Conquering The Weakness - The Quest for the Bicentennial

Well done, sir. It's all but in the bag!

I'd love to know though how you structured the consumption of those 24 beers on day No. 3. EPIC.

Do share.

to address a couple of comments and thoughts:

1) the sh!ts - i generally don't head out for a run until i've taken at least one dump in the comfort of my own home. i have no issue crapping outdoors, but why wipe with ferns when you can relax for a few minutes and have your morning constituional in peace.

2) the beers - day 3 was all singles. i finished running around 3PM (pacific time) and started drinking. i polished 14 that were left in the case from day 2, then kept drinking from the a new case. i stopped when i checked the clock and realized it was around 4AM. i've always been a really steady drinker when i don't think about it and just go with the flow - which is usually down my throat.

3) the miles - because of time constraints during the semester (i'm working on my pre-reqs for chiropractic school) i was only running once per day, so i kind of got used to that. the first two days where i doubled hurt more than i was expecting. of course, it could've been the 53 miles in 2 days that lead to fatigue as well.

4) recovery - so far i'm recovering fairly well. i don't feel bad and i'm stretching after every run, like i always do. i don't know if that makes it easier to consume more beer, but i like it, so i'm going to keep stretching.

5) diet - it's been fairly decent. a lot of pasta (like the lipton sides from a box, cheap and easy) and good bit of fruits and vegetables, which also help keep things moving along. last night i broke form and got two chicken sandwiches and two orders of fries from the value menu at BK. the fries were pretty tasty, should've done without the chicken sandwiches as i wasn't really craving it. probably the biggest challenge has been with the food because i tend to eat A LOT when i drink.

now, for a little bit of day 5.

i had to get up fairly early (8AM is early when you've been waking up at noon) to deal with some apartment crap and get my credit back to good standing. once again, much easier to deal with this when offices are open, so move where there's no holiday. i downed a couple cups of coffee and some oatmeal, then took care of business as best i could. i was feeling pretty good moving around, so i decided i'd try my hand at a workout. nothing too taxing, but something a little uptempo just so the mileage doesn't make me stale. after all, i am still in training for a half marathon (goal is to run under 70:00 in new orleans). coming from a miling background in college, i fell in love with 300s, so i elected to do 20x300, jog 100 recovery. my thinking was that i'd run the 300s in 60ish, jog nice and easy, and generally enjoy a fartlek on the track. fortunately, the weather was awesome, sunny, cool, no wind, and except for shalane flanagan cooling down the track at nike was empty. i warmed up 12 minutes (about 1.5 miles), then ran my workout. most of the 300s were in the 58-59 range and the recovery jogs in the 25-27s range. the fastest 300 was 55, the slowest was 60 and my 8000m time came out to 28:08, around 5:38/mi pace. so i figure i got a decent run in. i cooled down 20 min (about 2.5 miles), then started drinking.

i decided to buy sixers of 16oz cans because you get more for your money. now, i figured that 100 12oz beers equals 1200 oz of beer. so it's really the overall volume that's important here, not the vessel you're drinking from. an ounce of beer is an ounce of beer whether it comes from a 12oz can or a 16oz can. so i got 18 16oz cans, which is equal to a case of beer. my goal is to finish all 18 beers (equivalent ounces of 24 12oz cans), leaving me with 93 beers total. currently it is about 2:30PM pacific time and i have been through 2 cans and am about halfway in my 3rd.

i will say this has been easier than i thought it would be.

oh yeah, total mileage is now 91.2. i made a math error again when i said it was 82.3. i'll probably run 10 tomorrow, drink 7 beers and then saturday do another easy 10 and drink a few more beers.

my competitive side has me wanting to exceed ziggy's 107/105. nothing against ziggy, because those are great totals, just my competitive nature. i'm also considering a run on the tricentennial (100 beers/100 miles/100 hours) over the summer when the days are slightly longer and i will have more money to play with.

running is better wrote:

my competitive side has me wanting to exceed ziggy's 107/105. nothing against ziggy, because those are great totals, just my competitive nature. i'm also considering a run on the tricentennial (100 beers/100 miles/100 hours) over the summer when the days are slightly longer and i will have more money to play with.

Apples to oranges. The ziggy guy was in school and taking finals.

b runs wrote:

Apples to oranges. The ziggy guy was in school and taking finals.

you are right and i'm not trying to discount what he did at all. ziggy is my inspiration for this whole endeavor, so i have a lot of respect for him.

i will be the first to admit that if i had tried this two weeks ago when i was taking final, i would've bombed my finals. as it is, i barely made a 3.0 anyway, so obviously i'm not as intelligent as ziggy.

i will say that moving and jumping through the hoops to make sure my credit is good enough to move into the place i want to move into is pretty taxing. i've had to deal with 4 different people over the phone, which is not fun for me. i effing hate using the phone and can't wait until i can get rid of my cell phone. one day i aspire to be the last person on earth (3rd world folks included) to have a cell phone.

again, mad respect to ziggy stardust (and to andy holden! that guy is twice the drinker i am!) but because i'm competitive, i really want to beat his numbers. even if it is a different situation.

since it's the volume of beer that's important and i bought 3-six packs of 16oz can (equal to a case or 24 12oz beers) because 18x16=288 and 24x12=288.

anyway, i just finished my last 16oz can, bringing my total to 1116oz of beer this week or 93 12oz cans. so 7 more 12oz beers and i will be at the 1200oz mark, which was the goal.

i have this in the bag.

it's like leading by 21 with 7 min to play in the 4th quarter.

This is epic! Wail on!

wuuuhaaaaaaaail ooooooon!

last name: ever, first name: greatest. like a sprained ankle, boy, you ain't nothing to play with.

my break just got so much better.

last name: ever, first name: greatest. like a sprained ankle, boy, you ain't nothing to play with.

my break just got so much better.

ran 8.8 miles on leif to get to 100 miles. i have a PBR tall boy (24 oz = 2 beers) and a sixer of deschutes jubleale to polish it all off. i figure drinking 101 will make up for the last few drops that always seem to get left in the cans.

1 more day to add some bonus man points, right?

just cracked open jubelale #1.

it tastes sooooo good after all that PBR.

jubelale #2....going down pretty easy. like a 15-yr old on prom night.

jubelale #3.....on like Donkey Kong.

jubelale #4.....99 beers down.

running is better wrote:

i have a PBR tall boy (24 oz = 2 beers) and a sixer of deschutes jubleale to polish it all off.

I love this thread, love this challenge, and plan to attempt to accomplish something similar some day soon. However, I have a beef with your terminology. A 16 oz can is a tall boy. A 24 oz can is a man can (has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?).

Nice work, and finish strong.

man can does have a nice ring to it.

i've always called 24 oz cans tall boys, ever since collecting cans with my grandpa (he called them tall boys as well) when i was like 6 or 7 for recycling.

maybe calling 24 oz cans "tall boys" is a southern thing?

drinking beer #100 for the week as i type this.

Congrats!!! And you can call them whatever the hell you want after completing a feat like this.