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Runner attempted to complete absurd marathon challenge while drinking 26 beers

A man recently tried to drink one beer per mile as he ran a marathon, but the challenge was harder than expected.

By Matt Reed

Runner CJ Hunnewell runs the last meters of the 2024 New York City Marathon in New York City
Runner CJ Hunnewell runs the last meters of the 2024 New York City Marathon in New York City / Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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A viral runner recently had the wild idea to not only run a marathon, but to do so while drinking 26 beers on the way. Needless to say, it wasn't exactly the smartest concept, and an even tougher one to actually complete.

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Preston Lopez competed in a San Diego marathon, where he challenged himself to drink one beer for every mile that he ran, however, he admits that he didn't account for all of the foam he would experience while drinking them.

While Lopez didn't manage to drink all 26 beers like he intended, the long-distance runner did finish the race in under six hours without any sort of training ahead of time, according to his claims.

Lopez has over 100,000 TikTok followers, and if he continues to complete more ridiculous challenges like he did with this recent marathon he'll likely see that following increase further.

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