SinceWed,Ihavebeenfightingcaffeine-withdrawal.Ithas
becomearecurringtheme.Idrink(albeitnotmuch)dailyforacoupleofmonths
untilitstopsfeelinggoodandIgetintoalow-grademisery.
That'llforcemetogoforadetoxwhereIgiveupcoffee
foraboutfivedays.Thefirsttwodaysaretheworst.Regard-
lessofthequalityofthenight'ssleep,Ifeelgroggyallday
long.Whenitgetstoobad,Iwouldgointothecar,finda<...[閱讀全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
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(2019-06-22 13:21:08)
(2019-06-16 11:20:24)
Ihadaclifbarandwatertoprepareforatwohourrun,
beforeheadingoutSatmorning.Thefirstsixmileson
asphaltfeltgood.Thenextthreeongraveltrailswas
tolerable.Thebestpartcameafterninemiles.Iwasable
todo4i5oandmusterupsomespeed.Ilearntfrommyraces
thattheselastmileswerereallywherethebattlewouldbe
fought,whenthefeetandjointsstartedtohurtandthe
posteriorchainshortened.Icouldrelyonthegl...[閱讀全文]
beforeheadingoutSatmorning.Thefirstsixmileson
asphaltfeltgood.Thenextthreeongraveltrailswas
tolerable.Thebestpartcameafterninemiles.Iwasable
todo4i5oandmusterupsomespeed.Ilearntfrommyraces
thattheselastmileswerereallywherethebattlewouldbe
fought,whenthefeetandjointsstartedtohurtandthe
posteriorchainshortened.Icouldrelyonthegl...[閱讀全文]
(2019-06-09 10:44:14)
Sothefive-above-average-resting-heart-rateisnotnecessarily
thebesttellerofover-training,atleastnotforonerunner.
Beforetherace,myone-weekaveragewas45.4beats-per-min.
Myreadingsforthepastweekwere:Sun(RaceDay)-45,
Mon-45,Tue-45,Wed-50,Thu-48,Fri-48andSat-48.And
belowwasmyexperience.
IrestedtillWedandranfor40minThumorning.Itfelt
good(andsurelygoodtobragtoL)butIknewreco...[閱讀全文]
thebesttellerofover-training,atleastnotforonerunner.
Beforetherace,myone-weekaveragewas45.4beats-per-min.
Myreadingsforthepastweekwere:Sun(RaceDay)-45,
Mon-45,Tue-45,Wed-50,Thu-48,Fri-48andSat-48.And
belowwasmyexperience.
IrestedtillWedandranfor40minThumorning.Itfelt
good(andsurelygoodtobragtoL)butIknewreco...[閱讀全文]
(2019-06-03 14:35:37)
TheMarathoncliche"Theracebeginsatmile20"madesense
forthesecondtimeinmylifethispastSunday. InspiredbymyfriendL,Isignedupforabeautifultrailrun13
weeksago.Myfirstultra-marathon(50km)hadabouttwicethe
elevationlossthangain(3190ft/5790ft),i.e.,itwasmostlya
downhillcourse.Likemany,Ithoughtdownhillwouldbeeasier.
IfoundoutotherwisebythetimeIpacedatQuickSilver(4wks
a...[閱讀全文]
(2019-06-01 10:55:33)
WorkdaycommuteacrosstheDumbartonbridgehasworsened
sinceFacebooktookoverSunMicrosystems's(whichatthe
timewasalreadyboughtbyOracle)headquarterandstarted
tobuildineastMenloPark.Twointersectionswereaddedon
BayfrontExpyandtrafficvolumemorethandoubledonFwy84
andthesurroundingarea. EvenafterThursday'sJiu-Jitsuclass,ittookusmorethan
20minstoreachtheTjunctiontothewestofth...[閱讀全文]
sinceFacebooktookoverSunMicrosystems's(whichatthe
timewasalreadyboughtbyOracle)headquarterandstarted
tobuildineastMenloPark.Twointersectionswereaddedon
BayfrontExpyandtrafficvolumemorethandoubledonFwy84
andthesurroundingarea. EvenafterThursday'sJiu-Jitsuclass,ittookusmorethan
20minstoreachtheTjunctiontothewestofth...[閱讀全文]
(2019-05-27 15:25:10)
WehavevisitedU-PickstylecherryfarmssinceTimwasvery
smallandthetraditionstayed.EveryMemorialweekend,we'd
driveaboutonehourinlandtoBrentwood,findafarm,and
collectourfill.(Cherry-pickingcanbeaddictivewhileone's
atit,wesometimesendupwithmorethanwecouldeatand
havetogivesomeaway.)Today,whilemomwasstillinbed,
TimandIsetoffinmylittlebeat-upHonda,andin30min
leftbehin...[閱讀全文]
(2019-05-26 13:25:22)
Yesterday's10-milejogandstrengthexercisestiredmeand
thismorningIlingeredinbedforonehourbeforegetting
up.TheplanwasadoubleMissionPeaktotestmyZ-Trail
butIdecidedtodoonlyone.Theexusewasthatoneweek
beforetherace,Ineededtotaperdown.Theairfeltchilly,
thewindwasstrongandcloudsweregatheringonthehills.
IcaughtsomedrizzleonmywaytoOhlone. Thetrailwashard-packedanddustlessth...[閱讀全文]
(2019-05-25 13:24:02)
Iwokeupearlyanddecidedtosurprisemymeetupgroup.I
hadn'tseenthemforthreeyearsandhadnoideawhoIwas
goingtomeet.Carswerecomingintothefreesmallroad-side
parkinglottotheCoyoteHills.Butnofamiliarfacesshowed
upuntil6:10am. ItwasgreattoseeEd,M,KarlandEllen.Theyhadn't
changedabit.M,thePEteacher,gavebirthtoababyand
sheclaimedthatwaswhyshecouldn'trememberme.I
recogniz...[閱讀全文]
hadn'tseenthemforthreeyearsandhadnoideawhoIwas
goingtomeet.Carswerecomingintothefreesmallroad-side
parkinglottotheCoyoteHills.Butnofamiliarfacesshowed
upuntil6:10am. ItwasgreattoseeEd,M,KarlandEllen.Theyhadn't
changedabit.M,thePEteacher,gavebirthtoababyand
sheclaimedthatwaswhyshecouldn'trememberme.I
recogniz...[閱讀全文]
(2019-05-19 17:18:29)
Earlymorning'sheartrate(58bpm@5:50am)seemedtosaythat
yesterday'srunwastoomuchforme. Earlierlastweek,asIwasrecoveringfromQuicksilver,my
Z-Trailsandalsarrived.Justasexpected,their10mmsoles
werelessflexibleanddoubledthecushionofthatofthe
Z-Trek.Runningonthepavementsinthenewsandals,Icould
feelthebounceanddidn'thavetoworryaboutpebbles.They
werewonderful. Asares...[閱讀全文]
yesterday'srunwastoomuchforme. Earlierlastweek,asIwasrecoveringfromQuicksilver,my
Z-Trailsandalsarrived.Justasexpected,their10mmsoles
werelessflexibleanddoubledthecushionofthatofthe
Z-Trek.Runningonthepavementsinthenewsandals,Icould
feelthebounceanddidn'thavetoworryaboutpebbles.They
werewonderful. Asares...[閱讀全文]
(2019-05-19 17:14:40)
TheStarbucksstore,afriendlyplacerunbymostlyyoung
people,sitsontheedgeofthecitywhereIlive.Thisisa
diverselyanddenselypopulatedareaand,onweekends,
theshopbuzzeswithpeoplefromallwalksoflife. Thehalfadozenmiddle-agedPhilopinoguyscomeeveryday
andoftentakethebigtableatthecenter.Theyaregregarous
andalwaysseemtobetalking,intheirnativetongue,about
somethingfunny.Ateamofcriketplay...[閱讀全文]
people,sitsontheedgeofthecitywhereIlive.Thisisa
diverselyanddenselypopulatedareaand,onweekends,
theshopbuzzeswithpeoplefromallwalksoflife. Thehalfadozenmiddle-agedPhilopinoguyscomeeveryday
andoftentakethebigtableatthecenter.Theyaregregarous
andalwaysseemtobetalking,intheirnativetongue,about
somethingfunny.Ateamofcriketplay...[閱讀全文]
