New Beer Mile World Record Set in London | Runner's World
Canadian Corey Bellemore, 21, has rewritten the beer mile record book with two fast races in four days.
On July 28, at a beer mile in Windsor, Canada, he ran 4:39.56, shaving 8 seconds off the existing world record of 4:47.11, which was set last December.
The next day, organizers of the Beer Mile World Classic put him on a flight to London to complete in their second-annual event on July 31.
The cross-Atlantic redeye apparently didn’t slow down Bellemore, who went on to win the men’s elite race in 4:34.35. In all, Bellemore took 13 seconds off the world record in four days. (Beermile.com, which verifies the records, currently lists his most recent time as unofficial.)
Bellemore, a standout middle-distance runner from Ontario, chose Kingfisher, an Indian beer, as his brew of choice for the event, which involves drinking a 12-ounce beer before each lap of a mile.
He set a speedy pace from the start and was never seriously challenged, beating second-place Dale Clutterbuck of England by 13 seconds. American Brandon Shirck came in third at 4:49.28.
On July 28, at a beer mile in Windsor, Canada, he ran 4:39.56, shaving 8 seconds off the existing world record of 4:47.11, which was set last December.
The next day, organizers of the Beer Mile World Classic put him on a flight to London to complete in their second-annual event on July 31.
The cross-Atlantic redeye apparently didn’t slow down Bellemore, who went on to win the men’s elite race in 4:34.35. In all, Bellemore took 13 seconds off the world record in four days. (Beermile.com, which verifies the records, currently lists his most recent time as unofficial.)
Bellemore, a standout middle-distance runner from Ontario, chose Kingfisher, an Indian beer, as his brew of choice for the event, which involves drinking a 12-ounce beer before each lap of a mile.
He set a speedy pace from the start and was never seriously challenged, beating second-place Dale Clutterbuck of England by 13 seconds. American Brandon Shirck came in third at 4:49.28.
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