Beer Mile World Champion Corey Bellemore (August 16, 2024)
The Beer Mile World Classic is Saturday in Windsor.
The beer mile began back in the 80s, when a group of varsity athletes gathered at season’s end for the underground race. Over time, various teams would post times online and compare among themselves to see which city boasted the best beer milers.
The run will be at the University of Windsor’s Alumni Stadium. Tickets are available online.
The beer mile is four laps of a track, or one mile combined, drinking a beer before you start each lap, for a total of four beers. The basic rules are: the beers must in a 341 millilitre bottle and at least 5 per cent alcohol. And you don’t want to “chunder” aka puking. “Chundering” will cost runners a one-lap penalty, all but eliminating a runner from contention.
The current world record holder is Windsor’s own Corey Bellemore. He has been competing in the Beer Mile since 2016 and is the undisputed world record holder, breaking his own records multiple times, including his best in 2021: 4 minutes and 28 seconds.
Corey joined CKMORNINGS to talk about the run this weekend:
