12-year-old Ryan Strasburger, left, shoves a piece of pizza in his mouth with his friend 13-year-old Austin Spratt before taking off for lap one during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Gannon Goetzinger, 7, of Cedar Rapids runs his second lap after eating a slice of pizza and chugging a root beer during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Liam Conroy of Cedar Rapids poses with the pizza and beer run trophy after placing first during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Conroy finished with a time of 5:53. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Dylan Badiga of Cedar Rapids finishes off his can of beer before heading out for his second lap during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Runners were required to eat a slice of pizza and run .55 miles and then chug a beverage of choice before completing .45 miles. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Need Pizza owner Bob Wagner smiles as he crosses the finish line during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. This is the third year Need Pizza has put on the event that helps local charities. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Shane Lunsford of Cedar Rapids eats a slice of pizza before taking off on his first lap during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A race staff member lays out pieces of pizza before the start of the first heat during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kylee Veenstra of Cedar Rapids and her son Lennon Veenstra, 1, react as they watch their friend try to eat a slice of pizza as fast as they can during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Sarah Sadler of Cedar Rapids runs to grab a seltzer to chug before heading off to run lap two during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Gannon Goetzinger, 7, of Cedar Rapids eats a slice of pizza before running the first .55 miles during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Runners take off on their second lap after drinking a beverage of choice during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Haley Kneeland of Cedar Rapids and her daughter Emily Kneeland, 9, try to finish a slice of pizza as fast as they can before taking off on their first lap during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kimberly Blair of Cedar Rapids heads off on her second lap after gulping down a beverage during the third annual Need A Pizza and Beer Run event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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