LastSat's10-miletrailrunleftmerecoveringfor4days
whilemytendonshurtlikehell.Istoppedmorningrunsand
managedtodoacoupleof3-milejogsduringtheweek.I
onlystartedtofeelbetteronWedandfeltlikerunning
againonFri.
Soitwasgreatthismorningtorun11miles.Better,I
seemedtobouncebackin4hours!(Ithoughtitwouldtake
meuntilatleastMon.)Tendonsweresorebutnothinglike
thelasttime.IfeltIcoul...[
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Iread"BorntoRun"overtheLaborDayweekend.It'san
engagingandentertainingbookandhighlyrecommended.
Manyremarkablecharactersarefeaturedinthebookand
amongthemaretwo(ultra)marathoners:ScottJurek(42)and
Dr.RuthHeidrich(78).Eachhashis/herownstories,"Eat
andRun"fromJurekand"LifelongRunning"fromHeidrich.
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Ittookme50minsomy"pace"wouldbearound8.4.ItfeltsohighthatIsang"Halellujah."
Mygoalistolosethelast10lbs,after40lbsoverthepastyear,
andgetthatnumberdownto7.4,AhTang'sVancouverMarathonpace.
Go,myfellowhumans!
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Mygrandmausedtomixandpreservestuff,mainlyveggies,
forthewintermonths.(Welivedintheruralnorth.)Oneof
theingredientswastheapricotseeds.Thefermentation
processmustremovedsomebitterness.Ididn'tlikeitthat
muchbutstillatesomewithmymorningporridgeeveryday.
Anotherpieceofmemory:Iusedtocollectandcrushapricot
coresandgathertheseedstoselltocollectors(mostlyfor
traditionalChineseme...[
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IheardthestoryaboutSt.AugstinefrompastorMark.
Whenayouth,heasked"God,pleasemakemepure,butnotyet."
Growingup,heprayed"God,pleasemakemepure,butnotentirely."
Ashematured,eventually,hesubmitted"God,pleasemakemepure."
Itsoundsright;Icannotimaginesomebodyisbornsaint.
Yes.Throughmanydangers,toilsandsnares,
(oh,plussomeblood,sweatandtears)
I,too,ha...[
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