Sat,2:30pm,Ijoined59-year-oldLandhis18-year-oldsonSat
theHaciendaaidstation,41milesintotheirrace,the2019Quick
Silver100K(62miles)EnduranceRun.Itstartedearlythatmorning
andtheyhadalreadybeenatitfor10hours.Thetoughesttwothirds
oftheracewasalreadydone.Forthat,theylookedremarkablywell.
Afterabriefstay,wesetoffforthenextaidstationthreemilesaway.
Threedaysago,asIwascontemplati...[
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Toeaserushhourtraffic,theschoolhastostationfiveor
sixteacherstohelpgettingkidsfasteroutofcars.Ididn't
know,butitmustberequiredbycitycode.Teachers
Appreciationweek,Isigneduptospend25mineachmorning
doingjustthat.Welinedupalongthetransitarea,opened
thecardoors,andtookthekids'bagstospeedupthings.
Itwasinterestingthatalthoughtheschoolconsistedof
mostlyIndianandAsianki...[
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Ilefthomeataround6:30amweighing144.0lbsandwitha
restingheartrateof50bpm.InsteadofdrivingtoMission
Peak,Iparkedthecaronthenearbyquarrylakesstaging
area.Afteronekitkatand24ozofwater,at6:45am,Igot
ontheAlamedaCreektrailheadingtoMissionBlvd.Ihave
alwayswantedtoruntoMPandtodayistheday.
OffthetrailandontoMissionBlvd,theroadwasingreatconditionandmostly
empty.Ifacedthetraffi...[
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Inmyyouth,weweretoldthatduringtherevolution,"thousands
andtensofthousands"(成千上萬)martyrssacrificedtheir
livesfortheirCommunistFaith.Growingup,IheardWestern
moviespeechesinthesamespirit,e.g.,
-WilliamWallace(BraveHeart):Theymaytakeourlivesbut
they'llnevertakeourfreedom!
-Gandhi(Gandhi):Theywillthenhavemydeadbody--not
myobedience.
-Proximo(TheGladiato...[
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IdoSuryaNamaskarandtheTibetanFiveRitesformobility
andhavealwaysmeasuredprogressbyhowfarIcanstretch.
Withagooddoseofegoandvanity,overthreeyears,Ihave
broughtthepalmstothegroundandtwistedthelimbstosit
lotus.Everymorning,likebrushingteeth,Ifinishthe
drillsasquicklyaspossibleandmoveon.IamsureifI
keepitup,mobilityshouldn'tbeaproblemwhenIgetold.
Ihaveheard,however,thatyog...[
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Igotoutofthehouseatabout6:20amweighing146.0lbs
andwitharestingheartrateof45bpm.MissionBlvdwas
packedandIfoundparkingnearSubway.6:38amkickedoff
mysolorun.
Itwascoolandcloudy,atypicalsummermorninginthevalley,
andshortlyitbecamemistyonthetrail.ThehigherIwent,
thedenserthefog.Afterthelastoak,myeyeglasseswere
coveredwithwateranduseless.Visibilitywasabout10yards
andIra...[
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Today'splan,visitingthepeaktwiceback-to-back,felt
dauntingasIgotupanddidmymorningroutine.Anytime
Iwasabouttoembarkonalongerrun,Ihadthisuneasy
feeling.Themoredetailsforeseen,themoreriskyitseemed.
Well,beforethethoughtsparalyzedthelegs,Ihad12oz
waterandgotout.
Theascentkickedoffat7:10am.Iwalkedmostoftheuphill,
hadonekitkatand12ozwaterbythepoleatthetop,and
jog...[
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Itfeltsluggishdraggingmyselfoutofbedataround
6:40am.Iretiredearlylastnightandsetthealarmat5:40am
butknewImightnotbeabletomakeit.Yesterday's12.4
milewasaPRsince2016.Themusclesfeltsore.Ineeded
morerest.Theamountofenergycanbemesuaredbyhow
willinglyIamtogetoutofbed.
Anyway,afteronekitkatand12ozwater,Istartedtoclimb
MParound7:30am.Mylegsfeltstrongtillthefootofthe
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It'sbeenafewyearssinceIranthisloopandIremember
thelasttimeitwaspainful.Itwas12.4milesand30%
longerthanlastSat'srun.Therefore,therewassome
trepidition.OnceIstarted,however,Ikeptreminding
myselfofhowVictor(alaPavel)run(lowintensity)andof
myownreasontodoit,i.e.,toenjoy.
Ilearntmylessonandhadwaterbeforeandtwiceduringthe
course.Waterstopsdidn'ttakemuchtimebutitfel...[
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Startingaroundthemiddleoftrainingweek#3,Ifelthot
inthemorningandtiredduringtheday,andmyrightjaw
hurtwhenchewing.(上火intraditionalChinesemedicine,
Ibelieve.)Myrestingheartratestayedflat(51to53)
andsoIwasnotover-workingthebody.Thisyear'sflu
seasonpassedandalergywasmild.Asthesymptoms
persisted,evenfastingdidn'tfixtheproblemandIstarted
toblamecaffeine.
Iamnotahe...[
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