1. Beers
The following have received a Casey Score of 10. If you ever see them, buy them and drink them. Drink them all!
Clown Shoes Clementine - Like it sounds, this one has a very nice clementine taste. It does not, however, taste of Clown Shoes. It's a wheat beer, which makes me happy. I would pair this beer with a nice summer day. Maybe in August.
Shipyard Pumpkin - A pumpkin pie in a glass! Cinnamon-sugared rim only makes it better. In fact, I would probably take this over a slice of real pumpkin pie. Pair with Thanksgiving.
Victory Golden Monkey - This beer is best when it's on tap. In a bottle, it gets a little sludgy and weird. On tap it's got an apricot-banana weird, but awesome, flavor. It's strong. Pair this with a rough day at work.
Allagash White - Tasty, crisp and nice. Pair with a regular old day. Any day. Today, even.
Troeg’s Mad Elf Belgian Strong Dark Ale - Weird name. Great, strong beer. I've only had this on tap, and with great food, served by the fabulous Ms. Shira. Pair this beer with Christmas. It's all about the angry elves. Or crazy elves. Huh, I wonder.
Unibroue La Fin Du Monde - I drank four of these in 5 hours. I do not recommend this, unless you have a higher tolerance than I do. They are strong. Like a Golden Monkey crossed with an Allagash White. Pair with New Years Eve, and sleep in on New Years Day.
Brouwerij Van Steenberge Piraat - This may be my favoritest of them all. Such a beautiful golden color and super yummy taste. Pair this beer with right NOW!
Sorry for the loopiness in my descriptions. Please let me explain. This morning I ran a half marathon with a terrible head cold. My sinuses are all messed up. My throat is dry, my nose is rubbed raw,and my left ear has "Soothing Ocean Waves" on repeat.
So... My Favorite Things...
2. Half Marathons
My favorite half marathons are the ones I've finished. I brought my total to 6 today! I've now completed a half in the following states (ranked in order of "favorite"):
a. Massachusetts - beautiful weather plus awesome company
b. Connecticut - very pretty, not hilly, nice weather
c. Maine - very pretty, not too hilly
d. Florida - fast, no hills, stress fracture
e. California - rainy and cold, slow
f. New Hampshire - hot, humid, hilly, bronchitis As you have just read, today's half marathon is my favorite so far... and here's why.
3. Best Ever Favorite Favoritest
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Vick
My husband, Vick, ran this half marathon with me. Before training for this half marathon, he had run up to 8 miles, but not continuously (lots of walking breaks). He's in his 3rd and final year of residency, which means he's working a crazy schedule with little sleep and mounting responsibilities. He's been doing boat loads of paperwork to get his license and begin his fellowship. He's been studying like crazy for his board exams. Yet, he made the time to train with me for the past 12 weeks. He only took one week off because he was working nights in the ICU.
During our training, we maintained a 11:30-mile pace in all of our long runs. Today, I let him set the pace. Not only did he run the 13.1 miles continuously, he blew his training speed out of the water! We finished in 2 hours and 16 minutes, which gave us an average of a 10:20 mile.
We shared a lot of moments over the race today. Together we cursed hills and laughed at my nasty running nose. We high-fived like dorks at every mile marker, and we even sprinted for the final .1 miles. This, by far, was the most fun race I've ever run. With him at my side, time flies. I'm glad I married him, and now he's stuck with me. Muahahaha.
Congrats Vick! You've done good!!!
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