There are beer festivals and festivals for runners. The Fishtown Beer Runners are planning to officially combine the two.

The beer and running club based in Philadelphia will bring together like-minded enthusiasts with the First Annual Beer Runners Summit,  April 19th – April 22nd. The event will include lectures, a film screening and a lot of beer and running.

The summit theme: Responsible Running and Drinking in the Interest of Science.

The opening keynote will be a lecture titled “Running Away from Doctors and Hospitals,” by Dr. Manuel Castillo of the  University of Granada Medical School. Castillo is the researcher who authored a study saying beer was more beneficial than water after a workout. The Fishtown Beer Runner group toast his work at every event. 

The closing keynote will come from “Born to Run” author Christopher McDougall who will talk on the topic of the transformative power of running. In between, there will be a plenty of running, beer drinking, and a screening of the film about the Fishtown Beer Runners.

More info at http://fishtownbeerrunners.com

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Photo via Oskar Blues’ Facebook

Oskar Blues is known for sponsoring beer-themed races, such as the Beer Relay at Burning Can and other beer festivals.

They’re adding another beery twist with the debut of a specialty 4-Mile Lager at the upcoming Oskar Blues 4-Miler; the beer is brewed and released just for this race.

The runner-friendly 5% ABV beer will benefit the Cindy Platt Boys and Girls Club of Brevard. Winners of the March 5th race will also take home beer steins.

With their entry, runners get a beverage from Oskar Blues, T-shirt, live music, pastries from Bracken Mountain Bakery,  awards from Mud Dabbers Potter.  Online registration can be found here.

Oskar Blues has become known for hosting running events featuring beer. In 2015, they created The Beer Relay with six hours (!) of trail running around a 5K trail loop overlooking waterfalls and the Rocky Mountains.

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It’s still growing.

Beer-themed races have exploded in the last few years, and the Minnesota Brewery Running Series has proven to be one of the most successful.

The series recently announced in 2017 race line-up with 26 different events featuring breweries such as Fulton, Surly, and Dangerous Man. The full list can be found here.

Founded in 2012, the series has doubled in size every year since its inception and has expanded into Illinois, Colorado, Oregon and Washington.

The website of the Run for Beer brewery running series says that, so far, the runners have accumulated more than 40,000 miles and consumed 16,000 beers. Each event includes 0.5K, 5K and 10K courses that all start and end at breweries, finished with a post-race party and benefit local causes.

“We do this for the love of beer, the love of running, and the love of our community,” co-founder Nate Herrington said in a press release.

The 2017 season kicks off in Minnesota with a party on March 11th that includes beer tastings. Registration is open now.

Find all the events at breweryrunningseries.com.

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Photo by Jess Suworoff

You may know Kate Bernot as DRAFT Magazine’s beer editor, author of such articles as Crafting a better boilermaker, The six pack challenge and 7 beer podcasts for hibernating.

What you may not know about her is that she’s a runner and an outdoor enthusiast, which offsets her job and love for beer. It’s a work-life balance that’s different than most people’s jobs.

“I have to set boundaries, prioritize my health and not let beer be the only hobby I have,” she says. “I try to balance beers drank with time at the gym or a hike with my dog.”

In this Q+A, Bernot talks about why she moved to Missoula, how she keeps up with the burgeoning craft beer scene, her 2017 resolutions and more.

Beer Runner: What are your beer running credentials?

Bernot: I was a bit hesitant to even accept your invite to do this Q+A since I’d only describe myself as an enthusiast runner, nothing very professional about it. But I enjoy running immensely and squeeze it in about four or five times a week. Oh, and I was on the middle school cross-country team, which is a very official credential. I think it’s important not to discourage new runners from taking up the hobby by making it seem elitist or unattainable: If you lace up your sneakers and go for a jog, you’re a runner. Don’t let people fitness-shame you! The beer half of the equation is easier to describe: I’m one of two beer editors at DRAFT Magazine and am a certified BJCP beer judge.

What is your role like as DRAFT’s beer editor? What’s a typical day look like?

I’ve recently moved from Arizona to Montana and am working remotely for DRAFT these days, so my day looks a bit different than it did when I was in the office. I wake up around 5:30, head to the gym for about an hour (it’s too cold and icy to run outside in Montana, no matter what gear I have) and then start my work day in my home office. I do a lot of phone reporting and email reporting, and I Gchat or conference call with my colleagues in the office so I’m not out of the loop. In the evenings, I try to explore Missoula’s breweries or pick up a six-pack of something new to me at the store. My role is to report and edit for both DRAFT’s print magazine and website, as well as a bit of web production work, so I spend most of my day on the phone, on my laptop and mucking around in our content management system. My dog, a black lab, keeps me company.

On Twitter: @kbernot

What’s your go-to beer after a workout?

I normally work out first thing in the morning on weekdays, so post-gym, I reach for coffee rather than beer. But if I go for an afternoon hike or snowshoe trek on the weekends, I like a pale ale or, if a brewery/bar has one on tap, a British mild to ease me into the drinking phase. I don’t crave anything too extreme or boozy right after exerting myself.

We have now reached more than 5,000 craft breweries in the country. How do you try to keep up with all the different types of beer that are being brewed?

I think keeping up with every beer would be impossible. But to stay on top of what’s new and what’s next, I call and email breweries, chat with brewers to see what they’re excited about (both their beers and other breweries’ beers) and read as widely as I can about beer, cider, spirits, wine and food. National festivals are also a great way to spot beer trends. One of the great things about beer is that people, both in and out of the industry, are usually great about sharing what they’ve tasted and loved. I always have an open ear when someone says, “Hey, I had an awesome beer you need to try!”

You wrote about the difficulty of balancing beer culture with being healthy. How do you do it?

It’s not easy. I’m not a vegetarian, but I do cook meatless a lot, which helps me focus on veggies and getting some vitamins into my body. And I don’t feel guilty for taking a night off drinking. If some beer geeks think that my choice to head back to my hotel at 11 p.m. during GABF week rather than raging at Falling Rock until closing time diminishes my beer cred, they’re mistaken. I’ve never reported an article between the hours of midnight and 2 a.m. :)

Bernot in Zion National Park in 2016

You recently moved to Missoula, a mecca of the outdoor lifestyle. How would you describe the beer and active cultures?

The lifestyle balance was a huge draw. The crossover between the beer and outdoor scene here is great; Draughtworks Brewery offers a snowboard waxing and beer night; there’s a running and beer club and I constantly see flannel-clad folks scooping up crowlers to take with them on backpacking or river trips. I get the sense that beer is seen as a reward or a break after a busy day outdoors, rather than a commodity to be hoarded or ticked.

How do you think adding nutrition labels to beer, as you’ve written about, will impact consumption? Will it change anything?

Studies are mixed on whether calorie labeling has effects on consumer behavior. I think there is a population for whom the nutrition might matter, but I think a lot of beer drinkers, especially those who are always seeking out what’s new and exciting, just want to drink something tasty and flavorful. But it could be a wake-up call for some people who didn’t know that a 12-ounce glass of their favorite stout is basically the caloric equivalent of drinking a milkshake.

Bernot with a friend in Chicago after the Hot Chocolate 5K

What are your New Year’s Resolutions for 2017?

Now that I live in a cold state and actually have a basement, it’s time to get my beer cellar in order. After a cross-country move and an apartment in Arizona, that kind of fell by the wayside. Travel-wise, I’d like to visit Glacier National Park and coastal Maine.

Thanks Kate! You can follow her on Twitter at @KBernot. 

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Photo credits: The Beer Yogis

Mikki Trowbridge and Melissa Klimo-Major and united by their love of beer and yoga.

The Beer Yogis, as they are known, recently complete a road trip to different breweries to stretch, breath and bend surrounded by kegs, hops and malt.

Mikki and Melissa did an email Q+A to discuss meeting on Instagram, their favorite post-yoga beer, and future plans after their first successful brewery tour.

From your perspective, why do craft beer and yoga go together? 

Mikki Trowbridge: In my opinion, yoga and beer is the combination of things that make us feel good. In moderation, both yoga and beer can be refreshing, relaxing, and releasing—all things that most of us need more of in our lives. Yoga and beer is also about connection. The practice on our mat is an opportunity to connect with ourselves, which you’ll hopefully get out of any yoga class. But equally as important is the opportunity to connect with other—old friends and new friends—and sharing a pint after class provides an opportunity for that connection to happen as well.

MT: Paddleboarding and hiking are my other athletic endeavors.

MKM: I enjoy a good hike.

Anything else to add? 
 
Cheers and Namaste!

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Deschutes Brewery is capitalizing on the popularity of the beer mile with a race of its own, and the winning team will take home its weight in beer.

The Oregon brewery is hosting the Brewers Cup Relay, a 4-kilometer race for teams of two or four runners. Participants will run a 1K lap and drink a Pacific Wonderland Lager before tagging a teammate to repeat the process.

There’s also a division for breweries to compete—all team members must be currently employed at the same brewery—with 100 percent of the proceeds donated to a charity of the brewery’s choice.

Prizes include winning the team’s weight in Deschutes Brewery Pacific Wonderland Lager; Deschutes Brewery Public House gift certificates; and Deschutes Brewery swag.

The relay will take place on February 4th after the 2017 Cross Country championships in Bend, Oregon. Sign up here.

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Tim Kliegl poses with the beers he drank in 2016

Tim Kliegl, aka The Timinator, has steadily been gaining notoriety.

Last year, the Knoxville News Sentinel ran a story about him and noted that he took part in a beer mile in the middle of his six-day, 120-mile TransRockies Run.

A year later, a local publication celebrated his accomplishment of running and trying a different beer each day after his 65th birthday.

Then Runner’s World took notice of his feat: “After I ran Boston five times, I needed to find something more stupid than a marathon,” Kliegl told the publication.

In a Q+A with DRAFT, Kliegl talks about which marathons have the best post-race party, how he won over a race director to host a beer mile during the TransRockies, his goals for 2017 and more.

You seem like the adventurous type. How did you get started with this lifestyle? 

I started running at 50. Then in 2005, I met a guy that was doing his third Ironman Triathlon. I said if he can do it, I can. Even though I could not swim across a 25-yard pool and had not been on a bike in 35 years. But, I could run and drink beer. By 2010, I was a 5-time Ironman. Crazy is as crazy does!

You did your first beer mile at age 54. How did that go? 

If you look in beermile.com, you will see I’m still in the top 100 in the Grand Masters category with a time of 8:40.

How did you end up doing a beer mile in the middle of the TransRockies?

I was chatting with some runners about having done some beer miles in my past. They had not heard of it. So after having 10 runners say they were up for it, I asked the race director if they would put one on. He said, “No way.” Then I asked if I put it on, would he allow it? I got the go ahead. After 12 of us finished the beer mile, the race director said it was epic. Even though I did not go back for the TransRockies this year, they put the beer mile on again.

Why did you decide on running and drinking every day for a year at age 65? 

I love to challenge myself. Whether it was doing 120 miles in 6 days of 9,000- to 12,600-feet elevation for TransrRockies, or completing an Ironman, or running a 65K on my 65th Birthday, it’s all about setting goals. If you believe you can, then you can!

What was the highlight of the past year?

I ran four marathons in 2016. Got first in my age group in Knoxville marathon. Then 27 days later, I ran the Nashville marathon and got another age group victory. After the Nashville marathon, I had some beers … keyword “some.” They gave us a free drink coupon attached to our bib. At the runners’ exit there were runners going straight home, so I asked them for their coupons. Thus, I was able to say, “Drinks on the house!”

You had a different beer each day of your streak. What was the best beer you had during this journey?

Julibee from Alewerks in Williamsburg, Virginia.

What’s your normal go-to beer for after a run?

Sam Adams Lager. But I really like a Gotta Get Up To Get Down by Wiseacre Brewing Co. I also like all the BBC beers (Berkshire Brewing Company) out of Deerfield, Massachusetts. I do pub runs in Knoxville and Amherst.

Tim with his go-to post-run beer at the Boston Maraton

You’ve run an amazing 57 marathons. In your opinion, what marathon has the best post-race party?

Hartford Marathon. Food and beer. What’s not to like? London was good too.

Do you have any heroes of the beer and running world?

My Dad. Man, could he drink beer. Maybe that’s why on my trip to Oktoberfest in Munich in ’94 I was able to drink beer from noon to 11pm … because that’s when they threw us out of the tent!

Now that you’ve accomplished your goal, what’s next?

This year will be my 12th Boston, third TransRockies, and fourth Hartford Marathon. I might get my 50-miler in this year.

A list of Tim’s beers in 2016

What advice do you have for someone who wants to try something similar to your goal?

Join AA first! And you must use the app Untappd. Without it, I could not have kept track of the 366 different beers!

Anything else to add?

I owe it all to the Coffee Cake Running Club.

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Photo via Kris Mychasiw

Corey Bellemore always knew he had a strong stomach.

Teammates say he has the Iron Stomach because eating before big runs or practices was never a problem. But the beer mile showed just what kind of talent he possessed.

“I was midway through eating a plate of pasta for dinner when a friend convinced me to head to the track and try it out before it got too dark,” he remembers.

That’s when he set the world record.

Bellemore, a Canadian college student, won the triple crown of the beer mile this year. He is the reigning champion of the FloTrack Beer Mile Championship and the World Beer Mile Classic, and currently possesses the beer mile world record of 4:34. That’s running a mile while drinking four beers in 4 minutes and 34 seconds.

On top of that stellar year, he also signed a shoe deal with Addidas.

In this Q+A, he talks about his favorite non-beer mile beers, how low he thinks the beer mile can go, his theory for Canadia’s beer mile success, and more.

DRAFT: Congrats on winning the beer mile triple crown! What are your future goals now? How do you stay motivated?

Bellemore: Thanks a lot. Definitely an interesting thing to have to my name! My future goals stay pretty much the same as they were before I started doing beer miles. My main goal is to continue training hard on the track to set myself up for future world teams and/or any other national senior teams. I stay motivated because I enjoy getting out on the track with my friends, traveling to new places and meeting new people. The beer mile is a side event for me that keeps things fun and spontaneous.

Photo via Corey Bellemore on Twitter: @CoreyBellemore

You came out of nowhere to take the beer mile sport by storm. How did you get introduced to the beer mile? When did you know you’d be so good at it?

I had heard about the beer mile way back in high school but never thought about trying one until about midway through university, after our XC season finished up. The first one I ever did, everyone told me to pace myself and go out slow because most people puke if they treat it like an actual race. My first one was 5:31 with cans and a week later I did another one in the Canadian cold, with cans again, in 5:27. I took a 2-year break from beer miles and finally did another one this past summer after my twin and a fellow teammate convinced me to try getting the world record. My friend came over with a six-pack after I worked an 11 hour day (three hours at a kids track & field camp followed by an 8-hour shift at a local shoe store). We agreed to tape it and only put out the video if it went well; if not we were going to talk nothing of it. After jogging two laps for warm up and spiking up, I gave it my best shot and ran around 8 seconds faster than the record. It was crazy how quick everything happened … 24 hours later I was on a flight to England to compete at the Beer Mile World Classic where I lowered the record to 4:34.

How did you train for your beer miles? Do you have a training secret? Do you taper?

As long as I am in good running shape I know I can run a solid beer mile. My stomach can handle the beers without a problem as long as I get the burps out. The biggest thing is making sure I open my throat to chug well enough to chug the beer cleanly (not leave any leftover) even if I am out of breath. I don’t taper for the beer mile at all, I go about my regular running training and just hope I feel good on race day.

Do you think the beer mile record can go lower?

I do! I think the record can get somewhere into the 4:20s. The chugging can only improve minimally while the running can improve (not much more but) a bit more.

What beer do you drink when you’re not chugging it in a few seconds?

There are many different craft breweries I enjoy to casually drink (mostly familiar with Canadian ones). These beers include: Steam Whistle, Granville Island, Mill Street and Flying Monkey, just to name a few.

I read that you had finals the week after the beer mile. How are you balancing school and training?

Although I’m not used to traveling in between exam season, I am used to balancing school and training. Since high school I have been a multisport athlete where I swam, ran cross country and track and field. In university it became much more challenging to balance the higher demand of academics and athletics. Writing things down was what helped me the most and making sure I have my school work or studying done completed any big competitions.

You’re part of a Canadian cohort that has been dominating the beer mile. What do you think accounts for your country’s success?

As Canadians, we are pretty laid back and enjoy trying new things so I think the beer mile fits our attitudes pretty well. Most of the guys who do the beer mile in Canada are all buddies so it helps keep the rivalries competitive, friendly and fun.

The beer mile has enjoyed some high-profile visibility in the media over the last few years. What is your prediction for the beer mile in 2017?

It has definitely been on the rise the last two years or so and I think this year it will continue to gain more attention. A lot of elite or serious runners don’t agree with the beer mile because they think it takes away from the sport of track and field and makes a joke of it. I don’t agree with that at all. It is a separate event and is marketable because the average person finds it very interesting. It’s crazy the amount of messages I have received from random people that have said congratulations and that they will continue to follow my running career now that they know of me. I think this is a very different way of marketing yourself and building your brand but from being a serious track athlete, and it has only helped me. At the end of the day it’s only four beers and a bit of running. My focus is track and field but beer miles are a fun way to end a season after all the hard work I’ve put in.

What’s your advice for someone who wants to run their first beer mile?

1) Don’t get out too hard
2) Run consistently quick laps
3) Take a big breath before you chug
4) Get the beer down as quick as you can
5) Within the first 40m of running after you chug, get those burps out
6) Don’t think too much

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After winning 1 of the 5 Beer Garden 5Ks

Last year, I woke up on New Year’s Day and scrolled through my social media feeds. It was completely filled with chatter about resolutions.

One one side were people talking earnestly about traveling the world, learning to cook, getting fit. On the other side were people mocking the whole idea of resolutions, that they won’t stick and that people were wasting their money on new gym memberships.

It was all very predictable.

I wondered if there was a better way.

Five years before, I had made a public goal on this blog to run at least a mile a day and drink at least a beer a day. I decided to continue this streak for one year, the last year of my 20s.

It wasn’t always easy. I ran through Milwaukee’s worst blizzard in years and another time on a treadmill at 1 a.m. in a New Jersey hotel. I chugged a PBR just before midnight during a busy day of work and travel. I finished the occasional late-night run after a happy hour. I had to be both determined and flexible to keep up the streak.

But overall, it was a big success. I set multiple PRs. I averaged a beer for about every three miles I ran. At the end of one year, I kept the streak going. I enjoyed it so much I ended up continuing my beer and running streak for three years instead of the original plan of one year.

During that time, I got written about in Runner’s World and BroBible, was interviewed by WIRED Magazine, and attracted thousands of Twitter followers. The public attention held me accountable and, in part, motivated me to keep my streak going even after I was ready to give up.

Fast forward a few years and I was sitting and contemplating my New Year’s resolutions. I was coming off two of my best years of running, having set two sub-3 hour marathon PRs. So I decided to start another beer and running streak.

Except this time, I wouldn’t tell anyone.

My motivation was something Derek Sivers wrote about goals:

“Tests done since 1933 show that people who talk about their intentions are less likely to make them happen,” Sivers wrote (emphasis his). “Announcing your plans to others satisfies your self-identity just enough that you’re less motivated to do the hard work needed.”

I wanted to see if he was right with an experiment. Was it more effective to announce my intentions publically? Or keep it to myself?

To my surprise, I found it motivating to have a secret goal that no one knew about. It gave me a sense of pride to think that while others were bragging about intentions on social media, I was quietly accomplishing what I set out to do. It felt like I was using the energy it takes to get attention on social media and harnessing it for myself.

Summer flew by and the streak kept going. I ran a Beer Garden 5K series and won all five races. I set a new 5K PR of 17 minutes flat. And I started marathon training again with the intention of setting a new PR.

Then the streak hit a speed bump. I developed a corn on my foot that made it extremely painful to run. But of all the stupid injuries, I wasn’t going to let this one ruin my streak. I slogged through months of useless self-remedy before finally visiting the doctor to get it removed.

By then my training had suffered. My marathon race came, and it was a disaster. It was unseasonably warm, humid and rained the whole 26.2. My time was a disappointment.

And still, I continued the secret streak. But it became a chore instead of an adventure. I found myself  procrastinating, running later in the day, and covering only my one mile minimum. It was finally during one night sneaking out at 11:50 pm to run that I told my wife what I was up to.

One day, I decided to quit. I was sore, it was cold out, and I no longer felt motivated to keep going. I told my wife I was hanging up the streak.

She told me not to quit. So I went outside and ran a mile. It paid to let others in on my secret, after all.

It’s now one year after I set my secret New Year’s resolution. I didn’t make it to a full year, but I came close. I got sick a few weeks ago and had to stop the streak. In the end, I ran and drank a beer for 345 consecutive days.

I can’t say if it’s more effective for your goals to keep them secret or make them public. I think both approaches had their positive and negatives, and you’ll have ups and downs when pursuing a goal no matter what.

But for me, this experience reinforced that running and craft beer culture is a social experience. By not discussing my streak publically, I missed out on opportunities to share the highs and lows with others. I cut myself off a bit from the communal aspect.

If you have New Year’s Resolutions this year, I think it’s OK to shout them from the mountaintops, or at least from your Facebook page. Or keep it for yourself.

I’d love to hear what you’re doing for your resolutions and if I can help support you. If you want, I don’t have to tell anyone else.

I can keep a secret.

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If your 2017 New Year’s Resolution is exercise more, meet new people and try different craft beers, here are 17 (of many) beer and running clubs from around the country you can join. 

East Bay Beer Runners

Location Bay Area, California
Every Tuesday night a group of 50-100 runners with varying running experience meets at a local brewery or craft beer bar, runs between 3 to 6 miles, then returns for drinks. “Over the past year we have created a network of over 1300 subscribed members and are continuously growing,” said co-founder Gabe Abastillas. Past events have taken place in Oakland (The Trappist, Beer Revolution, Drake’s Dealership), San Leandro (Drake’s Brewery, 21st Amendment), and Berkeley (Fieldwork Brewing, Triple Rock).
More info here

Alpine Dog Brewery Tuesday Run Club

Location Denver, Colorado
Runners meet at Alpine Dog Brewery at 6:15 pm every Tuesday, with out and back routes around Cheesman Park; workouts are open to all levels of runners. Following the run, enjoy happy hour specials all night at the brewery.
More info

RunTOBeer

Location Toronto and coming soon to Ottawa, Canada
Toronto’s RunTOBeer is less than 3 years old but already has 2,500 members, and is opening an Ottawa chapter in January. It has partnerships with two of North America’s five IAAF Gold Label Marathons, coorganized the international beer run at Craft Brewers Conference (with the Fishtown Beer Runners & Mikkeller Run Club), features brewery-sponsored road trips and has its own beer mile crew.
More info

Sloppy Moose Running Club

Location Sacramento, California
Founded in 2013, the Sloppy Moose Running Club is a group of laid-back runners who meet at New Helvetia Brewing Co. on Thursdays for a 3-mile run followed by beers, food and laughs. Bonus: There is a dog-friendly patio out in the back.
More info

Big Ugly Running Posse (BURP)

Location Chesapeake, Virginia
The Big Ugly Running Posse meets every Wednesday at Big Ugly Brewery for a 1-, 3- or 5-mile route followed by beer at the brewery.
More info

Fishtown Beer Runners

Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“To the professor!” That’s how the 9-year-old beer and running club ends all of their group runs. It’s a toast to the professor who authored a research study finding that beer was better for runners than water following a run. The ranks of the group have swelled to 3,000 Facebook members and the club even has its own documentary.
More info

Mikkeller Running Club

Location Worldwide
Mikkeller has running groups around the world, from San Diego to Seoul, and even has its own iPhone app. The club is founded by Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, creator and owner of Mikkeller, who is a former competitive runner that earned scholarships in the US and set some Danish track records. But the main goal of Mikkeller Running Club is social with a finish up at a bar that serves Mikkeller.
More info

Running for Brews

Location Nationwide
Running for Brews started with just one location in Florida in 2010. Today, there are more than 25 locations across the country that combine weekly runs, social events, themed runs, and charity events runs, all finishing at a bar or with beer.
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Flying Bike Run Club

Location Seattle, Washington
Flying Bike Run Club runs from Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery every Wednesday evening, with an average of 20-50 runners participating. The group consists of runners of many different skill levels, running 3-5 miles with a pace for every runner. Jogging strollers and dogs are welcome.
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River Horse Run Crew

Location Ewing, New Jersey
Join the River Horse Crew for a running tour to burn off some calories and immediately drink them back up. The route is designed with a 2-mile or 4-mile option, with a diverse group of ages and paces that welcome everyone.
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Flying Irish Running Club

Location Spokane, Washington
The Flying Irish Running Club has an impressive 4,300 likes on its group Facebook page, and it looks like many of the members show up for their social runs. Here’s how they describe themselves: “We didn’t invent running, social runs, post-run cold beverages or even being Irish but we are the biggest and best at doing them all! WE RUN SPOKANE!!”
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Dirtbag Runners

Location Worldwide
Dirtbag Runners is a community of trail runners and ultrarunners that are fond of getting together for camping and beer miles in backcountry locations like Yosemite and Reyes Creek. “Run Free. Get Dirty.”
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Run Wild Missoula

Location: Missoula, Montana
The Montana running group organizes more than a dozen races each year, including the Missoula Marathon and monthly beer-themed runs. Each month, a 3- and 5-mile route is offered at a different brewery location on the last Wednesday of the month, and at the finish line, a social gathering with libations and food awaits.
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Pioneer Beer Runners

Location Western Massachusetts
The Pioneer Beer Runners, or PBR for short, organize weekly group runs to and from local breweries along with impromptu runs scheduled through the club’s Facebook group.
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Heist Brewery Run Club

Photo via https://twitter.com/workforyourbeer

Location Charlotte, North Carolina
The Monday night runs range from 1-5 miles. With a Frequent Runner Card, you get a complimentary menu item after eight stamps, and each event comes with prizes and raffles and a live band. An optional annual membership program for $25 includes other perks and a HBRC tech-shirt. Note: There are many, many beer and running clubs in Charlotte.
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The Road Sodas

Location Indianapolis, Indiana
“Indiana On Tap’s premier club for runners with a drinking problem” meets weekly for runs from breweries such as MashCraft Brewery, Broad Ripple Brewpub, and Flat12 Bierworks.
More info 

Big Boss Run Club

Location Raleigh, North Carolina
More than 1,000 members have joined the Big Boss Run Club Facebook group, where members live by the motto “no pain, no beer.” The runs continue on Sundays through the winter at Big Boss Brewing, ending at the tap room.
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