I got out for a nice little sunrise city rip this morning. The weather has been absolutely perfect here for getting out on the bike lately. This is Pittsburgh’s Color Park, a short stretch of river trail on the city’s south side where graffiti and street art abound.
William Peterson breaks the Long Trail FKT and becomes the first person to complete all 272 miles in less than 4 days:
On the morning of September 1, William “Sisyphus” Peterson reached the Vermont-Massachsetts border and set a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Long Trail. Peterson completed the route in 3 days, 21 hours, and 10 minutes, breaking John Kelly’s previous record of 4 days, 4 hours, 25 minutes, 50 seconds. Stretching 272 miles (437.74 km) through the state of Vermont, the Long Trail climbs 67,000 feet (20,421 m).
I think fall is absolutely the best season for trail running here in western Pennsylvania. This morning I ran party pace on the orange loop in North Park, starting at the church and cruising through the sunbeams as they pierced through the trees.
Tomlinisms hit different when the Steelers are sitting atop the AFC North. Coach Tomlin responding to a question about motivational tactics used in a closed-door locker room after Sunday's win over the Broncos:
I can't give you all the ingredients to the hot dog. You might not like it.
Can we all agree public libraries are awesome? Whenever I walk into a library, I feel a profound sense of calm. This photo essay by Brian Sholis highlights some really interesting library spaces from all over the world. BRB...I'm going to go update my travel bucket list to include some of these.
I am not a huge baseball fan (my Pirates are forever cellar dwellers), but what Shohei Ohtani did last night was something for the ages. Cresting fifty home runs and fifty stolen bases in one season, via a 3 home run (10 RBI) game. Unbelievable.
Welcome to town, Pittsburgh Riveters! It's great that we are adding a pre-professional women's soccer team to our city's incredible sports legacy. Our family is looking forward to supporting when the season kicks off next spring.
Update: Dani on Bluesky rightly pointed out that the Riveters are not a professional team, but rather a pre-professional team in the USL W League. This post has been updated to reflect that detail.
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