In Praise of RPE
"Rate of Perceived Exertion," that is. And after a particularly exhausting weekend, this topic feels quite apt
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Brain Worms and the Zombie Internet
Happy Friday! What's good? In one of his Garbage Day posts this week, Ryan Broderick pointed to the flood of AI-generated content that's taking over social media – some of it falling into familiar and popular genres for online content (recipes, for example) but much of it
The Race Report
Last Sunday’s Real Simple Women’s Half Marathon was my fourth race at that distance. And it was my fourth best time. Yes, that’s me, trying to put a positive spin on a rather challenging day that came at the end of a very challenging training block that
Gatekeeping and Bike Locking
Happy Friday! What's good? I'll have a longer essay on Monday about my half marathon – about the race and the (mostly) technology-free training block. But I did want to make one related observation: Sunday's race had over 8200 finishers, up from 5900 the year
Climbing Over the Wall: A Conversation with Jazzercise Instructor Amy Collier
Welcome to Episode 5 — I think it's 5 — of the Second Breakfast podcast. I have to say, I am not very good at this whole podcasting thing. I should apologize in advance for the quality of the sound in this one. And today's guest — Amy Collier