This is very simple and, like always, I ask that you all join me on this next adventure.  I’d like to get back to running… I’ve tried a million different ways but it really boils down to willpower.  But how does one start developing willpower?  I’ve tried public fat shaming (this blog) and I’ve tried establishing routines and picturing myself as a feeble old man who can’t enjoy his children growing up because he didn’t take care of himself… I’ve pretty much run the gamut of emotions between guilt, anger, positive thinking and such… I have a new plan now.

I love beer.  I use “love” relatively speaking, of course.  It’s that second tier of “love” that is something higher than say my “love” for the New York Yankees…and lower than, say,  my love of my family.  Although, on specific days beer can fluctuate between all of those tiers.

Welcome the 5 for 1 plan.  Mark this date, January 22nd, 2018, as the day that I give up drinking beer…without a price.  Starting this week,  I will allow myself one beer per week for every five miles of running.  As I was planning this out in my head I quickly thought about all of the scenarios.  What if I returned to my collegiate running days with a few 80-mile weeks!  I’m not sure I could handle 16 beers in a week…. but I’ll burn that bridge when I get to it.  For now, I’m thinking I’ll get five miles in and enjoy every last sip of the Ubu Ale I’ve got in the fridge…