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THE TOP SEEDS

PB: 5:02.5* Autumn Classic Melbourne Australia

BEER: Maxx Dry

*unofficial world record

Race weight: 60kg (65kg Beer Mile)

Favourite competition beer: Tooheys Extra Dry (pre 2012 specs)

Favourite recreational beer: I have to mix it up: After a few cartons I get sick of the same taste.

Van Halen, Guns N' Roses or Def Leppard: Guns N’ Roses

Best training session for beer mile: 4x68 second efforts with beer scull between rep 1, 2 and 3.

Best athlete to drink beer with: James Hansen, Ash Watson and Callum James are loose blokes.

Recovery food: kebab or burger? Burger

Your inspiration:

1. Jim Finlayson: Best beer miler of all time

2. James Hansen: Giving Australians belief that the world record could be beaten

3. Ash Watson: For giving me belief that drinking regularly is not detrimental to performance!

Josh Harris

PB: 5:40.4 Autumn Classic Melbourne Australia

BEER: Maxx Dry

Race weight: 60-62kg

Favourite competition beer: Maxx Blonde 5%. Tastes horrible

Favourite recreational beer: James Squire Golden Ale

Van Halen, Guns N' Roses or Def Leppard: Guns N' Roses

Best training session for beer mile: Drink as much as possible every Saturday night.

Best athlete to drink beer with: Josh Papa (although doesn't drink beer), Josh Harris (Always keen for a bit nit)

Recovery food: kebab or burger? Kebab

Your inspiration: Old Balls Moneghetti - Can run, can't drink.

Ash Watson

Charlie Blanch

Race weight: 66kg (68kg beer mile)

Nickname: chazza/charizard

Favourite competition beer: Carlton dry or James Boags

Favourite recreational beer: James Boags xxx ale or guiness!

Favourite bands: Guns and roses or Amity Affliction

Best training session for beer mile: Same as above or skull 3-4 beers followed by 30min tempo run

Best athlete to drink beer with: Hamish Beaumont, Zacca Newman and 'The Conda'

Recovery food: maccas quarter pounder

Your Inspiration: Ryan Hall for inspiring me to run, Josh Harris and Ash watson for inspiring me to skull beer and run fast and also for recognising that it is fun to get blind!

Surprise packet for next beer mile: Harry Summers? Ben Noske?

PB: 6:10.2 Autumn Classic Melbourne Australia

BEER: Carlton Dry

Sarah Mcsweeney

PB: 7:22. Autumn Classic Melbourne Australia

BEER: Corona

Favourite competition beer: Corona

Favourite recreational beer: Waikato Draught

Favourite bands: Guns N Roses

Best training session for beer mile: Long Sunday run

backed up by College sculls at the Clyde on a Sunday night for recovery

Best athlete to drink beer with: Dan Carter (NZ Rugby)

Recovery food: Kebab all the way

Your Inspiration: Eric the Eel

Favourite quote: "New Zealand was colonised by those Australians who had the initiative to escape." ....... Robert Muldoon 1981

Race Weight: Not sure, 5kgs lighter though after race

Favourite competition beer: Medley Relay (Mixed Bag)

Favourite recreational beer: Red Stripe

Favourite bands: Guns N Roses

Best training session for beer mile: Practice my sculling with boiling hot water to strengthen my throat and stomach

Pre Race Routine: Watch beer fest.

Best athlete to drink beer with: Defs not Jordan Nelson

Recovery food: Burger

Your Inspiration: Matthew Davy who's done more for the beer mile in this country than anyone else, two time stawell caravan park beer mile winner.

Claim to beer mile fame: Fastest beer miler to 1500 pb the world has ever seen.

PB: 6:25. Stawell Caravan Park

BEER: Medley