My God! These guys were doing an average of more than 23 miles a day! I've done a marathon, and there is no way I could have done one the next day. Then again, I didn't eat bacon during the race.
You need to re-read the line becuase there is not an anti-gay sling in the post. The "worst of all" refers to a potential desire for a crappy drink, so it is indeed related to the blog.
Chilax, enjoy a drink -- even a GFIC if it makes you happy.