This year, a few training friends and I got together for our first annual Beer Mile. Here's a short report.
Location:
A small track down near Houston and the FDR in NYC. A real throw-back to last year when I used to do a lot of running down in this neck of the woods.
Conditions:
It was chilly but the rain held out. The track was a little busy but there were no cops anywhere to be seen and the children-under-12 count was low, so we felt pretty decent going ahead with it.
The Women's Race:
All of the women did 3 beers (Coors Heavy) and all managed to finish sans-illness. Renee took the win. Notable moments:
- Lindsay finishing lap #3, getting her picture taken and then flipping out when she was told that she still had another lap to go.
- Kelly running the entire race in a trenchcoat... and nearly falling over after lap #4.
All four men did 4 beers (again, Coors Heavy). Adam decked himself out in rugby gear but it wasn't enough for my NCAA Division 1 drinking background. Proving once again that M18-24 is the best age group, I beat the old man by 30 seconds and took first. He has already promised to destroy me next time.
Tom had a very solid performance and managed to keep a steady pace despite chugging more beer than he is used to. Well done!
SBR's newest member, Sean Mahon, showed up. Expectations were high, Sean having just graduated from college in the past year. Sadly, he failed to live up to the hype, booting at the beginning of lap #2 (apparently it was of the projectile variety) and then proceeding to puke 4 more times throughout the race. Looks like he needs another four years of collegiate training!
Support:
Thanks to our expert aid station workers... Anna and Alison keep the beers a-comin' like champs!
Anyway, it was a great race and wonderful night off training. Can't wait for the next one!
