Fromthe2ndmileandwiththePlantarFasciitisgone,I
startedtofeelgoodandthe3rdwasthedawnofbliss.It's
notjustthatIranfast(comparedwithmyself,ofcourse)
butthatit'seffortlesslyfast.Yes.Runningfastforfree,
Ifeltcool,calm,andafightingconfidence--thiswasanew
feelingsinceIeverstartedrunning.
SeveralthingsI'vetriedsofarseemedtowork.The"fire
hydrant"drillseemedtoimprovemygl...[
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After"Cooked"byMichaelPollanand"BorntoRun"by
ChristopherMcDougal,thebook"TheSenseofStyle:The
ThinkingPerson'sGuidetoWritinginthe21stCentury!"by
StevenPinkerhasrecentlybecomeanothergreattreat.This
isanEnglishstyleguidethatIcanactuallyenjoyreading.
GiventhatIlovethelanguageand,overtheyears,have
gathered(butnotnecessarilyfinishedreading)dozens
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Energizedbythemorningrun&walk,Ibecamerestlessinthe
house.ReadingStevenPinkerovercoffeewasfun
butIneededaction.Ataround4:00PM,Iheadedtothe
swimmingpooltoseehowI'dfareinwater.
Mytorsoincludingthelats,theabs,thebutts,andthehipsfelt
likeonepiece.Mylimbsfeltliketheextensionofthis
centralpiece,orthe"core."Thecoremusclesheldthehips
andtheupperbodytightlytoget...[
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DadhasbeeneatingthebrownriceIbroughthimand,with
hisnewFitBit,walkingover10,000stepsperday.Hisgoal
istogetridofallhisdrugs.I'msohappy--whatachange
overoneyear!
Withthatencouragingthoughtandthemorningwindatmy
back,Ihitthetrailandheadedtowardthebay.Thefirst6
mileswereunder9:00minandtheITBScameuponmeat
aroundmile6.5.Lastweekitwasmile4.Wasthisareal
improvement?Myleftlegw...[
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Thetripverifiedafewthings.First,runninghelpsjetlag
recovery.Ifoundoutthe2nddaybackwhenthejetlagwas
infullswing.Irana9-milerandgotupearlythenext
day.Thebadthingwasthattherunwaspainfulandonerun
wouldn'tfixitforgood.Second,my1.5-yr
health-engineeringworkswonders.Weallcontractedavirus
2daysbeforeleavingChinaandIrecoveredbeforelanding
inSFO.Last,mydietispartofalife-stylechan...[
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LikeSunday,thesedaysSaturdaysaregloomy,too;-)It's
warmerthanIthought.Theoldoaktreefromthelastweek
stillliedonthetrailside.
Ithoughtthisrunwouldbeamuchshorteronewhenmyold
friend,theITBS,joinedmeatmile2.Butlikeinlast
Saturday,itdidn'tgetmuchworseovertime.SoIkepton
going.Ifeltmorekeenlytheglutesmaximusatworkinthe
secondhalfoftherunasItriedtokeeppace.Ifeltat
easeoverthe...[
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Accordingtothebook,thekeyingredientsforagoodgeek
teamcultureincludehumility,respect,andtrust,orHRT.
After20yearsintheprofession,Ithinkthisisagreat
summary.Thebookisverypracticaland,asaprogrammer,I
couldrelatetoitsmanypoints.
Ithinkthebookcanbeimprovedbyaddressingmorethefear
factor.Inmymind,fearistheonethingthatcausesmost
oftheproblemsdescribedinthebookforbothprogrammers...[
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http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/JACK-KIRK-1906-2007-The-Dipsea-Demon-was-a-2620235.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPSheE9Fh5M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8BJW-rxAcw
杰克.柯克:1906-2007/'Dipsea精灵'生前是一个有名的长跑运动员和倔老头
在1933或1934的一天,有名的Dipsea山路竞赛中,杰克.柯克在一段陡峭的路段
马林县SteepRavine)上开始了他的传奇。
当跑向Stin...[
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I'vebeenitchyforagoodrunthewholeweekandwasready
afterthe9hrssleeplastnight.After1cupofwaterand
listeningto"Subaru",Iwentonthetrail.
Ididn'twanttosetapersonalrecordtoday.Infact,
tryingtodothathasnevergivenmemuchpleasurewhichI
expectfromthesport.Withmusicinmyhead,let'sjust
runashappyaspossible.
Thewater'srecededinthecreekandthemuddytorrentshave
turnedintoane...[
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我正在读丹尼尔-理薄尔曼的《人体的故事》(2013)。学了一个词,palliative。
在此与大家分享。原文
AccordingtotheOxfordEnglishDictionary,theoriginal
meaningoftheword“palliative”(firstusedinthefifteenth
century)wastorefertocarethat“relievesthesymptomsofa
diseaseorconditionwithoutdealingwiththeunderlying
cause.”
大意就是治标不治本。[
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