My marathon PR remains my second one. All evidence points to that staying my PR as well.

I recall some old received wisdom, something like mile 20 marks the end of the first half of a marathon.

Very well done! Wow!

After seeing those graphic British PSA commercials about careless driving I’m surprised anyone there has the stomach to get behind the wheel.

Makes me want to check the first aid kit in my car. And add a backboard to it. Mcy vs anything: mcy always loses.

More embarrassing, or more satisfying?

Real question: when will the threat of someone hacking my car be real enough to worry about?

Genius. As soon as my skills exceed my obd2 reader I’m on board.

the sheer mass of what I don’t know about my car could blot out the sun

7xx or 9xx Volvo wagon with 5.0, five speed conversion.

PB = personal best (PR = personal record, more or less used interchangeably I think)

“I hope we both die.” Thank you.

Prince of Power Grid Failure

British or Canadian?

One step closer to figuring out Celsius to Farenheit in my head

I love the “slow down” part. I did ultras for several years. A favorite strategy is “start slow, then ease off,” as borrowed from Team Slug International. Great article!

These Uber incidents are Pilotrouble for the company

If I never had to poop, then sure.

Horch

Well, in German a Dusche (doo-schuh) is the shower, so I barely know which end is up.