Beermileage Weekly Round-up

So this past week I got out to another strong start with my mileage, 32 miles in the first 4 days...which was followed, not atypically, by 4 miles over the final 3 days. This is definitely something I need to work on...

Anyhow, here are the numbers:

1st Place: Brian - 27 Miles - 15 Beers = 12 pts

2nd Place: Danny - 24 Miles - 13 Beers = 11 pts

3rd Place: Joe - 36 Miles - 29!! Beers = 7 pts

Lofty Goals on Frozen Ground

Frigid weather has definitely hit the West Coast hard already with DC beginning to feel the chill as well. Both Portland and Spokane have been ice cold this past week and i'm sure that it has put a damper on the running communities there. Joe, however, seems to continue to laugh in the face of nature as he has climbs towards a new beermileage record. This time, its in miles!

Before we go and hand Joe the trophy, let's look back to last week's competition. Going into the weekend Danny was the mileage and points leader with Joe and myself close behind in miles. Joe had taken a quick lead on the beers consumed, but keep in mind that he had the Ducks to thank for that mid-week total. We ran the final tally on Monday to find major changes by Joe and decent progress by me.

Joe: 17 miles - 31 beers = -14 pts.

Danny: 21.5 miles - 11 beers = 10.5 pts.

Brian: 26.5 miles - 17 beers = 9.5 pts.

If we were playing golf, Joe would have embarrassed us. We, however, are not. Though the ducks weren't playing, Joe was still celebrating. My assumption that Danny was going to practically double his mileage most likely jinxed him, yet it did not help me in the end.

Congrats to Danny for the victory!

As for this week, danny had finals early on so his start is understandably slower than normal. I've tried to get out a steady number of runs and was feeling confident against my competition. That is of course until i realized the show that Joe was putting on for us to watch. As i mentioned above, Joe is approaching new realms of mileage per week for the beermileage crew. I won't jinx him here, but his goal is lofty, yet far from unattainable by him. Considering that he is doing this in frozen temperatures, i'm really looking forward to his final total Monday morning.

The current totals are:

Joe: 32 miles - 17 beers = 15 pts.

Danny: 7 miles - 6 beers = 1 pt.

Brian: 20 miles - 6 beers = 14 pts.

A lot of potential with these current numbers. We'll see who can grit their teeth through the cold and knock out some more miles. One mentality that we all share is that the best part of running during winter is that nothing warms you up after a run like a few beers.

Pre-Weekend Tally

The beermileage challenge resumed this week after taking some time off for the extended Thanksgiving weekend. Nothing too crazy with the numbers so far (for example Joe hasn't put us to shame with a 30+ mile showing like he did a couple weeks ago), which makes me think that this weekend will be fairly competitive.

Danny: 18 miles - 1 beer = 17 pts

Joe: 17 miles - 17 beers = 0 pts

Brian: 14.5 miles - 4 beers = 10.5 pts

In terms of mileage, its looking really close. As for beers, Danny and i need to find a reason to drink, hopefully in celebration, and then keep throwing on more miles. Joe has already had his celebratory beers after the big Ducks win last night so i wouldn't be surprised if he catches up in points pretty quickly.

Winter is definitely starting to kick in as we watch the temperatures drop and the hours of daylight continue to vanish. My hope is that this isn't a deterrent for us as we take advantage of some more adventurous and obstacle-laden trails. i found out firsthand last night that when the moon is out and the temps are above freezing there is no better time for a night run with the headlamp turned off. Hopefully, that wasn't my last of opportunity to do that this season, because it would be a great way to sneak in some extra miles Sunday night.