In true Swasted fashion, over at Exercising While Intoxicated they decided to try running the San Francisco Half Marathon while consuming a beer per mile. 13 beers in 13 miles. Why anyone would want to subject themselves to this kind of punishment is beyond me but I have to admit, it’s awesome. I’m down for some buzzed bike riding or something like that but running doesn’t sound very fun.
The run started at the Embarcadero around Fisherman’s Wharf and the Marina, across the Golden Gate bridge, back across and down to Golden Gate Park. See below an excerpt of the adventure…
From Exercising While Intoxicated:
Several of you told me that I was “going to die” if I drank 13 beers while running the San Francisco Half Marathon. I did not die.
I puked three times, blacked out for miles 11 and 12, and needed five hours to finish. This is my story.
This blog declared its intentions to drink 13 beers over the 13.1-mile SF Half Marathon. Realize that it is not possible to run a half marathon while carrying a 12-pack of beer. Sure, you could try… but the beer would get shaken up and explode upon opening each can. And then no one gets to drink any.
So I bought three beers at a time, and poured each 12-ounce bottle or can into a 36-ounce water jug. Holding the jug while I run, I can keep that fucker pretty steady — far more so than water bottles strapped on to my belt.
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I’ve got a 1/2 marathon in aug and am looking to make it interesting if anyone has ideas. No f’n way I’m trying a beer/mile. Maybe a beer on the evens and a smoke on the odds? I’ll need assistance and that’s still a lot o beer to run with.