Ultra-marathon runner Glenn Sutton completed the 42km Dunedin Marathon in a beer can. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYIn a new definition of "going for a beer run", a can of Emerson’s pilsner beer-ly made it to the finish line in Dunedin’s annual marathon after being blown over in the wind. For the first time in three years, the Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon was back on track on Sunday, and some dressed up a little extra for it. Dunedin runner Glenn Sutton has been participating in long-distance events for years, even doing his own marathon at home amid the 2020 lockdown, during which wore out the grass in his yard. For his most recent marathon, Mr Sutton decided that instead of having a cold beer after the race, he would race as the beer himself.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 12, 2022 21:32 UTC