Iwantedtodothisforawhileandfinallysetouttomakeit
today.IpickedupmostingredientsfromaKoreangrocery
storebutfoundoutmanywereactuallyavailablefromRanch99.
MyspinachwasalittleovercookedandsoggyasIdidn'tpress
enough.ThebeefwasOKbutnexttimeIshouldcutthinner
pieces.Samewiththepickledyellowradish.Idon'tremember
thelasttimeIcookedwhitericebutwashappytofindoutit
onlyneeded15minsi...[
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Ididn'truninthepastweekandstayedmostlyacouchpotato.
Mywristsprainandespeciallythepainundertherightthumb
havebeenhealingslowly,spreadingthemessageofweakness
totherestofthebody.Mylegswererustyandspiritlow.Ithas
notbeenagoodfeeling.
ItriedtoseeifIcanstillrunagoodpaceoveranHM.Thefirst
7mileswereunder8:00butexhausting.Frommile8on,Ihad
toslowdowntoaround8:30andfinished11miles...[
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Myrecoveryhasgonewell.Istillcannotliftweightsbut
havemanagedacoupleof10-milerunsduringtheweek.I
wantedtorun15milestoday.
ItwasararemorningasthewindblewgentlytowardtheBay
(usuallyitwastheotherdirectionandstrong).Nearthe
hills,Isawoverhalfamileadozenlittleandtinyrabbits,
bright-eyed,cotton-tailed,andsuperalert.
Idranktoomuchwaterandsoonstartedtofeelthepressure
butheld...[
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Justfortherecord,Ididnotruntoday.Mybackhasbeen
killingmesinceMemorialDayaftersomestrengthwork
thatstretchedtheErectorSpinae.Itriedbutrunningwas
notpossiblewithoutgreatpain.Afewotherthingswent
wrong,too.
Icannotpracticerunningorweighttraining.Theonlything
leftisanti-fragility.[
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ItwasawindymorningandIplannedtorunanHMtoday.
Atthemoment,Iwasworriedmoreaboutdistancethanspeed:
"WillIactuallybeabletoRUN26milesin2months?"I
hadn'tevenrunanHMsincegoingBFT.Thebottleneckhad
beenthecalvesforthepastmonths.Ididalotofstretching
andmanagedtodofullflat-footsquats.Ithelpedbutnotas
muchasIexpected.Andsofar,Iwasabletopush11milesatbest.
ThenIreadintheDic...[
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Thiswasthefirsttimeformetoattendarunningeventsince
comingtoUS.MycalveswerestillsorefromSaturday's
11-milerunandIplannedtotakeiteasy.Itwasthefirsttime
formy8-yr-old,too.Hewasmainlykeenonthemedaland
thebraggingrightamonghisfellow2nd-graders.
Itriedtocountthenumberofpeoplewhoranbarefoot.One
wasabarefootrunnerifhe/sheranwithnakedfeetorin
socks,huaraches,Vibramfive-fingers,r...[
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Didn'trunforthewholeweek.ThemainexcuseIgavemyself
wastheblisterontheballofmyleftfoot.Iactedproactively
andpokeditlastSunday;-)Ofcourseoneweakapologywas
notenough.SoIrucked(53lbs)2.2milesonWedwhichleft
myglutesmediusinpain.Icouldfindmorebutthosewere
enoughformeandfornow.
Iwokeupfeelinglazyandafterhalfanhourdidsome
strengthwork.Ihitthetrailafter9:00am.
Overthepastweek...[
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SincemovingtosunnyCalifornia9yearsago,Ihavemissed
TimHorton'scoffee.It'snotthatthecoffeedownhereis
ofbadqualityorpoorvariety.Butitfeelstooeasy.In
Edmonton,Isometimeshadtowalk20minutesin-30
degreeweather(andsometimesinablizzard)togetit.The
hardshipexperiencedtogetthehotdrinkmadeitfelt
exceptionallyrewarding.TospiceuptheCaliforniancoffee,
I'vesincefoundacoupleofalternativ...[
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IfoundmanygemsinN.Taleb'sworks.Forexample,in
"ANewKindofIngratitude"from"TheBlackSwan,"he
wrote
...Butthereareevenmoremistreatedheroes—the
verysadcategoryofthosewhowedonotknowwere
heroes,whosavedourlives,whohelpedusavoid
disasters.Theyleftnotracesanddidnotevenknow
thattheyweremakingacontribution....Thisisa
farmoreviciouskindofingratitude:th...[
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Iwokeupnotfeelingwelltorun.Thefeet,lowerlegs,and
tendonsfelttightfromyesterday's3-milejog.My2nd
4-monthdietingcametoanend.Ilost4lbsandmyweight
reachedanall-timelow(sincecollege).Butyesterday's
carb-fastseemedtoleavemewithalotlessenergythis
morning.Itcouldbejustmyimaginationbut,forthefirsttime,
Ididn'twanttojustgooutandrun.Afteraneggandacup
ofcoffee,Ifeltbetter.Ididmystr...[
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