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Gained 10 Lbs in Three Years
(2020-12-25 09:18:06)
Ihaveadded10lbsoverthelastthreeyears,myweightmarchingunstoppably
towardthemid150s.Ifeelobligedtorationalize. Early2018,IachievedtheSimplegoalwiththe70lbskettlebell.Inowswingandsquatwitha108lbsbell.Ninemilesused
tobeaweekendlongrunbutnowpartofaweekdaymorningroutine.Ihave
shavedhalfanhouroffmymarathontimeandrecentlyhavebeenabletorunup
MissionPeaktwiceinarow.Mywaistlinehasstayedthe...[閱讀全文]
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Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, by W. H. Auden
(2020-12-23 13:51:59)
Stopalltheclocks,cutoffthetelephone,
Preventthedogfrombarkingwithajuicybone,
Silencethepianosandwithmuffleddrum
Bringoutthecoffin,letthemournerscome. Letaeroplanescirclemoaningoverhead
ScribblingontheskythemessageHeIsDead,
Putcrepebowsroundthewhitenecksofthepublicdoves,
Letthetrafficpolicemenwearblackcottongloves. HewasmyNorth,mySouth,myEastandWest,
Myworkingweeka...[閱讀全文]
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Marin Headlands 25 Miles
(2020-12-19 20:59:02)
Afterafragmentedsleep,Igotupat4:20am,downedtwobananasandonejugof
water,headednorth,andarrivedearlyattheRodeoBeachtomeetLandhisson
S.Wehadn'truntogethersinceearlyApril. Itwasdarkandthebigparkinglotwasalmostempty.Icouldseetheoutlines
ofthehillsononesideandhearthePacificontheother:endlesswaves
rushedtoshoremakingasoothingnoise.Dawncamequietlyandswiftly,however.
In20minuteso...[閱讀全文]
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19 Miles in The Rain
(2020-12-14 08:43:35)
ItdrizzledonandoffalldaySaturdayandthenextmorningcameafewheavy
showers.MissionPeakmustbemuddyashellandafteroneglassofwaterand
threebananas,IwentonthegoodoldAlamedaCreekTrail.Ineededalongrun
toprepareforanevent. 61-year-youngLsigneduponaMarinHeadlands100milerearlyDecemberandI
wassupposedtopacehimatnight."Youwillgetadifferentperspective."he
promised.Nowthattheracewas...[閱讀全文]
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Thank You for Lemon Water
(2020-12-11 21:50:27)
Thisyear,accordingtorecords,Isufferedfromaswollenjawandlackof
energyfourtimes:thesecondhalfofJune,earlyAugust,mid-October,andearly
November.Eachtime,trainingcametoaslumpforatleastoneweek.Iused
toblamefish,coffee,somevirus,over-training,andstressfromworkbut
finally,Ibelievedithadbeenmainlydehydration. Ittookmeawhile,however,tofindthebestwaytohydrate.Plainwaterwas
boringandsow...[閱讀全文]
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One Year of the AHD4 (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Ed.)
(2020-11-28 08:28:43)
IstartedreadingtheAHD4lastThanksgiving.JustlikeForrestGumpgoingona
longrun,therewasnotastrongreason.Itsimplyfeltgood.Ididhaveafew
inspirations,however,includingMalcolmXwhoreadadictionarywhileserving
prisonandthecontemporaryAmonSheawhoreadtheentireOED(OxfordEnglish
Dictionary)inoneyear.Averagingonepageaday,Ireachedpage365(thecolor
chart)onNov25,2020. Earlyon,Itriedtoretainint...[閱讀全文]
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A Chat With Aunt
(2020-11-25 10:37:01)
Homeistheplacewhere,whenyouhavetogothere,
Theyhavetotakeyouin.--RobertFrost
WhenIwasaboutfour,momwastryingtomakeitintown,dadwasteachingfar
away,andIlivedwithmygrandparentsandanunclewhowasabouttomarry. Weddingspromisedfunandprofit,especiallyforthekidsatthebride'sside.
Adultstookusseriouslyasweturnedthegateintoatollbooth.Wecollected
hongbaos(dimesandnicklesinsmallreden...[閱讀全文]
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If- (by Rudyard Kipling)
(2020-11-20 13:23:15)
Ifyoucankeepyourheadwhenallaboutyou
Arelosingtheirsandblamingitonyou,
Ifyoucantrustyourselfwhenallmendoubtyou,
Butmakeallowancefortheirdoubtingtoo;
Ifyoucanwaitandnotbetiredbywaiting,
Orbeingliedabout,don’tdealinlies,
Orbeinghated,don’tgivewaytohating,
Andyetdon’tlooktoogood,nortalktoowise:Ifyoucandream—andnotmakedreamsyourmaster;
Ifyoucanthi...[閱讀全文]
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It was a beautiful day.
(2020-11-16 10:14:04)
MygumswellingfinallyrecededasIrestedandhydrated.Afteragreatweekof
training,Sundaycamethelongrun.Thestrategywastotakeiteasyduring
thefirstclimbupMissionPeakandseeifIcouldrunallthewayuponthesecond. DrivingdownonMissionBlvd,Ihadtwobananasandhalfaglassofwater.At
8:20am,thesunwashighupbuttheairwaschilly.Inawindbreakerandshorts,
IstrolledthroughtheOhlonecollegecampustowardthehills.Onc...[閱讀全文]
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I had no clue all along.
(2020-11-14 07:23:42)
Lastweek,Icametothedelightfulword"clew,"aballofthreadand,in
particular,thatwhichtheCretanprincessAriadnegavetoTheseusbeforehe
wentintothelabyrinthtofighttheMinotaur.Withoutit,theherocouldnot
havegotoutevenafterhehadslainthemonster. Themoreamazingwordwas"clue,"however,whichImetacoupleofpageslaterin
thedictionary.Ithasitsorigininclew.Howfitting! [閱讀全文]
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