bigDH's accountability training a.k.a Beer Drinker's Appreciation Society (Page 61)

Made a big push towards 168 today.  Came back home at 169.7 from my run today.  Lost 7 lbs on my 8.25 miler. ??will gain alot of that back as the day goes on.

 ran in 7:56/mi pace.  It was about 76 degrees today when I ran.  It'd be nice to have that temp for race, but I'm thinking it may get hot again soon. 

Looking at some others times i see their swims are slower as well. On the bright side I gained some on people who race last year so i guess that is all good. I also recovered much quicker. Felt way better immediately after the race. Bought myself another case of Phillips Hop variety case with a special guest hop beer...Armadillo IPA, refreshing easy drinking summer beer. I can't believe how many Hopped up beers one brewery can have!

Prime rib...didn't look so hot at restaurant so  I went with the triple double burger...triple cheese, double bacon, double burger...Holy crap, that is one huge burger...didn't feel so good after that one...Have not done that in awhile... :-) 

Off for bike ride with family down to beach, will catch up later when i have time.

everyone have a good one!

The Triple Double Burger - well earned I'd say.  It bet it was damn good too!

As they say in New England - it's a pisser (which sounds like pissahh)... I'd been eating like a champ and working out harder than ever.  I've been 500 calories on average per day UNDER my goal and I still haven't lost any weight in the last 3 weeks.  After a run of 32 weeks of constant weight loss - I seem to have hit my first plateau.  When I weighed in today at 182.2... I was not a happy man.

But then I remembered something my wife and were talking about in regards to her weight loss (humor me for a moment - I'm trying to make myself feel better)... for the last 6 months - Its all be about external changes: the number on the scale, the size of the pants, the compliments from others, etc... but as I reach my weight loss goals it seems like the internal changes are more noticeable (and frankly more important)... Tomorrow, I will ride 80 miles at a 14 mph clip... I've never done that before.  Despite running CC in high school - I may be as fit as I've ever been).  Plus, my wife and I are happier (and she looks hot and wore a bikini for the first time ever last week).  

So that, for now, is what I'm gonna focus on.  And don't worry - I'm not throwing in the towel on our bet either.  There is beer to be won and I am determined to lose a little of my @ss to kick your @ss.

Prost!

If you are not eating enough your body will go on conserve mode...make sure you are eating enough!

I have had that tongue lashing from my wife as well!

Currently having a krypton IPA mmmm, might switch to an armadillo IPA next!

Went for a ride today...2 flats, staple first one, blowout second after a llllloooonnnng hill. Wasn't paying attention and hit a rock...shite! Hope to go buy a new tube. I don't feel like patching the damn thing!

This is what it's about.  Congratulations on the many more new milestones.  And here's to feeling good doing it.

News!

My professor that just did Iron Man loaned me his Giant road bike to ride in my tri.  This thing has an aero aluminum light weight frame, aero bars, computer, shimano 105 throughout, and 10 gears on the cassette to play with.  He lent me his farmer john wetsuit, if I need it, also.  Just got back from a spin on it and averaged 20mph for my 9 mile ride. 

This is quite an upgrade from the old cannondale clunker that normally get's me around.  Taking said bike to shop tomorrow, hoping they can also look over the Giant as well.

Kudos on the weight loss front.  179 is serious business!  For a guy who likes a good burger - you're getting the job done.

As for the mole - well that's shi77y!  If the worst thing that happens is that you have to drive to work - then I would say you are coming out the winner.  I know it will be tough sitting next to people like me who are jamming out to Barry Manilow during rush hour - but think of all the laughs...Kill it for the rest of the month and then enjoy a week off!

Jackpot!  Now if you could just get the prof to give you an A as well!  Enjoy the speed!  Now the question is how well will it work for you during your long rides?

All right Gentlemen - the 80 mile ride is in the books!  I woke up this morning and after a breakfast of champions consisting of oatmeal and fresh strawberries, blue berries and raspberries (loving the farmers market), I hopped on the bike and headed towards my 2nd favorite brewery in Michigan.  The ride was good - but marred by relying too much on protein bars (and not eating enough with the hopes of saving calories for beer and a burger).  Stupid. I learned a valuable lesson - I need to eat more when I ride.

I also learned that I will really need to watch my time on my long ride.  Today - I average 17 mph for the first two hours and that didn't make for a fun finish.  But I finished.

The beer and food BTW were worth it.  Shorts is a regional brewery that is worth the drive if you are ever close (plus the waitresses are smokin!).  My favorite was a hefe called Beach Wheat - so light and refreshing.  Since they didn't have burgers - I opted for the ham/pineapple/jalapeno pizza.  

Next week - another 80 with two 30 mile hill workouts...  

All right Gentlemen - the 80 mile ride is in the books!  I woke up this morning and after a breakfast of champions consisting of oatmeal and fresh strawberries, blue berries and raspberries (loving the farmers market), I hopped on the bike and headed towards my 2nd favorite brewery in Michigan.  The ride was good - but marred by relying too much on protein bars (and not eating enough with the hopes of saving calories for beer and a burger).  Stupid. I learned a valuable lesson - I need to eat more when I ride.

I also learned that I will really need to watch my time on my long ride.  Today - I average 17 mph for the first two hours and that didn't make for a fun finish.  But I finished.

The beer and food BTW were worth it.  Shorts is a regional brewery that is worth the drive if you are ever close (plus the waitresses are smokin!).  My favorite was a hefe called Beach Wheat - so light and refreshing.  Since they didn't have burgers - I opted for the ham/pineapple/jalapeno pizza.  

Next week - another 80 with two 30 mile hill workouts...  

60 miler planned for Sunday.  I had to change his saddle to mine to accomodate my water bottle holder on my seatpost.  It should ride fine, I just rode it 13 today, felt great.

Last long run today before my taper.  13.1 at 8:40/mi pace in 93 degrees. I think heat in the 90's will kill my run, but nice to know I can still get in under 2 hr. mark.  Had to stop at a fountain at mile 9 and submerge head.  Jumped in the river at mile 10 and floated in cool water for 10 minutes, and ran out of water in 70 oz. cammelback on mile 10.5.  I got the thing filled at golf course at mile 11 and by mile 13, I was done.  I walked the last .5 to my house up a hill.  started feeling dizzy at the end there.

Troika triathlon in 2.5 weeks.

Nice work on 80 miles David.  That's a long way and should set you up nicely for your future training and 100 miler.

I'm picking up some more smoked salmon for my ride on Sunday.  It won't be as good, as it'll be someone else's smoke, but should do nicely for fuel for the ride.

Great work, Kevin!  Running in the heat is serious business and it must be good to know that you can get the job done no matter how hot it gets.  Love the fact that you stopped to cool down at a golf course and river along the way but suprised that your butt didn't end up on a bar stool some where.

One suggestion about hydration - it would help if you drank more BEFORE starting out on your run.  The fact that you are getting so dehydrated as to get dizzy should concern you because it's not only unhealthy but it will seriously cut into your time.  I've been working in this myself and have found that drinking 16-20 oz of h2o before heading out saves me from running dry.  The problem is that it causes me to pee but I'm working on figuring out exactly how much to drink so I don't need to hit the porta potty along the way.

You are gonna rock that HIM's world!

Three things before I head to see the new Batman movie with my son..

1) Went out for a killer hill workout today.  I did a hill workout yesterday but really wanted to push myself today to gauge how far I had come.  WHen I left for MI - I was only able to ride up this hill 1x and today I did it 3x.  Improvement.

2) It occurred to me during my ride that in addition to training my legs for this century, what I've really been doing is reprogramming my brain.  I've been a runner since HS - but have always believed that while I wasn't the fastest runner that I could at least outwork anyone.  All of this hard work is really changing the way that I view myself.  I'm getting stronger... and I'm starting to believe that I can do anything and do it fast (yesterday my son asked me if I could ever qualify for the olympics?  Too cute)

3) On map my ride I compared the rides that I've done to my century - none of them really come close in terms of elevation gain.  I'm gonna head out on Thursday for a long hill ride to try to show myself that I can take care of business.

Gotta go.

Three things before I head to see the new Batman movie with my son..

1) Went out for a killer hill workout today.  I did a hill workout yesterday but really wanted to push myself today to gauge how far I had come.  WHen I left for MI - I was only able to ride up this hill 1x and today I did it 3x.  Improvement.

2) It occurred to me during my ride that in addition to training my legs for this century, what I've really been doing is reprogramming my brain.  I've been a runner since HS - but have always believed that while I wasn't the fastest runner that I could at least outwork anyone.  All of this hard work is really changing the way that I view myself.  I'm getting stronger... and I'm starting to believe that I can do anything and do it fast (yesterday my son asked me if I could ever qualify for the olympics?  Too cute)

3) On map my ride I compared the rides that I've done to my century - none of them really come close in terms of elevation gain.  I'm gonna head out on Thursday for a long hill ride to try to show myself that I can take care of business.

Gotta go.

Damn - I totally forget my real reason for signing on...

I weighed in this morning - 178.6: Mission Accomplished!