And now, the next installment of my mutilation of How to run 50 marathons in 50 days.Today, I”m jumping ahead to the last in this series. Because I find it strikingly apt–in all the wrong ways.
In the Wired piece the Perfect Human they write:
12. AVOID KRYPTONITE
Forget tequila. Karnazes has given up hard drinking. His big vice these days: chocolate-covered espresso beans.
Feh! I have NO, and I mean NO, time for this. However, I will amend this as follows:
12. Avoid Red Kryponite–in moderation
Avoid the red kryptonite, except in moderation. Red kryptonite, to Kryptonians, is kinda like a good stiff drink to humans. Or so it is in the point I’m trying to make. Yeah, it has some adverse effects and might mess you up…but after a good hard run, it is nice to sit down with a fine single malt (neat). But again, in moderation.
Sally and I typically have some champagne after long runs to celebrate. And we have a nice red wine with dinner regularly. The benefits of this are established, at this point. But again in moderation.
Sure, maybe avoiding a tasty beverage completely works for the K-man above, but for me, I’ll keep having a little of my red kryptonite–usually in conjuntion with some junk food.
Cheers!
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