{"id":373966,"date":"2022-08-11T06:06:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T20:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=373966"},"modified":"2022-08-11T06:06:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T20:06:04","slug":"snyder-mission-is-to-keep-people-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/snyder-mission-is-to-keep-people-moving\/","title":{"rendered":"Snyder: Mission is to keep people moving"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Participants of the Michelob Ultra Beer Mile 2022 pose for a group photo after the inaugural event last Friday at the Saipan Country Club. (MARK RABAGO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Run Saipan held the Michelob Ultra Beer Mile 2022 not because they suddenly became loyal acolytes of Bacchus, the Greek god of beer.<\/p>\n

In fact, the non-profit\u2019s secretary\/treasurer, Dr. Ron Synder, didn\u2019t want any part of beer runs when he first heard of them a decade or so ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I was visiting my family in Buffalo, New York about 10 years ago and there was a craft beer mile run in downtown Buffalo. None of my family would participate. I thought what is this garbage? But I kept it on the back of my mind for years until finally we (Run Saipan) put starting races together and I said \u2018how about a beer mile?\u2019 just for variety,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Despite some criticisms, the CNMI national athletics coach said the Michelob Ultra Beer Mile 2022 was a success in that they were able to lure people who don\u2019t normally show up in their regular events.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great\u2026Really our mission is to keep people moving so anything we could do to keep people moving is a plus. So whether it\u2019s the adrenalin junkies with the Dash & Splash or the it\u2019s somebody who loves to drink beer and we keep them moving through the beer mile, that is great. This is a win for us if we keep people moving that way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Snyder said even one of the CNMI\u2019s top runners was tested by the beer mile.<\/p>\n

\u201cA few puked today. There was our potential winner for today who puked coming in and had to do a penalty lap. I don\u2019t wanna mention names\u2014Mike Mancao. Obviously it\u2019s very difficult. It\u2019s not really the alcohol that gets you, it\u2019s the full stomach. So being able to run at a fast mile with a full stomach, those have the advantage,\u201d he said.\u2028 <\/p>\n

Mancao, for his part, said the beer mile was a very different experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a person that doesn\u2019t consume alcohol as often as other people do, it was overall a fun experience to have. Definitely I\u2019m doing it again next year and I hope I have a better time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keith Longuski said the Michelob Ultra Beer Mile 2022 was \u201ca marvelous success\u201d for an inaugural event.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell planned with outstanding sponsorship. Spectators received an array of stamina, gluttony, and laughter with a dash of inebriation. I can only hope that next year\u2019s event is bigger and better.\u201d<\/p>\n

The physician\u2019s assistant, who usually smokes the competition in local 5-kilometer races, said at the very least running the one mile was the easy part.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI would have rather done two miles of running and half the beer. I contemplated dumping the last drink and taking the penalty lap, but I knew I wouldn\u2019t be able to look my fellow competitors in the eye with such a cowardly act,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Marianas High School physical education teacher Leith Poole finished the four beers and four laps in 8:03 to top the event. The first to finish among the women, meanwhile, was former tennis prodigy Tammy Ackerman who came in at 9:01.<\/p>\n

In all, 95 out of the expected 99 runners signed up for the event. A beer mile is a 1-mile race invented by Canadian runners in 1989. It combines the physical challenge of interval training with the skill of speed drinking. The beer mile required runners to consume a 12-oz. beer before each quarter mile lap, i.e. four beers and four laps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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