Piggy-ween...

It was a rough day, we stayed up way to late last night and had way to much fun.

I'm on the fence whether to call the Man Cave, "The Pig and Whistle" or "The Abyss". Feel free to cast your vote.

I'm finally feeling like I have some leg strength again, I felt a "slight" twinge of muscle. When I tensed my quad it felt a "little" firm. Taking the day off to recover today I think helped.

Tonight was Halloween and try as I might, I fell off the "eating healthy diet". I couldn't resist those little "Oh Henry", "Coffee Crisp" and "Kit Kat" chocolate bars and once I had one, I could stop the "eating frenzy".

The fact that I had a few beers didn't help. Jamie came over first, and after cigars he left, and my neighbour Jeff dropped in.

Jamie and I we're going for our second beer off the "Crackerator" and it was enough to drain it. Fifty Eight litres of beer gone in 14 days, a new personal best. That's the equivalent of 180 beers.

That keg was dedicated to Paul Dietrich, who donated $200 to the TPPF. The next keg being purchased will be dedicated to Al Nolan for his generous $201 donation to the party fund. I want to personal thank Paul for providing terrific "beer oil" to "grease the party wheel" over the past two weeks. post-Kona. It was delicious.

For those that donate $200 or more to the TPPF, you automatically become a "platinum keg donator" and a Keg is named and photographed in your honour as a badge of honour.

In a way I'm glad the Keg is empty right now, I have the NYC marathon on Sunday and I have about two or three days of training left and I need to be focused.

I think my next keg will be my 5th since getting the Kegerator in July or August. At $250 per Keg, that's A LOT of recovery drink.

On a personal note, Reid is sure getting big. I came home from my run two days ago and as I was stretching I saw a big kid riding a bike out of the corner of my eye, I didn't realize it was him. I was glad to see he was still riding my bike for some exercise and "shocked" I didn't recognize him.

For Halloween he went out as a Gorilla and with the mask on and not knowing it's him, he could have been a "man". He's now almost my height and is only turning 14 years old this month. I guess I'm going to have to give it up that he's going to be bigger than me. I've also noticed lately he's starting to "thin out".

The family carved some good pumpkins, as always. Can you guess which one was Reid's?

No Training - rest day

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