Sunday, August 5, 2007
Beer Mile Challenge
Aside from the Houston 2009 Marathon challenge... i throw out a challenge to one M. Strange, and to whoever else wants to participate in a beer mile that will take place the day preceding j.lowe's wedding. Be afraid of jack-nuts increasing capacity to run a stellar beer mile time.
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whatever. my times will only decrease. or is that increase?
hmmm that is a sub-par response... i'm looking for a "yes i accept your challenge" its more for the comradeire than the challenge.
Is your increased capacity due to your running skills or your drinking skillz? Master time-keeper wants to know.
Oh, and I accept your challenge on my husband's behalf. But only if I can be there to enjoy the viewing.
I too will accept the challenge, on behlaf of myself however. One question--do beer mile runs have a higher incidence of accidents?
Not unless you're running directly behind Tigger.
To modify a line from one of the great technical writers of our time: comraderie, schmomraderie. I race to win. Ask Strange what happens when you dog the last lap against me.
I don't know how many participants we'll actually end up with in this beer mile, but the buzz is big. We've got people from every time zone (and South America) expressing interest.
We'll leave it with this, though. There is no way Jackson runs sub-10. It may take sub-10 to win this thing, but it won't come from Jackson.
the very fact that you mention jackson will not run a sub 10, only guarantees a sub 9. i will go sub 9 EASY.
please do not underestimate jacksonian beer mile potential after south american living. The very pulse behind living in argentina is being able to put up with crap, whatever that may be... hours of hunger, severe sleep deprivation, etc etc. you will witness a sub 9 for sure. the only thing that could possible deny a sub 9 would be tigger doing something really funny and provoking jacksonian laughter.
u pick me the beer, i show u the sub 9.
dude, i'll be sub-10 at this race. have you seen my progression? (1) (2) what i want to know is whether jw is training for this event.
"the only thing that could possible deny a sub 9 would be tigger doing something really funny and provoking jacksonian laughter."
Clearly Jacknut has forgotten the tales of tiggeronian beer miles. Please consult here and here. The Tigger-puke factor is perhaps the greatest variable in Tigger-involved beer miles. One's ability to run the beer mile itself is only slightly connected to one's ability to run the beer mile against Tigger. Pacing oneself around his puking is essential.
The MSC will provide training tips at a small price, but it suffices to say that I believe those who have run against Tigger before, even if they are terrible at the beer mile event in general, have a tremendous advantage over other skilled beer milers.
The Tigger factor. It deserves a t-shirt.
I may have just realized that I need to ask a possible stupid question. Why is this referred to as a "beer" mile? If the answer is that you must consume a beer before running it I may need to rethink my acceptance to said contest as the taste of beer is grotesque to me.
well, you don't simply consume "a beer" before running. here are the "official" rules, though we've always made some adjustment.
Madame Supreme Chancellor has rightly identified the exact reason Jackson will not go sub-10. Tigger "The Perfect Storm" Denison cannot be overcome with mere technique and training. Severe strategery must be put into avoiding Tigger at all costs. As Tigger's puking lap generally lasts 2-4 minutes (and this timeframe oddly coincides with the necessary splits for sub-10), participants in this beer mile may have to attempt to tolerate him MORE THAN ONCE. This simply cannot be accomplished. By Jackson anyway. Sub 10 = farce.
Western, if you want to be a part of the beer mile, there's really no way around drinking beer. We have some nice berry flavored beers in the area. Perhaps we could see if that would work.
And by the way, Pattillo's absense in this section is more than conspicuous.
Hmmm, For you guys, I might be able to stomach 4 beers. The only other time in my life that I've consumed that many beers--and by coincidence I think the number is exactly 4--was the first time that I intoxicated myself with MStrange--I seem to remember him giving me quite the injury to my face via pavement....
But know this--I would not even consider such vileness for any other group of people in the world.
western, i would happily accept you as my official beer handler/time keeper/protector of tigger shenanigans if you dont want to participate.
sj
ps i have to go around 8 minutes, because as u can see at this site, i am about to get kicked out of the top 1000... #960
http://www.beermile.com/records/ref_wr
Be afraid, be very afraid. To answer Micah's question of 8/6 - JW is training for this event. Since I only recieved word of its organization 2 days ago, my trainging is a little behind but no fear. As anyone who is reading this knows, Beer mile skills come in 2 vastly differing areas. I am most certainly far ahead of anyone reading this post in one of these areas. We all know which that is so I need not bother commenting that I have never owned a true pair of running shoes. Therefore the only question that remains is should I continue to train to my strength, or work on my weakness?
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