It’s hard to believe that 2016 is nearly over. We hope you’ve had a great year, and are looking forward to 2017 and all of the excitement that it holds! There’s a crazy winter storm headed towards Portland right now, so there’s a good chance you may not stuck indoors looking for something to do. What better time than to catch you up on what we’re doing with the Oregon Brewery Running Series!
Drew and I have been hard at work planning the 2017 calendar. We learned so much over the past six months, and we’re excited to jump in with both feet. One of the things we weren’t expecting was how much of a community these events have become. So many people participated in multiple events. By our final event at Ecliptic, it felt like we were just getting together with old friends. We love making those connections and friendships!
Something else we learned (the hard way) is that the City of Portland requires us to get permits for each event. We thought we didn’t need one (long story) and are now working to make sure we are in total compliance with them and the permitting office (thanks to Allison the Events Coordinator Portland Bureau of Transportation who is a huge help and showing us a ton of grace). We absolutely want to be 100% compliant and are working to make this happen without raising the cost to you (more on that below).
Events in 2017
As of this writing, we have 11 events on the calendar, with a few more in the works. In 2017, we’re planning 4 different four-run “seasons,” to give you plenty of opportunities to run with us and drink good beer!
Here is our 2017 schedule so far:
We’re hosting a kickoff run at Portland Brewing on January 7. In addition to being a regular event, with great beer, great food and a challenging course, we’ll also have more information (and deals) on registering for the rest of our schedule!
Winter
- Rogue Eastside – Feb 18
- TBD – Feb 25
- Stormbreaker – March 4
- Portland Cider – March 11
Spring
- Base Camp – May 20
- Laurelwood SE – May 27
- Commons – June 3
- Ecliptic – June 10
Summer
- Migration – July 22
- TBD – July 29
- TBD – Aug 5
- Laurelwood NE – Aug 12
Fall
- Baerlic – Oct 21
- TBD – Oct 28
- TBD – Nov 4
- Stickmen – Nov 11
In addition to lining up breweries, we’re contacting bands, connecting with partners, and arranging everything to give you a great event experience! This includes partnering with a local running store, health and fitness studios, nutrition experts, and more. We’re also very proud to share that that 10% of our profits go to support the Portland Parks Foundation and Oregon Brewshed Alliance.
If you have connections with bands, photographers, or anyone else that might be a good fit for our events, let us know! We’ve love and introduction and conversation to see if it’s a fit. We’re all about sharing great connections with our community.
Coupon Codes!
We love to get people active AND drink good beer, all in the name of supporting our local community. To entice you to register early, and keep prices low, we’d like to extend a special 30% discount to anyone who registers before our first event on January 7. We’d also like to ask a favor of you; forward this link to 3 friends, asking them to sign up, and both of you can use code early30 to get 30% off all of our events (code expires on January 7).
Thank you for making 2016 a successful year for the Oregon Brewery Running Series. We look forward to running, and drinking, with you in 2017!
