What's Up?
Join us in San Jose on May 31! Beer City San Jose starts and finishes Almaden Lake Park and runs along the adjacent creek trails on trail and bike paths. Beer City Festival includes a half marathon, 10k, and 5k distances. The Beer Stroll is a 1-mile walk for those who are mostly in it for the beer. Race The Rex is our new take on the beer mile.
You don't have to have been part of other Beer City races to have a great time. You also don't have to care for beer. This gathering is meant for everyone and it's made by runners, for runners. So come out for a great time with sunshine, running, beer, and celebrating.
When you get home we will be there with tastes of beer from San Jose's local brewers. Runners drink until noon and the it's off to Shindig! our afternoon gathering.
Weekend Schedule
Friday, May 30
Location: TBD
4 pm- 8 pm Bib and shirt pickup; registration NEW longer hours! Yes, you can pick up on race day. Yes, you can pickup for friends.
Saturday, May 31 RACE DAY!
Almaden Lake Regional Park, 15780 Almaden Expressway, San Jose
Click here for directions
7:00 am: Registration and bib pickup opens
8:30 am: Half Marathon Start
8:45 am: 10k Start
9:00 am: 5k Start
9:05 am: Beer Stroll Start
9:15 am: Questicorn start
9:45 am: Beer tasting opens for Tasting Only ticketholders
11:00 am: Beat the Beast beer mile
12:00 pm: Post race tasting ends
Beer City Shindig
Location: Clandestine Brewing, San Jose
1:00 pm: Shindig begins!
2:00 pm: Music kicks off
5:00 pm: Shindig winds down.
5:05 pm: Beer City closing sing along.
Post Run Beer Refreshment
The post run beer drinking is a festival all it's own. Beer City Half offers our runners over 21 years of age a selection of beer from a collection of our local brewer friends, including Clandestine, Hapa's, Ununhum, Worts of Wisdon as well as from some of our friends from hither and yon, like Drakes and Lagunitas. Drink as much as you like unitl noon! There will also be non-alcoholic Hop Water as well as the water, bubbly drinks we provide.
Beer will be served in 7oz Beer City tasting glasses for you to take home (without a beer in them still).
Also, there will be bubbly water and sodas, as well as snacks for everyone including cookies and fruit.
Swag & Awards
Each Beer City Half runner receives the special San Jose Key to Beer City, a comfy Beer City San Jose t-shirt, a 7oz Beer City tasting glass, custom bib, and free race photos.
Podium trophies are given to the top 3 in each race by gender. Age group awards are given 3-deep in 10-year divisions (example: 20-29). Age group winners are requested to identify themselves at the timing table.
All runners are entered into the Beer City Series results and our Slammers receive a special lanyard that holds all the keys. Collect them all -- gotta run first!
Race the Rex and The Beermazing Race have their own treats and rewards as well..
