Beer Drinker Appreciation Society - Open For Business (Page 14)

Originally posted by fifthcircle

A PBR counts as two warm Coors Life's. I don't understand why hipsters drink that crap???

Originally posted by fifthcircle

Hey fruit beer haters,

What's up with that?

I think I had better brew up my Black Currant Saison, and Raspberry Wheat. I'll ship everyone that wants one a bottle of each in time for summer (N.America).

Sound good? :D

Originally posted by justinfss



3/4 so far, i am coming down with the plague apparently, but I figure Ive got at least one more workout in me by Saturday.

Originally posted by sandishr

I've got a bit of catching up to do but life has thrown me a bit of a curveball.

Woke up over the weekend with a pain behind one eye. By Sunday I thought I had a spot in that eye, by Monday my vision was clearly impaired. I've seen specialists, have been diagnosed with uveitis, am on massive quantities of prednisone, and now (Thursday) it has progressed to severe vision loss. Still hoping for improvement but it's not happening yet. I'm just counting my blessings and keeping fingers crossed it stays in one eye.

Fortunately I am still able to exercise, otherwise I suspect I would probably go crazy. Running and walking a LOT...I will need to get comfortable with the bike I think, but my goal is to get there over the next few days.

I may need some encouragement over the next few days...especially in about a month when the prednisone starts to taper off and I crash a bit. At least now I've got a bit of 'roid energy.

Sandi

Originally posted by Qua17



Holy cow! I just looked Uveitis up - what's your prognoses? You are so hard core to still be working out. I'd be freaking out. Let us know what you need - we'll be there to support you.

Dave

Originally posted by aviatrix802



Oh my goodness, Sandi!!! I hope it heals up quickly! You are a trooper! Keep up the walking and running - watch your balance! Lots of prayers for a speedy recovery and to getting on your bike soon!!

Originally posted by Moonrocket



Did you just call me a hipster? That is not okay.

You can make it up to me by shipping some of those fruit beers for me to try

My love of PBR is more tied to my love of my 20s which were spent kayaking anywhere I could find running water. A campfire and a PBR after a day on the river is about as good as life can get :-) Heck I even met my husband drinking PBR. It may be swill but every time I crack one open it brings back so many great memories!

And no Thor, I did not plop down in the rec center hot tub next to the creepy guy who spends too much time there (you all know the type I'm talking about) and crack open a beer. After years of balancing chemicals at public hot tubs I'm not a big fan. I do love the one in our back yard. Especially when there is snow for snow angels next to it :-)

Originally posted by MOlsen

Welcome, John!

This morning I woke up at 4am for the Star Wars 5k in Disneyland. Tomorrow morning is the 10k, followed by the HM on Sunday.

After this crazy weekend I need to back of on my running and take care of the mild case of plantar fasciatus before my podiatrist forces me to hang up the shoes. With my next HM about 14 weeks away it will be a fine balance of bike training to keep my endurance up with a touch of running.

Originally posted by firebert

Alright - longtime BT lurker hoping he's found his Tri training home for 2015. David you've been so nice to let folks in all along and been so welcoming so fingers crossed there's at least one more stool at the ol bar.

NAME: John (firebert is a Homestar Runner reference, a pretty deep one at that, speaking of now defunct web cartoons...)

STORY: High school middle distance runner who slowly got more and more out of shape the further I got into my post college years. Rediscovered running with the popularity of 5ks 10 years or so ago (I'm 40 now). I had a long cycle of running injuries, typically shin splint related. Start training in Spring, crank out a 5k or 3, shins hurt bad enough I can't walk, take a training break for weeks, gear back up to get at least a 5k in the Fall, more training, more pain, take the winter off. This happened year after year... Through my wonderful wife I've been introduced to Tris and with it the idea of cross training instead of running all the time Hadn't swam for real a day in my life until a year ago when I started Y classes. Always loved bikes but was never a serious cyclist or even really a bicycle owner since college.

FAMILY STATUS: Married to a beautiful experienced triathlete, we have one child (5 yo girl who ran most of a 5k with me in Sept while I pushed an empty stroller!)

CURRENT TRAINING: 3-5 hours a week. Y adult intermediate swim (the teacher just gives me workouts and fine tunes strokes at this point- I'm up in the 800-900 yard range); 1 hour a week the wife and I have a 'date' with a personal trainer; started doing 1 hr spin classes right now once/week, had been doing warm yoga 1-2 hrs a week but now I'm off track; run whenever I can - last weekend was 3 miles on a 100yd indoor non-banked (!) track, after my spin class. Tonight I'm going for my 2nd swim workout of the week.

TRAINING DIFFICULTIES: 1. I live in MA. It ain't as bad as Minneapolis or Buffalo or anything but we've been in the single digits/teens for weeks now. All of my training is indoors.
2. My wife needs to work out as much as/more than I do, to keep up her Tri schedule (last summer two sprints two Olys), so with the child and two full time jobs we struggle for having enough time for both of us to train.
3. My swim has been absolutely dreadful. It's taken me a year of once a week to build up the endurance/efficiency to be able to do 800 yards in a workout. Just a month or so ago I couldn't do a 50. My workouts were limited by me doing 25 yards then gasping for breath and getting my heart rate down....
4. The running injuries. The shin thing is always there, I've been managing to keep it under control better than I used to but I can't escape it. Then there's the ankle sprain (Sep 2013) and the MTSS (pre-stress fracture, swollen tib) (May 2014)

2014 RACES: After recovering from 2013's ankle sprain, I got myself trained up for a St. Pats 5k, then my 2nd ever 10k the end of that month, then another 10k 5 weeks later resulting in the MTSS. After the MRI and the Ortho visit, I was on rest for 4 weeks or so and no running/cycling for 8 which turned into 12 after complications (AND included what would have been my first Sprint Tri!!). Then PT, then couch-10k, then my first 5k back from injury Nov 30th which resulted in a PR!

RACES PLANNED FOR 15: 5k in March, 10k in April/May, first duathlon May, first sprint tri in July, then who knows

BEER PREFERENCE: I'm an IPA guy from way back and currently loving doubles (absolute favorite beer is Founders Devil Dancer) but also big into imp stouts, porters, barleywines, imperial reds...and I'll try anything. Except maybe whalenut beer...

WEIGHT LOSS: Any is good. Doc says I need to lose 10, which should be doable. Once I started the cross training a year and a half or so ago to prep for Tri, I dropped 20 lbs over a year or so. I've been plateaued there since so def need the help to drop the lbs WITHOUT GIVING UP THE BEER.

WHAT WILL MAKE ME A GOOD BDASer: I'm a relative Tri noob - never a competitor only a spectator a bunch, but I'm a cheerleader from way back and will be very encouraging to all. Better, I'm a beer nerd (jrgiza on Untappd, ~200 distinct check ins last year). Better still, I'm a homebrewer. Iv'e got a spiced winter ale ready to get bottled, and will be braving the elements this weekend to brew none other than the Northern Brewer Two Hearted clone discussed early on.

I've read all 14 pages of the thread so far (and lost an afternoon of quality work as a result!) and I'm psyched to be a part.

Originally posted by shackdogei

Just finished second swim of the week. 1300 yds in the pool. First time in a looooooooong time I have actually made it to the pool twice in a week. Convinced 3 co-workers to run this race with me and they joined me in the pool today so the extra motivation helped.

Now just have to wait till work is over and happy hour. Hope everyone has a good weekend and finds the time to get up and get out, I hope I do too!

-Ryan

Originally posted by firebert

David! Glad to be aboard and to have some New Englandah's to share the cold with.

Jack's Abby - had the Hoponius Union last night on draft after work. I've had it bottled before but definitely better on tap.
And not that you don't already know, but their Framinghammer is absolutely delicious.

Re the season opener in Hopkinton (at the state park right? My wife did the Title 9 there two summers ago). I don't know if my swim will be ready yet. I'd have to rent a wetsuit as I don't own one and it's gonna be wetsuit required for that one. I'm not saying no. I can be talked into anything. But having my first tri be a 1/3 mile lake swim might be asking for trouble.

I got my swim in tonight (2nd this week). After an hour of running around in the shallow end playing with my daughter while my wife did her swim, I did mine. I haven't had that hard a time with 600 in months. Beer night last night could have been to blame. That and my swim breathing is still atrocious. I'll get it. I keep trying

Originally posted by fifthcircle

Can we talk nutrition for a bit?

I'm curious what works for those that are concentrating on weight loss.

I'm totally guilty of "cheating" lately. I just need to plan my meals better. I'm all ears for some good recipe outlets!

-5th