ItrarelyhappenedsinceIwasfired(readgraduated)two
andahalfyearsago,butMondaynight,Iletmydayjobget
tome,Iamashamedtosay,andwasn'tabletosleep.Ihad
aheartymeal(Regatocheese,kimchifriedrice,andsix
corntortillawrapsofmayo,scallion,andporkheartmeat.)
butdidn'tover-eat.IpickedupwhereIleftoffanoveland
readpast11:00pm.AfterwardsIlaidinbedponderingover
technicaldetailsofmy...[閱讀全文]
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(2019-07-20 11:09:31)
(2019-07-14 11:35:13)
OvertheweekendbeforeJULY4TH,myfriendLfollowedthe
WesternStates100-MileEnduranceRun,whichtomanyof
thesecrazyrunnerswasTHEevent.Hesentmeavideo
showinggreatviewsoftheSierraNevadaMountainsand
perfectformsofafewfrontrunners.Mondaymorning,this
gaveusalottotalkabout.OntheWeb,hetraceddownthe
oldestfinisher(68)whodiditinabout26hours."Seehow
goodhelooks!"Lbubbledwiththe...[閱讀全文]
WesternStates100-MileEnduranceRun,whichtomanyof
thesecrazyrunnerswasTHEevent.Hesentmeavideo
showinggreatviewsoftheSierraNevadaMountainsand
perfectformsofafewfrontrunners.Mondaymorning,this
gaveusalottotalkabout.OntheWeb,hetraceddownthe
oldestfinisher(68)whodiditinabout26hours."Seehow
goodhelooks!"Lbubbledwiththe...[閱讀全文]
(2019-07-07 11:48:38)
Thankstothelongweekend,Ifinishedthe600-pagetome.
Themostmemorablewasthescenewhere"themantheycall
Yamamoto"wasskinnedalivebytheSovietandhisMongolian
sidekick.Therewasscreambutnosurrender.Themanwasnot
glorifiedinanyway.Capturedbytheenemy,hesimplydied
hisextremedeath.Thenextmemorablewerethedeathsofthe
fourManchukuocadets(Chinese)forkillingtheirJapanese
instr...[閱讀全文]
Themostmemorablewasthescenewhere"themantheycall
Yamamoto"wasskinnedalivebytheSovietandhisMongolian
sidekick.Therewasscreambutnosurrender.Themanwasnot
glorifiedinanyway.Capturedbytheenemy,hesimplydied
hisextremedeath.Thenextmemorablewerethedeathsofthe
fourManchukuocadets(Chinese)forkillingtheirJapanese
instr...[閱讀全文]
(2019-07-06 12:05:56)
Thecompany,maybenotalone,feelslikeasales-drivenfirm.
Engineersmaketheproductsbuttheyaremostlyinvisible.At
leasttheydonotannouncewinsinemailbroadcasts.Thisway
ofthinkingisnotlimitedtothesalesdepartment,however.My
manager,Sandeep,tellsmewithutmostsinceritythatthereare
non-engineeringsolutionstoatechnicalproblem.Hemightbe
rightbutitwouldfeeldisturbingifengineersstarttothinktha...[閱讀全文]
Engineersmaketheproductsbuttheyaremostlyinvisible.At
leasttheydonotannouncewinsinemailbroadcasts.Thisway
ofthinkingisnotlimitedtothesalesdepartment,however.My
manager,Sandeep,tellsmewithutmostsinceritythatthereare
non-engineeringsolutionstoatechnicalproblem.Hemightbe
rightbutitwouldfeeldisturbingifengineersstarttothinktha...[閱讀全文]
(2019-06-30 14:32:45)
MindlesseatingonFridaysentmyweightupto148.2lbsthe
nextmorningandmyresponsewastocutsupper.Ionly
succeededhalf-waybydevouring,latenight,twogoodslices
offthewholewheelofIrelandRegatocheesefromMilkPail.
ThatmightbepartofthereasonthatIsleptpoorlyafterward.
IhadalongrunonSundayandcouldn'thelpfeelingqueasy.
ButthiswasnothingcomparedwiththenightbeforemySFM
race.Mylegsfeltfi...[閱讀全文]
nextmorningandmyresponsewastocutsupper.Ionly
succeededhalf-waybydevouring,latenight,twogoodslices
offthewholewheelofIrelandRegatocheesefromMilkPail.
ThatmightbepartofthereasonthatIsleptpoorlyafterward.
IhadalongrunonSundayandcouldn'thelpfeelingqueasy.
ButthiswasnothingcomparedwiththenightbeforemySFM
race.Mylegsfeltfi...[閱讀全文]
(2019-06-29 15:10:39)
Ifirstsawthetitle"WhatITalkAboutWhenITalkAbout
Running"byHarukiMurakamifouryearsago,inthe
recommendedreadinglistattheBBSMITrunningboard.
AtthetimeIwaspursuingmyfirstmarathon.Ihadenough
sourcesofinspiration("BornToRun"certainlysoundedmore
grand)anddidn'tpaymuchattentiontotheJapanesewriter. Early2019,Ireturnedtorunningafterthreeandahalfyears
and,aro...[閱讀全文]
Running"byHarukiMurakamifouryearsago,inthe
recommendedreadinglistattheBBSMITrunningboard.
AtthetimeIwaspursuingmyfirstmarathon.Ihadenough
sourcesofinspiration("BornToRun"certainlysoundedmore
grand)anddidn'tpaymuchattentiontotheJapanesewriter. Early2019,Ireturnedtorunningafterthreeandahalfyears
and,aro...[閱讀全文]
(2019-06-23 21:12:33)
Itfeltmelancholytoseethebelovedgrocerystore,TheMilk
PailMarketinMountainView,closingitsdoorsafter45
years.Notsadasnotmanythingsmakemesadthesedays;
justasenseofloss,inevitablebutnonetheless.Oneless
reasontocometoMountainView,Iguess.Ilearntthenews
onFridaywhenIsuddenlycravedBelgianchocolatesand
droppedbyonmywayhome.Ihadn'tshoppedthereforawhile. Forme,afirst-genChin...[閱讀全文]
(2019-06-22 13:21:08)
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]
becomearecurringtheme.Idrink(albeitnotmuch)dailyforacoupleofmonths
untilitstopsfeelinggoodandIgetintoalow-grademisery.
That'llforcemetogoforadetoxwhereIgiveupcoffee
foraboutfivedays.Thefirsttwodaysaretheworst.Regard-
lessofthequalityofthenight'ssleep,Ifeelgroggyallday
long.Whenitgetstoobad,Iwouldgointothecar,finda<...[閱讀全文]
(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]
