Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open (Page 5)

Nice Job Dave......while I can't say that today was a great day of eating....I kept portions under control and still stayed within my calorie range....

Morning Kyle!

If you wouldn't mind, Do me a favor and change your settings on your log page. I tried to go in there today and give you like for your workout but I don't have access.

Nice job on the eating and working out. We are moving ever closer to our goal!

Here's my view from my morning rain or workout. Got to say putting the bike in Front of the tree… not a bad idea



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Whoo hoo Charles!

I made it back to reality and 139.8. I'm feeling thankful for those 0.2 that snuck me under the wire! I'm sticking with my 2 pound goal for Jan.

I may only be at 1/31, but I have 14 alpine ski days and 4 Nordic days. Now after two weeks of vacation it's back to work.

I will try and set up a my Garmin account and get to 2/31 today :-)

Thanks for the push DQ to get me back being active! So here it goes:

NAME: Alex

FAMILY STATUS: Married and we have a 10yr old son.

CURRENT TRAINING: Does "not enough" count?

2015 RACES: Few sprints and Florida 70.3 an IMFL to finish off the year

The Plan for 2016: Get faster. Focus on a few sprints and a 3 race oly series. I would like to break an hour come Septembers sprint.

BEER/WINE/BOOZE PREFERENCE: All of the above please Prefer wheat beers and red wine.

WEIGHT LOSS: Need to drop 20-25 pounds by May when my first race is.

If there's room for one more, I'm in!


NAME: Dennis

STORY: Ever since college, I've bounced between 180-200 lbs (I'm 5'10"). A few years ago I was working at a company where it seemed like everyone was a skinny runner, and they'd all go out for group runs in the afternoon. I assume they were full of laughing, sunshine, and puppies, but I can't say for sure because I was the lazy fat guy who stayed behind feeling left out. I'd always thought tris sounded pretty fun, if it weren't for that whole running thing. Anyway, after being left behind one too many times, I resolved to suck it up, got myself a couch-to-sprint training plan, and worked my way through it. I didn't die, so I joined a trainging group at my local Y, signed up for my first race, and 6 years later at a new job, I'm the runner guy everyone else thinks is weird.

FAMILY STATUS: Married with two kids (5 & 18 months) and a dog.

CURRENT TRAINING: I've been off the wagon for about a year, but I'd like to start with 2-3 trainer sessions per week, plus a run with the dog 4-5 times per week. The catch is that the former needs to happen in the evening when I could be on the couch watching TV with my wife, and the latter in the morning when I could be asleep. Hopefully that's where you all come in, holding me accountable!

2015 RACES: I usually do 3-4 local sprints a year, but didn't enter any last year. My son was born at the very end of the 2014 season, and between the new baby, a very busy first half of 2015 at work, and selling/buying homes, it just didn't happen.

The Plan for 2016: I'd like to sign up for 3-4 sprints this year, plus the odd road or trail race as they fit in. One of my old stand-by sprints, the Boston Tri, is adding an Olympic this year and I'm toying with the idea of signing up for the longer distance.

BEER/WINE/BOOZE PREFERENCE: I developed my beer palate while in high school in Austria, so it's German/Czech/Austrian lagers and wheat beers for me. I know it puts me in the minority to say this, but it makes me sad that the trend in American micro-brews is to dump in as many hops as possible (I can usually tell if I'll like a beer by aroma). I'm not too particular with wine, and stick to rum and tequila when it comes to the hard stuff. I'm a sucker for a good caipirinha.

WEIGHT LOSS: Back in 2014 racing weight was 165 lbs. Right now I'm sitting just above 185 and I'd love to get back below 170 by the time the season starts in June. I know from past experimentation that keeping my daily carb intake to 100-150 grams will get me there, I just need to be consistent about staying away from fries and desserts.

WHAT WILL MAKE ME A GOOD BDAS MEMBER: Every group needs a slacker to make the rest of you look good, right? I'ev got 5 years of racing under my belt, so while my training has never been terribly sophisticated, I've got plenty of first hand experience on the racing end. Plus, I'm on BT pretty frequently, so if anyone needs a thumbs-up for a good achievement, I'll probably be on the forums to give it.

Dennis - We always having room for another Massachusetts boy!

Cut yourself some slack about the limited races thanks to your newborn son - but having a kid is worse than doing an ironman and it never seems to end!

Goad to hear you're going to get back on track in 2016. Have you thought about signing up for the Season Opener Tri in Hopkington. It's fantastic. Hopefully we can do one together.

I am stoked to have this Gentlemen back in the group. The only thing I ask is that you refrain from posting pictures of summer Florida during the middle of winter. It makes me want to drive down and chuck a snowball at atyou!

Hopefully the drop in weight and training will help you get over some of those nagging injuries!

DQ

Nice work on the weightloss and for the tough ride. I need to find something to kick my butt - this morning I was just spinning my wheels.

Welcome back Alex! Welcome to our new friends too!

Good day here--triple workout. #2--short swim this AM, #3--3 mile run with the pup after work, followed shortly by a yoga session (#4).

So far, food is tracked too!

In the past the Season Opener has been on Mother's Day, and that's a no-go in my house. My wife is supportive, but not that supportive. But it looks like they're not the same weekend this year, so I'll have to give it a closer look. I've done Boston and Nantasket every year since I started racing, plus Falmouth (awesome race), Buzzard's Bay, Hero Cape Cod, and Cohasset. We just moved from Quincy to Wakefield though, so I'm in the market for some venues that aren't quite so far south.

-Dennis

Edited by Fourteenkittens 2016-01-04 8:38 PM

I'm planning a pre-dawn run tomorrow morning as well - it's not MA cold, but it's supposed to be right at freezing here in ATX.  

4 days into 2016 and 5 workouts.  A tough, long swim set at lunch today followed by a trainer session after dinner.

Workout 3/24 - 40 min bike (stationary) for 12.07 miles for just a hair over 18 mph pace.

Hope that for all of y'all that it was your first day back to work after the holiday that it wasn't too bad.......

2/24 this morning..er, yesterday morning since it's now 12:10 am... I also moved another bedrrom's worth of furniture and spent 3 hours scraping popcorn ceiling in the bathroom we're renovating. That in and of itself should be deemed a workout. Argh I hate scraping popcorn ceilings. I am collapsing into bed - sleeping until 6:30, no early workout for me on Tuesday, the workmen will be here at 8:00 and the carpet guys at 8:30 for my son's room. So tired.

Sounds brutal Jenn!

The Mass contingent is strong! I have a trip I need to take there to catch up with friends this summer. Any good sprints or 10ks I should try and schedule it around?

Thanks to the motivation of falling off the challenge I did 24 min on the elliptical last night for 2/24.

Random question does anyone have one of those fancy scales with body fat on it? What do you think?

I (accidentally) cleared off a popcorn ceiling in a rental my brother was renovating. Have you tried getting the popcorn just ever so slightly damp? I was trying to paint the ceiling, and it turns out, if you get popcorn ceiling damp, it will just fall off the ceiling!

Edited by drfoodlove 2016-01-05 9:22 AM

#5--COLD morning run with the pup. 22F sure is not conducive to getting out of your warm bed, but I'm up and it is done. Hitting the trainer later this afternoon, which I know is going to be rough, since it is only the second ride I'll have done since my Oly in Sept!

I'll read up later. Looks like we have some new members so welcome. I have canceled my trip to Disney for the Dopey. I had my race defered to next year. I am getting back on the wagon and seem to have found my motivation. Did weights yesterday and bike today. Going to try to swim later today. Guess I'm 3/24

NAME: Terry Burt, 46 years young, or is that immature

STORY: I got into triathlon in 1998 with the soul purpose of doing an Ironman, and finished IM Florida in 2000. Since then I have done about 2 shorter triathlons, the last one 5 years ago. I prefer the longer distance races so, between a busy career, young kids and a couple of moves across the country I was too busy to train. Other interests soon crept in, and triathlon was put to the back of my mind. I tested the endurance waters in 2014 and did a 67km ultra marathon and the seed was planted again.

FAMILY STATUS: Married to a wonderful understanding woman, with two daughters 14 and 12. Two Labrador Retrievers that are my trail running buddies.

CURRENT TRAINING: Bought a cyclocross bike, got back into biking this fall, running 4-5 times a week. Trying to get some foot speed back after all that long slow ultra run training. Need to get back to the pool soon.

2015 RACES: 10km fun run

The Plan for 2016: St. Andrew's Challenge 1/2 Ironman and possibly the 70.3 in New Hampshire (IM Mont Tremblant in 2017)

BEER/WINE/BOOZE PREFERENCE: love a nice IPA, red wine, tequila, and rum. Starting to sound like an alcoholic.

WEIGHT LOSS: Need to drop about 20lbs.

WHAT WILL MAKE ME A GOOD BDAS MEMBER: My fondest memory of Ironman Florida in 2000 was hanging out at the finish line with Graham Frasier, eating pizza and drinking cold beers.

PROST!!!

Workout 4/24 - 30 min run 2.86 miles

I can't believe that I am still running outside in STL in January and it isn't too bad......kinda making this winter working out not so bad....of course it will probably get cold soon....but hey I'll take it while I can get it.