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Caption: One mile, 4 beers, 750ft of elevation gain. And pain. Lots of pain. The Lickskillet Road
Beer Mile π» π»
Caption: Lickskillet Road is the steepest county road in the US.
With an average grade of 14%, it climbs 750 ft in exactly one mile from the bottom of Lefthand Canyon to the town of Gold Hill.
Naturally, a great spot for a beer mile π»
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Caption: For those unfamiliar...
You drink a beer at the start, and then additional beers at the .25, .5, and .75 mile markers for a total of 4 beers. Throwing up during the race = disqualification.
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Caption: We started from the top and walked down to the start, placing our beers every quarter mile.
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Caption: The crew.
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Caption: Pro tip: beer miles are neither easy nor particularly enjoyable.
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Caption: Letβs see, letβs do a beer mile, uphill, in the winter, with freezing cold beers. Sounds like a great idea!
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Caption: It feels REALLY good to be done.
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Caption: I narrowly missed the podium with a 4th place finish.
The winning time was 15:09 The FKT (as far as we know) is 14:27.
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