Could be a tricky situation tomorrow with the Flour Test happening so close to the Flower Ceremony. Enunciation will be key when asking for directions.

One thing I learned on the train from Edinburgh to Birmingham is that British people LOVE complaining loudly on their cell phones about changes in their holiday visits.

Update from Minnesota: Rolled the dice and bought Taco Fiesta-style Top the Tater instead of regular.

👑 The king is back! 🤩🤍

How I know I’m back in Minnesota: Just overheard a woman say, “Gosh, I hope this pepper jack cheese isn’t too spicy.”

For no particular reason, I sorta hate this.

At 12.3 million viewers, last night's Iowa-LSU game had more viewers than: • Any women's CBB game ever • The 2023 NBA Finals • The 2023 World Series • The 2023 Orange Bowl • The 2023 Big Ten Championship • The 2023 Cotton Bowl • The 2023 Pac-12 Championship • The 2023

How to read a Paper

The myth of switching to fat metabolism. Countless times I have heard commentators say “And then you switch to fat metabolism”. But how does fuel use actually work? Is there really a switch to fat metabolism? bit.ly/3whwXRD

Hot off the press! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Does distance running make you lose speed? If you are losing speed to a large degree during training, it's not the long aerobic work that is doing it, it's that your training sucks.

Winners get to ring a bell in T&F in Paris should 100% be a full-time tradition. (Also good American distance results - that should be a tradition.)

Quincy Hall winning the 400 with his grillz in has got to be a good omen for Domenic The Raven.

Happy “Straight Outta Compton” Day to those who celebrate.

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Are there any apps other than Twitter that scroll underneath the time/cell & WiFi strength/battery life icons on iPhone? It’s a dumb design.

The Multidisciplinary Process Leading to Return From Underperformance and Sustainable Success in the World’s Best Cross-Country Skier: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32000138/ by Guro Strøm Solli, Øyvind Sandbakk & Espen Tønnessen

OK, thanks Duolingo, I already knew that.

STRIKE A POSE: CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING!​ With the Mascots official pose we start dreaming the competions in the magic landscape of #ValdiFiemme in 2026... Are you ready?​! #MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics #CrossCountrySkiing #Fiemme #Tesero The Olympic Games Val di Fiemme​ FIS Cross-Country

Swapping to Bluesky. Same name, same picture.