6/14/15 to 6/20/15: BEER MILE!

This week went very well, though I'm feeling a bit nicked up after getting back to a good mileage.  I'll need to recover a bit in the coming week, but the addition of short hill sprints and strides after my commute home on off days is something I would like to continue throughout the summer.  First I need to be fully healthy.

The week ended on an exceptionally fun note.  My first attempt at the beer mile.  I have to say, I was very nervous in the days leading up to the run.  I like beer, probably a touch more than I should.  However, I don't often drink four beers a night, let alone four beers in under 9 minutes. So I was worried how my stomach would handle the whole event.  But once I was on the starting line, which was a simple line in the sand on the path around a cranberry bog, I didn't have any nerves - I think that perhaps it had something to do with the great crew (and maybe my attire...).  Sure, I wasn't nervous, but that didn't make up for the fact that my ability to chug beer has greatly diminished since I've left college.  Come to think of it...I don't recall the last time I have chugged a beer...that's probably a good thing.

SPLITS!!!

1st Beer: 27s
1st Quarter: 1:12
2nd Beer: 56s
2nd Quarter: 1:14
3rd Beer: 70s
3rd Quarter: 1:14
4th Beer: 78s
4th Quarter: 1:13

Final Time: 8:44

Notable performances by Greg Stearns and Doug Bisson for their ridiculous ability to chug beer and Stearns' 70 second quarter(!), and Tom Dumakauskaus for being the only other party goer to complete the full beer mile.  Also notable that no one fell into the cranberry bog - maybe next time!

This week in running:

14-Jun		Battle Road/Easy		0:07:45		21.08		AM: Battle Road with Kevin and MattC.  17+ in the heat, but I felt pretty good. PM: 4m, first couple with Eli and Raleigh, then a bit more finishing with a 6min mile just because.
15-Jun		Easy/Easy + Hills		0:07:35		11.06		AM: 4m commute at per. PM: 7m commute including 10x10sec hill repeats.
16-Jun		Easy/Intervals				18.72		AM: 4m commute at 7:40 per. PM: Commute home and to the track, (1000/800)x3 at 5k-8k pace and 5k pace.  It was very humid and had a bit of distress towards the end.  Still a very promising workout.
17-Jun		Easy/Easy + Strides		0:08:00		12.06		AM: 4m commute at 8 per. PM: 7m commute including 8 Poplar Strides.  Left shin has been a bit funky and right calf a bit tight.
18-Jun		Easy/Tempo + Bees				10.71		AM: 4m commute at 8 per. PM: ~6.6 run to Eli's work.  Easier first mile, averaged ~6:40 overall.
19-Jun		Easy/Easy				8.1		AM: 4m commute at 7:55 per. PM: 4m commute at 7:50 per.
20-Jun		BEER MILE				3.67		AM: Easy warm up, BEER MILE - 8:44ish.  I was ham & egging it a little bit - I wasn't going to risk a penalty lap.   Beers were also ICE cold.

Tuesday Splits:

1000-3:28.39

800-2:44.14

1000-3:29.12

800-2:43.55

1000-3:32.61

800-2:43.12

Total: 85.40