Ihadagoodsleep,didthemorningroutine,wenttothe
coffeeshopat7:00am,refreshedmyLatexskillsforatalk,
smog-testedthecar,andcamehomeat10:30am.Iwentforthe
kettlebells.SincepumpingupthedosageonBJJ,Ihaven't
practicedS&Sveryoften(abouttwiceaweek).Today,Idid
asessionwith40kgswingsand32kggetupsandleftat
11:00amforthegym.
Nineguysshowedup:ourcoachJ,brownbeltX(Idon'tknow
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Oneshouldn'tignorehisgripstrength.Astudybackin2015
fromMcMasterUsaiditwasanoverallindicatoroffrailty.
Scienceaside,forme,itjustfeelsgoodtobeableto
crushsomethingwithmyhands.
IlearntfromPavelthatgripstrengthcarriesovertomany
areas.Thispointisoftenignored.Moreover,Ithinkthe
reversemightbetrue,too.Itisnotjustthehandswhen
closingaheavygripper.Itreatsqueezingasafull-b...[
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Satmorning,Iworkedfor2hoursonmyRPCcode,didsome
chores,watchedagreatvideofromRelsonGracieAcademy
(moreonthatlater),andheadedtothegymataround11:00am.
ThiswasthesecondtimeIattendedaregularclass.More
peopleshowedupincludingourblackbeltinstructorJ,
purplebeltsBandK,bluebeltsB,S,O,andR,and
whitebeltsN,Randme.
Oledthewarm-upwiththethreewhitebeltsanditwasbrutal.
Thepartnerdri...[
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JoeRogandidapodcastwithZachBitter,whoran100miles
at7minand1secpermile.Thatpacewasamazing,of
course,butIreallylikedtotryhisfat-richdiet.ScottJurek,theseven-timeWesternStates100Mileswinner
andauthorof"EatAndRun,"andRichRoll,thetri-athloner
andauthorof"FindingUltra,"werebothvegans.Itriedto
immitateJurek'sdietduringmy2ndrunningwave(between
age40and42).Bu...[
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Mondayevening,IwenttothegymtotryaregularBJJclass
withnoideawhattoexpect.Sixguysshowedup.Ihadseen
hispicturesbutnevermettheblackbeltinstructorD.
Exceptforhimandanotherstudent,M,therestofthegroup
werefamiliar:B,theheavy-weightbluebelt,J,the
brownbeltandjudoexpert,whoalsotaughtmyTim,andR,
theseniorwhitebeltclosetopromotion.
Rwasaslivelyandhelpfulasintheotherclasses.He
t...[
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SatApr2821:45:53PDT2018.
L,my58-year-oldultra-marathonercolleague,wentto
ZionNationalParkwithhis18year-oldsonandran100
miles.Well,thekiddiditandhefinished81miles,tobe
accurate.Overthepasttwoweeks,thesignificanceofthe
eventslowlysankinandlitafireinmyhead.It'sbragging
rightstoaverypracticalpurpose.Thinkaboutit.Oncea
youngmanacquiredthatexperienceinhisresume,he
woul...[
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Ihavekeptatiteverymorningforthepastyear.(Theonly
disruptionwaswhenIvisitedDad.)Rightafterwakingup,
I'dgothroughtheFiveTibetanRitesandthen30roundsof
SuryaNamaskar.Together,theytakeabout15min.Atthe
endmybodywarmsupandoftenstartstosweat.
Atthispoint,itfeelsgood,oratleastlesspainfultoget
intosomethingcold.Twiceaweek,Itakecoldshowers
afteryoga.Then,Iwouldslipintohuaraches...[
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Ifiledthereportanddidn'texpectmuch.Afterthewinter
holidays,Icalledthepoliceoncebuttheirvoicemail-box
wasfull.Toomanyaccidentsmusthavehappenedandthiswas
year-end.Ihadthepatienceandlowexpectation.
2018cameandthentheChineseNewYearinmidFeburary.I
camebackfromthetripandgotamessagefromthepolice
withtheotherparty'sinsuranceatAllState.(Itturnedout
weinsuredwiththesamecom...[
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Last(Dec11,2017)evening,IwasdrivingdownSanTomas
toward#17toSantaCruz(foraBJJlesson).Itwasgetting
darkandIdrovegingerlyamonghome-boundfellowcommuters.
Acoupleofweeksago,Islippedandhitthecenter-divider
whencomingdownthemountains.ThememorywasfreshandI
wasextracautious.
Afewsecondsafterstoppinginthemiddlelaneinfrontof
theredlightsunderI-280(moorpark),mycarwashithard
from...[
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Iswitchedtobarefootwhenpreparingforamarathonthree
yearsago.BoththatideaandtheminimumshoesIchose
wereinspiredbythebook"BornToRun."Itjustfeltsucha
rightthingtodo,nomatterhowharditwasforthefirst
fewmonths.NeitherdidIregreteveninthetoughestlegof
thatrace.
Ihaven'trunmuchsincethe2015SanFranciscoMarathon.
Butthebarefootlifestylehasstayed.Iwearminimumshoes
all...[
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