Brewing Master

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: I am curious as to how many people are like me and enjoy a good cold beer : and/or cigar once in awhile. Count me in.  I brew my own beer, and they go great with a fine cigar! Beer consumption nearly daily, a cigar about once a week. …and chances are your times lag, dont they?

     Maybe not.  College runners are some of the biggest drinkers I know of. Flat out wasted Saturday night after a meet but up a dawn the next morning for that 15+ mile run.  As for the smoking cigar part, Div II nationals last year I was sitting around with some All American’s puffing on some cigars (the real cheap, good tasting kind) and throwing back the beers.  Not a great habit year round, but once in a while will do no harm. Party hard…run harder.     Erik (thankful it is cross country time again)

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: I am curious as to how many people are like me and enjoy a good cold beer : and/or cigar once in awhile.  

Count me in.  I brew my own beer, and they go great with a fine cigar! Beer consumption nearly daily, a cigar about once a week.  

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Often I will drink one or two beers on the days I do not run.  I enjoy carrots with blue cheese dip and Bud Light.  I drink less in the summer because it is so hard to stay hydrated. From five miles to the end of a 10k there would be no benefit from smoking. Brad

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Often I will drink one or two beers on the days I do not run.  I enjoy carrots with blue cheese dip and Bud Light.  I drink less in the summer because it is so hard to stay hydrated. From five miles to the end of a 10k there would be no benefit from smoking.

And besides, after the fifth mile I’d be too exhausted to light up anyway… — Charlie Williams

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: I am curious as to how many people are like me and enjoy a good cold beer : and/or cigar once in awhile.

I am & I do!  I live near New Orleans & the nearby Abita brewery makes a great assortment of beers which I enjoy.  My wife & I have smoked an <<occasional good cigar since we were married 12 years ago.  We have some of our best talks sitting in our back yard sipping an Abita Turbo Dog & puffing a Leon Jiminez or La Gloria Cubana (which, in case Customs is listening, is a DOMINICAN cigar). I’m not a star runner or athlete — I’m 5-9, 165 lbs., and I mostly run 5Ks in the 24 minute range.  But I have never sensed that my cigar smoking affects my endurance.  And the beer doesn’t help me LOSE weight.  But I’d miss both of them.

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I guess I’m out numbered but I prefer Killians Red or even a Rolling Rock to those "fork beers" as i call them, but no cigars. . .         -Andy

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: I am curious as to how many people are like me and enjoy a good cold beer : and/or cigar once in awhile.   : Sounds like a great idea for after the marathon next week too.  :) Indeed!  Makes me look forward to being done with New York in another 5-1/2 weeks — have to be sure to lay in a cigar or two for the end of that one.  The beer I’m already indulging in … *Dana who recently won a pack of Guinness Draught in a 10K

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: I am curious as to how many people are like me and enjoy a good cold beer : and/or cigar once in awhile. Count me in.  I brew my own beer, and they go great with a fine cigar! Beer consumption nearly daily, a cigar about once a week.

…and chances are your times lag, dont they?

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I am curious as to how many people are like me and enjoy a good cold beer and/or cigar once in awhile.  Do to my serious training I never go out and drink beer with the people after work.  Also I have a dog and a house to take care of.  But once in awhile I do like to treat myself to a good German Beer, or two, and a fake Cuban Cigar (I don’t inhale and no need to preach about second hand smoke either).

I don’t see any harm in it. In college when I was in my best shape, I drank a six-pack 3-4 times a week.

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(IndyRunr1) writes: I am curious as to how many people are like me and enjoy a good cold beer and/or cigar once in awhile.  Do to my serious training I never go out

and Beer is one of the best motivators I know of. I have no interest in cigars. I am looking forward to finishing this long bike ride I have coming up and cozying up to a Bass Ale while I sit and watch the surf roll in and out. Andrew Heiz

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You can drink lots of beer and even smoke occasionally and still improve as a runner. Of course, this is not the recommended approach, but it’s better than smoking and drinking and not running. If you’re really serious about getting better or concerned about overall long-term health, keep the vices to a minimum. Gordon in CT, sometime heavy drinker, OK runner, former Boston qualifier (96)

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I am curious as to how many people are like me and enjoy a good cold beer and/or cigar once in awhile.  Do to my serious training I never go out and drink beer with the people after work.  Also I have a dog and a house to take care of.  But once in awhile I do like to treat myself to a good German Beer, or two, and a fake Cuban Cigar (I don’t inhale and no need to preach about second hand smoke either).  I really find this very relaxing and am sure neither hurt my running.  I like to treat myself to this every so often, kinda like getting a milk shake to treat yourself after a hard week of training.  :) Sounds like a great idea for after the marathon next week too.  :) David/IndyRunr

Beer, yes. Milk shakes, absolutely. But cigars?   (As an ex-smoker, I don’t tempt fate.) Mike "TriBop" Tennent Remove "nospam." for email reply WebRunner Running Page http://www.webrunner.com/webrun/running/running.html My Model Railroad Page http://www.webrunner.com/webrun/srr/

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Sounds like you should join the Hash House Harriers, aka drinkers with a running problem. It’s a fun way to relieve the pressure of PRs, race management,etc., and it’s a great equalizer. I’ve been with the Mud Hens Hash group in Toledo for several years.  Just check it out on the net and surf on in!             Metamoron.

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: I am curious as to how many people are like me and enjoy a good cold beer : and/or cigar once in awhile.  Do to my serious training I never go out and : drink beer with the people after work.  Also I have a dog and a house to : take care of.  But once in awhile I do like to treat myself to a good : German Beer, or two, and a fake Cuban Cigar (I don’t inhale and no need to : preach about second hand smoke either).  I really find this very relaxing : and am sure neither hurt my running.  I like to treat myself to this every : so often, kinda like getting a milk shake to treat yourself after a hard : week of training.  :) : Sounds like a great idea for after the marathon next week too.  :) : David/IndyRunr Yep, on both counts.  For years I’ve been enjoying the requisite cigars whenever I’ve gone backcountry camping/canoeing.  I always keep a few on hand at the house now, lighting up occasionally when friends are visiting. (especially American friends…they love those Cubans…legal up here). I’ve even smoked the night before a long run, with the only ill effect being that I seemed to be able to sing like Louis Armstrong as I ran. As for beer, probably like most runners I have the occasional beer or two, sometimes right after a nice easy run.  I had a good laugh over that "smoking and racing" thread on R.R a few weeks back.  I swear one of these days I’ll run a half marathon while keeping a huge stogie lit the whole time.  Maybe a deep puff at every aid station.  After I cross the finish line I’ll just stand there in my shorts and singlet and finish the sucker off, crabbing after the volunteers to find me a damn ashtray Chris

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I am curious as to how many people are like me and enjoy a good cold beer and/or cigar once in awhile.  Do to my serious training I never go out and drink beer with the people after work.  Also I have a dog and a house to take care of.  But once in awhile I do like to treat myself to a good German Beer, or two, and a fake Cuban Cigar (I don’t inhale and no need to preach about second hand smoke either).  I really find this very relaxing and am sure neither hurt my running.  I like to treat myself to this every so often, kinda like getting a milk shake to treat yourself after a hard week of training.  :) Sounds like a great idea for after the marathon next week too.  :) David/IndyRunr

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