No, it wasn’t one of those 40 oz beers you can buy at a gas station. Last night we went out to one of our favorite “good beer and kid friendly” places – Rock Bottom Brewery. A long time ago we joined their Mug Club (last night was my 20th visit LOL) and when…
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Knew that was coming
Running has been going really well lately. I’ve been been pretty speedy, but fast has felt easier. It’s felt really good to get out there. So, of course, it was time for a not so pleasant run. This morning was perfect running weather. About 55 degrees and sunny. I hit the road around 7:30am (which…
Why do I blog about running (and beer)
Today’s topic over at the Runner’s Lounge is “running and blogging”. I am approaching my one year anniversary of blogging. I’ve already finished the original goal I had when I started this blog – running the Marine Corps Marathon. As you might guess from my name, I didn’t really think about where I would go from…
Drinking in Florida: the good, the bad, and the undrinkable
(If you don’t care about beer, feel free to just scroll down to the picture of Jess and me. LOL) I’m pretty particular about what beer I will drink (I’m sure you’d never guess that.) Florida is not really known for its beer, so I was not expecting to drink a lot of beer while…
Busy Weekend: Beer, Water, and Running
Beer Saturday night we hosted our annual Holiday Beer tasting. We had 10 friends and their children over for a dinner of sausages, picnic foods, and good beer. Unlike previous years where we tasted too many beers, this year Beer Geek chose 10 of our usual favorites*, as well as 5 years of the Alaskan…
It’s all about the tempo
Today’s topic over at the Runners’ Lounge is speed. I’m not speedy, comparatively speaking, but I’ve been working hard at increasing my speed this winter and have been pretty successful. Last year when I was training for the marathon, I didn’t do any speedwork at all and found that I’d slowed down quite…
Spring Training
Today’s topic over at the Runner’s Lounge is “Spring Training”. I’m a big fan of spring (not so much of summer). It’s my favorite time of the year. My tips: 1) Make sure you have some variety – there are a lot of options out there. One day have a pilsner, another day a…
Beer Wednesday
I put together the regional beer basket for the auction at Jones’ school. If you notice, one beer is missing. We bought a Lager from Blue and Gray Brewery, but it has to be refrigerated. I have to decide whether to include a note that I’ll deliver that beer or include a NY beer or…
February in Review
So far, having goals, rather than resolutions seems to be working for me… 1) Run at least three half marathons, with the eventual goal of a sub-2 hour half. I have my first half of the year in less than two weeks. It’s the Citizens Bank Caesar Rodney Half Marathon-2009 in Wilmington, DE. I took…
Beer, beer, and more beer (and a wee little bit of running)
Beer Geek and I ditched the kids for a day and night of beer fun around Charlottesville. We recently discovered a nice triangle of a brewery and two brewpubs, as well as a nice B&B. We headed south around noon and got to Starr Hill Brewery with a bit of time to spare before their…
Challenge answered
A few weeks ago, my father informed me that he was also going to race in 50 states and that he was already ahead of me by one state. He also reminded me that I had never finished a race ahead of him. I told him to bring it on. Today, dad and I went…
Taking one for the team
As I mentioned yesterday, today we headed down to Fredericksburg to visit the Blue and Gray brewery. It’s only about an hour away and traffic was kind to us on the way down, so we got there bright and early. A kindly gentleman gave us some tastes of their yummy beer and then took us…