Everysummer,therehavetobeafewhotdayswithtemperaturesinthehigh90s,
whentheygive"ExcessiveHeatWarnings,"butitalmostneverrains.Idon't
rememberawarmnightturningintoastormymorningsinceIcametotheBay
Area.ThatwaswhathappenedSatnight,however.Theheatkeptmefromsleeping
forthefirsthalfandthunderswokemeupearlymorning.Icheckedemail,
pushedameetingtotheevening,filleduptwo28ozbo...[阅读全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
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(2020-08-16 19:02:26)
(2020-08-10 10:38:40)
Forthepasttwoweeks,Iraneverydayandtotaledover80miles.Itwas
inspiredbytherunnersIknow:myfriendLwhoruns50mileseveryweek,
Murakamiransixmilesaday,andthe2010WS100runnersfeaturedinthe
UNBREAKABLEfilm.Myownrace,10weeksfromnow,wascanceledbutIstill
wantedtoseewhatitfeltliketogooutandruneverysingleday. ItwasnotashardasIfeared.Fourdaysoftheweek,weight-liftingwouldwarm
meupwellandrunni...[阅读全文]
inspiredbytherunnersIknow:myfriendLwhoruns50mileseveryweek,
Murakamiransixmilesaday,andthe2010WS100runnersfeaturedinthe
UNBREAKABLEfilm.Myownrace,10weeksfromnow,wascanceledbutIstill
wantedtoseewhatitfeltliketogooutandruneverysingleday. ItwasnotashardasIfeared.Fourdaysoftheweek,weight-liftingwouldwarm
meupwellandrunni...[阅读全文]
(2020-08-01 11:13:54)
ItwasahotdaytowardtheendofJune2010andonthecourseoftheWestern
States100MilesEnduranceRunfromSquawValleyinLakeTahoetoAuburn,CA.
Thedefendingchampionwasstrugglingwithinjurieswhilethethreeleadersof
thepackwerevyingforthetitle.GeoffRoes,theAlaskanchef,didnotfeelhimself
beforethesecondhalfandfellbehindformorethan15minandthe22-year-old
Spaniard,KilianJornet,laydowninpainandfatigueafte...[阅读全文]
States100MilesEnduranceRunfromSquawValleyinLakeTahoetoAuburn,CA.
Thedefendingchampionwasstrugglingwithinjurieswhilethethreeleadersof
thepackwerevyingforthetitle.GeoffRoes,theAlaskanchef,didnotfeelhimself
beforethesecondhalfandfellbehindformorethan15minandthe22-year-old
Spaniard,KilianJornet,laydowninpainandfatigueafte...[阅读全文]
(2020-07-17 13:32:30)
Imetthesewordsononepage(225)inmydictionaryandfeltaneedtowrite
somethingaboutthemastheyallsoundexoticallydelicious. Thefirsttwoarenamesofsausages."bratwurst"referstoapork(brat)
sausage(wurst),and"Braunschweiger"isliversausagederivedfromthenameofa
placeBraunschweiger(Brunswick).Thethirdword,brawn,hasthesenseof
headcheese,anmialheadmeatsinaspic.InnorthernChina,w...[阅读全文]
somethingaboutthemastheyallsoundexoticallydelicious. Thefirsttwoarenamesofsausages."bratwurst"referstoapork(brat)
sausage(wurst),and"Braunschweiger"isliversausagederivedfromthenameofa
placeBraunschweiger(Brunswick).Thethirdword,brawn,hasthesenseof
headcheese,anmialheadmeatsinaspic.InnorthernChina,w...[阅读全文]
(2020-07-16 11:24:49)
"Dad,wearerunningoutofquinoa.CanImakebrownriceinstead?"
"Sure.Doyouknowhow?"
"Pieceofcake."
Irecentlystartedtoaskhimtousetherice-cooker,twiceaweek,aspart
ofhiseducation.Timalreadysuccessfullymadequinoaafewtimesandwas
confidenttotryhishandsonbrownrice.Theresultthatdaywasmiserable,
however:itwasrock-hard. "Howmuchwaterdidyouputinthere?"...[阅读全文]
ofhiseducation.Timalreadysuccessfullymadequinoaafewtimesandwas
confidenttotryhishandsonbrownrice.Theresultthatdaywasmiserable,
however:itwasrock-hard. "Howmuchwaterdidyouputinthere?"...[阅读全文]
(2020-07-12 16:23:42)
Natureismagical.Istartedgrowingherbsattheoldhousemid-Junewiththe
modesthopethatthroughtrialanderrorIwouldlearntheropesandfinallybe
abletosupplymyownneeds.Ohboy--whatanicesurprise!Withinamonth,Iwas
cookingwiththem.Myownparsleyandsagehaveflavoredallthedishesthatcall
forthem.Thesagehasgrownsomuchandsincemovedtoabiggerpot.AndIhave
alreadybeenlookingfornewparsleyrecipes.Eventhec...[阅读全文]
(2020-07-06 11:45:17)
13hasbeenamagicalyearsofarforTim.Thephysicalchangesseemtocome
overnight.He'sgrownalmostastallasmeandprobablyheavier.AroundMarch,he
didtwothingsthatIcouldn't:thesinglelegsquatandthe24kgkettlebellpress.In
myeyes,heisalittleboynomore. Hehashisownopinions.WhenhetoldmethatoneBJJtrainingmatewaswearing
Jocko's"DisciplineEqualsFreedom"T-shirt,Iaskedwhywouldn'th...[阅读全文]
overnight.He'sgrownalmostastallasmeandprobablyheavier.AroundMarch,he
didtwothingsthatIcouldn't:thesinglelegsquatandthe24kgkettlebellpress.In
myeyes,heisalittleboynomore. Hehashisownopinions.WhenhetoldmethatoneBJJtrainingmatewaswearing
Jocko's"DisciplineEqualsFreedom"T-shirt,Iaskedwhywouldn'th...[阅读全文]
(2020-07-03 15:33:50)
OneaddictionBillhasfallenforsincemigratingtotheWestiscoffeewhere
sugar,fat,andcaffeinejoinforceinacupofbitter-sweetrichnesstotempt
thepalateandheightenthespirit.Nothingcompares,especiallyafteracouple
ofdayswithoutit.Overtheyears,Billtriedtoquitafewtimes.Itwas
likestoppingsmokingforsomepeople:thecravingkeptcomingback.Whilehe
wassuccessfulinstayingawayfromtobacco,inAmericaatleast...[阅读全文]
sugar,fat,andcaffeinejoinforceinacupofbitter-sweetrichnesstotempt
thepalateandheightenthespirit.Nothingcompares,especiallyafteracouple
ofdayswithoutit.Overtheyears,Billtriedtoquitafewtimes.Itwas
likestoppingsmokingforsomepeople:thecravingkeptcomingback.Whilehe
wassuccessfulinstayingawayfromtobacco,inAmericaatleast...[阅读全文]
(2020-06-28 10:58:25)
Ilovecookingandcookinghasledtogardening,outofhatingwaste. MostfoodwasteinAmericahappensintheprivatekitchen,Ireadsomewhere.
Storessellinbulktomakeaprofitandnucleusworkingfamilies,forone
reasonoranother,cannotfinishwhattheybuy.Inmyhouse,freshgreenssuch
ascilantro,evenboughtinsmallpackages,canenduphalfinthetrashcan. Thishasbeenthecauseofendlessnaggingfrustrationforme.Igrewup...[阅读全文]
(2020-06-27 11:05:31)
Itwasaweekofrecovery,notfromalongrun,butfromthecumulativestress
fromworkoverthepastfewweeks.Withaswollenjaw,Icameunderattackby
avirusandfeltitforthreedaysandhadtoskiptwotrainingsessions.But
Thursday'sweight-liftingandrunwentwell.IthinkIhavebeatenthemthisround. Iwasluckytosneakinanorderforthe48kgkettlebellearlyJune.AsofSat
June27,allbellsunder176poundsatRogueFitnesshavego...[阅读全文]
