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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Today,IranwithEd,who'sstillsorefromourlastSat's
12-miler,andforthefirsttimeWalt,aleanandtall
gentlemaninhislate50sorearly60s.Waltlikedtotalk
andhadtheenergy.Thisyear,hehadrun8half-Ms,one
marathon,andoneultra.
Wetradedstoriesandtricks.HesaidthatatourpaceIam
race-ready.Hesaidwhenrunning20to30milesaweekto
prepareforraces,frequencybeatsdistance.Ilikethatas
itfeltnatural...[
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Ifollowedthe"EasytoMakeKimchi"
http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/easy-kimchi
withoutthesquid,fishsauce,carrot,andleek.
Also,Ionlyusedonecabbage.
Itlooksbeautifullyredinthecontainer.I'msoproud;-)
Itdefinitelyisgoingtoenrichmydiet.Moreover,
thisChristmas,Ihavesomethingspecialforpeople
whogavemehome-crafteddelicacies!Ihatetositon
thereceivingend--it'sliketheball...[
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Ididn'thaveagoodnight'ssleep.Isetthealarmat
5:30ambutsomehowafter3:00amkeptwakingup.At5:20amI
gotup,hadmycupofiskiate,watchedhowtomakekimchi,
andheadedoutfortherun.
TwoJapaneserunnersjoinedustoday.Bothtallandheavily
built.Theystayedtogether,talkinginJapanese,and
didn'tseemtomix.ImetEd,anewgradandnewcomerto
theBayArea.Heis2ndgenerationChinese.Thiswashis
firstlongrunw...[
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