The First-Ever Celebrity Beer Mile at the 2023 Beer Mile World Classic
The 2023 Beer Mile World Classic featured a celebrity race as part of the 9th annual event. The Celebrity NA Beer Mile presented by Athletic Brewing featured a star-studded celebrity field, many of whom were trying a beer mile for the first time.
For the first time ever, the Beer Mile World Classic featured a celebrity race as part of the 9th annual event on July 1, 2023 in Chicago.
The Celebrity NA Beer Mile was presented by Athletic Brewing and featured a star-studded celebrity field, many of whom were trying their hand at a beer mile for the first time. They drank Athletic Lite, Athletic Brewing’s 25-calorie non-alcoholic light brew that contains less than 0.5% ABV.
Elite marathoner and podcast host Ken Rideout led wire-to-wire, cruising a 6:50, less than a week after winning the Gobi March in Mongolia, a 155-mile stage race across the Gobi Desert. US Rugby National Team member Carlin Isles took runner-up in 8:06.
There was a close battle for third on the final lap between Nev Schulman, Cynthia Frelund, and Francis Ellis. In a sprint finish down the home stretch, Ellis barely edged out Schulman to finish third in 9:28. Schulman finished in 9:29, Frelund in 9:36, and Darren Rovell closed out the race with a time of 11:37.
View the full 2023 Beer Mile World Classic Race Recap
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Photos from the Celebrity NA Beer Mile
Photos courtesy of Lauren Zumbach and Christian Rasmussen
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