It’s the last week of March which means it’s time to lace up the running shoes and head out to Run Wild Missoula’s monthly beer run – the legitimate kind. This Wednesday, March 28, the Beer Run starts from Sean Kelly’s Public House on Pine Street in downtown Missoula for a little belated St. Paddy’s…
Run Wild Missoula’s monthly beer run heads to Al & Vic’s on Wednesday, February 29 for a Mardi Gras themed celebration of running and beer. Sure, they may be a week late for Mardi Gras, but these runs are always well attended, festive and fun. Al & Vic’s may not have the best craft beer…
Run Wild Missoula’s monthly Beer Run takes place tonight, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 at Draught Works Brewery at 915 Toole Ave. in Missoula. The Run starts at 6:00 p.m. at the Brewery followed by plenty of good beer to go around. The planned run is approximately 4.5 miles through the center of town and along…
No, it’s not the latest Judd Apatow movie, it’s time for Run Wild Missoula’s monthly beer run. What? You didn’t think these monthly feasts of fitness and fun took the winter off, did you? Even in the dark and slippery night, the beer runs continue for the hardy. This month the run takes place at…
In July, 2010, I crossed the finish line of the Missoula half marathon with a giant smile and a new goal. Right then I set my sights on running the full Missoula marathon one year later. The race was that much fun. The sense of accomplishment was that fulfilling. The excitement of race day was…
Any lingering doubt about the intersection of craft beer and running was wiped away Wednesday night in Missoula as hundreds of runners, walkers and craft beer enthusiasts packed Kettlehouse Brewing Co.’s northside location for Community U-Nite in support of Run Wild Missoula. Runners in the Run Wild Missoula marathon training group gathered under threatening skies…
Each Wednesday, Kettlehouse Brewing Co.’s Northside location hosts a different non-profit organization for a fundraiser, with fifty cents of every pint sold donated to that organization. This Wednesday, June 29, 2011, beer and running come together to support Run Wild Missoula. Run Wild Missoula’s beer run will take off from the brewery (313 N. 1st…
I’m breaking zero new ground when I say the psychology of running is as important as the physical elements. Still, I’ve learned a complete appreciation for this concept comes only through personal experience. Even then, the lessons keep changing, tossing sadistic pop-quizzes into the road right when you decide you’ve figured it out. Last year,…
To my knowledge, I’ve never been flipped off while out on a run. I’ve wanted to flip off a few drivers, but kept it to a “what the hell” kind of a shrug. I’ve even been hit by a car while out on a run. But that’s not “the finger” I’m talking about. Most of…
Today is Thursday, February 24, 2011. It is still winter. We’re being reminded of that with temperatures around 5 degrees and winds of 25 mph creating wind chills of 20 below. The predicted snow is largely a bust, but it is not a day to be outside. Where we live in the Missoula Valley, we…