Inmyearlydaysofawakeningtohealth,Ioftenlookedback,feelingthankful,
experimenting,andreviewingchanges.Sincenewhabitscametostay,however,I
havestoppeddoubtingandevenlimitedexploring.Onlybadnewsremindedmefrom
timetotimeofhowblessedIhavebeen.Andtheyearspassed.
Mybarefootlifestylehasbeeninspiredbyandinseparablefromrunning.Ihave
runtwomarathonsandone50k,allinXerosandals.Tome,runningfee...[
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Igavebloodonceasajuniorincollege.Itwasabigdealandsomebelieved
bloodlosspermanentlydamagedone'shealthandmanyoptedout.Wewere
encouragedtodoitwithcashrewards,honors,andperkssuchasfreetasty
foodsfromthestudents'canteenstohelpusrecoverfromsuchaprofoundloss.
IforgotexactlywhyIdecidedtodoitthistime.Itcouldbeanadonthestreet
oraspamemail.Orjustcabinfeverfromweeksofshelter-in-plac...[
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MyoldFremontneighborhoodlookedthesame.Constructedinthe1960s,theone-
andtwo-storystuccohousessharedblockwalls,eachwiththreeneighbors.They
werebuilt,Iwastold,forlow-incomefamiliesatthetime.Convenientlylocatedat
theedgeofthetechcenterandinagreatschooldistrict,theareaexperienced
fastgrowthinrecentyears.Morehigh-techworkersmovedinandreshapedthe
demographicprofile.
Thelatestrainsg...[
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Thursdaynightwasnotpeaceful.WhileIwaslyingonmybacktryingtosleep,
itseemedalltheorgansinmybellywereconstantlychurning,makingthekind
ofnoiseremindingmeofaxenomorph.Whatweretheybitchingabout?Ihadn't
eateninthepast24hours.Maybethathadtodowithit.Dadpassedawayinthe
morning,mycousinbrokethenewsthatwehadbeenreadyfor.Hewas80years
old.Withinonehour,thinkingaboutdad,Idecidedtofast...[
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Startingfromthemiddleoftheweek,Ifastedfortwodaysandonlyloadedup
onfoodonFrievening.Satmorning,Ihadinstantnoodleswithtomatoandone
egg,filledthreebottles(about60oz)withwater,sugar,salt,andapplecider
vinegar.Istuffedtheminthebackpackalongwithsomealmondsandone
StarbucksDoubleshotEnergyCoffeeandsetoffformyweekendlongrun.
Ssuggestedthisrun.AsInevervisitedUmunhum,curiositygotthebet...[
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Astripeofcleareasternskygavemehopethattheweatherreportcouldbe
wronganditmightnotrainafterallwhenIarrivedatMissionBlvdat7:30am.
ThisSat,ItookabreakfromrunningwithmyfriendsinAlmadenandplannedto
exploretheOhloneWildernessTrailfollowingtheOhlone50kfootrace,
well-knownforitstoughness(7500+ftofclimbing).Ioverloadedoncarbs
yesterdaywithbananas,pasta,andabigtunasaladsandwichandhada...[
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AquickWebsearchshowsthatittakes66daystoformanewhabit.Ifthatis
true,mydictionary-readingaddictionshouldhavearrivedafterthreemonths.
Otheraddictions,e.g.,running,tookagoodchunkoutofmeandweretoblame
forthedelayforFeburary'supdate.
Iusuallyreadonepageaday,takingcopiousnotes.WhenforsomereasonI
cannotfinish,Iwillpickuptheslackthenextday.Aftereachmonth,Inumber
thenotesheetsandg...[
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Asoftoday,theSFBayareaishometoabout7.8millionpeople.
Andherearethenumbersofcasesoftheninecounties(SanJoseMercuryNews).
SantaClaracountyhasabout2.0millionpeople.Notethat68%(ormaybeeven84%)ofdeathwerepeoplewithco-morbidities.
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Iwokeupat6:00am,didyoga,shovedtwobottlesofwaterinthebackpack,
ingestedmorefood,madecoffee,andhittheroad.Itwasslightlyrainy,not
whatIhadhoped,andwithahintofapprehension(fortrudgingthroughmud)
IarrivedattheQuickSilverparkat7:20am.
WiththeCovid-19situationworsening,officialshadjusttakenfurtherstepsto
enforcesocialdistancingbyclosingpublicparkinglots.ThatwaswhatI
thoughtwhen...[
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Ithoughtofbackingoutafteraseven-mileroadrunonFridaybutgotupat
6:00amSaturdaymorningandheadedsouthonElCaminoReal.Itwasdarkand
thestreetsempty.TheStarbucksIfrequentedwaswell-litbutunexpectedly
temporarilyclosed.Well,lackofcaffeinewouldnotstoptheshow,Imovedon,
andarrivedatthePriestRocktrailhead10minearlierat7:20am.
LplannedthisrunandIwasexcitedasitwasapartoftheQuickSilver100km<...[
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