I turned 51 today. I planned to run 5.1 miles. I spent the morning preparing horribly unhealthy, insanely calorie and fat laden tailgating food for Marshall University's homecoming game. A couple of friends I went to college with showed up and brought a dozen professionally done cupcakes. Yeah, like a thousand calories each. There were four of us. The cupcakes are gone. Essray Taliaferro gained 58 yards rushing in Marshall's winning bid against the University of Texas at San Antonio. Final score, 34-10. I have had a bunch of really good beers including a couple of Trappist ales on tap. Yummy. Started the day with The Bruery Autumn Brown Ale. It's a Belgian style strong dark ale with molasses, maple syrup, yams, and spices. Checks in at a modest 10% a.b.v. I'm currently drinking a Sierra Nevada Narwhal Imperial Stout at 10.2% a.b.v. I think it has something like 320 calories. Birthday dinner was at Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Their burgers must be 40% fat and their fries are fresh cut and fried in peanut oil. I had the bacon cheeseburger at 920 calories with 560 of those from fat and a regular order of fries at 620 calories with 260 from fat. Holy shit it was good. Ridiculously good. Haven't run a damn step and it appears increasingly likely that I won't run a damn step. That's a fairly significant decline from last year. But, I ramble. And I'm buzzed so I don't care. And I feel fat so I care even less.
Thanks for the birthday wishes even if I didn't do squat except suck down 5,000 calories and get drunk.
Short term goal: 17:59 5K
Mid term goal: 2:54:59 marathon
Long term goal: To say I've been a runner half my life. (I started running at age 45).
Sloooow.
Sounds like a successful birthday to me! Enjoy the rest of your evening, and happy birthday!
Return To Racing
Cupcakes and beer....yum !!!!
Happy 51
Oh no. Downward spiral!
happy birthday
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Traci
Happy birthday! Buzzed posting from LtH - awesomeness.
20,000 miles behind me, the world still to see.
You gotta let loose every now and then. Relax and enjoy (digesting) those cupcakes. Happy B-day!
Life is good.
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LMAO!!! I think it's safe to say that you earned it.
Antipodean
Maybe next year you can aim for 5.2 miles. This year's a write off (in the best way possible!).
Julie
"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."
~ Sir Edmund Hillary
Wickedly Average
5000 calories and drunk - who could ask for more?!
Tom (formerly known as PhotogTom)
5K - 25:16, 10K - 55:31, 15K - 1:20:55, HM - 1:54:54
You'll run tomorrow. 5.1 miles. I'm sure!
Sounds like a great birthday "day".
Damaris
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I turned 51 today. I planned to run 5.1 miles. I spent the morning preparing horribly unhealthy, insanely calorie and fat laden tailgating food for Marshall University's homecoming game. A couple of friends I went to college with showed up and brought a dozen professionally done cupcakes. Yeah, like a thousand calories each. There were four of us. The cupcakes are gone. Essray Taliaferro gained 58 yards rushing in Marshall's winning bid against the University of Texas at San Antonio. Final score, 34-10. I have had a bunch of really good beers including a couple of Trappist ales on tap. Yummy. Started the day with The Bruery Autumn Brown Ale. It's a Belgian style strong dark ale with molasses, maple syrup, yams, and spices. Checks in at a modest 10% a.b.v. I'm currently drinking a Sierra Nevada Narwhal Imperial Stout at 10.2% a.b.v. I think it has something like 320 calories. Birthday dinner was at Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Their burgers must be 40% fat and their fries are fresh cut and fried in peanut oil. I had the bacon cheeseburger at 920 calories with 560 of those from fat and a regular order of fries at 620 calories with 260 from fat. Holy shit it was good. Ridiculously good. Haven't run a damn step and it appears increasingly likely that I won't run a damn step. That's a fairly significant decline from last year. But, I ramble. And I'm buzzed so I don't care. And I feel fat so I care even less. Thanks for the birthday wishes even if I didn't do squat except suck down 5,000 calories and get drunk.
Urp!
2024 Races:
03/09 - Livingston Oval Ultra 6-Hour, 22.88 miles
05/11 - D3 50K 05/25 - What the Duck 12-Hour
06/17 - 6 Days in the Dome 12-Hour.
delicate flower
Cupcakes, you say?
<3
Hip Redux
5100 calories for the 51st birthday - SUCCESS!
He must be drunk. I never thought I'd see Brad utter the word 'yummy'.