Be careful out there for the 4th #newtonma #figcity

Don't believe me? Lots of research here. It's a BS rule. You literally can't distinguish that 0.099 is impossible to react but 0.10 is possible. It's completely arbitrary. Here's one study: minds.wisconsin.edu/bitstream/hand… And an easy-to-read summary: pess.blog/2018/05/10/rea…

Devon Allen (Devon Allen) was a class act accepting a DQ he clearly knew he didn't earn in the biggest race of his life. He has world class reaction time in proportion to his world class hurdling skills. The timing system was biased. letsrun.com/news/2022/07/w…

Correction: The Newton Rotary Club Clothing Drive is THIS Saturday, July 23, 9AM-Noon. (Not July 30, as stated in this week's Fig City News & Community Announcements.) figcitynews.com/2022/07/rotary…

“Good nutrition plays a big role in keeping my body strong and healthy—allowing me to put in the work without setbacks." -des_linden on utilizing InsideTracker to help focus on nutrition runnersworld.com/nutrition-weig…

A small, in-depth study of Paxlovid rebound demonstrates high viral load with symptoms or positive antigen tests—which supports infectiousness— along with occurrence in 5 of 13 families, suggesting it is not uncommon nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… NEJM

Shades of green and red -- a more subtle understanding of how #newtonma voted on the proposed debt exclusions (Yes) and override (No). figcitynews.com/2023/03/debt-e…

We've launched the first version of our Fig City News app for iPhones/iPads (iOS 15.6 and above). Yes, it's free. All the content of FigCityNews.com -- and more.

“I cannot tell you the feeling of aloneness that occurs, when you realize you are different, and what some people here might call abnormal.” #NewtonMA

Important story in #NewtonMA

Three photos I took in 2018 and 2019 here helping Boston Marathon let folks know about a great running podcast from des_linden and Kara Goucher

The Newton MA Police Dept. will appear before a #NewtonMA City Council sub-committee Wed 7 PM to discuss the response to Boston Athletic Association notifications of Black spectators entering the Boston Marathon course to cheer on runners. figcitynews.com/2023/06/city-c…

The elderly couple was due to renew their wedding vows at the 10 o’clock Mass at Our Lady Help of Christians Church. When the couple failed to appear at the church, a family member checked on their home and was shocked to discover them dead. figcitynews.com/2023/06/three-…

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Who do you know that's riding the PMC?

Studies of incidence of "rebound" after nirmatrelvir/r treatment for Covid are now much more commensurate with what's seen in clinical practice -- 20-30%. The low estimates from earlier studies (in particular the RCTs) was from insufficient testing. doi.org/10.1093/cid/ci… 1/4

Next best thing to running the Boston Marathon ...

So this happened to me waiting for my flight home from being a Sanofi #Paris2024 Paralympic Games volunteer.... hunterwoodhall tara davis woodhall linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

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Uplifting morning meeting Gary and his family this morning after the call of a lifetime.