The2016Bay2Breakerswasfantastic.Iwasabletoenjoyend
toendbarefootandcarryingmybackpack(about10lbs).It
wasmuchmoreofafestivalthanarace.Iremembered
chasingagroupofrunnersdressedupasRomanlegionaires
(calledacentipede)inGoldenGatePark.Ittookme4days
torecoverfromthat7.5-milerun.
Otherthanthat,inthepastseveralmonths,Ididvery
moderaterunning,about10milesaweek.Myplantar
fasci...[
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GrandmafitintotheprototypeoftraditionalChinese
virtuousvillagewomen.Shehadamildtemperandwas
neverfearedbyuskids.Shewasnevertheleaderand
neitherwassheeloquentorforceful.Herpowerwasinserving
othersthroughtirelessdailytasks,e.g.,cleaning,mending,
cooking,feeding,etc.Shewastoughandkind.People,young
andold,gravitatedtoher.Shewaslovedbyall.
Youwouldneverfindheroutsideherhomego...[
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SincetheSanFranciscoMarathon,Ifeltambivalenttoward
running.Late2015,thankstorunninganddiet,myweight
droppedtothelow140lbsandthelightestsincecollege.
Injuries,however,tookthejoyoutofthesport.Itried
cyclingandrestartedswimming,hopingtocomebackto
thegameandbeabletorunfaster.Butovertime,running
slowlylostitsappeal.
Forme,runninglongdistancesbringsbraggingrightsbutdoes
no...[
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Aftersoccer,TimandIdroppedbymyworkplaceforwater.I
promisedtoshowhimthegym.Afterhewasduely
entertainedbythemachinerythere,wewenttothecompany
cafetodrink.Therewerenoonearoundexceptforus.Tim
wasbored.HeturnedontheTV.
Onthescreen,thecrewofanewpictureweregiving
interviews,fromthedirectorandtheactorsallthewayto
thearcherycoachandthemake-upartists.Theshort
footagesimpressed...[
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After4daysawayfromKTBtraining,Iwasbackinthe
game.Theswings,squats,halos,andgetupsallwent
smoothlyevenaftersomeChinesehardliquorandIwas
gladItooktheleave.Thenextmorning,Ifeltfine.
IalreadystartedtofollowPavel'sSimpleandSinister
protocollastyear(andhadsomeinjuriestoproveit).
But2015'sbigdealwasmyfirst(barefoot)Marathon.I
didn'tsetaspecificgoalfor2016andthoughtI...[
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Irealizedthatweneededtodefinethetablebasedonthedefinition
ofitsentriesbeforeallocatingit.Thisideawasfrommacrosin
LISP,whereonceweknowthedefinitionofsomething,manyattributes
canbehard-codedingenerateddatastructuresandfunctionsoperating
onthem.Thiscombinesefficiencywithflexibility.Thismightbeone
reasonforthemacrosinqueue(3).[
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Isaidthatinapreviouspostbutfeltmorestronglynowto
repeat.
Withalltheinjuries,Ihadtostayputandawayfrom
vigorousexercisesforthepastmonth.Icouldn'tholdit
anymore,andwentjoggingduringlunchhoursacoupleof
timesinthelasttwoweeksanditfeltgreat.
Butworkingseemslikeawhirlpoolsuckingapersonin.It
caterstosecurityandvanityandgivesafalse
senseofaccomplishment.Theworldencouragesi...[
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Whatelsewouldyoucallsomeonewhogotupat4:00amona
Saturdaymorningandrevisedhisprogramtwicetomakeit
morerobustandflexibleafterhedidit4timesthe
previousday?
Theenvironmentcanchangeaman'sfocus.Mynewworkplace
isfarfromideal.Mybossisbossyanddesperateandseems
insecure.(Well.He'snewtohisjob,too.)Mycolleagues
aretypicalsoftwareengineersstuckinaholethatthey
helpeddiggingthe...[
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TodayIdecidedtogetbacktoexercisebybikingtowork.
Morningtrafficwasverylightandtheweatherwascool.I
rodeacrosstheDumbartonbridge,glidedthroughtheupper
rightcornerofEastPaloAlto,followedtheMountainView
shorelineandthentheBayTrail,andarrivedatmy
workplaceintheSouthBay,allin1:50min.
Ithasnotbeenfunforthepasttwoweeks.Icouldn'tdo
anythingwiththatpainfulshoulder,notevenrefill...[
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IgotasevererightshoulderpainonMondaybyliftingand
swinginga16kgkettlebell.Ithadbeenapieceofcakebut
thistimesomehowitengagedwrongpartsoftheshoulderand
Ifeltthepainrightaway.Thenextday,itgotworseandI
couldn'tliftmyrightarmwithoutpain.Oneweekalmost
passedanditwasonlygettingbetterslowly.
NowI'vegotachancetoenjoysometimeofffromallphysical
exercises,itmightbegoodt...[
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