Beer Running Clubs

yes I have been a few times best way to kill some calories before you drank beer.

 

NoDa Brewing in Charlotte, NC has weekly beer runs (1,3 and 5 miles, I believe). I don't live there, but I see their postings on FB. Where I live (Charleston, SC), yoga sessions at breweries seem to be big.

 

The one around here does different runs every week, does different mileage, and tends to stop at multiple bars/breweries.

 

Funny you mention that. My work moved a guy over from another group to my group. He and I both run so we immediately got along. We ended up discussing beer today and he ends up slinging beer names that I figured not many people knew. He was talking about Mother's MILF, Founder's KBS and CBS, and more. The other guy he runs with over lunch is a total beer snob (maybe he's reading this). It seems like we have our own beer running club churning up.

I ran over lunch as well, but usually run alone. I'll have to give a run a go with them and see what transpires. Unfortunately the end of our run ends in more office work, not a brew.

I have seen Mikkeller has a Track Club singlet, so I've been thinking of buying that for local races.

 

I almost did that 3H thing or whatever its called. Theres the official 3H and then all these knockoff groups. It all sounded a little fuckin weird though. Like a mix of LARP, Clue, a bar crawl, and a running club.

If someone can defend its name, I may be swayed to show up.

 

A friend of mine does that and she has a blast. I'd do it except the running part - don't have the knees for it. Could walk it, but hey isn't that like just hitting the bars?

 

That's insane. With the hype behind craft beer, it's no wonder it's starting to sneak into active communities who tend to drink a little less, but with a little more taste involved.

I'd love to start a beer club at my work (I'm at the world headquarters with about 3000 others, with another 2000 around the country). I can only hope that this small running group will develop some beer tastings and maybe fold a few more co-workers into the mix.

 

Sounds like a good idea to me. My two biggest passions are bodybuilding and beer. Seemingly they contradict each other, however for me they reward their counterpart.

You can't drink DIPA's and BB stout's all day without getting exercise, and you can't exercise all day without mixing in some quality beer.

 

I used to run the St Patrick's Day 5K the last few years I lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, always had a keg of green beer at the finish

 

Hash House Harriers. Good times! I won't defend it's name. It's more of a got to see to believe kind of thing.

 

I wouldn't mind at all if there were any around here - or better yet, cycling / beer club. Hell, how about making it a triathlon beer club, and anyone who wants to show for any given discipline is good to go...

 

Would you repeatedly participate? Or too novel of an event?

 

Highland in Asheville. Every Wednesday is Run Club and they support and participate in other running events in the area also (Night Flight, Race to the Taps, Chamber Challenge, etc). The regular Wednesday run gathers anywhere from 20-50 people.

 

I went on a run for Mikkeller Bangkok for last two years out there but have yet to actually join a club back home. I try to run Mon-Wed-Fri-Sat, 3 miles each time anyway so this is an awesome idea to look into. I'd kinda need it to be over the weekend though as I'm on call all week, every week.

 

Just find some local cyclists. We tend to find the beer, no official groups needed.