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Weekend 13-Miler or Run with the Sheep
(2020-09-14 14:15:42)
Lastweek,IskippedrunningfromTuetoSattoavoidbadairandtorecover
fromtheLaborDaylongrunwhereIfeltpunishedmorebythe100-degreeheat
thanthe27.2-miledistance.Meanwhile,Ikeptstretchingcalvesandliftingweights. Inparallel,Iwastryingtostayawayfromcoffee.Afterthreeweeks,however,
myabnegationhadnotbroughtmuchbettersleep.Iwasalittledisheartened.I
needtoinvestigatemore.Itistimetore-listento&qu...[阅读全文]
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carbon, carbonate, carbon copy and cardinal virtues
(2020-09-13 14:20:31)
Yesterdayinthedictionary,Icameuponfourimpressivewordsandphrases.The
firstthreewerenotexactlynew.ButasIrealizedforawhilethattruthhas
layers,Iwentawaywithadeeperunderstanding.Last,thevirtuesaccordingto
classicWesternphilosophywerestrikingincontrasttosomeoftheEastern. IhavelongforgottenwhatIlearnedfromhigh-schoolchemistry.Inreal-life,
allIknowaboutcarbonisthatthediamondisafreeformo...[阅读全文]
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2020 Labor Day Weekend (or how to enjoy the heat.)
(2020-09-07 20:06:54)

Sat,TimandIvisitedtheMarinHeadlands.AtGoldenGateBridge'snorth
end,ittookusawhiletofindtheunderpassthatledtotheSCAtrailon
thewestside.Upwardtotheleft,theConzelmanroadtookustoBattery
Spencer,aplacewhichusedtohostheavyguns.Itofferedastunningviewof
thebridgefromahigherelevationthanthepopularvistapoint.Itwasamazing
thatwefounditafterlivingnearbyfor13years.WealsohikedtheSCAit...[阅读全文]
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Hacienda to Priest Rock (4.75 hr 20.3 mi 3500 ft)
(2020-08-30 18:34:18)

MissionPeakstillclosed,IdrovedowntoNewAlmadenforthesecondweek.
Today'splanwastorunfromtheHaciendaentranceoftheQuicksilverparkto
PriestRockattheSierraAzulPreserve,partoftheQS100route.Insteadofthe
two33ozbottles,Ifilledupthe1.5Lwaterbladderinthehydrationpackto
seethedifference.Iwouldneedfuelandslippedintothebagacanofsardines. Oneadditionalgoal,besidesfinishingandthesameast...[阅读全文]
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What has reading a dictionary done to me, so far.
(2020-08-25 12:52:19)
TheplanwastoreadonepageadayandIhadbeen10pagesbehindschedule
(260pages).Forthepasttwomonths,workhadbeenintenseandIhadalsoramped
uprunning,eachtakingabigchunkoftime.Interestingly,Ifeltneithertheurgency
forkeepingupnorthefrustrationforlackingprogressonthedictionaryfront.Istill
readandenjoyedeverydaywhatIcould. Anotherproblemstartedtobotherme,however,asthewordsIreadIquicklyforgot.阅读全文]
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Quicksilver Lollipop Run
(2020-08-23 20:01:32)

Satnightwassleeplessanditwasnotbecauseofthehotandsmokyair.I
couldn'tkeeptomorrow'slongrunoffmymind.Lastweekend'slightningstorm
setofffiresallaroundtheBayAreaandamidtheensuingdamage,manyeastbay
parkswereclosed.SittingrightattheedgeoftheburningSunolWilderness,
MissionPeakwasoneofthevictims.Ineededtofindanothertrailtorun. Lastweek,itwasagainonebookfromMichaelPollant...[阅读全文]
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Under the Excessive Heat
(2020-08-16 19:02:26)
Everysummer,therehavetobeafewhotdayswithtemperaturesinthehigh90s,
whentheygive"ExcessiveHeatWarnings,"butitalmostneverrains.Idon't
rememberawarmnightturningintoastormymorningsinceIcametotheBay
Area.ThatwaswhathappenedSatnight,however.Theheatkeptmefromsleeping
forthefirsthalfandthunderswokemeupearlymorning.Icheckedemail,
pushedameetingtotheevening,filleduptwo28ozbo...[阅读全文]
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Two Weeks of Running
(2020-08-10 10:38:40)
Forthepasttwoweeks,Iraneverydayandtotaledover80miles.Itwas
inspiredbytherunnersIknow:myfriendLwhoruns50mileseveryweek,
Murakamiransixmilesaday,andthe2010WS100runnersfeaturedinthe
UNBREAKABLEfilm.Myownrace,10weeksfromnow,wascanceledbutIstill
wantedtoseewhatitfeltliketogooutandruneverysingleday. ItwasnotashardasIfeared.Fourdaysoftheweek,weight-liftingwouldwarm
meupwellandrunni...[阅读全文]
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'UNBREAKABLE: The Western States 100' by journeyfilm
(2020-08-01 11:13:54)
ItwasahotdaytowardtheendofJune2010andonthecourseoftheWestern
States100MilesEnduranceRunfromSquawValleyinLakeTahoetoAuburn,CA.
Thedefendingchampionwasstrugglingwithinjurieswhilethethreeleadersof
thepackwerevyingforthetitle.GeoffRoes,theAlaskanchef,didnotfeelhimself
beforethesecondhalfandfellbehindformorethan15minandthe22-year-old
Spaniard,KilianJornet,laydowninpainandfatigueafte...[阅读全文]
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Bratwurst, Braunschweiger, and brawn.
(2020-07-17 13:32:30)
Imetthesewordsononepage(225)inmydictionaryandfeltaneedtowrite
somethingaboutthemastheyallsoundexoticallydelicious. Thefirsttwoarenamesofsausages."bratwurst"referstoapork(brat)
sausage(wurst),and"Braunschweiger"isliversausagederivedfromthenameofa
placeBraunschweiger(Brunswick).Thethirdword,brawn,hasthesenseof
headcheese,anmialheadmeatsinaspic.InnorthernChina,w...[阅读全文]
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