Saturday afternoon, away from DC, somewhere tropical without a car, and at the mercy of those I was visiting I decided to give in to two things I'm not particularly crazy about: drinking beer and running. Yes, I was supposed to do both at the same time. Since college I've been told about a peculiar club that likes to run and drink beer at the same time, singing bawdy songs, and partying afterwards. Billed a "beer drinking club with a running problem," I met with the local hash club. No, not that kind of hash.
We set off into the hilly scrub land, avoiding large cactuses, and trying to get through a few bogs left by the rain a couple weeks ago. Vistas of the sea whenever we managed to get to a ridgeline. I can't say I finished the 6.2 mile trail the hares set for us, I dropped my contact lens (seems to be a recurring experience whenever I'm on TDY in this part of the world) in the last 1/2 mile of the run. Then the mosquitoes descended. Screw the contact lens. A 'virgin' runner, I can't say I see myself doing this again, although now I can say I've done it and crossed it off my list.
The point of the group is to be silly, social, and have fun. I like to think clubbing and concerts takes care of that for me. The ribald singing and all that was good but I've decided I'm more of a dancing martini girl when I want to be goofy. Or you know re-enacting Lord of the Rings on a ridgeline on Harper's Ferry ...
2 comments:
where did you do this at? I've always been curious about this, but i know in the back of my mind that it would cause me more pain, then fun.
i've been told they are everywhere, and DC actually has several clubs ... here's the DC site: http://www.qms-dc.com/dch4/dch4.htm
I admit, I drank water before and during the run and waited to drink the beer afterwards (I had to, I was DFL-dead f*ck*ng last--haha).
honestly I didn't feel the pain until two days later ... in my calves :) althought its totally non-competitive so that's cool. Although I wished I had my hiking boots!
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