‘Supermasters’ beer mile record downed; Finlayson clocks 5:01.24
Quaffing a bottle of Sleeman’s Honey Cream Ale every quarter-mile, Jim Finlayson of Victoria, British Columbia, crushed the beer mile world record for “supermasters” — age 40-plus — Saturday in his hometown. He ran 5:01.24, which is pretty good without the suds. According to this report, Jim previously held the open beer mile world record at 5:07, and duplicated that time in 2015 with “Amsterdam Blonde as his beverage of choice. … Finlayson now owns the first three fastest supermasters times.” I’m feeling left out. How about a nonalcoholic beverage mile? I’m thinking of Vernors ginger ale.
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An impressive performance in some ways but is this how we want to portray running & track & field?
Well, how can anything that is 97% water be bad for you? I suppose a Root Beer mile would provide the same gassy experience.
Still, there may be other non-drinking variations to explore:
* The beer mile relay. Four runners – one lap each – need to run a mile relay passing a pint cup (make that plastic) of beer around as the baton. Fastest time with deductions for oz. sloshed out is the winner.
* The beer 100m dash. Standing start – a pint cup (make that plastic) of beer in each hand. Fastest time with deductions for oz. sloshed out is the winner.
* Beer Javelin. Six cans of beer at 10-15-20-25-30-35 meters. Six tosses of the javelin with points awarded for any hit can.
* Beer Shot Put. “Put” a sixpack of canned beer for distance. Glide or spin, your choice.
* Beer Hammer. Attached a Hammer wire to a sixpack of canned beer and let fly.
Don’t give Roald Bradstock any ideas, Dave!
A poor way to portray running or track and field.
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