Yes. This was a real issue for me. I think that's why the incentive can't be "the race." After my first half-marathon, a bad case of "well, what now" settled over me.

Thanks for the follow-up. I suppose that pretty well settles the matter as far as Rovell matters.

Honest question: is Rowvell onto something? Most references suggest "Wondolowski" is the correct spelling, without the middle "w." Isn't he just making a burner-grade joke about a name so difficult the equipment manager shit the bed on it?

We make it to both a couple of times a year from eastern Washington. Not locals like some of those above...but:

Weird game. A wasted pitching effort seems par for the Ms' last decade, but a clutch 5 spot in the 14th? That'll make the game-losing error in the 16th (after wasting the entire bullpen) feel, well, worth it.

I stand Popeye'd.

Sorry. Didn't mean to offend. I just think she's the bee's knees.

Audrey Hepburn. Duh.

Yep. Best line of the day.

I know that merit scholarships are important, and that students from all manner of socioeconomic backgrounds benefit from broader higher ed funding mechanisms. I wouldn't begrudge anyone the opportunity.

Thanks, Swag.

Erg,

I'm reading the novel Americanah by Chimimandah Ngozi Adichie. I'm trying to avoid press because I hate spoilers and most reviewers, but it's a kind of contemporary love story wrapped up in the experience of a relatively affluent Nigerian immigrant who returns to Lagos and finds her first love to be quite a changed…

When you're finished, follow up with Manhattan Transfer. Maybe not on the same scope as USA, but it's stunningly woven.

I'm assuming that "get out the lactic acids" would mean something light in the next day or two. 4-6 miles at an easy pace? Or do I have the wrong idea altogether?

Thanks...I think. I was hoping to catch up on my drinking this week, but I suppose I'll have to be healthy-ish. Beer counts as carbs, right?

Running DUAN!!!!!!!!

Not sure what you're driving at, but male coach in non-revenue sport at unremarkable school makes Deadspin (and the local news).

TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT DUAN!

Erg, you've always seemed to me to be the moral compass for DUAN. Keep it up. I love that you focus on the laughs and your joy in your family. Also, a 10:1 fun:BS ratio is a GREAT career. Now, McMurtry. -1 for not dropping this: