Best race ever!! Running and Beer together, not one after the other. All for a great cause!

The concept for this race is simple, run and drink. In fact, the shirt for the race says "I Drank My Way Through a 5K" and that's pretty much it. The course was run on the Fox River Trail starting at Mount Saint Mary Park in St. Charles and heading towards Geneva on the scenic path through Wheeler Park and ended back at Mount Saint Mary Park for the Award Ceremony. Along the way there were 5 beer stations each offering craft beers from different breweries. The beer stations were set up so that runners could grab beers off of long tables of prefilled cups and finish the beer before leaving the station. As a mid to back of the pack runner, I did not find that the stations were impediment at all and everyone was having a blast trying out all the beers. As a bonus, we ran through the 1st station at the end of the course for a total of 6 beer stops. There was also one water stop half way through the course. Water was a nice change from the beer.

After the run, each runner was entitled to 2 full beers of their choice. If you registered early, you were given a ticket for a 3rd beer, I gave mine away as 2 full beers after the 6 beer stops would have been one too many. Besides the beer, the after party was one of the best I've attended, good food priced well (think HUGE pulled pork sandwich with homemade chips for $6), a live band, and a beautiful park location.

This race is all about the fun and supporting Project Mobility. Project Mobility is the nonprofit 501(c)3 organization of The Bike Rack in St. Charles. Their mission is to provide the freedom of mobility to children, adults and wounded soldiers with disabilities through adaptive cycling.

The swag for this race was a black cotton t-shirt with "I Drank My Way Through a 5K" and indeed I did!