2011 Austin Beer Mile...

M38A1

I think this qualifies as a sport.

Take 40 or so athletes/non-athletes on a blustery afternoon, and tell them to bring four 12oz beers and their running gear. Promptly at 4:00pm, they all open their first beer and down it then sprint 1/4 mile. Upon their return, drink the second and run another quarter. Repeat TWO more times after this. First to cross the finish line (four beers/one mile) wins. Oh, and get sick before you finish? A penalty lap is due. :bow

A couple comments overheard:
"PR or ER" (Personal Record or Emergency Room)
"Beer drinking and running go together like bacon and eggs"

Ready:


Set:


Go:


Run:


Repeat:






Finish strong:


Or not... (but she did finish)

JSPhotography

. That's funny

M38A1

Mostly for fun, the fastest male started with his beer, ran and repeated then had a finish time of 6min36 seconds. That's a 6:36 mile AND stopping to drink four beers.

adbsgicom

Nice coverage here. I'm impressed someone was pounding down Guiness...

moose135

Me, I'd just sit on the sidelines, drink my beer and watch those fools run, but good coverage of a fun looking event, Scott!

M38A1

Thanks for the comments.

Andrew - yes, the Guiness has to be the most popular observation. I can't begin to imagine the gas and bloating that would occur even with regular beer, or 7-up for that matter. And they used to do the same thing with Chocolate Milk. argh.....


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