I wanted to put out a quick note for any aspiring Beer Milers out there. The Beer Mile World Classic will be held in Cologne Germany on September 18th.
Qualifying for the US and Canadian Teams will be taking place in St Louis on July 11th. The race will feature 4 current and past World Champions (Corey Bellemore, Elizabeth Laseter, Chris Robertson, and Melanie Pozdol). There will be $12,000 in prize money, and an additional $1000 for breaking the world road bests (4:49 Men and 6:17.7 for women).
There are 8 teams competing (San Francisco, Charlotte, Chicago, St Louis, Minnesota, Detroit, New England, and and Ivy League Team).
If you want to race the elite race, please contact . There are also open races.
For Press, here is a link to the press release.