IwatchedonehourofMaangchibeforetherunbutthat
didn'thelp;-)Theweatherwasperfect.At7:00am,itwas
stillcool.Ikeptamoderatepace.Thegoalwasalonger
distanceinsteadofhigherspeeds.Iwantedtobeable
torun15miles.
Thefirstseveralflatmilesweregreat.Thehilly3miles
afterwardwerenot.Ihadafewsipsataroundmile6.
Gettingbackontothelevee,Istartedtoslowdown.I
finishedweakandittookme9:24to...[閱讀全文]
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(2015-06-20 11:08:40)
(2015-06-19 17:43:33)
Iwantedtodothisforawhileandfinallysetouttomakeit
today.IpickedupmostingredientsfromaKoreangrocery
storebutfoundoutmanywereactuallyavailablefromRanch99.
MyspinachwasalittleovercookedandsoggyasIdidn'tpress
enough.ThebeefwasOKbutnexttimeIshouldcutthinner
pieces.Samewiththepickledyellowradish.Idon'tremember
thelasttimeIcookedwhitericebutwashappytofindoutit
onlyneeded15minsi...[閱讀全文]
today.IpickedupmostingredientsfromaKoreangrocery
storebutfoundoutmanywereactuallyavailablefromRanch99.
MyspinachwasalittleovercookedandsoggyasIdidn'tpress
enough.ThebeefwasOKbutnexttimeIshouldcutthinner
pieces.Samewiththepickledyellowradish.Idon'tremember
thelasttimeIcookedwhitericebutwashappytofindoutit
onlyneeded15minsi...[閱讀全文]
(2015-06-13 21:16:50)
Ididn'truninthepastweekandstayedmostlyacouchpotato.
Mywristsprainandespeciallythepainundertherightthumb
havebeenhealingslowly,spreadingthemessageofweakness
totherestofthebody.Mylegswererustyandspiritlow.Ithas
notbeenagoodfeeling.
ItriedtoseeifIcanstillrunagoodpaceoveranHM.Thefirst
7mileswereunder8:00butexhausting.Frommile8on,Ihad
toslowdowntoaround8:30andfinished11miles...[閱讀全文]
Mywristsprainandespeciallythepainundertherightthumb
havebeenhealingslowly,spreadingthemessageofweakness
totherestofthebody.Mylegswererustyandspiritlow.Ithas
notbeenagoodfeeling.
ItriedtoseeifIcanstillrunagoodpaceoveranHM.Thefirst
7mileswereunder8:00butexhausting.Frommile8on,Ihad
toslowdowntoaround8:30andfinished11miles...[閱讀全文]
(2015-06-06 10:35:13)
Myrecoveryhasgonewell.Istillcannotliftweightsbut
havemanagedacoupleof10-milerunsduringtheweek.I
wantedtorun15milestoday.
ItwasararemorningasthewindblewgentlytowardtheBay
(usuallyitwastheotherdirectionandstrong).Nearthe
hills,Isawoverhalfamileadozenlittleandtinyrabbits,
bright-eyed,cotton-tailed,andsuperalert.
Idranktoomuchwaterandsoonstartedtofeelthepressure
butheld...[閱讀全文]
havemanagedacoupleof10-milerunsduringtheweek.I
wantedtorun15milestoday.
ItwasararemorningasthewindblewgentlytowardtheBay
(usuallyitwastheotherdirectionandstrong).Nearthe
hills,Isawoverhalfamileadozenlittleandtinyrabbits,
bright-eyed,cotton-tailed,andsuperalert.
Idranktoomuchwaterandsoonstartedtofeelthepressure
butheld...[閱讀全文]
(2015-05-30 14:50:01)
Justfortherecord,Ididnotruntoday.Mybackhasbeen
killingmesinceMemorialDayaftersomestrengthwork
thatstretchedtheErectorSpinae.Itriedbutrunningwas
notpossiblewithoutgreatpain.Afewotherthingswent
wrong,too.
Icannotpracticerunningorweighttraining.Theonlything
leftisanti-fragility.[閱讀全文]
killingmesinceMemorialDayaftersomestrengthwork
thatstretchedtheErectorSpinae.Itriedbutrunningwas
notpossiblewithoutgreatpain.Afewotherthingswent
wrong,too.
Icannotpracticerunningorweighttraining.Theonlything
leftisanti-fragility.[閱讀全文]
(2015-05-23 10:57:53)
ItwasawindymorningandIplannedtorunanHMtoday.
Atthemoment,Iwasworriedmoreaboutdistancethanspeed:
"WillIactuallybeabletoRUN26milesin2months?"I
hadn'tevenrunanHMsincegoingBFT.Thebottleneckhad
beenthecalvesforthepastmonths.Ididalotofstretching
andmanagedtodofullflat-footsquats.Ithelpedbutnotas
muchasIexpected.Andsofar,Iwasabletopush11milesatbest.
ThenIreadintheDic...[閱讀全文]
Atthemoment,Iwasworriedmoreaboutdistancethanspeed:
"WillIactuallybeabletoRUN26milesin2months?"I
hadn'tevenrunanHMsincegoingBFT.Thebottleneckhad
beenthecalvesforthepastmonths.Ididalotofstretching
andmanagedtodofullflat-footsquats.Ithelpedbutnotas
muchasIexpected.Andsofar,Iwasabletopush11milesatbest.
ThenIreadintheDic...[閱讀全文]
(2015-05-18 09:40:29)
Thiswasthefirsttimeformetoattendarunningeventsince
comingtoUS.MycalveswerestillsorefromSaturday's
11-milerunandIplannedtotakeiteasy.Itwasthefirsttime
formy8-yr-old,too.Hewasmainlykeenonthemedaland
thebraggingrightamonghisfellow2nd-graders.
Itriedtocountthenumberofpeoplewhoranbarefoot.One
wasabarefootrunnerifhe/sheranwithnakedfeetorin
socks,huaraches,Vibramfive-fingers,r...[閱讀全文]
comingtoUS.MycalveswerestillsorefromSaturday's
11-milerunandIplannedtotakeiteasy.Itwasthefirsttime
formy8-yr-old,too.Hewasmainlykeenonthemedaland
thebraggingrightamonghisfellow2nd-graders.
Itriedtocountthenumberofpeoplewhoranbarefoot.One
wasabarefootrunnerifhe/sheranwithnakedfeetorin
socks,huaraches,Vibramfive-fingers,r...[閱讀全文]
(2015-05-16 11:41:27)
Didn'trunforthewholeweek.ThemainexcuseIgavemyself
wastheblisterontheballofmyleftfoot.Iactedproactively
andpokeditlastSunday;-)Ofcourseoneweakapologywas
notenough.SoIrucked(53lbs)2.2milesonWedwhichleft
myglutesmediusinpain.Icouldfindmorebutthosewere
enoughformeandfornow.
Iwokeupfeelinglazyandafterhalfanhourdidsome
strengthwork.Ihitthetrailafter9:00am.
Overthepastweek...[閱讀全文]
wastheblisterontheballofmyleftfoot.Iactedproactively
andpokeditlastSunday;-)Ofcourseoneweakapologywas
notenough.SoIrucked(53lbs)2.2milesonWedwhichleft
myglutesmediusinpain.Icouldfindmorebutthosewere
enoughformeandfornow.
Iwokeupfeelinglazyandafterhalfanhourdidsome
strengthwork.Ihitthetrailafter9:00am.
Overthepastweek...[閱讀全文]
(2015-05-09 10:13:01)
SincemovingtosunnyCalifornia9yearsago,Ihavemissed
TimHorton'scoffee.It'snotthatthecoffeedownhereis
ofbadqualityorpoorvariety.Butitfeelstooeasy.In
Edmonton,Isometimeshadtowalk20minutesin-30
degreeweather(andsometimesinablizzard)togetit.The
hardshipexperiencedtogetthehotdrinkmadeitfelt
exceptionallyrewarding.TospiceuptheCaliforniancoffee,
I'vesincefoundacoupleofalternativ...[閱讀全文]
TimHorton'scoffee.It'snotthatthecoffeedownhereis
ofbadqualityorpoorvariety.Butitfeelstooeasy.In
Edmonton,Isometimeshadtowalk20minutesin-30
degreeweather(andsometimesinablizzard)togetit.The
hardshipexperiencedtogetthehotdrinkmadeitfelt
exceptionallyrewarding.TospiceuptheCaliforniancoffee,
I'vesincefoundacoupleofalternativ...[閱讀全文]
(2015-05-03 16:14:45)
IfoundmanygemsinN.Taleb'sworks.Forexample,in
"ANewKindofIngratitude"from"TheBlackSwan,"he
wrote
...Butthereareevenmoremistreatedheroes—the
verysadcategoryofthosewhowedonotknowwere
heroes,whosavedourlives,whohelpedusavoid
disasters.Theyleftnotracesanddidnotevenknow
thattheyweremakingacontribution....Thisisa
farmoreviciouskindofingratitude:th...[閱讀全文]
"ANewKindofIngratitude"from"TheBlackSwan,"he
wrote
...Butthereareevenmoremistreatedheroes—the
verysadcategoryofthosewhowedonotknowwere
heroes,whosavedourlives,whohelpedusavoid
disasters.Theyleftnotracesanddidnotevenknow
thattheyweremakingacontribution....Thisisa
farmoreviciouskindofingratitude:th...[閱讀全文]
