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14-10-2009 : Social News
Fresher's social: Beer Mile
The infamous Beer Mile took place on Wednesday 14th October in Russell Square. It was great to see new and old faces alike (although there was a distinct lack of female participation for this particular event...!) Following a brief introduction of this year’s committee members, it was off to Russell Square to commence with this somewhat pre-season race.
The rules are simple: drink a can, run a lap... repeat four times. We had 13 entrees, with the more sensible opting to spectate. With the runners lined up at the start there was much speculation amongst the onlookers; who could drink fast, who could run fast... who was the complete package..?
It was with the hissing of beer cans that the race got underway. This year’s president Tom Reed was first to finish drinking and start running; some athletes struggled with their choice of beverage, citing “fizziness” as slowing their progress...
The combination of drinking and running noticeably started taking a toll between laps 2 and 3, and things started to get messy. It was with some relief for athletes and spectators alike that the four laps came to a close, with leader-from-the-start Tom Reed taking the coveted title of University of London AC Beer Mile Winner 2009, in a time of 8 minutes 15 seconds. Second and third places went respectively to Imperial athletes Sam O’Neill (9:36) and Reuben Bogg (9:51), both drinking a tactical combo of John Smith and Boddingtons. Fourth place was taken by Petr Maslov (10:18), and fifth place by Adam Naidle (10:43). As the race came to a close, a brief clean-up operation took place and then it was off to ULU for some post-race celebratory drinks.
Well done to all the competitors, and welcome to all new members!
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