{
  "site": "Origin",
  "season": "Back to Origin",
  "summary": "Does any of this work? Origin tests advice, tech and gear on Haydn, one dad in Denver, for the 44 weeks before the Ogopogo Extreme Triathlon. Fourteen tests of sleep, weight, protein, watches and AI. Spec is labeled spec. Nothing here is a result until a published post says so.",
  "numbers": {
    "note": "Current weight, goal weight, training week and hours live only in this file. It is one plain JavaScript object.",
    "file": "site-data.js"
  },
  "verdict_rule": "A verdict needs a published post behind it.",
  "race": {
    "name": "Ogopogo Extreme Triathlon",
    "where": "Penticton, BC",
    "date": "2027-09-05",
    "first_running": true,
    "swim": {
      "km": 3.8,
      "where": "Skaha Lake",
      "start": "5 am, in the dark"
    },
    "bike": {
      "km": 183.4,
      "climbing_m": 3100
    },
    "run": {
      "km": 43,
      "climbing_m": 1675
    },
    "time_limit_hours": 19,
    "source": "https://www.ogopogoextremetri.com/the-race",
    "checked": "2026-10"
  },
  "tests": [
    {
      "id": "01",
      "beat": "advice",
      "claim": "Alcohol fragments sleep and blocks REM.",
      "source": "Matthew Walker",
      "test": "Out for all 44 weeks, with sleep, weight and mood logged.",
      "status": "Underway",
      "next_evidence": "Post 005, month one",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "url": "index.html#test-01",
      "see_also": [
        "post-001-road-to-ogopogo.html#weight"
      ],
      "source_url": "https://themattwalkerpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1821163/9508544",
      "question": "friend"
    },
    {
      "id": "02",
      "beat": "advice",
      "claim": "Losing weight slowly keeps more muscle.",
      "source": "Garthe et al., 2011, on young elite athletes",
      "test": "35 lb across about 44 weeks, with long sessions fully fueled.",
      "status": "Underway",
      "next_evidence": "Post 002, the first weigh-in",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "url": "index.html#test-02",
      "see_also": [
        "post-001-road-to-ogopogo.html#weight"
      ],
      "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21558571/",
      "question": "friend"
    },
    {
      "id": "03",
      "beat": "advice",
      "claim": "A busy calendar leaves enough time to train.",
      "source": "Chris Carmichael, The Time-Crunched Cyclist",
      "test": "Five to six slots a week, graded on sessions done, family dinners kept and work delivered.",
      "status": "Underway",
      "next_evidence": "Post 002, baseline week",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "url": "index.html#test-03",
      "see_also": [
        "post-001-road-to-ogopogo.html#plan"
      ],
      "question": "friend"
    },
    {
      "id": "04",
      "beat": "tech",
      "claim": "The Forerunner 970 runs up to 26 hours on GPS.",
      "source": "Garmin's manual",
      "test": "Bought. Thirty days of logs against a 19 hour race clock.",
      "status": "First look out",
      "next_evidence": "Post 004, 30 days of logs",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "url": "index.html#test-04",
      "see_also": [
        "gear.html#review-001",
        "gear.html#battery"
      ],
      "arrived": "bought",
      "question": "race",
      "source_url": "https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-025D75CF-3445-49E1-8D81-1AA74AB4E00F/EN-US/GUID-1933DAC3-8171-4995-A1F0-CD298E1F5A33.html"
    },
    {
      "id": "05",
      "beat": "tech",
      "claim": "AI can run the logistics of training and life.",
      "source": "AI companies' pitch",
      "test": "Four bots plan the week, brief the morning, do the fuel math and draft the notes, with the owner's veto on every workout and no medical calls.",
      "status": "Underway",
      "next_evidence": "Post 003, the actual prompts",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "url": "index.html#test-05",
      "see_also": [
        "how.html#staff"
      ],
      "question": "friend"
    },
    {
      "id": "06",
      "beat": "tech",
      "claim": "The HRM 600 strap adds Running Economy and Step Speed Loss.",
      "source": "Garmin",
      "test": "For $169.99 more. Queued for the run checkpoint.",
      "status": "Queued",
      "next_evidence": "Joins the run checkpoint",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "url": "index.html#test-06",
      "see_also": [
        "gear.html#queue"
      ],
      "question": "race",
      "source_url": "https://www.garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/sports-fitness/garmin-unveils-the-forerunner-570-and-forerunner-970-its-newest-gps-running-and-triathlon-smartwatches-for-performance-driven-athletes/"
    },
    {
      "id": "07",
      "beat": "gear",
      "claim": "Wetsuits for big shoulders",
      "source": null,
      "test": "For a dark, cold swim in Skaha Lake.",
      "status": "Queued",
      "next_evidence": "No date yet",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "url": "index.html#test-07",
      "see_also": [
        "gear.html#queue"
      ],
      "question": "race"
    },
    {
      "id": "08",
      "beat": "gear",
      "claim": "Trail shoes under load",
      "source": null,
      "test": "For 43 km and 1,675 m on tired legs.",
      "status": "Queued",
      "next_evidence": "No date yet",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "url": "index.html#test-08",
      "see_also": [
        "gear.html#queue"
      ],
      "question": "race"
    },
    {
      "id": "09",
      "beat": "gear",
      "claim": "Climbing gears for Apex",
      "source": null,
      "test": "For 3,100 m of climbing at the current weight.",
      "status": "Queued",
      "next_evidence": "No date yet",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "url": "index.html#test-09",
      "see_also": [
        "gear.html#queue"
      ],
      "question": "race"
    },
    {
      "id": "10",
      "beat": "fuel",
      "claim": "Sorghum works as race fuel.",
      "source": "Origin Endurance, which I own",
      "test": "Lab notes, never rankings against rivals.",
      "status": "Paused",
      "next_evidence": "No relaunch date",
      "verdict": "lab_notes",
      "url": "index.html#test-10",
      "see_also": [
        "how.html#disclosure"
      ],
      "question": null
    },
    {
      "id": "11",
      "beat": "advice",
      "claim": "Four hard 4-minute efforts raise VO2 max more than steady training.",
      "source": "Helgerud et al., 2007, on moderately trained men",
      "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17414804/",
      "test": "The study ran it 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Logged against the watch's VO2 max estimate. Talk to a doctor before you copy this one.",
      "status": "Queued",
      "next_evidence": "No date yet",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "question": "friend",
      "url": "index.html#test-11"
    },
    {
      "id": "12",
      "beat": "advice",
      "claim": "A fit man in his 40s can dead-hang 2 minutes and carry his body weight for 1.",
      "source": "Peter Attia, on the carry and, secondhand, the hang",
      "source_url": "https://peterattiamd.com/specialAMA/",
      "source_url_hang": "https://miloandthecalf.com/2023/02/08/the-attia-rule-some-tests-of-strength-for-longevity/",
      "test": "Timed at the current weight, and again as the weight falls.",
      "status": "Queued",
      "next_evidence": "No date yet",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "question": "friend",
      "url": "index.html#test-12"
    },
    {
      "id": "13",
      "beat": "advice",
      "claim": "1 g of protein per pound of body weight is the right target.",
      "source": "Peter Attia",
      "source_url": "https://peterattiamd.com/specialAMA/",
      "test": "Grams a day equal to the current weight in pounds, while losing weight.",
      "status": "Queued",
      "next_evidence": "No date yet",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "question": "friend",
      "url": "index.html#test-13"
    },
    {
      "id": "14",
      "beat": "tech",
      "claim": "Training Readiness shows how ready you are to train each day.",
      "source": "Garmin's manual",
      "source_url": "https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-025D75CF-3445-49E1-8D81-1AA74AB4E00F/EN-US/GUID-C21BE0C8-A08E-4DA1-B6C6-2E0E2DDDB372.html",
      "test": "Thirty days of logging the score against how sessions actually go.",
      "status": "Queued",
      "next_evidence": "No date yet",
      "verdict": "not_yet",
      "question": "friend",
      "url": "index.html#test-14"
    }
  ],
  "disclosure": "The site owner owns Origin Endurance, a sorghum gel company. The shop is paused with no relaunch date. Fuel gets lab notes only, never rankings against rivals. Other reviews state how the product arrived, bought, loaned or gifted, and brands never see a verdict first.",
  "not_medical_advice": "A personal training log, not medical or coaching advice.",
  "publisher": "rolln, LLC",
  "author": "Haydn",
  "questions": {
    "friend": {
      "asks": "Would I tell a friend my age to do this?",
      "for": "advice and habits"
    },
    "race": {
      "asks": "Would I race Ogopogo with it?",
      "for": "gear"
    }
  },
  "verdicts": {
    "yes": "Yes. On gear, a race-day lock.",
    "no": "No. On gear, demoted.",
    "not_yet": "On probation.",
    "lab_notes": "Fuel only. Lab notes, never rankings."
  }
}