Olympian breaks U.S. Beer Mile record
You’ve heard of the McNellie’s Pub Run — it’s a fine event. No offense, but this story pretty much blows that away.
American runner Nick Symmonds, who just finished fifth in the 800-meter final at the London Olympics, recently set the U.S. beer mile record, though he fell short of the world record.
What is a beer mile? As the article explains, a beer mile consists of “drinking a beer, then running a lap, four times, with the clock running the whole time. Each beer has to be finished before starting to run the next lap. … North American rules… specify details such as a minimum alcohol content of 5.0%, no shotgunning or other methods of drinking other than from the beer can, and a penalty fifth lap for vomiting.”
Symmonds finished in a time of 5 minutes, 19 seconds; it was 10 seconds off the world record pace set by a Canadian runner in 2007. (Canada!!!)
Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the article for an awesome video — Symmonds “trains” by downing a beer in less than nine seconds.
Thank you for joining our conversation on The Thirsty Beagle. We encourage your discussion but ask that you stay within the bounds of our commenting and posting policy.
Comments
No comments yet.
Leave a comment