IrecoveredonlyslowlyfromthelongruntwoweeksagoandlastWednesday
wastheworst.Ifeltlackofenergyandwantedtodonothing.Aroundthis
timeoftheyear,Iusedtoflybacktostaywithdad,meetingpeople,enjoying
thefall,andfeastingonpeanutsandgrapes.NowthatdadwasnomoreandCovid
madetravelhard,Ineverfeltsolonely.Ishouldhavebeenthankful,forsomany
things,butitwaswhatitwas.Foracoupleofhours,IthoughtIwasdep...[
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Lastweek,IskippedrunningfromTuetoSattoavoidbadairandtorecover
fromtheLaborDaylongrunwhereIfeltpunishedmorebythe100-degreeheat
thanthe27.2-miledistance.Meanwhile,Ikeptstretchingcalvesandliftingweights.
Inparallel,Iwastryingtostayawayfromcoffee.Afterthreeweeks,however,
myabnegationhadnotbroughtmuchbettersleep.Iwasalittledisheartened.I
needtoinvestigatemore.Itistimetore-listento&qu...[
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Yesterdayinthedictionary,Icameuponfourimpressivewordsandphrases.The
firstthreewerenotexactlynew.ButasIrealizedforawhilethattruthhas
layers,Iwentawaywithadeeperunderstanding.Last,thevirtuesaccordingto
classicWesternphilosophywerestrikingincontrasttosomeoftheEastern.
IhavelongforgottenwhatIlearnedfromhigh-schoolchemistry.Inreal-life,
allIknowaboutcarbonisthatthediamondisafreeformo...[
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Sat,TimandIvisitedtheMarinHeadlands.AtGoldenGateBridge'snorth
end,ittookusawhiletofindtheunderpassthatledtotheSCAtrailon
thewestside.Upwardtotheleft,theConzelmanroadtookustoBattery
Spencer,aplacewhichusedtohostheavyguns.Itofferedastunningviewof
thebridgefromahigherelevationthanthepopularvistapoint.Itwasamazing
thatwefounditafterlivingnearbyfor13years.WealsohikedtheSCAit...[
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MissionPeakstillclosed,IdrovedowntoNewAlmadenforthesecondweek.
Today'splanwastorunfromtheHaciendaentranceoftheQuicksilverparkto
PriestRockattheSierraAzulPreserve,partoftheQS100route.Insteadofthe
two33ozbottles,Ifilledupthe1.5Lwaterbladderinthehydrationpackto
seethedifference.Iwouldneedfuelandslippedintothebagacanofsardines.
Oneadditionalgoal,besidesfinishingandthesameast...[
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TheplanwastoreadonepageadayandIhadbeen10pagesbehindschedule
(260pages).Forthepasttwomonths,workhadbeenintenseandIhadalsoramped
uprunning,eachtakingabigchunkoftime.Interestingly,Ifeltneithertheurgency
forkeepingupnorthefrustrationforlackingprogressonthedictionaryfront.Istill
readandenjoyedeverydaywhatIcould.
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Satnightwassleeplessanditwasnotbecauseofthehotandsmokyair.I
couldn'tkeeptomorrow'slongrunoffmymind.Lastweekend'slightningstorm
setofffiresallaroundtheBayAreaandamidtheensuingdamage,manyeastbay
parkswereclosed.SittingrightattheedgeoftheburningSunolWilderness,
MissionPeakwasoneofthevictims.Ineededtofindanothertrailtorun.
Lastweek,itwasagainonebookfromMichaelPollant...[
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Everysummer,therehavetobeafewhotdayswithtemperaturesinthehigh90s,
whentheygive"ExcessiveHeatWarnings,"butitalmostneverrains.Idon't
rememberawarmnightturningintoastormymorningsinceIcametotheBay
Area.ThatwaswhathappenedSatnight,however.Theheatkeptmefromsleeping
forthefirsthalfandthunderswokemeupearlymorning.Icheckedemail,
pushedameetingtotheevening,filleduptwo28ozbo...[
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Forthepasttwoweeks,Iraneverydayandtotaledover80miles.Itwas
inspiredbytherunnersIknow:myfriendLwhoruns50mileseveryweek,
Murakamiransixmilesaday,andthe2010WS100runnersfeaturedinthe
UNBREAKABLEfilm.Myownrace,10weeksfromnow,wascanceledbutIstill
wantedtoseewhatitfeltliketogooutandruneverysingleday.
ItwasnotashardasIfeared.Fourdaysoftheweek,weight-liftingwouldwarm
meupwellandrunni...[
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ItwasahotdaytowardtheendofJune2010andonthecourseoftheWestern
States100MilesEnduranceRunfromSquawValleyinLakeTahoetoAuburn,CA.
Thedefendingchampionwasstrugglingwithinjurieswhilethethreeleadersof
thepackwerevyingforthetitle.GeoffRoes,theAlaskanchef,didnotfeelhimself
beforethesecondhalfandfellbehindformorethan15minandthe22-year-old
Spaniard,KilianJornet,laydowninpainandfatigueafte...[
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