Beer mile

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A beer mile is a one-mile race that mixes running with drinking. It usually happens on a standard track, and you drink a 12-ounce beer before each of the four laps. That means four beers and four laps to finish the mile.

Rules are published by BeerMile.com.

World records and notable moments:
- Men: Corey Bellemore of Canada holds the world record with 4:28.1 (2021), beating his own 4:33.6 from 2017. He posted around 4:27 in Lisbon in 2025.
- Women: Shelby Houlihan set the women’s record in 2023 at 5:43.81, the first under six minutes. Earlier marks included Seanna Robinson’s 6:42.0 in 1997 and Chris Kimbrough’s 6:28.6 in 2014. Beth Herndon set 6:17.8 at the first Beer Mile World Championship in 2014.

Beer Mile World Championship:
- The first World Championship was in 2014 in Austin, Texas. Corey Gallagher won the men in 5:00.23, and Beth Herndon set the women’s record at 6:17.8.

Races that tried to rival the beer mile:
- Brew Mile and the National Beer Mile both started and folded by 2016.

Other boozy races:
- Kastenlauf (beer crate running) is popular in German-speaking countries. Teams of two carry a crate with about 10 liters of beer and must drink it before finishing. Routes range from 5 to 20 kilometers.

- The Marathon du Médoc in Bordeaux is a wine-tasting marathon through vineyards. It’s famous for being long and very drink-friendly, with runners sampling 23 wines along the way.