Beer Muscles

NCH20SKIER wrote: So I hate running as much as anyone but have agreed to sign up and run the Marine Half marathon with Kristin this September. Need to get my poop in a group and quick or I will time out

Little secret, this stuff saved my life. Not kidding even a little bit.

jbear wrote: you are crazy but..... agreed..nice lookin' lady. light 'em up at the finnish..hahaha..where did you carry your smokes for the whole race? john

John I never thought I would say this to you, but if you look closely at my shorts in this picture you'll see a slight bulge...

This is good real good

you are crazy but.....

agreed..nice lookin' lady.

light 'em up at the finnish..hahaha..where did you carry your smokes for the whole race?



john

So I hate running as much as anyone but have agreed to sign up and run the Marine Half marathon with Kristin this September. Need to get my poop in a group and quick or I will time out

Great story. Too funny and too painful on so many levels. 13 miles no training, you are one tough/crazy mutha. I feel mostly the same way about running, but do it anyway; biking is my medicine (good for what ails you, that is until you get hit by a car).

She went to the same school as John Belushi?

Boat decoration is key.

HAHHAHHAHAHA. I just about fell out of my chair at work. Is she making an appearance on the Deen machine soon?

Adam, That made my day. Nope, the week!! And the cigarette picture is the best!! I will bet that makes for next years flyer for this event.
I, too was talked into "running" by a pretty lady (Dr Deb) I hate it. 5k's! I imagine it is a lot like giving birth. Sounds like a great idea until the PAIN comes, then all smiles when over? 13 miles!? You must be in love. I cant wait to show Deb, thanks for sharing.

Adam,
I ran a half about 6 weeks ago and it worked me over real good. The last mile was uphill. Not fun.

I did feel accomplished at the end tho and you should too. Congrats on finishing a run like that.....and with no preparation? Dayum!

The cigarette photo is great.

My legs give out when I sit on the toilet too long. Up and run a marathon or half?? No way, doesn't matter how pretty she is. You really lucked out on her injury.

Those retro Lite cans sure are cool.

So there's this girl...

Don't all the best stories start that way?

On Saturday's I like to play football in this co-ed beer league and then patronize a local watering hole afterwards. Well for several months the bartender there has been training for a marathon and looking more and more fit each week. That's the kind of thing a guy like me notices. So we got to talking, maybe 10 weeks ago and she says, hey, I'm looking for someone to train with, run this race with me. Well old beer muscles woke up and said, I can totally do that. 26 miles? No problem.

Running is like dancing to me...I don't enjoy it because I'm not good at it. So I put off training. The race was Sunday. I ran one time leading up to it, 10 miles about 5 weeks ago and I threw up after 8. She thought that was hilarious.

Fortunately, she sustained a stress fracture in one of her feet a few weeks ago, so she only wanted to run the half...otherwise I probably would have died.

About 10 miles in, my right leg straight up gave out. Couldn't stand on it. But I powered through. Finished in 2:34:53. Not a world record by any means, but after not training, I'm not upset at all.

Today I still feel like death. I'm moving like a baby giraffe learning to walk. Its not pretty. The moral of the story is I should not be allowed to make any decisions while drinking, especially if a pretty girl is involved.

Before - don't I look happy to be awake at 6am?



After



Action Shots - they took my picture at various points along the course, but won't let me download them unless I pay some exorbitant amount of money, something like $65...not interested. So these are a little small. You can tell I'm in obvious pain at the finish line.