Ithoughtaboutmygreatpersonalsufferingsinthedistant
pastandhow,asenergytravelsinwaves,theyreachand
shapethepresent.
IthoughtaboutthemiddleandhighschoolPEclasseswhere
Ilaggedbehindeverybodyfora50m,100mor200mdash,
a400mloop,adouble-loop,or,GodForbid,a1000m
endurancerun.
Moretothepoint,itwasalmostalwaysaboys-onlyrun.The
girlswouldgettheeasywayout(itseemedeasy,anyway)and
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Mybarefootlifestylehasenduredandflourished.Thefeet
haveneverlookedandfeltbetter,thetoesstarttospread
out(infactIdotoeexerciseseverydaynow),andthe
annoyingfungi-inducedAthlete'sFeetrarelybothersandis
mildwhenitdoes.
DuringtheChineseNewYearvisittoBeijing,Iworethe
Merrellrunningshoes(boughtfouryearsagobutrarely
worn)withnosocks,andsurvivedwellwithoutcatching
col...[
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Runw/LonMPtodaygoinguptheOhlonesideandcoming
downHorseHeavenTrail.
Iran8.2milesyesterdayanddidn'thaveagreatsleepand
thoughtIwoulddopoorly.ButIdidgreatoverall.My
gluteswerestrongandgoingupfelteffortless.Onceatthe
footofthesummit,Iwentstraighttothepole.Iwas
surprisedbymyownenergybutdidsteerclearofthecattle
tobesafe.Upthere,Ididsomestretchingandonerepof
SuryaNamaska...[
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MypeopleabroadtalkabouttheChinesestomachandhow
hardtheyfindittoadaptandhowtheylongforauthentic
Chinesefood.I,ontheotherhand,havefoundthatIcould
trainmyselftoenjoymanyethnicstaples.Andindeed,besides
theoccasionalhotpotsandstir-fries,theonlyregular(about
twiceamonth)ChinesedishIcookhasbeenMapoTofu.
Amongmyforeign(Korean,Mexican,Italian,etc.)dishes
arethreedips:theguacamole...[
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Iusedtohatethealarmclockandresolvenevertouseone.
Mostraces,however,startearlyintheday.Istilldreadthe
painfulmemoryofthesleeplessnightbeforemyoneand
onlymarathon.Thisyear,Ihavebeentryingtoriseat
5:00amorearlier,asJockodoes,withlimitedsuccess.
Meanwhile,analarmclockcanhelpinkeepingthemind
still,asitdidthisweekend.
MissionPeakmusthavegrowninpopularity.Ineverthough...[
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My59-year-oldfriendLranultramarathonracesevery
month.Inhispresence,IfoundmyselfquotingEeoyreoften:
"Wecan'tall,andsomeofusdon't.That'sallthereistoit."
Underhisnagging,however,Idecidedtoranregularlyand
maybejoinhiminaracethisyear.
Ihavere-readsomeofthebooksincludingKellyStarrett's
"ReadyToRun"andstartedtofixsomeissues,e.g.,my
slight...[
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Whenrunningwithameetupgroupafewyearsback,Iwas
invitedtoanafternoonpartyhostedbytwoelderlycouple,
EllenandKarl.Backthen,Ijustlost40+lbsandstarted
tolookcloseratnutritionbeyondcountingcalories.Imade
guacamoleandboughtabagoftortillachipsforthe
gathering.Karllikedmydishbutwarnedofthechips:
"Don'teatthemoften."I,inturn,pointedtothelabel:
"TraditionalSt...[
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AfriendinBeijingsharedareporton"FreeSolo,"theOscar
documentary,andaddedthathesweatedthroughit.This
wasaboutthequestoftheclimber,AlexHonnold,toascend
ElCaptain,unaided.IthinkIknowhowmostpeoplelivein
China;theindividualisnotworshipedthere.Thehypefrom
BeijingmightbebecausethatthedirectorswereChinese
Americans,i.e.,fromthesamestock,andtherefore
affirmingforthetrib...[
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WhenIstudiedinaCanadianUniversity,ourdepartmenthad
amailboxforeveryfacultymemberandgraduatestudent.
Likesecuritydepositsinabankvault,theboxeswerearrayed
onawall,withtheirgoldenfaceslookingoutonahallway.
IusedtoprintoutanddropoffthedraftofapaperIwas
workingoninmyprofessor'smailbox.Hewouldusuallypick
itupthesamedayorthenext.Withinaweekortwo,the
pageswouldbereturnedtomy...[
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Afewthingshappenedrecently.Iwenttoaphysicalcheckup
andthenumbersweregreat,althoughtheHemoglobinA1Cgrew
by0.1%comparedwiththreeyearsago.BackfromtheChinese
NewYeartrip,Ire-readthebook"GrainBrain"byDr.David
PerlmutterasIworriedaboutdad'scognitivedecline.I
startedtounderstandmuchbettertheauthor'spointsand
takehimseriously.LateJan,momtookTimtoseethedoctor
a...[
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