4:51 and 4 bottles of beer
November 28, 2015 8:35 PM Subscribe
The Beer Mile recorded lowered to 4:51.9. Lewis Kent has retaken the Beer Mile (a mile/four laps run with a 355ml beer downed before every lap) record with a run of 4:51.9. (previously record by James Nielsen.)
I'm not much of an athlete, but there was one time that a friend convinced me to go cycling with him. We biked maybe 30 or 40 miles in and around DC, drinking many beers along the way. This was one of those rare circumstances where the carbs in the beer actually helped keep us pretty well hydrated, and the vigorous exercise seemed to prevent us from getting even the least bit drunk.
This, however, sounds like something I would never be able to do. When you're at the point where you have to train your stomach so it doesn't hurt as much when you slam your fourth beer, it just doesn't sound like a lot of fun.
posted by teponaztli at 9:34 PM on November 28, 2015
This, however, sounds like something I would never be able to do. When you're at the point where you have to train your stomach so it doesn't hurt as much when you slam your fourth beer, it just doesn't sound like a lot of fun.
posted by teponaztli at 9:34 PM on November 28, 2015
Can you imagine the training required for this sport? How many beers a day they have to drink to make it to the championships? I can barely even polish off a six-pack on my own!
I've been training without knowing it
posted by shakespeherian at 9:50 PM on November 28, 2015 [6 favorites]
I've been training without knowing it
posted by shakespeherian at 9:50 PM on November 28, 2015 [6 favorites]
The Keg Mile is a different sport, where the athlete has to carry the keg on their back for the entire mile, regardless of how much they drink. This has been a staple of the Strong Man challenges you can find on ESPN 8 (The Ocho) for the past several years.
posted by KGMoney at 9:51 PM on November 28, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by KGMoney at 9:51 PM on November 28, 2015 [2 favorites]
Bottles, huh? Interesting. All the ones I've seen up to this point have been cans.
posted by ob1quixote at 10:00 PM on November 28, 2015
posted by ob1quixote at 10:00 PM on November 28, 2015
Lewis Kent also scored a two-year sponsorship deal with Brooks (which is a running shoe/apparel company, not a brewery).
posted by grounded at 10:02 PM on November 28, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by grounded at 10:02 PM on November 28, 2015 [1 favorite]
Bottles, huh? Interesting. All the ones I've seen up to this point have been cans.
I was trying to sort out how it would impact the sport if the beers were shotgunned and then I realized I invented the Amelia Bedelia Biathlon.
posted by shakespeherian at 10:14 PM on November 28, 2015 [18 favorites]
I was trying to sort out how it would impact the sport if the beers were shotgunned and then I realized I invented the Amelia Bedelia Biathlon.
posted by shakespeherian at 10:14 PM on November 28, 2015 [18 favorites]
My brother in law did a marathon in the summer where you run around French vineyards and at regular points so for samples of the local produce, not sure if it was this one, but as an example, the Marathon du Medoc, 23 wine stops over 26 miles. Cheese and oysters are also provided.
posted by biffa at 10:35 PM on November 28, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by biffa at 10:35 PM on November 28, 2015 [2 favorites]
The level of fitness needed to run a 4:51 beer mile is unbelievable. You need to be able to run a 4:30 mile and also chug a beer in 5 seconds. With the stopping and starting it is probably closer to a 4:15.
posted by Literaryhero at 10:45 PM on November 28, 2015 [11 favorites]
posted by Literaryhero at 10:45 PM on November 28, 2015 [11 favorites]
All joking aside, both of these guys can definitely do a sub-4-minute mile, and are ridiculous athletes, by any fair comparison.
(TFW I realize I'm threadsitting a post I didn't even create. But I'm in roughly the same mental state as these dudes were like 15 minutes after the race. So.)
posted by KGMoney at 11:26 PM on November 28, 2015
(TFW I realize I'm threadsitting a post I didn't even create. But I'm in roughly the same mental state as these dudes were like 15 minutes after the race. So.)
posted by KGMoney at 11:26 PM on November 28, 2015
How can we mix on some extreme food challenges in this?
I can probably drink about two pints in four minutes, probably.
I'm not sure I'd want to.
And I sure as hell can't run a four minute mile.
(Remember folks: drink responsibly).
posted by Mezentian at 11:34 PM on November 28, 2015
I can probably drink about two pints in four minutes, probably.
I'm not sure I'd want to.
And I sure as hell can't run a four minute mile.
(Remember folks: drink responsibly).
posted by Mezentian at 11:34 PM on November 28, 2015
Stout's probably fine for an outdoor event like running.
I would suggest it's a bad call for indoor football. Trust me.
posted by pompomtom at 12:10 AM on November 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
I would suggest it's a bad call for indoor football. Trust me.
posted by pompomtom at 12:10 AM on November 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
An old friend of mine likes to drink portergaffs (stout and lemonade) while working as they provide a lot of energy. This has led to the situation where we were milling timber with a very large chainsaw while drinking beer.
Although after thinking about it, I'm sure this is normal in many places.
We still have all our appendages.
posted by deadwax at 12:42 AM on November 29, 2015
Although after thinking about it, I'm sure this is normal in many places.
We still have all our appendages.
posted by deadwax at 12:42 AM on November 29, 2015
Stouts are pretty good for downing since they have much less gas then lagers, I recommend them if you are ever competing.
posted by biffa at 12:58 AM on November 29, 2015
posted by biffa at 12:58 AM on November 29, 2015
We still have all our appendages.
Confirmation bias.
The other lads aren't typing posts on internet forums.
posted by pompomtom at 1:32 AM on November 29, 2015 [8 favorites]
Confirmation bias.
The other lads aren't typing posts on internet forums.
posted by pompomtom at 1:32 AM on November 29, 2015 [8 favorites]
The rule variations are fascinating.
The T-Shirt Run (put on a t-shirt and run a quarter under 2 minutes)
Best known efforts: 50 laps/t-shirts, 48 laps/t-shirts (twice)
If sometimes a little cruel.
The Ben and Jerry's 4x4 (4 pints of Ben and Jerry's ice cream - 300+ calories/serving, 4 miles)
Best known effort: 1:06:55
And sometimes humbling.
The Renaissance Mile (1 mile, solve a Rubik's cube, drink a 40oz of malt liquor, dunk a basketball on a 10' rim, play Chopin's Minute Waltz, eat a pint of ice cream, any order)
Best known effort: rumored to be 29:09
posted by dragoon at 3:52 AM on November 29, 2015 [8 favorites]
The T-Shirt Run (put on a t-shirt and run a quarter under 2 minutes)
Best known efforts: 50 laps/t-shirts, 48 laps/t-shirts (twice)
If sometimes a little cruel.
The Ben and Jerry's 4x4 (4 pints of Ben and Jerry's ice cream - 300+ calories/serving, 4 miles)
Best known effort: 1:06:55
And sometimes humbling.
The Renaissance Mile (1 mile, solve a Rubik's cube, drink a 40oz of malt liquor, dunk a basketball on a 10' rim, play Chopin's Minute Waltz, eat a pint of ice cream, any order)
Best known effort: rumored to be 29:09
posted by dragoon at 3:52 AM on November 29, 2015 [8 favorites]
This was one of those rare circumstances where the carbs in the beer actually helped keep us pretty well hydrated, and the vigorous exercise seemed to prevent us from getting even the least bit drunk.
Drunken physiologying is the best physiologying because it appends Hoo to the Woo.
posted by srboisvert at 4:41 AM on November 29, 2015 [10 favorites]
Drunken physiologying is the best physiologying because it appends Hoo to the Woo.
posted by srboisvert at 4:41 AM on November 29, 2015 [10 favorites]
My brother in law did a marathon in the summer where you run around French vineyards and at regular points so for samples of the local produce, not sure if it was this one, but as an example, the Marathon du Medoc, 23 wine stops over 26 miles. Cheese and oysters are also provided.
I see people doing bicycle tours of wineries all summer. Usually by the third stop they are wobbling pretty badly -- downing lots of wine and forgetting to drink much water while bicycling on a hot day is not good.
One time some students were trying to sell me on how much fun the naked beer mile is, but to me that sounds more like the compounding effect of several bad decisions.
posted by Dip Flash at 5:41 AM on November 29, 2015
I see people doing bicycle tours of wineries all summer. Usually by the third stop they are wobbling pretty badly -- downing lots of wine and forgetting to drink much water while bicycling on a hot day is not good.
One time some students were trying to sell me on how much fun the naked beer mile is, but to me that sounds more like the compounding effect of several bad decisions.
posted by Dip Flash at 5:41 AM on November 29, 2015
Yeah, but the dumbness cancels each other out, as long as you have exact pairs of Dumb and Anti-Dumb. Odd numbers, though, that's when a drunk, naked guy runs into a traffic bollard in the dark. (Luckily I saw him and ran around his writhing form.)
posted by wenestvedt at 6:42 AM on November 29, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by wenestvedt at 6:42 AM on November 29, 2015 [3 favorites]
> We still have all our appendages...
... in a small display case on the mantle...
posted by mosk at 12:43 PM on November 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
... in a small display case on the mantle...
posted by mosk at 12:43 PM on November 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
While 4:51 is certainly impressive, for sheer style points you simply can't beat Chris Kimbrough, who smashed the women's beer mile record in 2014 (it has since been broken again) pretty much on a lark. Here -- have a look: 44-year-old mother of six shatters beer mile record.
posted by toodleydoodley at 2:09 PM on November 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by toodleydoodley at 2:09 PM on November 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
I cannot fathom how much I'd drink if I had six kids, so yeah.
posted by shakespeherian at 2:31 PM on November 29, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by shakespeherian at 2:31 PM on November 29, 2015 [4 favorites]
Odd numbers, though, that's when a drunk, naked guy runs into a traffic bollard in the dark.
I feel smarter for passing on the nighttime naked beer mile, having read that.
posted by Dip Flash at 5:56 PM on November 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
I feel smarter for passing on the nighttime naked beer mile, having read that.
posted by Dip Flash at 5:56 PM on November 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
I ran a beer mile last week, although it took me a bit under two and a half times as long as this new record. There's not really enough time for the alcohol to have any effect, so it's more about the challenge of drinking quickly and then running with a stomach full of sloshing, carbonated liquid. Lots of belching. Doing it on a cold day with almost-freezing beer doesn't help either.
4:51 is quite impressive!
posted by JiBB at 2:05 PM on November 30, 2015
4:51 is quite impressive!
posted by JiBB at 2:05 PM on November 30, 2015
The rule variations are fascinating.
You know, i was with you until...
The Egg and Milk Mile (3 eggs, 500ml milk per lap)
I don't understand people. I understand a lot of weird people stuff like extreme BDSM or rock climbing or whatever where its really ridiculous or dangerous, but this?
I just don't know anymore.
posted by emptythought at 10:48 PM on November 30, 2015
You know, i was with you until...
The Egg and Milk Mile (3 eggs, 500ml milk per lap)
I don't understand people. I understand a lot of weird people stuff like extreme BDSM or rock climbing or whatever where its really ridiculous or dangerous, but this?
I just don't know anymore.
posted by emptythought at 10:48 PM on November 30, 2015
via RateBeer, results (w, m) and footage (w, m) from the FloTrack Beer Mile Championships 2015. Both women's and men's records were given a fair touch up.
posted by hawthorne at 1:58 AM on December 2, 2015
posted by hawthorne at 1:58 AM on December 2, 2015
Huh. It wasn't until I watched the FloTrack Beer Mile Championship footage that I realized that they (and the three world-record setting beer miles before that) are all drinking bottled beer rather than cans. I never knew that was an option, but the rules do say that "bottles may be substituted for cans". Looking at Archive.org, this has been allowed since the start. Back in 2001 they recommended (but didn't require) cans over bottles, but they also had women skipping the beer before their first lap, so they clearly had some things to figure out. From 2002 on, they just say that regular 12 oz bottles are also okay, and express no preference between cans and bottles.
I dug into my recycle bin, refilled some cans and bottles with water, and did some testing. I could pour water out of a longneck beer bottle about 2 seconds faster than a can. Cans also required more adjustment of angle while pouring to maintain optimal flow. But assuming you were sufficiently good at chugging (4–5 seconds per 12 oz) and ignoring any effects from carbonation, bottles could give you maybe an 8 second advantage over the course of the race. In any event, you'd need to be pretty good at both chugging and running before can vs bottle becomes relevant.
posted by JiBB at 7:36 PM on December 3, 2015
I dug into my recycle bin, refilled some cans and bottles with water, and did some testing. I could pour water out of a longneck beer bottle about 2 seconds faster than a can. Cans also required more adjustment of angle while pouring to maintain optimal flow. But assuming you were sufficiently good at chugging (4–5 seconds per 12 oz) and ignoring any effects from carbonation, bottles could give you maybe an 8 second advantage over the course of the race. In any event, you'd need to be pretty good at both chugging and running before can vs bottle becomes relevant.
posted by JiBB at 7:36 PM on December 3, 2015
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