Today'splan,visitingthepeaktwiceback-to-back,felt
dauntingasIgotupanddidmymorningroutine.Anytime
Iwasabouttoembarkonalongerrun,Ihadthisuneasy
feeling.Themoredetailsforeseen,themoreriskyitseemed.
Well,beforethethoughtsparalyzedthelegs,Ihad12oz
waterandgotout.
Theascentkickedoffat7:10am.Iwalkedmostoftheuphill,
hadonekitkatand12ozwaterbythepoleatthetop,and
jog...[阅读全文]
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(2019-04-14 17:56:14)
Itfeltsluggishdraggingmyselfoutofbedataround
6:40am.Iretiredearlylastnightandsetthealarmat5:40am
butknewImightnotbeabletomakeit.Yesterday's12.4
milewasaPRsince2016.Themusclesfeltsore.Ineeded
morerest.Theamountofenergycanbemesuaredbyhow
willinglyIamtogetoutofbed.
Anyway,afteronekitkatand12ozwater,Istartedtoclimb
MParound7:30am.Mylegsfeltstrongtillthefootofthe阅读全文]
6:40am.Iretiredearlylastnightandsetthealarmat5:40am
butknewImightnotbeabletomakeit.Yesterday's12.4
milewasaPRsince2016.Themusclesfeltsore.Ineeded
morerest.Theamountofenergycanbemesuaredbyhow
willinglyIamtogetoutofbed.
Anyway,afteronekitkatand12ozwater,Istartedtoclimb
MParound7:30am.Mylegsfeltstrongtillthefootofthe
(2019-04-13 11:32:05)
It'sbeenafewyearssinceIranthisloopandIremember
thelasttimeitwaspainful.Itwas12.4milesand30%
longerthanlastSat'srun.Therefore,therewassome
trepidition.OnceIstarted,however,Ikeptreminding
myselfofhowVictor(alaPavel)run(lowintensity)andof
myownreasontodoit,i.e.,toenjoy. Ilearntmylessonandhadwaterbeforeandtwiceduringthe
course.Waterstopsdidn'ttakemuchtimebutitfel...[阅读全文]
thelasttimeitwaspainful.Itwas12.4milesand30%
longerthanlastSat'srun.Therefore,therewassome
trepidition.OnceIstarted,however,Ikeptreminding
myselfofhowVictor(alaPavel)run(lowintensity)andof
myownreasontodoit,i.e.,toenjoy. Ilearntmylessonandhadwaterbeforeandtwiceduringthe
course.Waterstopsdidn'ttakemuchtimebutitfel...[阅读全文]
(2019-04-07 17:57:24)
Startingaroundthemiddleoftrainingweek#3,Ifelthot
inthemorningandtiredduringtheday,andmyrightjaw
hurtwhenchewing.(上火intraditionalChinesemedicine,
Ibelieve.)Myrestingheartratestayedflat(51to53)
andsoIwasnotover-workingthebody.Thisyear'sflu
seasonpassedandalergywasmild.Asthesymptoms
persisted,evenfastingdidn'tfixtheproblemandIstarted
toblamecaffeine. Iamnotahe...[阅读全文]
inthemorningandtiredduringtheday,andmyrightjaw
hurtwhenchewing.(上火intraditionalChinesemedicine,
Ibelieve.)Myrestingheartratestayedflat(51to53)
andsoIwasnotover-workingthebody.Thisyear'sflu
seasonpassedandalergywasmild.Asthesymptoms
persisted,evenfastingdidn'tfixtheproblemandIstarted
toblamecaffeine. Iamnotahe...[阅读全文]
(2019-04-06 12:07:45)
Ithoughtaboutmygreatpersonalsufferingsinthedistant
pastandhow,asenergytravelsinwaves,theyreachand
shapethepresent. IthoughtaboutthemiddleandhighschoolPEclasseswhere
Ilaggedbehindeverybodyfora50m,100mor200mdash,
a400mloop,adouble-loop,or,GodForbid,a1000m
endurancerun. Moretothepoint,itwasalmostalwaysaboys-onlyrun.The
girlswouldgettheeasywayout(itseemedeasy,anyway)and阅读全文]
shapethepresent. IthoughtaboutthemiddleandhighschoolPEclasseswhere
Ilaggedbehindeverybodyfora50m,100mor200mdash,
a400mloop,adouble-loop,or,GodForbid,a1000m
endurancerun. Moretothepoint,itwasalmostalwaysaboys-onlyrun.The
girlswouldgettheeasywayout(itseemedeasy,anyway)and
(2019-03-31 10:49:31)
Mybarefootlifestylehasenduredandflourished.Thefeet
haveneverlookedandfeltbetter,thetoesstarttospread
out(infactIdotoeexerciseseverydaynow),andthe
annoyingfungi-inducedAthlete'sFeetrarelybothersandis
mildwhenitdoes. DuringtheChineseNewYearvisittoBeijing,Iworethe
Merrellrunningshoes(boughtfouryearsagobutrarely
worn)withnosocks,andsurvivedwellwithoutcatching
col...[阅读全文]
(2019-03-31 10:47:43)
Runw/LonMPtodaygoinguptheOhlonesideandcoming
downHorseHeavenTrail. Iran8.2milesyesterdayanddidn'thaveagreatsleepand
thoughtIwoulddopoorly.ButIdidgreatoverall.My
gluteswerestrongandgoingupfelteffortless.Onceatthe
footofthesummit,Iwentstraighttothepole.Iwas
surprisedbymyownenergybutdidsteerclearofthecattle
tobesafe.Upthere,Ididsomestretchingandonerepof
SuryaNamaska...[阅读全文]
downHorseHeavenTrail. Iran8.2milesyesterdayanddidn'thaveagreatsleepand
thoughtIwoulddopoorly.ButIdidgreatoverall.My
gluteswerestrongandgoingupfelteffortless.Onceatthe
footofthesummit,Iwentstraighttothepole.Iwas
surprisedbymyownenergybutdidsteerclearofthecattle
tobesafe.Upthere,Ididsomestretchingandonerepof
SuryaNamaska...[阅读全文]
(2019-03-23 12:11:35)
MypeopleabroadtalkabouttheChinesestomachandhow
hardtheyfindittoadaptandhowtheylongforauthentic
Chinesefood.I,ontheotherhand,havefoundthatIcould
trainmyselftoenjoymanyethnicstaples.Andindeed,besides
theoccasionalhotpotsandstir-fries,theonlyregular(about
twiceamonth)ChinesedishIcookhasbeenMapoTofu. Amongmyforeign(Korean,Mexican,Italian,etc.)dishes
arethreedips:theguacamole...[阅读全文]
hardtheyfindittoadaptandhowtheylongforauthentic
Chinesefood.I,ontheotherhand,havefoundthatIcould
trainmyselftoenjoymanyethnicstaples.Andindeed,besides
theoccasionalhotpotsandstir-fries,theonlyregular(about
twiceamonth)ChinesedishIcookhasbeenMapoTofu. Amongmyforeign(Korean,Mexican,Italian,etc.)dishes
arethreedips:theguacamole...[阅读全文]
(2019-03-17 11:45:29)
Iusedtohatethealarmclockandresolvenevertouseone.
Mostraces,however,startearlyintheday.Istilldreadthe
painfulmemoryofthesleeplessnightbeforemyoneand
onlymarathon.Thisyear,Ihavebeentryingtoriseat
5:00amorearlier,asJockodoes,withlimitedsuccess.
Meanwhile,analarmclockcanhelpinkeepingthemind
still,asitdidthisweekend.
MissionPeakmusthavegrowninpopularity.Ineverthough...[阅读全文]
(2019-03-10 14:39:12)
My59-year-oldfriendLranultramarathonracesevery
month.Inhispresence,IfoundmyselfquotingEeoyreoften:
"Wecan'tall,andsomeofusdon't.That'sallthereistoit."
Underhisnagging,however,Idecidedtoranregularlyand
maybejoinhiminaracethisyear. Ihavere-readsomeofthebooksincludingKellyStarrett's
"ReadyToRun"andstartedtofixsomeissues,e.g.,my
slight...[阅读全文]
