Beer Drinker Appreciation Society - Open For Business (Page 110)

Originally posted by chayes

Now for me time: rented a house with a bunch of friends in the Finger Lakes last week. First 4 days were beautiful, and I did lots of kayaking and a couple of swims in the lake- considering I haven't swum since last summer, they weren't too bad. But on the 5th day it hurt to lift my arms, LOL. I hope it was from the kayaking and not the swimming. Planning to do a sprint (with a longer run) in my hometown at the end of the month, and I definitely need to get to the pool. City pools open this weekend so it will be easier.
I would like to do the head-to-head weight loss challenge if anyone else is into it.
And how bout them Pirates?

Originally posted by thor67

Had a great weekend of camping, beers and biking. Wish i could do this every weekend. The mountain pass hwy is closed until june 15, leaving about 35 miles of road for cyclists only.Riding by grizzly bears and mountain sheep on hwy!

Originally posted by Qua17



Drinking prior to swimming.... not advised

Heal up quick!

Originally posted by aviatrix802



Perfect! A Switchback on your birthday is about the best thing ever! Did you have the regular Switchback Ale or their summer Switchback Citra Pils? That one is a nice, sort of lighter beer with just a hint of citrus - a good hot summer day beer.

Originally posted by thor67

Had a great weekend of camping, beers and biking. Wish i could do this every weekend. The mountain pass hwy is closed until june 15, leaving about 35 miles of road for cyclists only.Riding by grizzly bears and mountain sheep on hwy! Pic of me and my son. 2222 feet of elevation gain over 11 miles.

Originally posted by Juancho

Gonna be in Chicago from tomorrow till Friday, any suggestions for a beer a should not miss? Regarding running I can find my way for great runs in the area, but beer wise I need you expert advice...

Thanks!
Juan

Originally posted by Juancho

Gonna be in Chicago from tomorrow till Friday, any suggestions for a beer a should not miss? Regarding running I can find my way for great runs in the area, but beer wise I need you expert advice...

Thanks!
Juan

Originally posted by firebert

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Local enough and large enough that you might see beers from them are Bell's (Michigan) - they probably won't have Hopslam (double IPA) but you should be able to find the Two Hearted IPA that Dave Q and I rave about.
Founders is in Grand Rapids Michigan and is large enough to distribute to me on the east coast so should definitely be found in Chicago. Any of their limited release stuff is legendary, not sure what is seasonal limited release for spring though.
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Originally posted by Juancho

Thanks for the very helpful hints about beers, hope to enjoy some of them!! Will keep you posted.

Juan

Originally posted by firebert


Absolutely brilliant! And I totally feel like this. Not sure which was better - taking it home to New Jersey to post pictures on facebook, or Magic Hat - HAHA!

Dave that homebrew with the simcoe and the liberty - sounds fantastic!

Originally posted by Snewo

Race Report In case you don't remember my master plan, here it is. My goal tri is in August. I signed up for my local YMCA triathlon as a way for me to guage my progress. I also needed a way for me to determine whether I should sign up for the Sprint or the Oly in August. If I had trouble doing today's "practice" tri then I would go Sprint in August.

Today's sprint was through my YMCA. 500Yards in the pool; 12.4 mile bike; 3.1 mile run.

The weather was perfect. This tri is called the "Average Joe/Joan" and is exactly that. This is an entry to the entry level races. They normally have around 40 people in the race, but due to other competition from races on the same weekend, there were only 22 today. As I said it's a small intro to triathlon race.

Swim
It was started in waves with 2 people per lane. I started nice and smooth instead of blasting out of the gate like my lane partner. I passed him 3 laps later. I've been doing 2 minute 100's in practice, but today I had a little bit of adrenaline.
I popped out of the pool at 9:10

T1 + Bike
They didn't calculate transition times, they just baked it into the next section of the race. I didn't do anything too crazy here. I did bike and run with socks. I had them rolled up sitting in my bike shoes. Even though I don't have clip pedals, I decided against wearing the Hoka's on the bike ride since they would absorb some of my stroke. I went with a pair that gave me a better feel for the bike. I drove the bike course Saturday, so I knew what I was doing, that helped. It also helped me to be prepared for just how many potholes I was going to see. It was quite a few. The roads don't close down for a 22 person triathlon, so I was sharing the road with cars. I've explained that i don't feel comfortable riding on the small roads around me during practice, but when it's race day that all goes away. On a personal note, I'm just glad that My Fitness Pal classified my ride as "vigorous" instead of my normal "moderate".
I rolled up to T2 at: 1:00:48 That's a 51:38 ride with T1 included.

T2 + Run
I just changed shoes here and dropped off anything I had in the back pocket of my BDAS jersey. Anything bouncing around back there would have annoyed me. I made sure to do the newbie mistake of taking off to run with my helmet on, even though I read MULTIPLE times to not do that. I suspect that it's one of those "everyone does it once" things. I lost maybe 10 seconds. The run wasn't posted yesterday, so I couldn't drive it. I had to rely on my ability to follow the markings on the ground. For the most part they were good. I had some concerns during the run that I went the wrong way, but I trusted my ability to follow markings and kept plugging away. Luckily I was right.
I ran across the finish line with a: 1:30:47. That's a 29:59 5K with T2 included.

Overall feeling
I passed a few folks, and everyone was really encouraging (I tried to be as well). This had a different feel than my organized runs. This felt a little bit more like a close knit community (I don't know if that's YMCA people or triathlon people). There were a few people there that have already run my target Tri, so I was able to pick people's brains. With everyone's help in here, I can say that I have trained properly to do this race. I have no after effects and I expect none.

Soooo...
1. I'm now officially a triathlete
2. I'm happy with my performance; Everything felt good.
3. This race was to determine whether I do a Sprint or Oly in August. I plan on signing up for the Oly tonight.

Thanks again for keeping me honest everyone. I don't have any pics, but I DID wear the BDAS jersey. Once the YMCA posts their pictures I'll find the one where I look the most handsome and post it in here.

Originally posted by aviatrix802

Okay, had a nice bike yesterday - 48.3 miles (I was tempted to ride around the block to bring it to 50 LOL). I stopped at mile 38 just to let my hubby know where I was on the ride and when I'd be home (son had a soccer game at noon, hubby coaches it and I knew he'd be wanting to know I'd be back in plenty of time to go). We ended up chatting for 10 minutes so my time got a bit off. LOL. It was a good ride, had 2 GU's and just a few Sportbeans. I still don't drink enough water when I ride. Argh. I'm looking at aerobottles but I have Jammer GT clip-ons and a narrow handlebar already so I'm having a tough time finding one that fits. My backside was getting a little numb so I did a fair amount of standing and coasting. I also unclipped my left foot occasionally to shake it out - numb toes - not cold related. (I think at this point it's shoe related as I've done the fitting thing and tried multiple seats) With the new seat I have found it is quite comfortable in the aero position (less so in a standard road bike sitting position). My butt also needs some time in saddle to get used to it too.
It was 40 degrees F when I started. Brrrrrrr..... I don't have toe covers for my bike shoes so I ended up putting toe warmers on top of my feet in the shoes - worked well. Next time I'll consider either a plastic baggie over my feet in the shoes or duct tape over the vents/mesh. Or....I could just buy some stinking toe covers. LOL Last fall I rode when it was 49 F and my feet were blue when I got done - zero feeling, stumps. Painful. Live and learn!
Rest day today (good - it's pouring out!). Looks like S/B on T, W and B/R on Th, rest Fri and another 3 hour ride on Saturday with a recovery run after. That will be tough as we head to camp - the hills are amazing over there (but the roads are a little scary to ride - very narrow, little shoulder and constant twists and dips) - ride very early or don't ride! I'll brave the cold lake temps and get my first ows in then.
Cheers!

Originally posted by thor67

Had a great weekend of camping, beers and biking. Wish i could do this every weekend. The mountain pass hwy is closed until june 15, leaving about 35 miles of road for cyclists only.Riding by grizzly bears and mountain sheep on hwy! Pic of me and my son. 2222 feet of elevation gain over 11 miles.