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Yesterday (Father’s Day) was the inaugural running of the Nashville Beer Mile.  Of the 19 people that pre-registered, 16 showed up and ran.  That’s pretty amazing since it was 94 degrees, sunny, and humid!  It was a scorcher!

The official results are available at http://www.menees.com/beermile/Files/2009%20Results.txt.  They’re also listed on BeerMile.com, the Internet’s “official” repository of beer mile results.  They’ve even Twittered our winning time.

The overall male winner was Phil “Zimmer” Zimmerman in 8:57.  The overall female winner was Amy “USC Girl” Young in 12:25.  There was lots of belching, a few “wet burps”, and one good puker.  But the puker showed a lot of heart!  She finished her beers (including a Skull Crusher as beer #4) and ran her penalty lap.  Her finish in 37:31 was exciting, strongly-cheered on, and way better than a DNF!

There were several spectators, and we had three awesome volunteers that helped with timing and beer checking (i.e., making sure each runner finished each beer).  Our timing official (Bob) even wore a black and white striped referee’s shirt to really look the part.

The post-race party was great too.  We hung out for a few hours in my saltwater pool, which was very relaxing even if the water was warmer than I’d hoped for.  The only downside to the party was the huge grill fire that destroyed the grill!  Fortunately, we had a fire extinguisher handy (every house should have one!), and we ordered Papa John’s pizza instead.

(FWIW, the leftover meat and treats were given to my wife’s church this morning.  They cooked them up and delivered them as Meals on Wheels, so at least all the remaining burgers, hot dogs, and peanut butter treats went to a good cause.)

On a personal note, I tried to go to work this morning, but I felt like I’d been kicked in the head.  I turned around after a mile, came home, and called in sick.  If we do this again next year (and that’s a big if), I’ll definitely make it on a Saturday afternoon instead of a Sunday.  I feel sorry for everyone that had to go on to work this morning (especially Phil who had to fly out on a business trip)!

I’d love to post some race pictures, but I didn’t take any.  Many of the spectators did, so I’m hoping they’ll send me some links soon.  In the meantime, I do have a picture that one of the volunteers sent me of when the grilling started to go horribly, horribly wrong:

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