Snow!!!

Well typically enough in a year where I was prepared to concentrate on summer sports we start winter with the best conditions in years, I suppose I will have to make the best of it and ski as much as possible and even consider training for races. On the other hand we all know that it is unlikely to last until Febuary so maybe best not to get too carried away.

I am currently in Maumee, OH and am completely unable to find places to run/swim, surprisingly despite this the locals don't seem as overweight as in Kansas where they have excellent exercise oportunities. Luckily I need some downtime, I have come of the two biggest weeks of training since my 70.3 so it's time to have a few rest days, and hopefully hit up Elver Park in Madison on the journey home for some good hill training, and to get revenge on two of the worst experiences of last years ski season. Bad grooming and an ass kicking in a 10K were my experiences of Skiiing in Madison last year. Too bad as it's one of my favorite places to trail run/dryland. OK so I'm rambling now. On tap for this weekend is my first long ski of the year, I will start them early this year, and maybe my first set of intervals, likely in the same training session. Another ski with the 1/2 pint is also a must, he made me proud last week, dragging Mrs Brewski and myself out for another lap after we were ready to call it a day.\

Beer of the Blog - I'm on a kick of harassing restaurants for not carrying local beer. Today PF Changs felt my wrath. They have this great wine list but a standard genric beer list. Wine doesn't even go with chinese food for fripps sake(pun intended - is it still a pun if the word is the same but pronounced different??). Anyway the closest to a local beer I have had out here in Ohio is the Edmund Fitgerald Porter from Great Lakes Brewing. A very solid beer. Nice complex roast flavor,.... OK I admit I didn't pay to much attention to it but it's a solid beer, definitely up there with Summit great Northern as one of the best Porters out there, but I've yet to find a dark Porter I don't like.