Beers in 5 Burroughs Race

I just came across an online blog describing one of the coolest, probably craziest, running races ever. The 'Beer in 5 Burroughs Race' is a race within the NYC Marathon where you, you guessed it, drink a beer in each of the 5 burroughs. Now I love beer, and I love running, but they usually don't go together at the same time. You drink a beer after the race, not 5 during the race! This crazy bunch of people thinks otherwise. The original post on this I found here, and looks to be originally from here. A copy of the original text is here:

Beer 1- (Staten Island) You pop open beer #1 on Staten Island right before the gun goes off. If you don't get an "official race #" you will have to start with a beer on the other side of the Veranzano-Narrows bridge or just start drinking on the subway down to the bridge. Either is acceptable in accordance with the scriptures.
Beer 2- (Brooklyn) After the group has come together you will run your longest stretch between beers. The 2nd beer is taken around mile 10 at a bar in Brooklyn. In 2005 we ran into the bar to get beers and the owner almost didn't serve us because he thought we were crazy. He is now a proud sponsor and has the beers set up for us when we run in!
Beer 3- (Queens) This beer is where things start to get going!! Taken around mile 14, beer #3 usually starts the onslaught of high 5's for all race spectators within reach.
Beer 4- (Manhattan) Mile 17 is where this usually happens. This is a very packed area on the course and we have had a few spectators giving us concerned looks. I guess it's not normal for someone watching a marathon to see an entire group of runners stop and down a beer before heading back out on the course? Hydration?
Beer 5- (Bronx) This is usually a brown bag affair. A crack group of supporters usually have our beers lined up outside a local "am/pm".
After this last beer its usually every man for himself to the finish but most finish together. There are hugs all around for those observing this great spectical and sometimes there is even some free-style rapping with local bands along the course. I believe 3:26 is the course record and we may be shooting for Lance this year!.
One thing is for sure, this is a sporting event that you will be telling your kids about for years to come.

I gotta give it to these brave men and women to attempt a marathon with 5 beers slooshing around in their stomachs. I will say that my personal experience has been that finishing a long race and then grabbing a brew afterwards is a really cool experience, but these people take that idea to the next level and start the post race celebration before the post race!