Beer Drinker Appreciation Society - Open For Business (Page 156)

Originally posted by sandishr

Checking in....so envious of everyone's run season. Sigh.

Five days post eye surgery...totally grounded for now. Don't even get to drink beer since I'm on painkillers. Hoping this is the last and I can start life up and really start adjusting to my new normal. Fortunately my eye surgeon "gets" it...she's running a 100 mile race this weekend.

Sandi

Originally posted by drfoodlove

Hi all! Just spent over an hour catching up on posts.

Welcome to Autumn and Shakeybear!

Great job on the races Scott, John, MOlsen, everyone else My fried brain can't recall just now!!

I'm back in civilization (Cairo) after a month in the desert. Training was all runs/walks and yoga. Naturally, I had my biggest mileage month ever, so feeling good about that--up to workout #350 for the year. 400 is just around the corner!!! Tomorrow is a different kind of marathon: 36 hours of travel to get home, but it is so worth it! My wife already stocked up on "surprise" beers for me to drink on Sunday during football. I've been suffering through an Egyptian lager known as Stella-the tag line here is what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!

Originally posted by MOlsen

I would be interested in doing another order. As much as I like the bike jersey version that I have I've been wanting one as a tri-top as well.

With my Oly coming up this weekend I did a brick workout on Saturday. Quickly learned that focusing on the run over the last couple of months (due to half-marathons) was at the expense of my bike legs! Hopefully I'll be able to keep up a strong bike pace out on the course this coming Sunday.

Originally posted by Qua17

Checking in... Rode my bike into work this morning. First time I've pulled that off all year. Riding home in the dark made me feel like a bit of a bad@55. I'm gonna make it my goal to try to ride to work at least 2 times a week before now and when Daylight Savings Time begins - March 8.  

Originally posted by MOlsen

How far is your bike commute? I find that even my short 4.5 mile commute helps energize me and I'm more focused in the morning when I get to my desk.

On the nutrition front I've started making "overnight oatmeal" to bring for breakfast. It's a rather simple concept: mix oats, milk, yogurt, and frozen fruit in a small jar overnight. In the morning, a nutritious and filling breakfast that I can take with me. I'm still playing around a bit with ratios and ingredients, there are a bunch of recipes online. 

Originally posted by sandishr

I also love commuting by bike...super motivating and energizing and it keeps me going on the bike. Unfortunately I have Reynaud's so it is difficult to do in colder weather...and now with my eye it's just not safe to bike in the dark. I'm trying to figure out a way to still do it (once cleared for it medically), but I may be stuck on a trainer.

Dave--here's what I do. I keep a change or two of clothes in my office. That way I don't have to carry the clothes--the only "extras" might be rain gear I'd have to wear one way and not the other (and that may be less critical if your commute is shorter). If you've got access to a shower, I suspect a stash of the staples (towel/soap/etc.) kept at the office is probably a good idea, even if you don't always or even often need them. Then I think about anything or everything I need for the day. For me that's primarily food and hydration. What I find is that when I am able to plan like this, it's super helpful in keeping my calories/meal plan completely focused....my food is WITH me and it's that much more difficult to jump in the car and head to the nearest wherever for something more expensive (financially and calorie-wise) that is tempting. I'm also 2/3 of the way done with my meals/calories by the time I get off my bike and head into the house. And....it's kind of like "free" exercise/calories...I don't know how to explain it, but it feels less like a workout so I'm often able to add in another workout on those days...or especially in summer, extend my commute back FROM work into a full 1-1.5 hour training session.

But for me, the key is keeping everything at my office that I might otherwise wear or bring in a car, other than food/hydration. Laptops, paperwork, etc...

Sandi

Originally posted by aviatrix802
Ah, the beauty of the clocks turning back means I might actually become a morning person again! (At least for a couple of weeks...)
Is anyone racing this weekend? How great to score an extra hour of sleep right before a race?!

Originally posted by Qua17

A question for the group and for Dave O - with all the new BDASers and with the holiday shopping season coming up, could we do another run of BDAS bike Jerseys? Is there any interest? Dave - would you mind posting a picture of the design we came up with thanks to all of your had work. Dave - how hard would it be to set up another order so we could have presents we could actually use under the tree.

Originally posted by Qua17

[ Tomorrow it's supposed to get into the 30's.... But the founder of this group - BigDH - has one the BT Cold Weather contest 4 times. So I figure if he can do it, so can I.

When do you think you will get the green light from the doc?

Originally posted by sandishr



Green with envy here. :-) Good work!

Green light...will find out more in a couple of days but I'm probably at least a week away from even being cleared to walk the dog. :-( Still in a fair amount of discomfort which means inflammation which means things aren't very stable. Also means I'm on pain meds which = No Beer. THAT is the real tragedy.

Have been "taking advantage" of it though to put myself and hubby on the first couple of weeks of an elimination type diet, which I can't do when I'm working out. No alcohol, no sugar, minimal to no carbs, just lots of lean protein and vegetables. Hubby needs to lose 15-20 lbs and it's the best way to kick start him. And since I can't walk the dogs, he's had to. He's down 6 lbs! And I'm managing to maintain despite minimal movement and being on steroids, so at least I'm not going to be a blimp when this is over.

Sandi

Originally posted by Juancho

So similar to walk-run, I will do aero-non aero alternating until I get used to it.