Church vs Trannies

Joey hails from a small Miami suburb quaintly named Davie. Davie, known for its excellent public schools and racism, is also the home of notables such as Vanilla Ice and Chad Ocho Cinco. Thanks, Davie!

I come from a more significant town, Chicago, whose list of famous figures likely matches that of the current population of Davie

Joey and I are also both basketball fans. I grew up watching the Chicago Bulls win 6 NBA Championships. Joey grew up watching the Miami Heat consistently miss the playoffs.

This season, the Bulls and the Heat are both serious contenders for the NBA title, and being proud and petty people, we've decided to place a friendly wager based on whose team goes further in the playoffs. If Joey wins, I have to attend church for an entire month with him (dear lord please help me avoid this). If I win, Joey and I will dine at AsiaSF, an establishment known for its excellent soba noodle dishes served up with a side of Tranny.

You're probably wondering 'what the hell does this have to do with the Discipline Off'?'. Well, it really doesn't. But, if you read one of the earlier posts on the implications (or lack thereof) of religion on discipline, perhaps you'll be able to see a connection.

I can't wait to win those soba noodles.

AsiaSF is known for its Soba Noodles

RED MEAT POTLUCK

In standard discipline off fashion, we are holding a potluck to celebrate the loss of yet another food group: MAMMALIAN FLESH (aka RED MEAT --- sounds much better, no?)

While red meat is the most manly of food groups, it's tastiness does come at a price. Here's wikipedia summing it up:

The American Institute for Cancer Research and World Cancer Research Fund stated in their report "Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective" that there is "convincing" evidence that red meat intake increases the risk for colorectal cancer, and that there is "suggestive" evidence that it increases the risk of oesophageal, lung, pancreatic and endometrial cancer.^[9] As a result, they recommend limiting intake of red meat to less than 500g cooked weight per week.^[10]

Some studies have linked consumption of large amounts of red meat with breast cancer,^[11][12] stomach cancer,^[13] lymphoma,^[14] bladder cancer,^[15] lung cancer^[16]and prostate cancer^{[15][17][18].}

While I love red meat, I also love my colon.

So, here are the details:

WHAT: RED MEAT POTLUCK

WHERE: JOEY'S HOUSE IN SSF

WHEN: 1-8 PM ON SATURDAY, 3/26

WHAT TO BRING:

1) A DISH (DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE MAMMALIAN MEAT BUT IT IS THE THEME ... OR... 2) $10 TO CHIP IN ... OR 3) A BEVERAGE TO SHARE

Hope you can join!

Discipline Strikes Again - Napa Valley Marathon

Discipline pays off. I ran the Napa Valley Marathon on March 6th at a clip of 3:15:06, beating my previous PR time of 3:32:16 by 17 minutes and 8 seconds set in October of last year at Niagara falls. That was only 6 months ago, and this is definitely a dramatic improvement. Typically a 10 second per mile improvement is pretty solid. I improved my average time by 43 seconds per mile! I again attribute this to a combination of my change in running program as well as my highly improved diet.

The race was tough at stretches --- it did rain the first 8 or so miles, and there was a substantial headwind the entire way. I was very demoralized after 7 or so miles - my shoes were drenched, my face hurt, and I felt like I was fading. However, a lesson that I've learned throughout this discipline off is that the initial 'crappy feeling' of doing something tough often goes away and you would be surprised how far you can keep going once you get over the first major hump. That's what happened here --- I actually recovered, picked up the pace midway, and was passing people over the last (and toughest) miles.

Post marathon, I took my second break day since the discipline off started (a reminder of the rules --- we get 1 break day per month as a reward). My first break day was poorly planned and I totally wasted it, eating 6 cookies...and that was it. This time I made a point to have some of my favorite foods:

- 1.5 sonic hot dogs (they had one of these in napa!!!)

- tater tots

- a york peppermint patty

- sesame chicken + white rice

- an entire whole foods carrot cake (yes, the whole thing, by myself. I think I became mildly aroused while eating it...uh...)

- 5 slices of a small pizza

- popcorn

- a bowl of soup + bread (immediately after the marathon --- the napa race was really awesome and gave out food + massages + offered hot shower facilities post race)

It was an epic break day to say the least. Not having these foods everyday certainly makes me appreciate them that much more.

Now I'm back on the horse following the plan and hope to qualify for the Boston Marathon in my next race (San Diego Marathon in June).