Bye bye booze.

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After last night's run I realized I gotta stop drinking. At least, heavy drinking before the race on October 10th. Should be a no brainer, right? Well, some of us are slow learners, apparently. Saturday night I had gone to a friend's grand opening party (she's starting a bar in the area) and drank a decent amount of scotch whisky. I then ate a lot of chicken.

The next day I was beat and a bit hungover, but we had plans to see some friends for a BBQ, so we went, and I drank more whisky, and a beer, and ate more meat. It was wonderful. It was good.

Soon after starting my 10-mile pavement pound that evening, I felt my guts start to shift around. Oh god, I thought, I gotta finish this run. I can't stop for the bathroom now. See, I had already been feeling a little guilty about drinking so much and not really feeling up to snuff for the run that day. So, I pushed on, and I made my body deal with it and wait. At the end of the ten miles I felt pretty good, aside from a noticeable excess fatigue from the partying and drinking. I shouldn't drink so much before long runs, I thought. My friend Adam was right.

The Purge.

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I got home and threw my sweaty clothes in the hamper. I hopped in the shower. Upon emerging, something was wrong. I began to feel like I needed to double over. I hit the bathroom. No big deal, I thought, this is just happening because I didn't eat so hot and then pushed myself too hard. Well, three hours and a nightmare bout of cold sweats, gut cramps, diarrhea and puking later, I knew I had been through a purge. My body, now getting into better shape, wasn't having it. It's us or the booze, my organs and muscles seemed to be saying. You push us hard, we're gonna clean this shit out.

Anyway, until October 10th it is gonna be one or two drinks max for me. Fuck that shit.

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Last Night's Run:

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Distance: 10.47 miles
Theme Song: "Don't Swallow the Cap" - The National

source.

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Playlist so far:

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"Under the Pressure" - The War on Drugs
"Somewhere" - Soundgarden
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" - Yes
"Rose Garden" - Lynn Anderson
"Napalm Love" - Air
"Lips Like Sugar" - Echo and the Bunnymen
"Truth Hits Everybody" - The Police
"U Can't Touch This" - MC Hammer
"Tap Out" - The Strokes
"When Day is Done" - Django Reinhardt
"Sunrise, Sunset" - Bright Eyes
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - Devo
"Take No Prisoners" - Megadeth
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" - Metallica
"Air Cal" - Com Truise
"Surfing On a Rocket" - Air
"Andy's Chest" - Lou Reed
"Only Shallow" - My Bloody Valentine
"Love Love Love" - The Mountain Goats
"まいご" - Joe Hisaishi / 井上あずみ
"Easier Said Than Done" - MxPx
"Just Don't Give a F**k" - Eminem
"It's up to You" - The Specials
"Searching" - Quarion
"Searching With My Good Eye Closed" - Soundgarden
"Here She Comes" - The Cars
"I'm so Free" - Lou Reed
"Don't Pass Me By" - The Beatles
"Don't Cry Wolf" - The Damned
"Don't Swallow the Cap" - The National

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35 days until the marathon! Holy shit!

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(Thanks for stopping by. If you missed the last installment of MARATHON BLOG, number 18, you can find it HERE. If you want to know why I am keeping this blog, and the inspiration for starting such a record on the blockchain, you can find the first MARATHON BLOG post HERE.)

~KafkA

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Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as Facebook and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)