Back of the Pack Max

One of my oldest friends (meaning I have known her a long time, she is still quite young) has begun writing a blog!  Now, there is a couple of things that we both know about you.

1. You enjoy reading great blogs, after all - you are here! (See the modesty there?)


2. You have read some great blogs and thought to yourself "Boy I wish I had been able to follow that blog from the beginning!

Well, this is a great opportunity to keep both of those truths going!  I know you want to read a great blog about a Runner/Brewer/Drinker/Wife/Mom/and a lot more!

So here is your chance to do so from the very beginning!

So Go read!  And Comment! And Like! --- Back of the Pack Max!

 

New Years day and #janathon!

Had a late night last night.... And a house full of people.



Talk about a perfect way to start the new year!  I only partook of a couple glasses of wine, so all I was this morning was tired and I am definitely OK with this.  My poor wife has been fighting a massive headache the last few days and it certainly doesn't approve of the late night.  The joy of half a hangover but without the enjoyable alcohol feeling from the night before.

She got ripped off if you ask me.  All the pain, but none of the gain...

After waking up this morning - I thought that a 5k (since I had signed up for a virtual one) was a great way to start off Janathon!  I found a Resolution Run up in Baltimore, and headed up there.

Nice race!  I won't go into it to much, as I did a "Race Recap" report.  But I enjoyed it, and came across the finish line around 26:20 - with negative splits the whole way.   My calves have noticed the exertion (wore the VFFs) but they aren't complaining to bad.

I've also returned to watching my calories, and am waaaaaay ahead for the day!

I think this is a great start to the New Year, and a fantastic beginning to Janathon!

New Years Resolutions

[caption id="attachment_1986" align="alignright" width="193"] 2291 Calories right here - Xmas dinner. That doesn't count seconds. Or More wine. Or dessert.[/caption]

I have always found News Years resolutions to be a bit... Annoying.  In one way, it makes an immense amount of sense.  What better time to have a "new beginning"  - than an actual new beginning?  Personally, I see some major flaws in that idea.  We have just finished our most gluttonous time of the year.  We (on average) in America put on two pounds of weight - on Christmas day alone.  This doesn't even consider all the Christmas Cookies (Yum! Peanut Butter Blossoms!), The Candy, the office parties or left overs. Then 7 days later, we move into New Years Eve.  Another day dedicated to gluttony.  We eat more horrible-for-us food, and wash it down with an endless supply of alcohol.   Do you realize how many calories are in most alcoholic drinks?  Miller Lite is on the low side of the calorie count (And taste count) at 96 calories per can.  Sierra Nevada Pale Ale moves up to 175, and Pit of Guinness (mind you all the previous drinks have only been 12 oz) is 210 Calories!  Wine, isn't much better with a 6 oz glass of Merlot (147 calories), Riesling ( 144 Calories) or Champagne (159 for 6 oz) still leave you with high calorie counts in a several hour party.

I actually didn't mean for this post to turn into a calorie-intake posting!  Woops!