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This was a busy weekend...



Thursday night I went with Jay to the Liquor Stop in Highland, Indiana.

My objective was the purchase of Arrogant Bastard, a terrific beer not available in Chicago.  I was pleased to acquire several bottles.


We then drove to nearby Three Floyds Brewery for dinner and drinks in their brewpub.  Great food and beer in a bizarre, out-of-the-way location.



Friday night Shea came to town and we ran four miles at a 8:30/mile pace, which for me was a new short-distance PR.

After a shower and a beer on the back porch I went to Delilah's with Justyna, Shea, Michelle and Sarah.  There was much enjoyment of whiskey, Strongbow, and (especially) Manhattans.  We closed the place down, and I even shot a decent game of pool for once.

(I have a funny video of some drunken antics in the back of my car, but to protect the innocent I'm not going to post it.)


Saturday I went with Justyna and Shea to the Intonation Music Festival.  The weather was perfect.  For two days we sat out on the grass and heard some great bands, including Chromeo, Lady Sovereign, Roky Erickson (a very rare performance), The Stills, Dead Prez ("DPZ"), The Streets, and Bloc Party.


Here's a picture of us waiting for Lady Sovereign to come on stage.  She gave one of the best performances of the weekend.

I got to experience a few great bands that I had never heard of, such as the Boredoms (a "Japanoise" group).  I also liked either Robert Pollard or Jon Brion, though now I can't remember which.

On Sunday morning, before heading back to Intonation, I went on my first official marathon training long run.  I've decided to train at a 9:30/mile pace.  My new pace group is, unfortunately, a bit boring -- it was tough getting these people to socialize.  Hopefully these people will open up a bit once we start going longer distances.  I miss my old group!  But they are training at a slower speed on a different day.

Monday I called in sick.  It just had to be.

Tuesday night, instead of meeting with my Gumballhead running group, I went out on my own and ran 3.3 miles in 28 minutes.  Perhaps 8:30/mile will be my new short-distance pace.  Gosh, can you just imagine how smug I would be if I could run the marathon at that speed?

OK, back to reality now.  Have a good week, everybody.  Keep on running!