Despiteofmyweightreachingnewlowsthelastcoupleof
days,thismorning'srunfeltsluggish.Iswamoncebut
didn'trunasinglemilesincelastSunday.Sonothingto
complainabout.IcouldstillfeelslightlythePFunderthe
rightfootandtheITBSonthelefthip.IthinkIlostgood
cadenceafterawhile--willbringmymetronomenexttime.
Morerunnersappearedonthetrailanditseemedmostwere
havingagreattime.Thismademethin...[
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It'snotthatcoldbutfeltfreezinginthemorning,
especiallythehands.
Withinthefirst2miles,theslightplanterfasciitis
disappeared.
Withmynewsub-9:00pace,Ididn'thavethewilltogoall
thewaytothetrailend.Iturnedbackataroundmile5.
Ataroundmile8,Istartedtofeelthefatigueandhadto
takesmallerstridestomaintaincadence.Itmightnot
matterbutthat'sjustwhatIfeltlikedoing.Icouldfeel
myg...[
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Iwenttobedat10:00pm,wokeupat3:30am,sentacouple
ofemails,wentbacktosleepataround5:00am,gotupat
6:30am,andheadedout.
Sinceearlythisweek,Ihadbeenbotheredbyaslight
plantarfasciitisintherightfoot.Thisseemedtobepart
ofthebargainwithmynewpairofzero-droprunningshoes.
SoIagaintriedtogoeasyandpaidcloseattentiontothe
troubledsole.
Theskylookeddismal,thetrailbleak,butmyheartwas...[
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Reading``FindingUltra''IwasstruckbytheexperiencesI
sharewithRich.Webothwereawakenedtothepoorhealth
andgrimprospectoflifeatexactlythesamepoint,age40.
LikeRich,7yearsmysenior,Iembarkedonresearchingand
seekinghelpfromprofessionalsafterIwastold
prediabetic.IttookawhilebutIarrivedatthesame
whole-foodplant-baseddietashedidandlostaquarterof
mybodyweightoverayear.Hestartedtrain...[
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Overthepastweek,Iwrecked(overmissionpeak)and
ditchedmy14-yr-oldNBandswitchedtoapairofMerrell
BareAccess3.Theyarelightandwell-fitwithbigtoe
boxes.AsIfoundout,however,theydemandalotofcalves
andforceonetorunwithmuchlessheel-striking.Itried
gingerlytobreakthemininless-than-a-weekandtoday'smy
firstmid-runinthem.
Fromthestart,itdidn'tfeelashighaslastweek.I
focusedmostlyon...[
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Itwasawonderfulmorning.Thefogmadeeverythingfelt
ethereal.Itcoveredthebottomofthecreekandmadeit
lookalmostfull.
Iwentonmyusualroutewithsuchlight-heartednessand
feltglidingdownthegorgeousfoggytrailcoveredwith
colorfulfoliage.(HowblessedIam.)Theouterkneepain
wascompletelygone.Thehip,however,stillhadsome
lingeringdiscomfort.
Iplannedtodoaneasy7-or8-mileruntoday,asthefir...[
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Theweatherplayedtrickonus.Itwasraininghardaround
5:00amandmanydecidednottogoandsodidI.Butafter
5:30am,itstopped.Ihitthetrailat7:00amtoseeifI
couldenjoymyowncompanyfor12miles.
Itwasagreatmorning,cool,fresh,cloudy,andwonderful
forrunning.Isawfewpeopleonthetrailandnoanimals
exceptforthebirds.And,afterthecoupleofshowerssince
yesterday,itwasgoodtoseesomewaterinthecreekagain....[
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Engagingthebuttinswimmingfreestylehasfinallybecome
somethingIcanfeeleverytimeIcruisedownthelane.
Itwasamystery12yearsagowhenIwasswimmingwitha
Mastersclub.Icouldseeswimmershavebiglatsbutthe
ideaofinitiatingfromthehipforeachstrokewashardto
grasp.IremembergoingtoCoachEmmetHines'sforumand
readingaboutit.Icouldn'tfeelitconsistentlyevenasI
triedtofocus.Iconcludeditwas...[
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Itwasn'tagreatturnout.WaltandMelissadidn'tmakeit.
Atifhasn'tbeenrunningforawhile.SoIwasgladtohave
EdandKarltorunwith.
Itwasn'tpouring.Itfeltcoolanddistractingandsoonwe
eachgatheredsomelbsofraintocarry.Myheavyclothing
(underpantsandlongrunningpants)musthavecollectedmore
water--apsycologicalburden.Inthedark,Ineededto
constantlyadjusttheheadlightsothatIcouldseewherewe
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Whenpeoplewantedtokillabearintheancienttimes,they
hungaheavylogoverabowlofhoney.Thebearwouldpush
thelogawayinordertoeatthehoney.Thelogwouldswing
backandhitthebear.Thebearwouldbecomeirritatedand
pushthelogevenharder,anditwouldhithimharderin
return.Thiswouldcontinueuntilthelogkilledthebear.
Peoplebehaveinthesamewaywhentheyreturnevilofthe
eviltheyreceive.
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