Ran the Pacer's Beer Mile tonight. I thought it wouldn't be that hard as I've been able to get a beer down in less than 10 seconds on numerous occasions and I can run faster than most any other early thirties amatuer in the area. Well it did not really go as I thought but it was still a great time. If you don't know what a beer mile is, go here: http://www.beermile.com/ and watch the video I tagged below.
Lewis Kent, the world record holder in the beer mile was pacing my heat. See this awesome event where Kent ran the world record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o88xDdkRBXo Well we drank one beer and I was off and was very close to Kent and ahead of everyone. Second beer a dude caught up, and finished his beer before me, caught him during the run, but when I came to the third beer, like 4 guys caught up and killed me. My stomach could not take that third beer. Fourth beer a little better but I couldn't catch many with four beers in my stomach.
It was hilarious, and stupid, which made it a lot of fun. I would have to train my stomach for the sheer volume of carbonated Budweiser in my stomach since the running was easy and no one else that beat me could come close in an actual race. Indeed, true beer miling talent is found in the ability to take down four beers in less than 10 seconds a piece and still run a 4:20-30 mile with it all in your stomach.
Well that's a wrap for the long, long spring-summer racing season. Going to rest and start building up for marathon training.
results It's worth noting that other heats used warm cups of less carbonated keg beer, which made it much easier on them than the canned Budweiser in my heat. Kind of ticked me to see such fast times in other heats. I can say though that my beer mile was official! sub 7:00 B*t%hes!
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