Thursdaynightwasnotpeaceful.WhileIwaslyingonmybacktryingtosleep,
itseemedalltheorgansinmybellywereconstantlychurning,makingthekind
ofnoiseremindingmeofaxenomorph.Whatweretheybitchingabout?Ihadn't
eateninthepast24hours.Maybethathadtodowithit.Dadpassedawayinthe
morning,mycousinbrokethenewsthatwehadbeenreadyfor.Hewas80years
old.Withinonehour,thinkingaboutdad,Idecidedtofast...[
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Startingfromthemiddleoftheweek,Ifastedfortwodaysandonlyloadedup
onfoodonFrievening.Satmorning,Ihadinstantnoodleswithtomatoandone
egg,filledthreebottles(about60oz)withwater,sugar,salt,andapplecider
vinegar.Istuffedtheminthebackpackalongwithsomealmondsandone
StarbucksDoubleshotEnergyCoffeeandsetoffformyweekendlongrun.
Ssuggestedthisrun.AsInevervisitedUmunhum,curiositygotthebet...[
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Astripeofcleareasternskygavemehopethattheweatherreportcouldbe
wronganditmightnotrainafterallwhenIarrivedatMissionBlvdat7:30am.
ThisSat,ItookabreakfromrunningwithmyfriendsinAlmadenandplannedto
exploretheOhloneWildernessTrailfollowingtheOhlone50kfootrace,
well-knownforitstoughness(7500+ftofclimbing).Ioverloadedoncarbs
yesterdaywithbananas,pasta,andabigtunasaladsandwichandhada...[
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AquickWebsearchshowsthatittakes66daystoformanewhabit.Ifthatis
true,mydictionary-readingaddictionshouldhavearrivedafterthreemonths.
Otheraddictions,e.g.,running,tookagoodchunkoutofmeandweretoblame
forthedelayforFeburary'supdate.
Iusuallyreadonepageaday,takingcopiousnotes.WhenforsomereasonI
cannotfinish,Iwillpickuptheslackthenextday.Aftereachmonth,Inumber
thenotesheetsandg...[
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Asoftoday,theSFBayareaishometoabout7.8millionpeople.
Andherearethenumbersofcasesoftheninecounties(SanJoseMercuryNews).
SantaClaracountyhasabout2.0millionpeople.Notethat68%(ormaybeeven84%)ofdeathwerepeoplewithco-morbidities.
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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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