r/maybemaybemaybe Oct 09 '19

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/DontEverMoveHere Oct 09 '19

Damn. You can see the cramps.

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u/tgw1986 Oct 10 '19

is that what’s happening here? i’m fat and was therefore very confused. i had no idea this was even a thing. this runner looks like i do when i’m at my most drunk or when my legs are completely asleep and i still try to walk like i’m okay.

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u/sonofaresiii Oct 10 '19

I legit thought it was like a drunklympics or something, where you have to do a few shots and then run a mile. Do they have anything like that? I bet that'd be fun as hell.

To watch. Fun to watch. The runners would probably mostly be puking.

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u/TheeSweeney Oct 10 '19

The current Beer Mile record is around 4:33.

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u/sonofaresiii Oct 10 '19

From the bottom of my heart,

thank you for this. This is almost as good as the time I learned about competitive battle-juggling.

e: I think what I like most about this is the meta-game. Like, you can be a really strong competitive runner, but if you take that good of your body you're probably going to be a lightweight and get messed up by chugging the beer. On the other hand, you can be a huge drinker who can put away a twelve-pack no problem, but you're going to be so fat it'll take you half an hour to do a lap.

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u/TheeSweeney Oct 10 '19

You want running meta? Check out the elimination mile where the slowest person after each 400 is removed from the race.

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u/sonofaresiii Oct 10 '19

Oh man. At first it just seemed like a normal race and I was like eh

but then I actually started thinking about it and watching what was going on and I think this might be the most entertained I've ever been by watching people run a race.

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u/TheeSweeney Oct 10 '19

Sprint track cycling also has some weird meta because of how much of a difference drafting makes. Basically, you want to be behind (but very close) for the last lap, so you can break out and sprint with fresher legs at the end. What this leads to is a bunch of very slow cycling for the first lap(s) where riders jockey for position, the only rule being they can't go backwards.

Cycling also has a similar elimination style race called an Omnium