Iwokeupat6:00am,didyoga,shovedtwobottlesofwaterinthebackpack,
ingestedmorefood,madecoffee,andhittheroad.Itwasslightlyrainy,not
whatIhadhoped,andwithahintofapprehension(fortrudgingthroughmud)
IarrivedattheQuickSilverparkat7:20am.
WiththeCovid-19situationworsening,officialshadjusttakenfurtherstepsto
enforcesocialdistancingbyclosingpublicparkinglots.ThatwaswhatI
thoughtwhen...[
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Ithoughtofbackingoutafteraseven-mileroadrunonFridaybutgotupat
6:00amSaturdaymorningandheadedsouthonElCaminoReal.Itwasdarkand
thestreetsempty.TheStarbucksIfrequentedwaswell-litbutunexpectedly
temporarilyclosed.Well,lackofcaffeinewouldnotstoptheshow,Imovedon,
andarrivedatthePriestRocktrailhead10minearlierat7:20am.
LplannedthisrunandIwasexcitedasitwasapartoftheQuickSilver100km<...[
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Attheheightofthepandemic,someclownsspreadtherumorthattheUSArmy
athletesbroughtthevirustoWuHanlastOct.Then,astonishingly,aspeakerforthe
ChinesegovernmenttweeteditandaskedtheUSforexplanantion.IftheChinese
gov.hadevidence,whynotpresentit?Iftheyhadnotwhydidn'ttheyshutup?Do
theyseriouslyneedascapegoatatthisjuncture?Beforeanythingjellswithregard
tothetruecauseofthevirusandasthedi...[
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Therunstartedaround7:45amwhenIjoinedL&SatthePriestRocktrailhead.
Theyhadalreadydoneoneloop(10milesintheshapeofthefigure8).Lhadone
andSfourmoretogo.TheMarinUltraChallengetodaywascancelledandSwas
goingtorunthesamedistancewithmoreelevationhere.
Itwaschilly,windy,cloudy,andsupposedtorain.Iranintosmalldarkred
lizardsoften.TheyappearedfrozeninthemiddleoftheroadasIapproached
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IfirstranwithLtwoyearsagoatPriestRock.Wedid10milesthatdayandI
wastoastedatthefinish,unabletokeepupinthedownhillrace.Sincethen,I
haverunwithhimacoupleoftimesonMissionPeak,andwedida50kmwhere
hebeatmebyonehour.
Sundaymorning,westartedattheMcAbeeentranceoftheQuickSilverparkand
did13milesinthehills.RunningbesideL,Icouldcompareourstylesand
especiallycadence.Minewasmuchhigherbothuph...[
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Themorningstartedwiththepersonalbadnewsthatdad'sconditionwent
downhillandthegeneralbadnewsofthespreadofthecoronavirus.Withteary
eyesfromallergy,IsneezedagooddealbeforeheadingoutforMissionPeak.
TodaywascoolerandlesswindythanSaturday.Istartedascendingfromthe
Ohlonesideat8:50am,reachedthesummitat10:00am,arrivedattheSandyWool
lakeat11:15am,tookarest,camebackonthepeakat1:08pm...[
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Ihaveclimbedthehighestmountains
Ihaverunthroughthefields
Onlytobewithyou
Onlytobew...[
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Timwenttothisyear'sUSOpenMusicCompetitionandgrabbedonefirstand
onefourthplace.Itsoundslikebragging,butIsincerelywishedhehadwon
nothingwhichcouldleadtoquitingpianoandfreeinguptimeforphysicalactivities.
ItoldhimIdidnotlikethesecompetitionsbecauseonehadtobejudgedby
others.Ihatedexpertsandwouldratherdosomethinglikeliftingweightswhere
therewouldbenopitypoints,indulgences,ora...[
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Dadwashospitalizedagain,thistimeforstomachpainwhichlaterwasdiagnosed
assomeinflamationinthepancreas.Inadditiontohimself,theZhaosandmy
cousinhadtoriskthecoronavirus.Idon'tknowwhenIcangobackwiththe
plagueragingovertheland.Thehelplessnessofthesituationremindedmeofmy
friendFausto.
AMexicanAmerican,myformerneighborFaustoGarciawasaconstructionlaborer.
Hewelcomedustotheneighbor...[
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ItookJan'slastthreeweeksoffandvisiteddadfrom21to31.Oncearrived,I
hadtwodaystomovearoundfreelyintownbeforebeingboxedinfortherestof
thevacationduetotheNCP(NovelCoronavirusPneumonia).Withnotmuchelseto
do,Imadegoodprogresswiththedictionary.BythetimeIcameback,Iwastwo
pagesaheadofschedule.
Whilemakingalistoutofthe31pagesofnotesonFeb10,itstruckmethatI
shouldnotforceprogress.Var...[
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