Jennie Coughlin

A federal judge on Thursday ruled that Alina Habba, the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, had been acting without legal authority for more than a month, thrusting the state’s already paralyzed federal court system further into disarray.

He has released a 17-page public safety plan proposing a new civilian-led Department of Community Safety that would deploy mental health teams to respond to 911 calls and that would expand street-level programs intended to stop the cycle of violence.

BREAKING: Despite public denials earlier today, NYC Mayor Eric Adams has told a small group of friends and advisers that he is seriously considering job opportunities that could prompt him to suspend his re-election campaign, according to people familiar with the conversations.

EXCLUSIVE: Later this morning, NYRR will announce a change to the NYC marathon course in the Bronx. We have the details now, including a map showing the old and new versions of the course and the impact on the neighborhood.

When i talked about 5K road race data the other day, I only broke it down by gender. But age is a factor as well. Here's a look at that same 5K data, organized by age group. You can see that as runners age, they slow down.

When I shared this same thread on Threads, I got a response that highlights why this data is important to share. Some faster runners have never struggled with this sport or stuck around long enough after a race to see BOTP runners finish, so assume we aren’t real. It limits our sport’s potential.

When I explain my capstone, I start here: Couch to 5K, probably the best-known beginning runner program actually trains you to run for 30 min, which requires a 9:39/mile pace to complete 5K. The median 5K finishing time NYRR 5Ks from 2022 to 2025 was 9:30. The average was 10:05. 🧵

Just deposited my master's capstone project with the university library and now my master's degree is DONE, although technically graduation isn't until the end of the month. It's been a hectic three years, but very worth it. The digital portion of the project: coughlinjennie.github.io/allrunners/

Some personal news, as they say. It's not actually new — I moved to National in May — but it was formally announced today.

In my family, we have "graham cracker camp," "scutterbosh chips" and The Guys, who are the family stuffed animals (complete w/names and personalities). I have at least one sibling who could moonlight as a Muppeteer based on her skill at getting people to start debating a Guy without realizing it.

I'll be rewatching "Clue" tonight.

Alaska pumps more than 400K barrels of oil/day, but more than 190 rural communities in Alaska depend on diesel from elsewhere in the world for electricity and heat. Higher global oil prices drive up energy, heating and transportation costs in places that can least afford them.

Stuffies are my second-favorite summer seafood, behind fried clams. They're not bad for breakfast either, as my family discovered when we used to run the Stuffies & Sides booth at my hometown's annual Italian festival.