Tour De Taco Mac

Drink 125 beers and become a passport member. It's a fun goal with the reward of a name plate, mug, and 4 extra ounces for every draught. Wanting to join others hitting this goal on Friday, I entered the week with 91 beers.

34 beers in one week is no easy feat, especially since you're limited to getting 6 a night, as I did Saturday night. With another few beers before Entoruage, I was now at 101. Addding 4 on Tuesday brought me to 105. And then 5 more beers should have brought me to 110.

That meant I need 9 more beers on Thursday, so I could finish with 6 beers on Friday at 125. I've always liked a good adventure, feeling it makes things a bit more exciting. I decided that I would run to 3 different Taco Macs and get a couple beers at each, however it soon turned into a competition within itself.

3:30pm Stage 1 of the TdTM: The first leg was a 3.5 mile run up Morningside to Rock Spring to Piedmont. Before leaving for the run, I had to pack carefully, wearing running shorts and a tight pair of boardshorts over them, hanging a shirt off my hip. I brought my license, taco mac card, and cash. After adding a housekey to my shoelace, I was ready. The run was easy, which is interesting because that distance used to be my long run.

3:50pm I near the end as I make a descent under I-85. I'm disappointed knowing that I'll have to start out my run with a treacherous uphill. Although I think Lindbergh is nearing, I end the run with a big ascent after going under the overpass. I'm only minutes away from my first beer and feeling pretty good with the running.

4:06pm Taco Mac 1: Lindbergh After waiting about 10 minutes, my server Kyndal finally shows up. I had wanted to take a less than half hour, but thanks to the slowness, that didn't look to be happening. It took another few minutes just to get a water and my list. Unfortunately my list, was 1 beer short, now I knew I needed 10. Since, I was running and drinking a lot, the goal for today was summer beers and cheap. My first choice was SHOCK TOP PINT. Finishing that in only a few minutes, I again had to wait long for my second choice, a SHINER HEFE. When she brought that out, I ordered my check and a WOODCHUCK RASPBERRY.

4:33pm Stage 2 TdTM In only a few minutes I would be leaving for my second leg, a 3 mile run down Piedmont to the Midtown Taco Mac. Thanks to the long wait for beers, my legs were feeling great. I didn't know the effect the alcohol would have on my stomach, but I was starting to feel drunk

4:48pm Only a few minutes into the run I was starting to feel the last few drinks and summer heat. The run felt great, but crossing traffic signals certainly started to get challenging. Once I climbed the hill I had previously worried about, Piedmont was a blast. Having more drinks than I expected at the first Taco Mac, I now had a new goal. I wanted to drink 10 beers, run 10 miles, in 3 or 4 hours.

5:21pm Taco Mac 2: Midtown I got my 2nd list and it already counted my afternoon 3 and read 112. With my new realization that I needed 10, I also realized I might be short on cash. My first beer was the cliche after a run: MICHELOB ULTRA. Drenched in sweat, most people had to be confused as hell with the sight of me. Pounding beers quickly, next up was HIGH LIFE LIGHT. Overhearing the guys next to me, the one thirty-year old wanted to quit his marketing job to pursue bartending, teaching, or something. I offered some advice as I ordered a another cheap beer, but the keg was out, so Rachel, my English bartender offered me the tastiest cheapest beer BLACK LABEL. I finished up with a LEINEKUGEL SUNSET WHEAT PINT.

6:07pm I just paid my bill. In 2.5 hours, I had 7 beers and 7 miles and felt even better than before with the air conditioning I just enjoyed. I was only a few miles from home and 3 beers in the highlands from completing my journey, which at this point felt easy. Except I stopped by Piedmont and enjoyed over 2 hours of volleyball.

8:01pm They lock the bathrooms at 8:00pm even though the sun hasn't even set. Stupid. I play and lose my final game of volleyball and decide it's time to start toward home.

8:36pm I stop by the guy's house because I have to pee. I have a small bladder and only pissed once. I guess I sweated out the rest. I borrow some extra cash to finish my odyssey.

8:48pm Taco Mac 3: Virginia Highlands Jeff just got cut, so Megan's my server. She does a great job getting me a MICHELOB LIGHT, BUD LIGHT, and finally the newest keg there, an ABITA PURPLE HAZE PINT. The drinks go down rather smooth and I'm ready to go home.

9:16pm I get my confirmation list. In fact, I now I have 119. Only 6 away! I run the 1 mile+ home and finally get something to eat. 10 beers, 10 miles, in 6 hours. All in all, I'm ready for JRoll's birthday.