Beer mile

theboyblunder

The beer mile american record has been broken


Surely this is something that Ireland* has a shot at? Why isnt there an international competition? We could be Brazil at this.

What do you reckon your beer mile time would be?


*i'm aware its an unhelpful national stereotype, bad example for kids yadda yadda yadda its just a bit of fun visit drinkaware.ie etc

shels4ever

theboyblunder wrote: »

The beer mile american record has been broken


Surely this is something that Ireland* has a shot at? Why isnt there an international competition? We could be Brazil at this.

What do you reckon your beer mile time would be?


*i'm aware its an unhelpful national stereotype, bad example for kids yadda yadda yadda its just a bit of fun visit drinkaware.ie etc

Prob because we'd end up just drinking the beer and skipping the run.

ecoli

theboyblunder wrote: »

The beer mile american record has been broken


Surely this is something that Ireland* has a shot at? Why isnt there an international competition? We could be Brazil at this.

What do you reckon your beer mile time would be?


*i'm aware its an unhelpful national stereotype, bad example for kids yadda yadda yadda its just a bit of fun visit drinkaware.ie etc

Shocked Symmonds didnt get close to the WR tbh.

Its a tricky event because the harder you push on the running the more the gas gets to you and come close to the dreaded "penalty lap".

Fastest time I have done myself is 6.17 (on that day the winner was 5.42) back in my hayday:D

theboyblunder

ecoli wrote: »

Fastest time I have done myself is 6.17 (on that day the winner was 5.42) back in my hayday:D

wow, thats class. Pity it wasnt this year; id have that baby up in its own category in the 'Best of 2012' thread in a flash

We have got to organise a boards beer mile.

also.....Upcoming events: 2013 - the inaugural boards beer marathon.

rom

theboyblunder wrote: »

The beer mile american record has been broken


Surely this is something that Ireland* has a shot at? Why isnt there an international competition? We could be Brazil at this.

What do you reckon your beer mile time would be?


*i'm aware its an unhelpful national stereotype, bad example for kids yadda yadda yadda its just a bit of fun visit drinkaware.ie etc

tbh american sized beer in that time is very poor. I have seen 4 secs for a pint of larger and 5 secs for a pint of Guinness but then again he is an elite drinker

ecoli

theboyblunder wrote: »

wow, thats class. Pity it wasnt this year; id have that baby up in its own category in the 'Best of 2012' thread in a flash

We have got to organise a boards beer mile.

also.....Upcoming events: 2013 - the inaugural boards beer marathon.

Unfortunately there is no where in Ireland to do these races anymore like everything else this country lacks the facilities to be truly world class

In terms of marathon. Boards trip?? but we will have to make it sophisticated

http://www.marathondumedoc.com/

nerraw1111

We should do this. Pick a date, probs sometime after the Dublin marathon.

ecoli

rom wrote: »

tbh american sized beer in that time is very poor. I have seen 4 secs for a pint of larger and 5 secs for a pint of Guinness but then again he is an elite drinker

You aren't factoring in the trapped gas within the can. This is what kills you especially when you have to do a 400m after each

RoyMcC

ecoli wrote: »

You aren't factoring in the trapped gas within the can. This is what kills you especially when you have to do a 400m after each

Quite - I can't imagine running after drinking a can of Bud or whatever fizzy stuff they drink over there. A nice glass of plain or Real Ale is much more compatible with this new challenge

Pisco Sour

ecoli wrote: »

"penalty lap".

What's this for? If you get sick during the race I'm assuming?

There's a beer mile coming up in a few weeks at Melbourne Uni. I'm very tempted. I'd be taking a deep step into the unknown. I'm not a great at chugging drinks, and I'm not a great runner, so overall I'm guessing I'd be fairly f*cked!

ecoli

Pisco Sour wrote: »

What's this for? If you get sick during the race I'm assuming?

There's a beer mile coming up in a few weeks at Melbourne Uni. I'm very tempted. I'd be taking a deep step into the unknown. I'm not a great at chugging drinks, and I'm not a great runner, so overall I'm guessing I'd be fairly f*cked!

Yes Puking incurs a penalty lap

http://www.beermile.com/faq.beer#rules

Tbh I have found that just because you excel at either (drinking or running) does not always translate to good beer mile. Often its the average at both who tend to do the best (maybe because they pace themselves)

I would say go for it and just go out very conservative in the running. The Aussies tend have a great tradition in beer miling from what I know so its probably one of the best places to do a beer mile in the world

Brianderunner

ecoli wrote: »

Unfortunately there is no where in Ireland to do these races anymore like everything else this country lacks the facilities to be truly world class

In terms of marathon. Boards trip?? but we will have to make it sophisticated

http://www.marathondumedoc.com/

A few clubmates did that last year and they said it was the most enjoyable race they've done by far.

Barca Marathon in 2011 was the closest we've had to a mass boardsie trip away. Think there was about 15 of us.

Timmaay

ecoli wrote: »

Fastest time I have done myself is 6.17 (on that day the winner was 5.42) back in my hayday:D

Hmm that's certainly quicker then me, My 1st attempt I sprinted like a looney 1st 600 before puking the whole lot up ha, 2nd time took it well handy 1st 800, just about finished it (and when I say just about, I really had to make the effort not to puke ha), came in something around the 8minutes!

Doing them on proper athletics tracks is asking for trouble though ha, anyone got a nice big field that we can mark out a track on! Best time for one would be about 9pm on the national seniors night, you'd have 1/2 the country taking part then though ha!

ecoli

Timmaay wrote: »

Hmm that's certainly quicker then me, My 1st attempt I sprinted like a looney 1st 600 before puking the whole lot up ha, 2nd time took it well handy 1st 800, just about finished it (and when I say just about, I really had to make the effort not to puke ha), came in something around the 8minutes!

Doing them on proper athletics tracks is asking for trouble though ha, anyone got a nice big field that we can mark out a track on! Best time for one would be about 9pm on the national seniors night, you'd have 1/2 the country taking part then though ha!

Agree with this was thinking would it not be better to have "water" stations along a one mile stretch or even a one mile loop so you could keep an eye for penalty laps

rom

ecoli wrote: »

You aren't factoring in the trapped gas within the can. This is what kills you especially when you have to do a 400m after each

Bottles all the way. World record was set with bottles. Now if they had a bottle with a straw and a sharp tap so it would go down in one could the record (or possible death) be under threat. I presume you could have someone hand you the bottle with the straw ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0ceOCHYczM

ecoli

rom wrote: »

Bottles all the way. World record was set with bottles. Now if they had a bottle with a straw and a sharp tap so it would go down in one could the record (or possible death) be under threat. I presume you could have someone hand you the bottle with the straw ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0ceOCHYczM

Thats a performance enhancer ya doper

Beer cans must not be tampered with in any manner, ie. no
shotgunning or puncturing of the can except for opening the can by
the tab at the top. The same applies with bottles - no straws or
other aids are allowed in order to aid in the speed of pouring.

Gringo78

http://www.slowtwitch.com/Interview/A_new_focus_for_Will_Clarke_2851.html

Will Clarke, UK pro triathlete claims a 5:07 beer mile which would be world record

nerraw1111

Nice flattish area in the park by magazine hill. Easily fit in a 400 metre loop there and disturb no one.

rom

Gringo78 wrote: »

http://www.slowtwitch.com/Interview/A_new_focus_for_Will_Clarke_2851.html

Will Clarke, UK pro triathlete claims a 5:07 beer mile which would be world record

Its an unofficial time.

http://www.beermile.com/records/ref_all
no. 5 went for snakebite. hardcore

The women's standard is weak http://www.beermile.com/records/ref_sex/g_F

ecoli

Gringo78 wrote: »

http://www.slowtwitch.com/Interview/A_new_focus_for_Will_Clarke_2851.html

Will Clarke, UK pro triathlete claims a 5:07 beer mile which would be world record

I love traveling (without a bike ideally) and when I was at University I ran 5:07 for the 'Beer Mile' which is 4 laps with a pint 568ml after each lap.

I would assume this is the reason it is not listed as the WR. Also the need to provide video evidence

Wait, I'm in the UK and we drink 4 pints instead of 4 pansy 12 oz. cans. Why are our rules not "official"?

It's said that the record for the 4 pint "Chunder Mile" is close to 5 minutes, an impressive feat. However, drinking from a glass or cup has proven to be much much faster than from a can or bottle. Of course, there's a lot more alcohol, hops, and carbonation to consume. At the same time, most "Chunder" contests don't penalize vomiting. It's hard to compare these times to "Kingston" / North American times. Few argue that logistics should compete with sheer drinking ability, but the "Chunder Mile" format has not been as popular online as the the "Kingston" version.

http://www.beermile.com/faq.beer#rules

RayCun

nerraw1111 wrote: »

Nice flattish area in the park by magazine hill. Easily fit in a 400 metre loop there and disturb no one.

UCD track isn't being used for anything... :rolleyes:

shels4ever

RayCun wrote: »

UCD track isn't being used for anything... :rolleyes:

First time I've gone to the beer mile site , I like this sound of this event

The 4-Lap Beer Steeplechase (4 beers, 4 quarters, 16 barriers, 4 water pits)
Best known effort: 8:52.0

nerraw1111

Video of Symmonds' beer mile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyTTG2DFZok&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyTTG2DFZ

rom

nerraw1111 wrote: »

Video of Symmonds' beer mile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyTTG2DFZok

Fixed for you

Another great video in 1080P. Not if your just after eating. Shows the highs and lows of this great event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhOvDEY4M08

shels4ever

rom wrote: »

Fixed for you

Another great video in 1080P. Not if your just after eating. Shows the highs and lows of this great event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhOvDEY4M08

He needs to work on the drinking phase of the event, apart from that he was ok.

BobMc

what a fab idea, I'd try who's organising the 1st ever irish beer mile

christeb

There's the famous Raheny 1m loop. Perfect for this.

tbb - this should be the next distance we do battle over after our 50m sprint!

theboyblunder

christeb wrote: »

There's the famous Raheny 1m loop. Perfect for this.

tbb - this should be the next distance we do battle over after our 50m sprint!

Lol dangerous territory. I could see that raheny beer mile becoming a weekly thing

'The first rule of raheny beer mile is: DONT talk about raheny beer mile.'

Pisco Sour

9:20 for my debut beer mile to finish 14th out of 36 finishers. A lot of craic, can't recommend it highly enough. Savage support along the track. Really made those last few beers go down that bit easier! You'd struggle to find a better organised beer mile.

A shame that the official world record didn't go today, bit give him time and he'd hit it again.

Krusty_Clown

Pisco Sour wrote: »

A shame that the official world record didn't go today, bit give him time and he'd hit it again.

9:20? Did you have to do a penalty lap?
Videos, or it didn't happen.

Timmaay

Krusty, trust me, just completion of your first beermile is a major achievement within itself ha, Bit like the marathon probably ha, its nothing like any other race you have done before! My 1st one ended in a dnf , 2nd time I paced myself much better, both in running and chugging ha!

Pisco Sour

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

9:20? Did you have to do a penalty lap?
Videos, or it didn't happen.

Nah, ran fairly conservatively, probably at 6:30 pace. It's the drinking of the beers that takes a lot of time out of you. My first beer was 31 secs but after that they were definitely slower.

Pisco Sour

I put this up on my log but given the recent discussions of the beer mile I thought I'd throw it up here aswell.

Background:

I've never been the greatest drinker. I was considered a lightweight in college, but over time built up a commendable (though not extraordinary) tolerance, which probably reached its peak in around 2007/08. I was never the best chugger of beer however, and was usually more of a slow burner when it came to the pints o' the black stuff! All in all, in drinking terms I am extremely average.

The running part is not better. I'm not much of a runner, and certainly am no miler, especially compared to the vast majority of my competitors in this beer mile. My best non-beer mile time was just before leaving Ireland in September 2010 when brianderunner paced me along to a 5:48, which was off almost no training. Right now, despite the fact my training is only for the 400m, I'd be confident that I could better that and maybe go sub 5:40, but in mile terms I'd be way down the list.

Target:

Given my mile PB and my lack of drinking prowess I set myself what at first appeared a realistic target of sub 10 minutes for the beer mile.

Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail

With 2 days until the race I was yet to do any specific training. Sure I had been out on the tear the weekend before, but sipping a beer in 30 minutes was not going to cut it at Melbourne Uni this weekend. So a contingency plan was put in place to get some last minute training in. After all, the facebook page for this event was gaining momentum, some athletes were flying in from a Tasmania for this specifically, and the event was even covered on Letsrun, so it would be wrong of me to not give it the respect it deserves. There were even bloody betting odds for this event!

Thursday night was focused solely on chugging. 2x 1 beer with 5 min recovery. First beer was swilled in 39 but I could only manage a 50 for the 2nd. 10 minutes later disaster struck. I was pissed. Confidence shattered, I went to bed that night thinking I had no chance of getting through this race in a respectable time, and sub 10 was nothing but a pipe dream.

I managed to convince a mate of mine to join in the festivities for the laugh. He's not a runner. He doesn't look like a runner. He hasn't competed in a single athletics event in his life. But he can neck a drink and hold it down well. We went for a training session Friday afternoon on my local cricket oval, a half beer mile. 1 beer, 400m, 1 beer, 400m, and then warmed down with a few crucially important recuperation beers. Confidence restored. We both safely negotiated this session. I now knew I was going to make it through the full mile, but a sub 10 still seemed a distant dream.

The beer:

Beer mile Kingston rules state a beer needs to be at least 355ml and 5% in volume. However I was never going to be setting any records so I just picked the best beer that would suit me (as did plenty of others). I decided for Hahn Super Dry, a lower carb beer with 4.6%, 330ml, 1.2 standard drinks. A full strength beer for sure, but slightly under the allowed amount, but unless you are at the pointy end of proceedings then it matters little. All training was completed with said beer.

The Race:

The atmosphere was hopping by the track. Approximately 40 competitors, and then probably twice as many spectators. There was music, and the sun came out. The excitement was building, but the nerves were also very much there, not just for me, but for some very good runners also. Running a sub 4:10 mile is one thing, but chugging 4 brews is another story entirely.

The gun went off and the crowd roared. I got off to a great start, but kept my enthusiasm in check. Took a few breathers but the drinking was pretty solid and I finished in 31 seconds, faster than any of my splits in training. However as I went off to run, I noticed I was towards the rear of the field with just 6-7 behind me. A lot of people went off like heroes and no doubt would suffer very soon.

First 100m was focused on burping. It's a key ingredient to successful beer mile-ing. Keeping all that gas in the stomach and going off at a blistering pace will destroy you body, mind and spirit. So burping out all the gas over the first 100m before upping the pace is necessary. Once this was completed I strided out and passed a few, but I was not running in any way hard, and indeed a few went past me.

2nd beer was solid. A little slower for sure, and more breathers, but just kept it conservative. At this stage you have no perception of where you are in the race as some of the top lads are nearly lapping you, and some are puking, and others are taking ages drinking their beer. So at this point it's just me versus the clock and afterwards you worry about where you finish. Kept the 2nd lap pretty conservative just like the first.

3rd beer was tougher than the first 2 but I heard my friend (I had a bit of a support crew) shout out encouragement which was greatly appreciated and it got me through this difficult moment. I plugged away, increasing the pace a little on the 3rd lap, but trying to hold myself together for the big last effort on the last lap.

4th lap and disaster strikes. I pick up the wrong beer. I opened somebody elses beer in my hazy confused state. One sip and I knew I was in trouble. This sh1t was dire, but what choice did I have now but to finish it! It was horrible tripe. How anybody would buy it I cannot comprehend. I can't remember the name of it and I'd like to keep it that way. I battle through, and burp like I've never burped before.

With 300m to go I knew I was not going to spew. It's a great feeling, knowing you are over the worst. At this point I put down the boot and overtake a few. I was finishing strong. With 400 to go the clock was less than 8 minutes on the clock. I knew sub 10 was a certainty. I couldn't believe it. I now just had to hold myself together and keep the alcohol down. With 150m to go and with the nearest person ahead of me well out of sight I eased back very slightly as the stomach was feeling a bit sketchy. Imagine the shame of vomiting in the final 100m and having to incur a penalty lap? I wouldn't let it happen and cruised home in 9:20. I was over the moon. In the provisional results I finished in 15th out of 38 finishers. My mate came home over 4 minutes later to finish ahead of about 15 people. Upon looking at the results I noticed I had beaten far superior athletes to myself. People I wouldn't be anywhere close to in a normal race. It just goes to show the importance of going out on the beer at least once a week. It's long term, lifelong training at holding one's beer.

Aftermath:

Once finishing and I caught my breath all the 4.8 standard drinks hit me at once and I was fairly hammered. What's the best cure for this? Crack open another beer. I didn't get home until 8 hours later. The drinking went on for the rest of the day and the craic was mighty. Good Irish representation aswell. Overall an excellent event, lots of fun and supremely organised. The only disappointment was Josh Harris failing to break the world record. He seemed to be in good form, but he had a bad day sadly and could only finish in 7th, way off his best. No doubt he's disappointed, but form is temporary, class is permanent, and he will be back at the forefront of world beer mileing for many years to come, that I have no doubt.

Advice:

Too many runners have tunnel vision with their training these days! Have a bit of craic. One beer mile won't kill ya. I'm back into my real training tomorrow and in no way will this weekend's events seriously hinder my performance over my upcoming races, but the enjoyment of this race will stay a lot longer in the memory than the guilt of one interupted Saturday afternoon session! Do it!

Pisco Sour

Carnage!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4tBCIp7ZCI

Krusty_Clown

Name|Time|Cat|Date|Where
Pisco Sour|09:20|M|15/09/2012|Parkville Beer Mile 2012


Right. The gauntlet has been laid down. Who has beat (or can beat) Pisco Sour?

Timmaay

hmmmmm I can't remember my time . I'm almost certain it was 7.xx. This was 2 years ago, so late Sept 2010. The beers that day were horrible warm Stella Artois. Ecoli has had afew goes at it also, I'm not sure if he was there that day though!

Krusty_Clown

Timmaay wrote: »

hmmmmm I can't remember my time . I'm almost certain it was 7.xx. This was 2 years ago, so late Sept 2010. The beers that day were horrible warm Stella Artois. Ecoli has had afew goes at it also, I'm not sure if he was there that day though!

Well, there you go. An event for one of the remaining fit4life slots.

Pisco Sour

From watching the video I have got a rough idea of my splits. When I was drinking my 3rd beer the camera went off me so I dont know my 2nd run, 3rd beer and 3rd run splits so have to group them together:

Beer 1: 0:31
Run 1: 1:45
Beer 2: 0:35
Run 2, Beer 3, Run 3: 4:17
Beer 4: 0:44
Run 4: 1:31

Oregano_State

I'd love to give one a go. Probably be best either coming up to christmas, or at the end of the track season. no idea what time I'd do it in. Have been know to neck a few beers in my time though... :v

Pisco Sour

Following on from this weekend's festivities in Melbourne here's an interview with unofficial world record holder Josh Harris for those who are interested. Gives an insight into the life of an elite beer miler, and the thrills and spills of the event (pun intended)

http://www.therunningreview.com/?p=827

Pisco Sour

It hasn't been a very nice week so something lighthearted to lift the mood. The Autumn Classic Beer Mile takes place in Melbourne next Saturday, the 27th April. This is not just any beer mile however, but in fact a genuine shot at the world record. Unofficial WR holder, Tasmania's Josh Harris who ran 5:02,5 in the same event last year is back in great form after his disaster at the Parkville Beer Mile last September, and is gunning a sub 5, which would mark a watershed moment for the event. An easy 5:17 at the Tasmanian Beer Mile Championships a few weeks ago on a grass oval where he didn't really get out of second gear suggests we could be in for something quite special next Saturday.

I'll be running myself and depending on how training goes during the week will be targetting either a sub 8 or sub 8:30. First specific session tomorrow will be a beer 800m at race pace. Later in the week this will be stretched out to 1200m.

So any beer miles on the agenda for anybody here? I know there are plenty of beer drinkers around these parts.

Oregano_State

Bit early in the Irish track season for that sort of craic I'd say! I'd love to try one in August if they even organise them over here???

tHE vAGGABOND

Have to give this a go

DULLAHAN2

i'm going to give this a go in june before marathon training starts, should be a laugh. Get a few lads to film me, is there any specific rules i need to follow?

KielyUnusual

This thread reminds me of a different thread where a certain someone claimed that they would organise a beer mile. Whatever came of that......

I'm taking about you tRR.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056803401

Peterx

It's a mile from the yellow house to buglers.
just saying..
Nah, feck just saying it....
here's the strava link http://app.strava.com/segments/2949225

With some help (2 timekeepers, maybe 2 marshalls at the two lights) I'll happily "organise" this version of the beer mile some Tuesday in July..

Essentially, drink a pint in the yellow house, run to Buglers, drink a pint in Buglers, run back. I would say sub 20 would be a good time unless we can get the pints pre-poured

If that's not pure enough I'll help out at a real track in July, assuming I can get one. The grass track in Terenure would be cool

Pisco Sour

Good beer mile session this afternoon. A half beer mile (809m to be exact) at race pace, 2 skulls, 2 laps in 3:52. Still a lot of technical issues that need modification, but am now very confident of a sub 8 next week. The 1200m session during the week will tell a lot.

Pisco Sour

Excitement is starting to build in Melbourne ahead of Josh Harris's WR attempt:

http://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/sports-novelties/parkville-beer-mile

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=5150480

rom

Is that myflipflop in the odds at 101.00 (what ever that means) ?

ecoli

rom wrote: »

Is that myflipflop in the odds at 101.00 (what ever that means) ?

100/1 alot of foreign markets use the decimal system starting at 1.01 (1/100) where 2.0 is evens. It is indeed

Pisco Sour

Josh Harris officially breaks the WR with a 5:05 clocking. He took 12 seconds to open the last beer so there is definitely a strong sub 5 there for the taking.

Finished 10th myself in a time of 8:18.