Sub 1:30 Half Marathon in 2020 (Read 618 times)

I'm not keen on legalizing cannabis. It makes you lazy and unmotivated and the strength of it varies greatly.....well that's what I heard 

Sorry, Steve - I should've been clearer on that.  I meant alcohol was more harmful in the sense of external harm (e.g. getting drunk and starting fights or king-hitting people).

The case for medicinal cannabis for pain relief purposes is very strong.  It really comes down to what people think about recreational use.

Well the bottle shop was sold out of 1.75 litre bottles.  I got enough for at least 4 weeks...I don't drink on week days but that may change in this day and age.  But I'll also need to be mindful of making it last.  At least I can still get beers!

 

I love that in California you can get spirits everywhere, from grocery stores to pharmacies.  I got so used to California that when I got to Maine, after the airline lost my bag containing my bottle, I figured I wouldn't need to walk far in my inadequate clothing (San Francisco in October is slightly different to Maine).  Ended up walking for 45 mins and started turning purple so I gave up.  I didn't feel like beer in that weather.

 

If anything good comes out of this, I hope it is spirits being sold in supermarkets.  But I suspect our current govt will prefer to reduce freedoms rather than increase them.

You can't buy it in a lot of gas stations. IF you REALLY want to be impressed come to the more populated parts of Nevada (not The Strip in Vegas) and you don't even have to ask "so what time do they start selling it?" since we don't have that 2:00am cutoff like California has.

Freedoms are over rated anyways. Too many of them. Just like there are too many charity 5ks. Thin the herd.

oh and sometimes it is easier to mail beer/alcohol places. I've sent some to Germany or something like that. Expensive to send it internationally unless you consider the cost to get a Westvleterin 12. It was underwhelming.

It sounds like there are still discussions on keeping bottle shops open.

 

I've had a few friends deeply addicted to cannabis which led them to be very unproductive (when they had serious abilities) and caused mental health issues so I don't know that it's harmless.  The times I've had it, and it's been way stronger than I'm used to, have been awful experiences.  Having said that, I'm a believer in letting people do what they want.  I do find it interesting that the same people pushing to legalise cannabis are aiming for Smokefree 2030.  There's no doubt it should be available for pain relief though.  My cousin had greatly improved quality of life for a few years thanks to cannabis.  She wasn't one of the crazies who thinks it cures cancer, just relieved pain.

Thankfully no one has ever had their life ruined by alcohol and it would be safe to assume it isn't as addictive with how easily accessible it is. Locally recreational marijuana has a limit of how much you can have and it is still Federally illegal. Alcohol isn't federally illegal.

 

I wasn't comparing alcohol and cannabis, and certainly not defending one over the other.

I never said you were and I'm sorry if you think I was. I just highlighted a quote I see as interesting. I'm sure plenty of people talk about the addictive nature of marijuana while having a drink. I also said one is federally illegal (America considers it as dangerous as Heroin) and another isn't. Thankfully I'm not involved with interpreting laws or what people say. Oh and open container laws exist in Nevada. It's impressive to me how much people think laws don't apply in Nevada coming out of California. I grew up in California so I'm amazed at the lack of knowledge about things such as open container laws, and public intoxication.

EDIT: Is the Tube still packed "A**holes and Elbows" tight, or did the government actually tell people they can't have more than 6 feet distance and enforce it on something like a Subway? You know, because public transportation is deemed essential and is safe from all those corona fears about spreading germs.

I guess highlighting a quote about cannabis and saying it’s not like alcohol isn’t bad possibly somehow implied a comparison. I certainly don’t need it explained to me the damage that alcohol can do, for reasons I won’t go into here.

I quit drinking about 10 months ago, any my dad has been sober 20+ years. I am willing to talk about it and I respect privacy at the same time. I just found the quote about marijuana being addictive, after the discussion of purchasing 1.75 litres of alcohol before stores run out, as interesting.  I find the treatment of alcohol and marijuana to be fascinating and it will be an odd raising my son to respect controlled substances equally when I grew up in a time where one was illegal.

Fair enough. It’s certainly something I keep an eye on and sometimes take a month off to prove I can. My Dad drank himself to death, and his Dad did the same and both of them were violent, not happy, drunks. So I’m pretty determined to break the cycle and if I ever did anything violent or dangerous when drinking I think I’d stop on the spot. I guess there’s an argument to be made not to risk it at all. Running is something that really helps - I’ll never have a big night if I’ve got a run the next day. Well, very very rarely anyway.

 

Wow, the places we go when a virus disrupts our lives! It took one post for me not wanting to go there to going there...

I never did anything violent while drunk that I remember. I just know I don't have self control. It would be comparable to running 60-100 miles a week for training, then going back to 20 miles a week with a 6 mile long run. Some people could do it. Some couldn't. I just realize there are a lot of things I can do to be more productive than sitting on a couch drinking, and NO ONE has a problem having a designated driver.

Do like I did. 1 mile per beer, or 1 beer per mile. The only "hard" part is figuring out if you drink them the night BEFORE the run, or the night OF the run. I'd suggest the night OF the run, but the night before isn't the worst idea. It can help you get your stomach ready for the discomfort that can come from running and eating.