From other thread.....
Hi guys, I do love a good Chunder Mile v Beer Mile debate.
I am the hero (words of many others, i'm merely quoting) who ran 5m08.7 for the Chunder Mile in the UK.
Here is my summary:
The Chunder Mile is 'harder' physically but I can see how it can 'potentially' be faster by potentially being physically being able to down the pint faster than the can on a one off effort.... but that's also assuming that the extra volume, pain and need for sickness has negligible effect..... which it clearly does.
Its 12 fluid ounces for a can and 20fl.oz for a pint. so over all its 48fl.oz to 80fl.oz.... effectively they do just under 2.5 pints in BM.
In the CM one of the main difficulties is the pain of the volume in you and you are obviously going to be sick from drinking that volume so I think that it's an irrelevant point that sickness is allowed as most are only sick on the last lap or 3rd lap a bit but thats already after extra volume in a shorter space of time than with cans..... And then having to run while being sick and fearing death by choking - so again this should slow the CM time.
I videoed necking a can of coke the other day at first attempt and thats just under 10secs.... with practice i'm sure that could be 7/8 but defo slower than a pint which at best I will do around 6secs..... but thats for 1 can/pint.... im sure chug time for the can volume would remain pretty constant since theres not much volume whearas the drop off time in pint necking is substantial! I think I was 7s (63), 13s (67), 14s (69), 15s (60)......5m08
{I ran 3m42 1500m 3 days later}
I was not impressed with the downing of beers from NS, lots of stops for breaths etc rather than just smashing it down like beer was the new air.
I conclude that with less volume I'd have lapped quicker (wouldn't have needed to ease off so much to catch breath or to not choke) and that necking time would be similar/negligible difference or if anything quicker in BM after 1st can. So I think it would have been a Sub-5 BM.
I also more importantly think that the great Chunder Milers could all make a very smooth transition to world's best Beer Milers, however, the best Beer Milers would probably lose 30-60+ seconds the other way around.
Here are two graphic examples:
4-pint challenge of water training:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV9yvRPDzFc
Can of coke neck to see how easy it is to chug something fizzy from a can:
http://yfrog.com/5lyrpuoqiecvfkwgnkocsrzlz
Yours in Chunder Miling,
The Binman x
p.s. I am Happy to race NS in a 2 can, 2 pint version in the UK when he is next over to race. Make it happen.