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    TRAILS and ALES

    Jun 22, 2022 4 minutes
    BY VERA ALVES

    IT was by accident that ultrarunning champion Camille Herron discovered beer as the perfect drink to fuel her trail races.

    “I had nausea during a hot 100km back in 2016,” she recalls. Husband and coach Conor had a six-pack set aside for after the race. “He offered me a beer to help with the nausea. I perked up after that and got back running! I had another one-and-a-half beers at another aid station – I set a 28-min course record.”

    Herron has a number of world records under her belt, on trails and the road. It’s safe to say she knows a thing or

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