Halloween

The usual great fun. Small party in cul-de-sac before. Had a special stop at Andy's.

Long Run

9.5 miles. Terry Hershey Park. Evening run.

Brewing Beer

Brewing batch Number 4. Northwestern Red. Dinner party + Trainspotting.

Brewing Beer

Brewing Batch #3. Red Otter. Bizzarely ran out of beer Tuesday night. Straight into replenishment mode.

KW - speed

5 miles. Buffalo Bayou. 1.5 w/u. 3 mile progressive run round bayou. Water stop half way. Great weather continues. w/d + core

Beer tasting

@ Eric's. Disaster! Had a beer with dinner - best pour ever and then tried to pour some to take to beer tasting and there was none! Who knew could go through a keg that fast? Ouch. Have to get into double batch brew mode.

Practice for the Tour - Race 4.

5.5 miles. White Oak Bayou. Race 4. Practice for the Tour. 3.3 mile cross country race. 29:40. Did usual and tryed to pace well and keep going. Tough on hills! Managed a sprint at end - bring on the power. w/u + w/d.

KW hills

5.5 miles. Cloverleaf. 1.5 w/u. 30 minutes of 2 hills. w/u, w/d + core. Great weather and not holding back for tomorrows race. Training through.

KW - speed

6 miles. under Waugh bridge. 2.0 w/u, 6 x 0.5 reps. 35 mins Progressive. 1:00 walk btwn. w/d + core.

Practice for the Tour - Race 3

5 miles. Buffalo Bayou. Practice for the Tour - Race 3 of 4. 32:46 3.87 miles. 2 loops. Small warm-up. Felt OK after yesterday's Kenyan Way training session. Kept it going. Weather not too hot/humid.

KW hills

5 miles. Spotts Park. Hill session. 2.0 w/u. 20 x 0.1 hill reps. Av 1:05. 1 m w/d.

San Antonio

6 miles. San Antonio. Could have found a better route. Private railway lines stiffled the options. Oh well.

KW - speed

6 miles. Spotts Park. 2 mile w/u. Fartlek @ Spotts Park. In the bowl of Spottts Park on a scenic Fartlek course as the sun sets. Tough getting going after yesterday's race. But last few reps OK. w/d + core

Practice for the Tour - Race 2

5 miles. Memorial Park. 2.6 miles trail race. Figure 8 loop on faster Memorial Park trails. Working later and missed usual warm-up. Also first run of week with Columbus Day vacation.

Columbus Day

Day off. And some beer tasting at Andy's. Great selection between the group!

First brew success

First taste of batch #2. Re: iain's second batch: IPA

Success! But only after some panic from my first tasting. I purged the first pint before I placed keg in refrigerator. It looked so nasty I didn't attempt to taste it - even after second draw to be sure. It also came out under a lot of pressure unlike my last batch. So 24 hours later I tasted the first pint and it was nasty! I thought I had lost the whole batch. When Eric stopped by it turned out to be OK. I didn't know I had to purge the first pint after it cooled down. The third pint onwards it is perfectly clear and excellent. I'll put it any taste competition!

Anyway - it is an amazingly smooth and subtle hopped tasting brew. Much more of a Scottish style than I expected! If you prefer bitter beers you'll be disappointed or prepare to be converted. Stop by for a sample!

Memorial Park

6.5 miles. Memorial Park.

KW - speed

7 miles. Buffalo Bayou. 14 x 0.17 mile Reps. 50s rest.

Florida Day Trip

Quick business trip - missed first Practice for the Tour race.

Kenyan Way - Hills

5.5 miles. Cloverleaf. 1.5 mile warm-up then 3x4 hill reps on all 4 parts of cloverleaf short w/d + core.

FVSC Brew Club

This Saturday OCT 2 we will be brewing @ 3 pm at the club!!

WE are going to be sampling out latest batch, which was a brown ale! Come join us, this is our 4th batch thus far. This week we are going to create a Belgium Triple (very tasty)(Lian’s B-day is upon us and this is his request) !

Everyone is Welcome(bring your husband’s)!! Remember to bring 10 bucks for beer supplies and something to throw on the grill or chips and dip etc. If you don’t like beer bring your favorite beverage!

If you haven’t come before, this is a perfect time to come hang out with your neighbors and friends. PARTY!!

The Weather is going to be Terrific!
RSVP nice but not necessary!!

Andy