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Mmmmmm beer

hooray-for-beerpintopt450.jpgI finally decided that it’s time to cut back my consumption of beer, and also change the type of beer I drink.  It’s not that I drink alot, but I usually do have a couple of beers a day, and it’s usually a high alchohol, lots of calories type beer.  My favorite is just about any type of IPA.  For those of you that know their beer, this is a very hoppy type of beer, and a very distinctive taste. 

 My choices are lite beer, or light beer.  Not many good choices in this category.  My favorite though is Amstel Light, with Sam Adams Light running a close second.  If anybody has any other ideas, I’m all ears.  Keep in mind that not everything is available here in Colorado, so if you are out of state, don’t tell me about some local favorite that’s not available nationwide.  And don’t say Coors Light or Miller Lite!

Drinking Lots of Beer + Running = Bad Race

I was over served. It’s not my fault. Why would someone keep giving me beer when I need to stop because I’m running in the morning? Went to The Irish Snug last night and had a great time. But, I was over served. This morning I ran a 5K in Boulder, The Panicking Poultry and although I didn’t run too bad, I was disappointed. I was shooting for under 24 minutes, but I ended up at 24:30. I started out great, but I think it was too fast. My first mile was 7:30 and it was uphill! I had planned to do 8:00 the first mile knowing that the hill would slow me down a bit, and then gradually speed up as the race went along. But I think that I blew my wad that first mile, and it was all I could do to finish in a respectable time. Oh well. The race benefited a good cause, MS, and it was a beautiful day in Boulder.