TheMarathoncliche"Theracebeginsatmile20"madesense
forthesecondtimeinmylifethispastSunday.
InspiredbymyfriendL,Isignedupforabeautifultrailrun13
weeksago.Myfirstultra-marathon(50km)hadabouttwicethe
elevationlossthangain(3190ft/5790ft),i.e.,itwasmostlya
downhillcourse.Likemany,Ithoughtdownhillwouldbeeasier.
IfoundoutotherwisebythetimeIpacedatQuickSilver(4wks
a...[
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WorkdaycommuteacrosstheDumbartonbridgehasworsened
sinceFacebooktookoverSunMicrosystems's(whichatthe
timewasalreadyboughtbyOracle)headquarterandstarted
tobuildineastMenloPark.Twointersectionswereaddedon
BayfrontExpyandtrafficvolumemorethandoubledonFwy84
andthesurroundingarea.
EvenafterThursday'sJiu-Jitsuclass,ittookusmorethan
20minstoreachtheTjunctiontothewestofth...[
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WehavevisitedU-PickstylecherryfarmssinceTimwasvery
smallandthetraditionstayed.EveryMemorialweekend,we'd
driveaboutonehourinlandtoBrentwood,findafarm,and
collectourfill.(Cherry-pickingcanbeaddictivewhileone's
atit,wesometimesendupwithmorethanwecouldeatand
havetogivesomeaway.)Today,whilemomwasstillinbed,
TimandIsetoffinmylittlebeat-upHonda,andin30min
leftbehin...[
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Yesterday's10-milejogandstrengthexercisestiredmeand
thismorningIlingeredinbedforonehourbeforegetting
up.TheplanwasadoubleMissionPeaktotestmyZ-Trail
butIdecidedtodoonlyone.Theexusewasthatoneweek
beforetherace,Ineededtotaperdown.Theairfeltchilly,
thewindwasstrongandcloudsweregatheringonthehills.
IcaughtsomedrizzleonmywaytoOhlone.
Thetrailwashard-packedanddustlessth...[
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Iwokeupearlyanddecidedtosurprisemymeetupgroup.I
hadn'tseenthemforthreeyearsandhadnoideawhoIwas
goingtomeet.Carswerecomingintothefreesmallroad-side
parkinglottotheCoyoteHills.Butnofamiliarfacesshowed
upuntil6:10am.
ItwasgreattoseeEd,M,KarlandEllen.Theyhadn't
changedabit.M,thePEteacher,gavebirthtoababyand
sheclaimedthatwaswhyshecouldn'trememberme.I
recogniz...[
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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...[
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TheStarbucksstore,afriendlyplacerunbymostlyyoung
people,sitsontheedgeofthecitywhereIlive.Thisisa
diverselyanddenselypopulatedareaand,onweekends,
theshopbuzzeswithpeoplefromallwalksoflife.
Thehalfadozenmiddle-agedPhilopinoguyscomeeveryday
andoftentakethebigtableatthecenter.Theyaregregarous
andalwaysseemtobetalking,intheirnativetongue,about
somethingfunny.Ateamofcriketplay...[
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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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