Beer Drinker Appreciation Society - Closed (Page 33)

Sell your kid, your wife, you kidney and maybe you can afford a nosebleed seat for the Leaf's home opener.

haha I have been to two leafs games, havent paid for either....and I am not going to pay for one for a long time now I daresay.

I am going to stick to the OHL and the QMJHL, fraction of the cost and almost always a better game!

I'm at home today with my youngest who has pink eye.  She couldn't have picked a nicer day to give me an extra day off.  The temp here in Bean Town in in the high 50's (thats 14.5 c for my Canadian friends), so I'm planning on sitting out on my deck and reading for a bit then going for a ride once my wife gets home.  

Living the Dream!

Charles:  You need to focus on the positive and cut yourself some slack!  Mastering your stroke is the hardest technique to master in Tri and you are doing it.  So, celebrate that.  Having the energy to complete the brink - well that will come in time.  You won't even really have to work on it - all you've got to do is put forth the effort and it will happen.

So, most importantly, what beer are you drinking tonight to celebrate your victory?

Sorry Charles - just realized this is a previous post (from 3 weeks ago).  I guess watching tv with my daughter isn't as stimulating as I thought... 

With some help from Bobby, I got myself onto a plan. Thanks Bobby.

The Hal Higdon Novice Half plan is what I am going to try to follow, with a couple on ramp weeks and maybe some doubled weeks as breaks. 18 Weeks til the event and it is a 12 week plan. So Ill have to tweak it to fit it. Should be good though.

First run of the plan went off tonight without a hitch, a really nice 4K, but I felt a certain spring in my feet. I am feeling good about this plan.

Back is still giving me some issues and I am thinking about some acupuncture from my Naturopath, which has helped before.

Just checking out Burds awesome run there...way to go again Alex!

Thought we should throw a side bet out there, to all of us BDAS'ers who are a little heavier.... I dont know what exactly, but I was thinking some kind of race down the scale!

Like first one to drop 10% of their weight??? what do you folks think?

Sounds interesting, I assume the wager would include some type of frosty brew?  

Great plan.  It's easier to follow a plan than just wing it, IMO.

A good day today, overall.  My strength training plan transitions to a power-building phase this week, so the strength training kicks it up a notch.  My s/b/r are going to suffer, but I should be able to increase my raw power a goodly amount.  I'd be happy to add 40lb to my squats, but we'll see.

Got an okay run in today, which I probably would have skipped but for the 30/31 challenge.  

Lots going on in my personal life right now, too, since it looks like my wife and I are going to put an offer in on a very nice, almost ideal house (and what doesn't make it ideal is why we can afford it), so the next week or three is going to be interesting.

Hope everyone started this week well.

-Charles

Best of luck with your offer.  This must be an exciting time for you, and a nervous one. 

Of Course! ok how about first one to drop 5% from now (5 because it wont take too to long) gets ...bragging rights of course...and!!!

Everyone who is in the side bet has to Mail the overall winner, a bottle of their favorite brew!

Do you think that would fly? Mailing beer bottles cross border? you could stuff em in a box with paper and stuff??? I dont know...maybe too far fetched....but I think it would be COOL!

Awesome, buying your 'First'? house is awesome! Yes it can be a little nerve wracking...but well worth it!

Stick to your guns!...I mean offer. Do not be afraid to haggle.. If their is an Agent, don't let them push you around!

it is nice to have extra weeks with a plan. I did 16 weeks for this same novice plan, ran only 3 times a week and used s/b for crosstraining. I had a few repeat weeks or hold weeks when my body told me to do so close to the end. I feel pretty strongly that you should not go beyond 11 miles training for your first 13.1. Too high an injury risk, and believe me you will make it on race day if you can run 10 miles. My longest run was 10 before the event.

agree. the other great thing about a training plan, especially a Higdon running plan is that it has been tweaked through the years and used by hundreds of thousands of runners. Tried and true for most people!

24 hours into my juice fast.

question: is beer juice?

Hey Jared and Justin - Love the idea of a bet connected to weight loss.  Could I suggest that its not a winner takes all type of bet.  Instead, what if each contentant stated a weight loss goal within a time period.  For example - I need to lose 15 pounds between now and April 1(or whenever).  If I drop the weight and satisfy the goal then I win.  If you reach your goal - you win.  Only those that don't reach their goal "lose".  In the past - we've worked it so the loser paid the winners $20 in the form of a check card...If you only have a small group of people - this might work, but I've resisted suggesting a bet because I can't think of a good way for the payout to work...

Thoughts?

Definitely.... it's Barley and Hop juice!

I think a check card would be easier to do than brews, just have to figure out the rules.  I would want to keep it friendly and not too large a wager $20 seems about right. 

On another note, has anyone else had issues logging their workouts here on BT? Seems like every time I try to log a workout it takes forever for the training log to load and I have to refresh it several times.  Anyone else having the same problem?  suggestions?

Thanks!

Hey All,

I've been totally MIA the last few days.  Things have just been crazy busy and I hardly know which way is up.  The good news is that I joined our local Tri club and they have a swim every Monday night.  I think it's just what I need to get the confidence back that I'm a better swimmer than I have been thinking.  First swim was tonight and all the people there were just fantastic.  I was the only new person but that's okay.

Great job on finding support in your area. This will be a huge differance in your training. Don't worry about being new. Just make sure you keep going.

That is great! Everyone was new at some point! The more support you get the better!

30/31 report card day!!

I am at 14. Going to bag a swim after work. Should be at 20 by the end of the week...hopefully.

How is everyone else doing?