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World-Class Runners Chug-and-Run in Beer Mile World Championship

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Chugging beer and racing, an unofficial end-of-season rite for some runners, is going legit. A world champion will be crowned tonight.

The inaugural Beer Mile World Championship will take place at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, where world-class runners will try to hold down their suds while running four laps around a track.