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Brewery Run Clubs in Northern Virginia

April 7, 2016 by MCM Mama 30 Comments

I love running and I love craft beer. I love them both even more when I have the opportunity to combine them at a brewery run club. Sometimes I even hit the trifecta of beer, running and Skirt Sports…

Brewery Run with Skirt Sports

As I mentioned in the article I wrote for Skirt Sports, I’m not alone in that love. In fact, I’m super excited that it’s popular enough that many of the local breweries have a running event during the week. Here are 5 brewery run clubs you can try out if you live in (or are visiting) the Northern Virginia area.

Will Run for Beer at a Brewery run

  1. Port City – Every Monday night at 7pm, Port City Brewing and Pacers Running host a fun run called  Joggers and Lagers. Choose to run 1, 3, or 5 miles and finish at the Tasting Room. If you are feeling hungry, check out the food truck of the day. Some weeks you might even get to check out some cool products from Pacers’ vendors.
  2. Mad Fox – On Wednesday nights at 6:30pm, rain or shine (or snow storm or crazy cold and windy or…), join the Mad Fox Run Club for a run or walk on the W&OD trail. 3 and 5 mile distances are marked, but run or walk as much as you’d like. Enjoy happy hour prices on appetizers and beer after the run! Dogs and kids are welcome, but dogs must stay on the patio when at the restaurant.
  3. Old Ox – The Trottin’ Oxen runs take place at 10:30am on Saturdays. Like many NoVa breweries, Old Ox is near the W&OD Trail, so runners head there for their run, with pace and distance being up to the runner.
  4. Caboose Brewing – Join Caboose Brewing Company for their “Trail and Ales” run on Monday evenings at 6:30pm. Caboose has partnered with Grass Roots Fitness and DC Capital Striders for their runs. The W&OD trail passes mere feet from the brewery, so runs begin at Mile Marker 12. Run 3, 5, or a distance of your choosing at any pace.
  5. Lost Rhino – The “Rhino Chasers” meet every Tuesday at 6pm (weather permitting) at Lost Rhino Retreat, where they have the option for an organized 1, 3 or 5 mile run through Brambleton.

I know these aren’t the only brewery run clubs in the area, so if you know of more, drop me a link and I’ll add the information to the post. And if you’d like to know more about visiting some of these breweries, here are five NoVa breweries worth visiting.

Today I’m linking up on the Friday Five with Courtney, Mar, and Cynthia. Make sure you check out their awesome blogs as well as those who join the link up.

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  1. lacey@fairytalesandfitness.com says

    April 7, 2016 at 11:16 pm

    Oh how fun! I was in a running club when I lived in Va beach and depending what night it was we would all get together for dinner and drinks afterwards. I’m looking forward to that now that I’ll be back in the VA Beach for the summer:)
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    • MCM Mama says

      April 8, 2016 at 8:57 am

      It’s so much fun to get a work out in and then be social.

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  2. Jennifer says

    April 7, 2016 at 11:24 pm

    Very fun! I will be working out of Alexandria soon, so I should def check out the Port City one.
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    • MCM Mama says

      April 8, 2016 at 8:58 am

      I keep meaning to get over to that one. It’s actually on a day I could do it too LOL.

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  3. Pam says

    April 8, 2016 at 5:47 am

    I bet these would go over really well with my running group in NC, but we don’t have alot of options of breweries. In fact, I can only think of one downtown.
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    • MCM Mama says

      April 8, 2016 at 8:58 am

      All you need is one. ;o) I can’t remember what part of NC you are in, but Asheville was beer brewing central.

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  4. Angela @marathonsandmotivation.com says

    April 8, 2016 at 5:59 am

    These all sound like so much fun! Thank you for sharing this Great List!! 🙂
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    • MCM Mama says

      April 8, 2016 at 8:59 am

      I love running for beer. Just sayin’

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  5. Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home says

    April 8, 2016 at 7:55 am

    Because beer and running go together–like peanut butter and jelly!
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    • MCM Mama says

      April 8, 2016 at 9:00 am

      Yes. Yes, they do. And now I have the song “love and marriage” stuck in my head.

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  6. Jessica says

    April 8, 2016 at 8:07 am

    This is awesome! I wish we had that many options here. We have one that meets up at a local bar, but they don’t really do craft beers so it isn’t nearly as exciting!
    Happy Friday!

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    • MCM Mama says

      April 8, 2016 at 9:01 am

      Yeah, we are super lucky in this area with so many craft beer options.

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  7. Lesley says

    April 8, 2016 at 8:55 am

    I think you would love Colorado. The town my aunt lives in has running store with theshoes in front, and a pub in the back. Shoes N Brews, serving Colorado craft beers.
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    • MCM Mama says

      April 8, 2016 at 9:01 am

      I know I’d love Colorado for so many reasons. I’ve heard of that store and totally want to visit it.

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  8. Kathryn @ Dancing to Running says

    April 8, 2016 at 10:12 am

    The idea of combining a fun run with a post run social event seems to be becoming more and more of the norm across the country. Its great that there are so many opportunities in our area for social/running gatherings.
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  9. Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

    April 8, 2016 at 10:53 am

    Fun stuff. I’m not a big beer drinker but I sometimes appreciate a cold one while watching sports 🙂 I’m so cliche!
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    • MCM Mama says

      April 13, 2016 at 11:28 am

      Come run with me – you can get wine at Mad Fox…

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  10. Ana says

    April 8, 2016 at 2:00 pm

    Brewery running clubs?! What? This is such an awesome concept!

    There is a local place that does a Brewery 5K, but it’s more than I’m willing to put out for a 5K. Maybe one of this years I’ll suck it up to try the beer!
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  11. Sonia says

    April 8, 2016 at 3:13 pm

    These look fun! I don’t drink beer, but a glass of wine or something else will do just fine. 🙂
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  12. Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner says

    April 8, 2016 at 4:10 pm

    when it’s warmer I will have to come out to one of the Mad Fox runs!
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    • MCM Mama says

      April 13, 2016 at 11:27 am

      They have wine too…

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  13. Lauren says

    April 8, 2016 at 5:33 pm

    This is a far for me to do regularly, but I’d love to make a trip to run one of these when I’m in the area! #willrunforbeer

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  14. Mar @ Mar on the Run says

    April 8, 2016 at 7:02 pm

    Ooh, need to do this one of these years! Love running and beer 🙂

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    • MCM Mama says

      April 13, 2016 at 11:27 am

      Come join me at Mad Fox some Wednesday!

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      • Mar @ Mar on the Run says

        April 13, 2016 at 11:35 am

        I will!!
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  15. Pavement Runner says

    April 9, 2016 at 12:03 am

    Beer and running…. hmmmm. The best combo.

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    • MCM Mama says

      April 13, 2016 at 11:27 am

      Yes, yes it is.

      Reply
  16. Karen @ Fit in France says

    April 9, 2016 at 7:13 am

    I am not a beer drinker but can understand why this would be fun.
    During the marathon last week, one of the bars was giving away beer to the runners… I had not seen it before.

    However, the Medoc marathon in France runs by wineries…
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    • MCM Mama says

      April 13, 2016 at 11:26 am

      Breweries or wineries, it’s all good. ;o)

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  17. larry says

    July 27, 2016 at 11:18 pm

    Old Ox has added Tuesday 6:30pm runs to their Trottin’ Oxen runs. https://www.facebook.com/groups/trottinoxen/

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