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The Thunder 50/50 Mini Challenge

Heh.  Touche, asshole.

 

I'll pass, and here are the reasons.

 

1. I am currently dieting and doing a damn piss poor job of it.  50+ beers would not work well into the plan.
2. I really don't feel like explaining to Mrs. PH that the reason I am downing a 6 pack of piss beer a night is because some asshole on the internet dared me to.  I'd rather deal with your shit than hers.
3. Speaking of piss beers, I have been enjoying my stouts and porters as of late and drinking a bunch of piss domestic light beers just doesn't appeal to me right now.  And I'm not drinking 50 stouts (see #1 above).

So there you go.  Berate me all you want.  But honestly, you think that running 7 miles and drinking 7 beers a day for one week is difficult?  For real?

1. Dieting?  Are you serious?  Wow...ask someone to give you back your "man card" when you're done with that diet thing.

2. This is always part of the challenge, and can be the toughest part.  I remember some people trying to see how far into the week they could make it until a spouse questioned why they were either drunk or running all week. 

3.  Ohhh the "I drink good beer" argument.  Wow...

Berate you?  Nah...I don't need to.  I just proved my point.  Do I think drinking 7 beers and running 7 miles a day for a week is difficult?  Apparently you think it's too difficult to do next week.  So there's always that.  Thanks for letting me...nah....the WHOLE swamp down. 

I think his point is that the running and drinking are easy, but dealing with the wife would be a punch to the junk.

That's the real beauty of the Thunder Challenge.  It's not actually the #'s that are so impressive...it's the stories.  It's showing up to work late because you had to get in the 10 mile run before work so you can pound beers at lunch with the boss...then sneak in another little run after work and drink beer in the shower so your wife doesn't know. 

That's what the Thunder Challenge is all about.  It's about this place mixing with real life....and beer.....and running.  It's a beautiful fucking thing.

I think his point is that the running and drinking are easy, but dealing with the wife would be a punch to the junk.

This is exactly what I meant when I originally said that it was child's play.  Admittedly because of Mrs. PH, and for only this reason, it would be difficult from a logistics standpoint.  But physically it is easy.  Do we agree there?

 

hum. i am dieting.  Because I want to lose weight.

 

You can take my man card when you catch me.

 Heh. Current top contender for POD and POW.

So what?  Physically all of this is easy.  Physically I know I can easily (if I quit my job, leave my kids, sell my house and move into a one-bedroom apartment and work 30 hours a week in retail) run a hundred miles a week with no problems and that doing so would make me a shitload faster than what I am now.

Physically is never the challenge.

JC.  You people are killing me.  But hey, this is better than a political debate.  Anyhow, my physically comment was directed specifically as a response to The Thunder's original comment.

I seriously doubt your ability to put in a 50/50 week right now.  For real yo. 

To me he was implying that Skootr could not physically do it.  My interpretation of what The Thunder meant could totally be wrong I'll admit.

And for one week of 50/50 I would not need to sell my kids, leave my house, etc.  A vacation would more than suffice.

 

You can take my man card when you catch me.

Great, I'll see YOU at Tom King....again.  This time when you cross the finish line behind me again, please have your card in hand.