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We Are In Sales
(2019-07-06 12:05:56)
Thecompany,maybenotalone,feelslikeasales-drivenfirm.
Engineersmaketheproductsbuttheyaremostlyinvisible.At
leasttheydonotannouncewinsinemailbroadcasts.Thisway
ofthinkingisnotlimitedtothesalesdepartment,however.My
manager,Sandeep,tellsmewithutmostsinceritythatthereare
non-engineeringsolutionstoatechnicalproblem.Hemightbe
rightbutitwouldfeeldisturbingifengineersstarttothinktha...[阅读全文]
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Sunday's Long Run and Anti-Fragility
(2019-06-30 14:32:45)
MindlesseatingonFridaysentmyweightupto148.2lbsthe
nextmorningandmyresponsewastocutsupper.Ionly
succeededhalf-waybydevouring,latenight,twogoodslices
offthewholewheelofIrelandRegatocheesefromMilkPail.
ThatmightbepartofthereasonthatIsleptpoorlyafterward.
IhadalongrunonSundayandcouldn'thelpfeelingqueasy.
ButthiswasnothingcomparedwiththenightbeforemySFM
race.Mylegsfeltfi...[阅读全文]
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Reading Murakami (村上春树)
(2019-06-29 15:10:39)
Ifirstsawthetitle"WhatITalkAboutWhenITalkAbout
Running"byHarukiMurakamifouryearsago,inthe
recommendedreadinglistattheBBSMITrunningboard.
AtthetimeIwaspursuingmyfirstmarathon.Ihadenough
sourcesofinspiration("BornToRun"certainlysoundedmore
grand)anddidn'tpaymuchattentiontotheJapanesewriter. Early2019,Ireturnedtorunningafterthreeandahalfyears
and,aro...[阅读全文]
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Thank you and goodbye, Milk Pail!
(2019-06-23 21:12:33)

Itfeltmelancholytoseethebelovedgrocerystore,TheMilk
PailMarketinMountainView,closingitsdoorsafter45
years.Notsadasnotmanythingsmakemesadthesedays;
justasenseofloss,inevitablebutnonetheless.Oneless
reasontocometoMountainView,Iguess.Ilearntthenews
onFridaywhenIsuddenlycravedBelgianchocolatesand
droppedbyonmywayhome.Ihadn'tshoppedthereforawhile. Forme,afirst-genChin...[阅读全文]
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Caffeine Withdrawal and Sat Long Run
(2019-06-22 13:21:08)
SinceWed,Ihavebeenfightingcaffeine-withdrawal.Ithas
becomearecurringtheme.Idrink(albeitnotmuch)dailyforacoupleofmonths
untilitstopsfeelinggoodandIgetintoalow-grademisery.
That'llforcemetogoforadetoxwhereIgiveupcoffee
foraboutfivedays.Thefirsttwodaysaretheworst.Regard-
lessofthequalityofthenight'ssleep,Ifeelgroggyallday
long.Whenitgetstoobad,Iwouldgointothecar,finda<...[阅读全文]
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2019 Father's Day
(2019-06-16 11:20:24)
Ihadaclifbarandwatertoprepareforatwohourrun,
beforeheadingoutSatmorning.Thefirstsixmileson
asphaltfeltgood.Thenextthreeongraveltrailswas
tolerable.Thebestpartcameafterninemiles.Iwasable
todo4i5oandmusterupsomespeed.Ilearntfrommyraces
thattheselastmileswerereallywherethebattlewouldbe
fought,whenthefeetandjointsstartedtohurtandthe
posteriorchainshortened.Icouldrelyonthegl...[阅读全文]
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The Week After The Race
(2019-06-09 10:44:14)
Sothefive-above-average-resting-heart-rateisnotnecessarily
thebesttellerofover-training,atleastnotforonerunner.
Beforetherace,myone-weekaveragewas45.4beats-per-min.
Myreadingsforthepastweekwere:Sun(RaceDay)-45,
Mon-45,Tue-45,Wed-50,Thu-48,Fri-48andSat-48.And
belowwasmyexperience.

IrestedtillWedandranfor40minThumorning.Itfelt
good(andsurelygoodtobragtoL)butIknewreco...[阅读全文]
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Race Report: A Taste of Ultra
(2019-06-03 14:35:37)

TheMarathoncliche"Theracebeginsatmile20"madesense
forthesecondtimeinmylifethispastSunday. InspiredbymyfriendL,Isignedupforabeautifultrailrun13
weeksago.Myfirstultra-marathon(50km)hadabouttwicethe
elevationlossthangain(3190ft/5790ft),i.e.,itwasmostlya
downhillcourse.Likemany,Ithoughtdownhillwouldbeeasier.
IfoundoutotherwisebythetimeIpacedatQuickSilver(4wks
a...[阅读全文]
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A Traffic Volunteer Experience
(2019-06-01 10:55:33)
WorkdaycommuteacrosstheDumbartonbridgehasworsened
sinceFacebooktookoverSunMicrosystems's(whichatthe
timewasalreadyboughtbyOracle)headquarterandstarted
tobuildineastMenloPark.Twointersectionswereaddedon
BayfrontExpyandtrafficvolumemorethandoubledonFwy84
andthesurroundingarea. EvenafterThursday'sJiu-Jitsuclass,ittookusmorethan
20minstoreachtheTjunctiontothewestofth...[阅读全文]
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U-Pick
(2019-05-27 15:25:10)

WehavevisitedU-PickstylecherryfarmssinceTimwasvery
smallandthetraditionstayed.EveryMemorialweekend,we'd
driveaboutonehourinlandtoBrentwood,findafarm,and
collectourfill.(Cherry-pickingcanbeaddictivewhileone's
atit,wesometimesendupwithmorethanwecouldeatand
havetogivesomeaway.)Today,whilemomwasstillinbed,
TimandIsetoffinmylittlebeat-upHonda,andin30min
leftbehin...[阅读全文]
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