane occupations – retail, restaurant work, hotel work, etc – have much higher sexual harassment rates than the prestigious occupations people generally talk about. Eyeballing the data, this looks basically true. But trying to get anything more fine-grained than that out of EEOC is basically hopeless. I only know of two surveys that have even attempted to compare different fields in a principled way, and neither really inspires confidence.
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US Army Ranger Tim joins me... we take a hard look at the bizarre 9th circuit court decision and give you some historical background. Then we get into out mixed bag of news stories. This week we have Groping Syrian refugee in Canada, and a man's botched penis surgery. Tim talks about his experience with campus protests here in San Diego. Then there's the guy caught masturbating in the Dunkin' Donuts drive thru. Music: "Mota"/ The Offspring.
Eyeballing the jerseys worn to the 2017 Queens Baseball Convention.
Alright the response for part 2 of the discussion that went bad was actually pretty overwhelming. Eyeballing it, I’d say it was at least 4 to 1 in favor. However, the people who didn’t want to hear part 2 had really good reasons… So I’ve sort of split the difference. I’m going to talk a … Continue reading AS299: Let’s Get Into the Arguments → The post AS299: Let’s Get Into the Arguments appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.
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A candid and anecdotal look at capital outflows from Malaysia's stock and currency markets. Institutional funds are selling, but so are ordinary Malaysians!
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