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| Fat Alberta |
I woke up pretty early on Sunday morning because I wanted to get some Heavenly Hill repeats in before heading down to the Seacoast to meet Fat Alberta. The weather was fantastic, and all 3 dogs were raring to go. My legs were still feeling pretty beat after the heavy workload I had put on them the 9 days prior. A whole 46 miles and 3 hours of spinning!! So sad!!That's something I would have done over 3-4 days pre-injury, but I have to be kind to myself and remember that I'm starting over. So the heavy legs kept the pace slow up Heavenly Hill. I have to actually publicly thank my ex-husband for clearing the leaves off the trail while I was out of town. I let him camp at the house while we were gone, so he cleared the trail. I spent 3 hours clearing half of that trail in the Spring, and it was no easy feat, so I'm definitely appreciative of the work he put in. It actually makes a huge difference when trying to run that steep trail. It was still slow, but it would have been a lot slower with all of the leaves. All 3 dogs joined me for the first two climbs. They're always confused after I finish the first one and turn back around to go again. They will eventually follow, but by the third time, I just take them home since they won't follow me again anyway. I did 4 Heavenly Hill repeats coming out to 5 miles exactly at a slow 14:55/mi pace with 1934ft of elevation gain. This trail is no joke in its steepness, for both up and down. I have run it much faster, but with the shape I'm in and the tired legs, I was happy with it.
I took a shower and then dragged John away from his video games to accompany me to Throwback Brewery for the Fat Alberta release. Someone had built up a huge hype about this beer, so I was expecting greatness. Well... it came through. So good! It's Throwback's chocolate peanut butter porter. And oh my god, I loved it. John and I also had a really good time there. Even though it was crowded, we found space at a table right away. I ordered a full pour of Fat Alberta, plus 4 bottles, and a bacon, cheese, pb&j melt (um, WOW). John had an apple cider and a hamburger. I also tried their Campfire S'mores Porter, which was good, but nothing compared to Fat Alberta. They have all sorts of games to play so John set up Jenga, which I lost to him quickly and then Connect Four, that he proceeded to beat me at over and over and over..... It ended up being a really fun time for both of us, and we spent over 2 hours there. I was a little nervous after our Tuckerman Brewing debacle with John having a horrible time, but this time it worked out. The beer, the food, the ambiance. You really can't beat that with Throwback Brewery.
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| More funny pictures by John |
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| Prettiest elephant I've ever seen |
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| John setting up Jenga |
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| John photo outtakes |
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| John at Throwback |
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| John outtakes |
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| John was so making me laugh. I'm only drinking two of those. The other two are for someone else, so don't even ask for a sip. I'm not sharing. |
Smuttynose was about 10 minutes away so I stopped in there to grab one of their Rocky Road beers. I have yet to try it, but it's on the agenda for the weekend. We were home pretty early, so I took the dogs out and just hung out the rest of the night.
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