I found this article both a bit sad and a bit sensible. I have friend who runs to eat pie and I suppose it makes sense that there are any number of people jogging ("running" is so self-congratulatory) for the same effect:

“I think people who run sometimes use it as an excuse that they can do whatever they want,” says Dawn Weatherwax-Fall, founder of Sports Nutrition to Go in Ohio. But consuming more than two alcoholic drinks at a time can hamper a training schedule. “It will affect performance up to three days before you get back to optimal. And if you do two nights of that in a row, it will affect you for up to five days,” she says. Lisette Schermann, a member of the Saskatoon Hash House Harriers, which describes itself as “a drinking club with a running problem,” will have anywhere from one beer during the club’s runs and one at the pub afterward, to several pints during a run and several more afterward. “They can turn into a bender,” the 32-year-old says of the group’s runs. For many members of the club, running justifies engaging in some less than healthy activities.

Now, I am in no position to make fun of anyone who decides to run for any reason. I hate running myself due mainly in its distinction from sitting on a sofa. In day's past, it was my acre vegetable garden and soccer that off set my barley sandwiches. But those activities are a few years in the past now so I really should get more active for any number of reasons, not just the ale. Heck, ever since I confirmed the obvious and realized many of those big bombs in big bombers are the caloric equivalent of a bracing mug of cake frosting I have been concerned. So maybe a walk around the neighbourhood before it gets totally dark. I don't have to worry about my "performance" but it might justify a brew.