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...[閱讀全文]
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For Tim.
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(2019-05-04 09:14:11)
(2019-05-02 10:23:18)
IdoSuryaNamaskarandtheTibetanFiveRitesformobility
andhavealwaysmeasuredprogressbyhowfarIcanstretch.
Withagooddoseofegoandvanity,overthreeyears,Ihave
broughtthepalmstothegroundandtwistedthelimbstosit
lotus.Everymorning,likebrushingteeth,Ifinishthe
drillsasquicklyaspossibleandmoveon.IamsureifI
keepitup,mobilityshouldn'tbeaproblemwhenIgetold.
Ihaveheard,however,thatyog...[閱讀全文]
andhavealwaysmeasuredprogressbyhowfarIcanstretch.
Withagooddoseofegoandvanity,overthreeyears,Ihave
broughtthepalmstothegroundandtwistedthelimbstosit
lotus.Everymorning,likebrushingteeth,Ifinishthe
drillsasquicklyaspossibleandmoveon.IamsureifI
keepitup,mobilityshouldn'tbeaproblemwhenIgetold.
Ihaveheard,however,thatyog...[閱讀全文]
(2019-04-28 15:55:53)
Igotoutofthehouseatabout6:20amweighing146.0lbs
andwitharestingheartrateof45bpm.MissionBlvdwas
packedandIfoundparkingnearSubway.6:38amkickedoff
mysolorun. Itwascoolandcloudy,atypicalsummermorninginthevalley,
andshortlyitbecamemistyonthetrail.ThehigherIwent,
thedenserthefog.Afterthelastoak,myeyeglasseswere
coveredwithwateranduseless.Visibilitywasabout10yards
andIra...[閱讀全文]
(2019-04-21 15:24:50)
Today'splan,visitingthepeaktwiceback-to-back,felt
dauntingasIgotupanddidmymorningroutine.Anytime
Iwasabouttoembarkonalongerrun,Ihadthisuneasy
feeling.Themoredetailsforeseen,themoreriskyitseemed.
Well,beforethethoughtsparalyzedthelegs,Ihad12oz
waterandgotout.
Theascentkickedoffat7:10am.Iwalkedmostoftheuphill,
hadonekitkatand12ozwaterbythepoleatthetop,and
jog...[閱讀全文]
dauntingasIgotupanddidmymorningroutine.Anytime
Iwasabouttoembarkonalongerrun,Ihadthisuneasy
feeling.Themoredetailsforeseen,themoreriskyitseemed.
Well,beforethethoughtsparalyzedthelegs,Ihad12oz
waterandgotout.
Theascentkickedoffat7:10am.Iwalkedmostoftheuphill,
hadonekitkatand12ozwaterbythepoleatthetop,and
jog...[閱讀全文]
(2019-04-14 17:56:14)
Itfeltsluggishdraggingmyselfoutofbedataround
6:40am.Iretiredearlylastnightandsetthealarmat5:40am
butknewImightnotbeabletomakeit.Yesterday's12.4
milewasaPRsince2016.Themusclesfeltsore.Ineeded
morerest.Theamountofenergycanbemesuaredbyhow
willinglyIamtogetoutofbed.
Anyway,afteronekitkatand12ozwater,Istartedtoclimb
MParound7:30am.Mylegsfeltstrongtillthefootofthe閱讀全文]
6:40am.Iretiredearlylastnightandsetthealarmat5:40am
butknewImightnotbeabletomakeit.Yesterday's12.4
milewasaPRsince2016.Themusclesfeltsore.Ineeded
morerest.Theamountofenergycanbemesuaredbyhow
willinglyIamtogetoutofbed.
Anyway,afteronekitkatand12ozwater,Istartedtoclimb
MParound7:30am.Mylegsfeltstrongtillthefootofthe
(2019-04-13 11:32:05)
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...[閱讀全文]
thelasttimeitwaspainful.Itwas12.4milesand30%
longerthanlastSat'srun.Therefore,therewassome
trepidition.OnceIstarted,however,Ikeptreminding
myselfofhowVictor(alaPavel)run(lowintensity)andof
myownreasontodoit,i.e.,toenjoy. Ilearntmylessonandhadwaterbeforeandtwiceduringthe
course.Waterstopsdidn'ttakemuchtimebutitfel...[閱讀全文]
(2019-04-07 17:57:24)
Startingaroundthemiddleoftrainingweek#3,Ifelthot
inthemorningandtiredduringtheday,andmyrightjaw
hurtwhenchewing.(上火intraditionalChinesemedicine,
Ibelieve.)Myrestingheartratestayedflat(51to53)
andsoIwasnotover-workingthebody.Thisyear'sflu
seasonpassedandalergywasmild.Asthesymptoms
persisted,evenfastingdidn'tfixtheproblemandIstarted
toblamecaffeine. Iamnotahe...[閱讀全文]
inthemorningandtiredduringtheday,andmyrightjaw
hurtwhenchewing.(上火intraditionalChinesemedicine,
Ibelieve.)Myrestingheartratestayedflat(51to53)
andsoIwasnotover-workingthebody.Thisyear'sflu
seasonpassedandalergywasmild.Asthesymptoms
persisted,evenfastingdidn'tfixtheproblemandIstarted
toblamecaffeine. Iamnotahe...[閱讀全文]
(2019-04-06 12:07:45)
Ithoughtaboutmygreatpersonalsufferingsinthedistant
pastandhow,asenergytravelsinwaves,theyreachand
shapethepresent. IthoughtaboutthemiddleandhighschoolPEclasseswhere
Ilaggedbehindeverybodyfora50m,100mor200mdash,
a400mloop,adouble-loop,or,GodForbid,a1000m
endurancerun. Moretothepoint,itwasalmostalwaysaboys-onlyrun.The
girlswouldgettheeasywayout(itseemedeasy,anyway)and閱讀全文]
shapethepresent. IthoughtaboutthemiddleandhighschoolPEclasseswhere
Ilaggedbehindeverybodyfora50m,100mor200mdash,
a400mloop,adouble-loop,or,GodForbid,a1000m
endurancerun. Moretothepoint,itwasalmostalwaysaboys-onlyrun.The
girlswouldgettheeasywayout(itseemedeasy,anyway)and
(2019-03-31 10:49:31)
Mybarefootlifestylehasenduredandflourished.Thefeet
haveneverlookedandfeltbetter,thetoesstarttospread
out(infactIdotoeexerciseseverydaynow),andthe
annoyingfungi-inducedAthlete'sFeetrarelybothersandis
mildwhenitdoes. DuringtheChineseNewYearvisittoBeijing,Iworethe
Merrellrunningshoes(boughtfouryearsagobutrarely
worn)withnosocks,andsurvivedwellwithoutcatching
col...[閱讀全文]
(2019-03-31 10:47:43)
Runw/LonMPtodaygoinguptheOhlonesideandcoming
downHorseHeavenTrail. Iran8.2milesyesterdayanddidn'thaveagreatsleepand
thoughtIwoulddopoorly.ButIdidgreatoverall.My
gluteswerestrongandgoingupfelteffortless.Onceatthe
footofthesummit,Iwentstraighttothepole.Iwas
surprisedbymyownenergybutdidsteerclearofthecattle
tobesafe.Upthere,Ididsomestretchingandonerepof
SuryaNamaska...[閱讀全文]
downHorseHeavenTrail. Iran8.2milesyesterdayanddidn'thaveagreatsleepand
thoughtIwoulddopoorly.ButIdidgreatoverall.My
gluteswerestrongandgoingupfelteffortless.Onceatthe
footofthesummit,Iwentstraighttothepole.Iwas
surprisedbymyownenergybutdidsteerclearofthecattle
tobesafe.Upthere,Ididsomestretchingandonerepof
SuryaNamaska...[閱讀全文]
