James Nielsen, of Novato, California, boasts some impressive running credentials. At the University of California San Diego, the 34-year-old Bay Area native and father of two was a two-time NCAA ...

I was a freshman on my college track team when I first heard about the "beer mile," a wild, unsanctioned post-season tradition. The premise was simple: chug four beers, run four laps, don't puke. What ...

Beer is basically bread. Both are made with grains, yeast, water, and sugar — you can even make bread using beer as an ingredient. Sure, the hops and alcohol in beer change things quite a bit, but the ...

Elizabeth Herndon is an assistant professor in the Department of Geology at Kent State University. She's also the women's world record holder of the beer mile. Last December in Austin, Herndon won the ...

On Sunday afternoon, Chris Kimbrough, a 44-year-old mother of six, shattered the women’s beer mile world record by 13 seconds, running 6:28.6 in her first attempt at the event. The previous record was ...

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Canadian runner Corey Bellemore about holding the world record for running the beer mile and why this year's race may be his last. There are certain athletic feats that, no ...

There are certain athletic feats that, no matter how hard we train, most of us will never be able to do, like dunking a basketball or hitting a home run. Then there are athletic feats that, even if we ...