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A Major Setback?
(2015-05-30 14:50:01)
Justfortherecord,Ididnotruntoday.Mybackhasbeen
killingmesinceMemorialDayaftersomestrengthwork
thatstretchedtheErectorSpinae.Itriedbutrunningwas
notpossiblewithoutgreatpain.Afewotherthingswent
wrong,too.
Icannotpracticerunningorweighttraining.Theonlything
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Crack the BFT nut.
(2015-05-23 10:57:53)
ItwasawindymorningandIplannedtorunanHMtoday.
Atthemoment,Iwasworriedmoreaboutdistancethanspeed:
"WillIactuallybeabletoRUN26milesin2months?"I
hadn'tevenrunanHMsincegoingBFT.Thebottleneckhad
beenthecalvesforthepastmonths.Ididalotofstretching
andmanagedtodofullflat-footsquats.Ithelpedbutnotas
muchasIexpected.Andsofar,Iwasabletopush11milesatbest.
ThenIreadintheDic...[阅读全文]
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Bay2Breakers 2015
(2015-05-18 09:40:29)
Thiswasthefirsttimeformetoattendarunningeventsince
comingtoUS.MycalveswerestillsorefromSaturday's
11-milerunandIplannedtotakeiteasy.Itwasthefirsttime
formy8-yr-old,too.Hewasmainlykeenonthemedaland
thebraggingrightamonghisfellow2nd-graders.
Itriedtocountthenumberofpeoplewhoranbarefoot.One
wasabarefootrunnerifhe/sheranwithnakedfeetorin
socks,huaraches,Vibramfive-fingers,r...[阅读全文]
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The runner soldiered on.
(2015-05-16 11:41:27)
Didn'trunforthewholeweek.ThemainexcuseIgavemyself
wastheblisterontheballofmyleftfoot.Iactedproactively
andpokeditlastSunday;-)Ofcourseoneweakapologywas
notenough.SoIrucked(53lbs)2.2milesonWedwhichleft
myglutesmediusinpain.Icouldfindmorebutthosewere
enoughformeandfornow.
Iwokeupfeelinglazyandafterhalfanhourdidsome
strengthwork.Ihitthetrailafter9:00am.
Overthepastweek...[阅读全文]
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Coffee tastes better after a run.
(2015-05-09 10:13:01)
SincemovingtosunnyCalifornia9yearsago,Ihavemissed
TimHorton'scoffee.It'snotthatthecoffeedownhereis
ofbadqualityorpoorvariety.Butitfeelstooeasy.In
Edmonton,Isometimeshadtowalk20minutesin-30
degreeweather(andsometimesinablizzard)togetit.The
hardshipexperiencedtogetthehotdrinkmadeitfelt
exceptionallyrewarding.TospiceuptheCaliforniancoffee,
I'vesincefoundacoupleofalternativ...[阅读全文]
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On The Unsung Heros
(2015-05-03 16:14:45)
IfoundmanygemsinN.Taleb'sworks.Forexample,in
"ANewKindofIngratitude"from"TheBlackSwan,"he
wrote
...Butthereareevenmoremistreatedheroes—the
verysadcategoryofthosewhowedonotknowwere
heroes,whosavedourlives,whohelpedusavoid
disasters.Theyleftnotracesanddidnotevenknow
thattheyweremakingacontribution....Thisisa
farmoreviciouskindofingratitude:th...[阅读全文]
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My mojo is back.
(2015-05-02 12:40:11)
Iwokeupnotfeelingwelltorun.Thefeet,lowerlegs,and
tendonsfelttightfromyesterday's3-milejog.My2nd
4-monthdietingcametoanend.Ilost4lbsandmyweight
reachedanall-timelow(sincecollege).Butyesterday's
carb-fastseemedtoleavemewithalotlessenergythis
morning.Itcouldbejustmyimaginationbut,forthefirsttime,
Ididn'twanttojustgooutandrun.Afteraneggandacup
ofcoffee,Ifeltbetter.Ididmystr...[阅读全文]
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Barefoot Experience Improved
(2015-04-25 10:54:27)
ImustsayIneverthoughtgoingBFTwouldbemuchfun
evenafterIreadaboutitinBorn2Run!Afterconsistently
workedonmyformintheXeros,however,(mainlyjustto
avoidblisters)myfeethavefalleninlovewiththethin
rubbersoles.Indoors,Ipreferwearingnothingonmyfeet,
notevensocks.Ineverthoughtmystinky,sweaty,ichy
andotherwiseembarrassingfeetfeelsogoodnaked.
Withoutshoesorsocks,theyseemedtoslowlygr...[阅读全文]
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Ran 9 miles and walked 4.
(2015-04-18 18:23:15)
Ihadverygoodreasonsforthe4hourssleeplastnight.
At6:30,Igotupanddidsomeweightworkbeforeheading
outfortherun.I'verecoveredwellovertheweek,myPF
wasgoneandtheblisterundertheleftheelwashealing
well.Iplanned10milesandwasquitehopeful.
Thefirst4milesfeltgreatuntilIhitthedirtroadonthelevee.
Inoticedthreerunnersahundredyardsinthefrontstopped.
Isuspectednothing,saidhi,trottedonand...[阅读全文]
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Barefoot 3 Miles
(2015-04-12 12:45:11)
Iwokeuprefreshed.Amildcalfpainwasstillthereandthe
PFwasgone.Aftersomeweightwork,breakfast,andyard
work,Iheadedtothetrail.Oncethere,Itookoffmy
Xeros,heldtheminonehand,andtrottedtowardthebay.
Itwasalreadypast10:30andgettingwarm.Manycyclists
wereheadingthesamedirection.Igotalotoflooksfrom
passersby.Igingerlytreadedmywayandpaidfullattention
totheroadorratherwhat'sontheroa...[阅读全文]
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