Ray McShane

Do be a doer, don’t be a don’ter. 🐊

[Ray McShane @ray_spraddy]

@Predamame Before even clicking on the article, I could 100% tell who wrote it just by the unhinged tag line

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@Predamame

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@SickosCommittee @delatorre for your love of punters

[Ray McShane @ray_spraddy]

@hybridathlete My only stipulation is that you can’t be totally sure your timing is accurate without a high tech set up like in a race. So I would say any BIG barriers can only be claimed from a race, regardless of if it was on a track or not. Or, if it’s not on strava, it didn’t happen lol

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

Saint George and the Dragon, by Bernat Martorell, 1434–35, 📸 by Michael Dawson

[CITIUS MAG @CitiusMag]

Jack Daniels, the legendary running coach and exercise physiologist, has died at the age of 92. 🕊️

He was a collegiate swimmer in the 50s and earned degrees from Colorado School of Mines and the University of Montana (double major in physical education and math) before serving in the U.S. Army in Korea. He earned a team silver medal and a team bronze medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, respectively. His curiosity about elite performance is what eventually drove him to running and more degrees from the University of Oklahoma (M.Ed.) and University of Wisconsin (Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology).

Daniels’ genius lay in combining cutting-edge science with genuine care for runners of all levels. From Olympic champions to recreational joggers. He coached at Oklahoma City University, Texas and SUNY Cortland (where he led 8 NCAA Division III national titles and 130+ All-Americans from 1986 to 2003), NAU, Brevard College and Wells College. Nike also hired him in the 80s as a researcher and physiologist and he helped athletes like Joan Benoit Samuelson prepare for the 1984 Olympic Trials, where she won gold.

Most notably, he developed the VDOT concept: a practical proxy for VO₂ max that incorporates efficiency, mental toughness, and race performance. He’s also best known for publishing the Daniel’s Running Formula, which pulled together his decades of training philosophy into formulas focused on allowing runners to train at the right intensity to improve.

News of his death was first reported by Runner’s World.

[Ray McShane @ray_spraddy]

@Predamame But also hell yeah

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@Predamame If it’s not on Strava, it didn’t count

[NCAA Men's Final Four @MFinalFour]

GATORS ON TOP 🏆🐊

@GatorsMBK wins their third national title in program history, defeating Houston 65-63.

#MFinalFour

[Patrick Simpson @_PatrickSimpson]

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS I LOVE YOU ALL

[Ray McShane @ray_spraddy]

@brady_h And @gary_martin20 scares the brand new NCAA record!?! Craziness

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@brady_h HOBBS, Goose, Fisher, and Hocker all under the previous WR in their events. WHAT!?!

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@brady_h The video angle should be behind a paywall

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@brady_h Part of this passage was discreetly quoted by my officiant at my wedding last week. I would’ve laughed more if I wasn’t already crying lol

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@Predamame Which was the more impressive performance on this day? Your Strava post or Kiptum WR?

[Corey Welch @CoreyWelch]

Some buildings have evacuated along Washington St in downtown Providence after people heard and felt a loud explosion. Appears at least one manhole cover blew off. Some smoke visible in the area right now. @wpri12

[FLORIDA @UF]

fall

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@cjzero @tole_cover @delatorre

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@ChrisChavez can we get confirmation of the US medal sweep in the m1500?

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So not only is zingy the new world record holder in the 1500 but now the US went 1-2-3-5 in the Olympic 1500!?! 🦅🦅🦅🦅