I quit drinking because all my friends were getting busted for drunk driving. One night, I was over at a friend's house when this guy offers me a brew. I politely declined, but he insisted and called me a pussy fag for not drinking. I got ugly and told him to go f*** himself. Later that night, he got busted on the drive home. I had to come pick up my buddy who was riding with him as the car was getting towed away. They had Mr. Beer in the backseat of the patrol car.
Pussy fag indeed.
Out.
I drink 4-5 times per year and get f***in' smashed on those rare occasions. Alchohol is so much fun!!
"No worse, and a hell of a lot more enjoyable, than a about 90% of the shit people throw down their holes in the normal course of a day."
I did read what you said, and you conveniently forgot to quote the part I was responding to.
You f***ing arrogant shit.
Ok, how about this - you drink half a bottle of vodka in 30 minutes, and I'll eat four big macs, and we'll see who comes out better.
ahhh, such entertaining reads. well it started with how much they drink then it turned into how much others drink. call me crazy, but my personal belief is that you should worry about #1 before those around you. for those that drink they don\'t bash anyone else they say \"hey i get f***ed up and enjoyed it\" then those that don\'t just bash those that do. then the whole \"you can\'t be good if you do\" crap comes in. if you read and pay attention the non drinkers really don\'t bring much to the table, then the drinkers have some stories of drinking with or seeing top level track and field athletes drink. me personally, i didn\'t drink much my first year and a half of college. ran about the same times as high school, then near the end of my soph year i started to go out with my friends a little, next season i ran at ncaas in cross (5th place team) scored at big tens in the mile and improved my previous years time in the 1500 by 11 seconds. no the drinking did not make me faster but it did allowed me to relax a little, instead of worring about the next race or workout and burn out i was able to really put everything into the 3 hours i was at practice and not think about it till the next morning run. since running was not my entire life i really began to enjoy both running and life more. no i didn\'t get shit can wasted every single night but i would say 3-5 nights a month i would drink pretty hard and another 1-2 nights a week i would go out and have a few drinks. as long as you can do it responsibly there are no significant negative effects. and for those that bash people who do like to go out a little, if you look at the results from the last few ncaa and usatf i have gotten wasted with a very large portion of finalists and a damn number of this past summers olympians. i guess those olympians didn\'t get the memo that going out every now and again really slows you down. yes i also have friends that don\'t drink at all and run very fast, it just depends on the person. they not once would say anything about those that did drink and we never gave them a hard time, we all knew that we as individuals knew what was best us
Lets set the record straight. Most runners drink, right? I mean what is better than a nice long run and a few PBRs? But then again, do the elite think this way? Ive seen some of Americas best at post nationals parties drinking water. I mean, come on. You just placed in the top five at xc nationals and you're drinking water? Relax a little and enjoy a cold brew. It might actually help.
I only drink once a day............
I'm a collegate athlete and I don't drink at all. Okay, okay, maybe I lied... Once in a while I'll make a steak and drink half a glass of red wine, only the good stuff. Other than that, for those of us who are serious, I think drinking is just stupid. And it's not like I have never done it, but if your running is really that important to you, I can't imagine that you would crave the negative effects on your body.
In all my time, so far, running, I have only experienced one drunk Kenyan (1:01) and other than that, everyone else who I know that drinks is not living up to their potential and have little or no plans to continue with running. I know PRE did it, but he was a natural. Unless you are really "blessed" with skills, don't bother getting smashed, it's just a waste of time.
don't drink but i hit the bong once in a while
your mom is a bong once in awhile
does anyone think smoking once or twice really effects how u race
A few brews once a while never is not that bad. Just because you don't drink it doesn't mean you will get better. There is quit a few elite runners who like to knock a few and i have perssonally witnessed them. You have to have fun and if knocking a few is what gets you going then i guess you have. Don't be a pussy just don't over due it. Moderation is key and discipline is key as well. It is just like twinkies you eat them once in a while not all the time. Thats why some teams have dry seasons.
Not at all. I have "heard" stories about "people" who run with good ellite athletes who rip one or two at special events. It is kind of like runners bonding. On the flip side though, one of my good friends use to be a state champion and team captin in HS, then started to smoke a lot of weed torward the end of HS and run 33 sec slower for 3200 than he did for his freshman year (something like: 9:40-10:13).
I'm all down for moderation, I just did too much too soon and experienced some bad shit. I guess you can say I got burnt out of the lifestyle that it had become, and now it is undiserable and I don't see how I would function with it.
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sorry for the grammar, I am a ByoChem and Intagrated physiociology major...
is everyone a self-absorbed puss on this site? Damn, lighten up and have a few drinks if you like it. Who cares. No worse, and a hell of a lot more enjoyable, than a about 90% of the shit people throw down their holes in the normal course of a day. For whatever it's worth, beer taken in significant quantities is popular throughout most parts Kenya and Ethiopia. Bekele throws a few back, and he's not the only one. Many of the top level Kenyans like a Tusker or twenty. Granted getting sloshed day in and day out is not going to help your life or running any, but a few drinks on the weekend or from time to time? What's the big deal?
And spare me the misdirected "the bottle ruined my life" stories. Alcoholism and gross alcohol abuse are not what we're talking about here.
Not much. I've probably had fewer 5 beers in my life (35 y.o.), and I've never been drunk. I can understand people enjoying a beer once in a while - that seems perfectly normal if you like beer (or other alcoholic drinks). But I have no idea why people would want to or allow themselves to get smashed. That's not my idea of fun.
I also don't know why you care if others are just drinking water. I don't complain if someone has different food or beverages preferences than me. If you are a vegetarian, I'm not going to think something is wrong if you decline a nice steak or whatever. Why are you trying to put a stigma on people who don't want to drink for whatever reason?
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Not much. I've probably had fewer 5 beers in my life (35 y.o.), and I've never been drunk. I can understand people enjoying a beer once in a while - that seems perfectly normal if you like beer (or other alcoholic drinks). But I have no idea why people would want to or allow themselves to get smashed. That's not my idea of fun.
For starters, fun is not a universal concept. There exists no standard set of activities that is fun for everyone.
More importantly (and this is my biggest pet peeve about self righteous non drinkers), how would you know if it is fun or not if you have never tried it? Are you just afraid of what you might do with lowered inhibitions?
To answer the topic question, i have a beer or two with dinner maybe 4 nights a week. A couple weekends a month i will drink socially (3-5 drinks) and every once in a while i get good and drunk (for me, anywhere from 9-12 drinks). Those nights are the only time I ever feel any effects the next day, which is why I save them for the rare times in training when I have successive recovery days and no important races looming.
Who would have thought that you can drink AND be smart about your training?
I don't drink any more. But I don't drink any less!
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal
lobotomy!