The perfect wintertime run-cation with your friends! We’re bringing the Beer Chase Series to sunny SoCal to celebrate the amazing craft beers of San Diego County! Known as the ‘Capital of Craft,’ San Diego is home to over 130 craft breweries and is the birth place of some of the craft beer industry’s most respected breweries. Teams will start in San Marcos and meet the Pacific Ocean in Carlsbad to enjoy beautiful oceanfront running through the coastal towns of Solana Beach, Del Mar, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, and Mission Bay to finish in San Diego. Run with your friends and enjoy some sun & sand, while sampling San Diego’s best breweries!
The San Diego Beer Chase is a one-day six-person running relay of approximately 50 miles, consisting of 12 legs of varying distance (4-8miles per leg). The course starts in Escondido and travels over and down the coast line to the finish in downtown San Diego. On a 6-person team, each person runs 2 legs; On a 3-person team, each person runs 4 legs… you get the idea.
Each time you exchange at a brewery, you will have the option to enjoy a 3-4oz sample of beer. This is not required, but we expect many people to enjoy this opportunity. Every team must have a designated driver that is not drinking until the van is parked for the last leg of the race.
Never run a relay before?!
We can almost guarantee this won’t be your last! You will need one race vehicle – we recommend a 12-passenger van, mini van or suburban. If you are a solo runner or pair, a driver will be needed. With teams of 3-6, a driver is optional. You entire team starts together at the starting line. The first runner takes off to run their leg, and the van jumps ahead to the first exchange point to drop off the 2nd runner and pick up the first runner. This continues for 12 legs. The “inactive runners” – the runners in the van – play a support role: stopping (safely) along the course to cheer on runners, providing your runner with water, making sure they navigate confusing turns, etc. You will receive your official race time at the finish line.
Teams are self-supporting, which means they carry their own water and food during the race. We do not have aid stations and water stops every mile, as you can imagine how difficult it would be to coordinate that feat across 50 miles!
Perhaps the most unique aspect of a relay like the San Diego Beer Chase is the team aspect of running an event like this provides. Running is often a solitary sport, but in a relay, it’s all about your team. Our teams get in to the spirit by creating elaborate team names and themes, wearing matching outfits, participating in contests, having spontaneous dance parties, cheering on fellow runners, and decorating their vans. The San Diego Beer Chase is a race, a celebration, and a vacation all wrapped up in one day of running. We invite you to discover what this race is all about, and why teams run a Cascade Relay event year after year!
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