ABQ Brew Dash combines two of our favorite things — running and beer

At some point we have all joked about running to get a beer. And at some point we have probably heard about insane people doing those “beer mile” races (drink a beer per lap around a regulation track, so it’s four for a mile; got to see the Cal-Berkeley cross country team do it once, the term “debacle” is far too light for the horror show that I saw). Somewhere between joking and pure insanity, some good people decided to combine beer and running in a safe, manageable, but still fun way. Thus, the ABQ Brew Dash has been created and will take place May 9 at Balloon Fiesta Park. Click here for ticket info.

So how does one safely combine drinking and running?

“Well, we’re runners ourselves, so it was an easy leap of faith, so to speak,” said the event’s co-founder and organizer, Josh Rogers. “I work for a non-profit here in town called Run Fit. We put on 15 races a year and

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