I missed my beer/running club two weeks ago due to parent-teacher conferences that night. I missed it last week when life got a little overwhelming and I decided I couldn't spare the 2-3 hours to get out of the house. So I was happy to return to the Haddonfield Running Company tonight for 7 miles and some post run beers.
The Wednesday night run has been going on for longer than I can remember, but the informal beer club only started a little over a year ago. Back then people brought a six-pack and called it a night, but now with roughly 20 members, people are bringing an entire cooler and it's still not enough. We've joked that we'll have to start bringing a keg every night.
In rotation tonight was one of my favorite breweries, and the most local:
It was a chilly night with gusts of wind and a light rain. Despite the conditions, I guess I was feeling good because I went hard tonight. In the first half mile I realized how good I was feeling, and I just went with it. I love it when I'm able to push myself that hard on an average Wednesday night run, especially when I'm not even training for a goal race.
I wasn't wearing a watch, so unfortunately I don't know my time or pace. I do remember, however, looking at my watch while drinking my first beer and realizing it was only 7:45. I felt like I'd been finished for ages at this point so I was surprised to see it was still early in the night.
One of the guys in the group has said his batch of homemade beer is almost ready, so I'm looking forward to that. And for now, I'm just happy to be back in the club.
The Wednesday night run has been going on for longer than I can remember, but the informal beer club only started a little over a year ago. Back then people brought a six-pack and called it a night, but now with roughly 20 members, people are bringing an entire cooler and it's still not enough. We've joked that we'll have to start bringing a keg every night.
In rotation tonight was one of my favorite breweries, and the most local:
It was a chilly night with gusts of wind and a light rain. Despite the conditions, I guess I was feeling good because I went hard tonight. In the first half mile I realized how good I was feeling, and I just went with it. I love it when I'm able to push myself that hard on an average Wednesday night run, especially when I'm not even training for a goal race.
I wasn't wearing a watch, so unfortunately I don't know my time or pace. I do remember, however, looking at my watch while drinking my first beer and realizing it was only 7:45. I felt like I'd been finished for ages at this point so I was surprised to see it was still early in the night.
One of the guys in the group has said his batch of homemade beer is almost ready, so I'm looking forward to that. And for now, I'm just happy to be back in the club.
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