Beer mile

Beer mile competitors at the starting line
Competitors drink one can of beer before each of four laps of the 400m track

A beer mile is a 1-mile (1.6 km) drinking race combining running and speed drinking. Typically, the race takes place on a standard 400-metre or 1/4-mile running track. The race begins at the 1-mile starting line with the consumption of a 12-US-fluid-ounce (355 ml) beer, followed by a full lap around the track. The next three laps continue in a similar manner: another 12-ounce beer is consumed before commencing the running of each lap. Following the completion of the fourth running lap (and four beers), a competitor has finished the race.

In North America, 12 US ounces of beer are consumed from a can or bottle before every lap. A set of rules has been defined and published by BeerMile.com.[1]

The current world record holder is Canadian Corey Bellemore, who won his third world title on October 23, 2021, with a time of 4:28.1.[2] He broke his own record of 4:33.6, which he set in San Francisco in 2017.[3]

Shelby Houlihan broke the women's beer mile record in 2023 with a time of 5:43.81, becoming the first woman to break six minutes.[4]

  1. ^ "The Complete Beermile.com Standard Beer Mile Ruleset". Beer Mile.
  2. ^ "Canada's Corey Bellemore breaks own beer mile world record". Beer Mile. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Canada's Corey Bellemore breaks world beer mile record". Canadian Running Magazine. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ ""Shelby Houlihan Returns to Racing at Beer Mile World Classic"". runnersworld.com. 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-11-17.