Before this post goes anywhere, it needs to be made clear that this is not what we do…The Narberth Beer Runners believe in responsible drinking, responsible running and most importantly, drinking QUALITY beer! The Beer Mile includes none of those things.
Now that that's taken care of…After our last run, while enjoying a few drinks at McShea's a few of us started discussing the beer mile. Basically, you find a track, chug a beer, run a lap and repeat until you reach a mile.
The youtube video of James Neilson demonstrates it pretty clearly, and the article below from Runner's World tells a much better story.
The Untold History of the Beer Mile
With the upcoming inaugural world championships, this sudsy race has officially become a thing.
Published
September 24, 2014
It is April 27th, and James Nielsen assumes his starting position on the track at the College of Marin in Northern California. His wife, Mimi, is filming him with a Flip video camera. She raises her iPhone to the camera, and focuses on the phone's timer. "On your mark, get set..." On "Go!" she starts the timer, and Nielsen springs into action. He cracks open a room-temperature Budweiser–because warm beer retains less carbonation than cold–tilts his head back 45 degrees–an angle he knows through studying fluid dynamics will best usher the brew down his gullet–and seals his lips onto the can. It takes him five seconds to drain the can, three seconds faster than if its contents had been simply poured onto the ground. Then–this is very important–Nielsen starts running and tosses the can in the trash.
The two-time NCAA National Champion in the 5-K runs his first lap very fast. He's dedicated the past year to training and can now run a mile on an empty stomach in 4:10. With a belly full of beer, he figures he can run 4:20, maybe 4:25.
Read the full story here.
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