Kerr, his fiancee and Danny Mackey have all given up alcohol for 3 months to get ready for Paris - How hard would it be for you?

I rarely drink, only socially and only bc I have a friend who is SO weird about it when I don’t drink. I’ve done it for health reasons.

I’m an American, and I’ve picked a hell of a time to stop drinking.

It’s not that hard

Stopping drinking so he can think more about Jakob, or to stop nightmaring about Jakob?

Josh went for a poo today and the letsrun forum went off.

I've done that while broke.

Of course the 2-3 times I would drink involved a handle of liquor in 4-5 days once I mamaged to put together a little scratch.

To paraphase what I read that a cardiac surgeon said, "...alcohol is poison for every cell in your body..." You may still want to have a drink, and/or still drink, there is no way that it helpsor improves your athletic performances , let alone your life in general.

It’s not hard to avoid alcohol. I go long periods of time without alcohol. The month of June I had zero drinks. The month of July I went to an art festival and had 2 drinks. Then I had brunch this morning and had 2 drinks.

Not true. I rarely ever drink. I didn't drink more or less during COVID. That's a built in excuse

Lol at calling it a sacrifice to not drink for some months when you are a pro athlete.

Lay off the coke, man.

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This whole thread appears representative of how weird many Americans are about alcohol.

According to the article Kerr doesn't drink anyway and it's just saying his coach has given up alcohol to show some sort of solidarity with him.

Naturally we get the weird judgments and holier-than-thou comments regardless.

I'd say it's easy for most people. But there are genetic and personality factors to consider. If you have an addictive personality it might be difficult. And then, some people who just get hit by alcohol differently. It's hard to explain, you almost have to see it to understand. I have a good friend that almost literally lights up when he has one drink. His eyes get wide and glossy right away, and he can't stop at 1. Then he gets hammered quickly and acts ridiculous. Its hard to be around him when hes drunk. Extremely flirtatious with just about any woman thats nearby, even if their boyfriend/husband is right there.

What makes it even more bizarre is that he is a very intelligent, very functional guy. Very organized and on top of things. Holds a Healthcare job that must pay 6 figures. Alcohol just brings out the beast in him.

Fortunately he's been 100% sober and back to running for at least a year now. Seems to be straightening out.

This board specifically attracts people with weird judgments and comments, not sure it's representative of Americans as a whole. I think most Americans drink plenty but also don't care if others do/don't.

back in the day, i did not drink much,

but i would drink 3 pints the day before a race, to avoid overthinking.

i also thought having a 750 oz beer was a good idea after a 10 miler.

i drank 6 beer at a party and ran a spred workout, and cut it short due to a lack of quality.

never again. there was zero chance to do things that hurt the program.

true, some people can handle double the alcohol dose above. which is cool.

but those cats are exposed to the possibility of alcoholism.

which we all know.

i definitely dont recommend being perfect in olympic year. sure, up the anty a bit, but stick with your system and dont change things.

the perfect persuit of perfection is a perfect road to hell.

i don't think people are judging people who drink. just saying a professional runner giving it up for 3 months is not noteworthy.

and if he doesn't drink anyway, as the poster above just said, how are his coach and fiancee sharing in a sacrifice to not drink as well?

it just sounds like they are digging for something to talk about when there isn't much there. which i guess is what writers do. always need an interesting narrative.

I only drink when in social situations. I never drink a beer just sitting around at night and I rarely will even bother with wine with dinner.

I could easily just order a soft drink when out with friends, but honestly unless I have a purpose to not have my 2-3 beers per week I dont really see why I'd give it up.

For me it would be like being asked to give up any other something in my diet. Could I give up meat/sugar/carbs/whatever.. for X amount of time? The answer is YES I could, but why?

I drink

All it says to me it's he has a problem with alcohol... I did too, but I went three of years without drinking and now infrequently have a drink or two

good name. been keeping up with ABs twitter? Pure Gold.