College Drinking

Our team is completely dry and does not let drinking inhibit our training

BYU.

Perhaps Syracuse.

I heard that schools like Penn State and Virginia Tech were dry...

Thats one of the dumbest things I have ever heard. There is nothing wrong with drinking as long as 1. you drink in moderation and 2. you get your sleep.

Now getting wasted every weekend is not going to help your running but there is NOTHING wrong with unwinding with a beer after a long day.

George W.. wrote:

Thats one of the dumbest things I have ever heard. There is nothing wrong with drinking as long as 1. you drink in moderation

yeah, refer to the AA thread. They likely tried to drink in moderation too.

Liberty?

BYU........except for Jim McMahon and probably a few others.

D2 Runner wrote:

Are there college teams that exist that do not have any drinking on there team and have not had drinkers for several years? There was a disagreement on our team about this today. I said there is no way to have a team where no one drinks alcohol and to keep it that way for years. Other people thought it would be very easy to get rid of drinking among the team members. What is everyone else's opinion?

Gotelling on the mt wrote:

I heard that schools like Penn State and Virginia Tech were dry...

10/10

"There is nothing wrong with drinking as long as 1. you drink in moderation and 2. you get your sleep."

If you're under 21, it's very wrong.

toshiba wrote:

"There is nothing wrong with drinking as long as 1. you drink in moderation and 2. you get your sleep."

If you're under 21, it's very wrong.

Wrong in what sense?

false. it may well be illegal (depending on the country, of course). but does that make it amoral?

There is a difference between binge drinking and social drinking. Runners can enjoy a few drinks per week without affecting training and racing.

Bottom line, a runner who drinks to the point of inebriation on a regular basis has established a pattern of alcohol abuse. Such a pattern has an effect on training and racing.

Habitual drunks suffer from low self esteem. Not a formula for successful running and racing.

I've done the research as follows: I dropped my mile time by 13/2 seconds when I was 18 to 4:21.9. Then I got up to college and hit the beer. Another three seasons brought a further 3.3 second improvement. The boozing was the main reason.

I might add it's laughable to scold kids under 21 for enjoying a drink. Get real! It's like trying to get them to abstain from sex, ain't gonna happen.

You are knowingly breaking the law. That is wrong AND immoral. There is no way around it.

toshiba wrote:

You are knowingly breaking the law. That is wrong AND immoral. There is no way around it.

HAHAHAHAHAHA, so you've never driven 1 mph over the speed limit in your life? Doubtful bro.

Drinking in college makes you into a man. Nothing like 15 drinks the night before a 20 miler in less than 2:00.

toshiba wrote:

You are knowingly breaking the law. That is wrong AND immoral. There is no way around it.

There used to be laws that blacks couldn't vote, drink out of ceratin water fountains, use certain bathrooms, etc. Those were moral laws that should never have been broken? Could go all f*cking day on this one bro.

toshiba wrote:

"There is nothing wrong with drinking as long as 1. you drink in moderation and 2. you get your sleep."

If you're under 21, it's very wrong.

Tell that to an 18 year old depolyed soldier or marine!

Syracuse and Colorado are schools with good runners and big drinkers. I don't know why people would want to eliminate drinking. Just do what you want, don't ruin other people's fun.