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Description
Welcome to Wisconsin's largest Beer Garden 5K Series, presented by Silver Circle.
We've brought back all your favorites for our 9th annual beer garden racing season: freezer pops, team challenge, bonus Squatch challenge, Average Joe/Jane & the FREE kiddos run! We will have root beer for those who prefer a non-alcoholic option.
New for 2024!
We have updated the series registration process. When you register for the series, you will automatically be entered into the four individual events. You can find those events in your runsignup.com profile. From there, you can switch divisions, update your shirt size and transfer your race to someone else.
Series Schedule
The Raised Grain Oak Creek Beer Garden 5K - Thursday, June 6 @ Lake Vista Park (Oak Creek)
Menomonee Falls Beer Garden 5K - Wednesday, June 19 @ Village Park (Menomonee Falls)
The Tap Yard Beer Garden 5K - Thursday, July 18 @ The Tap Yard (Waukesha)
Waukesha Neighborhood Beer Garden 5K - Thursday, August 22 @ Rivers Crossing Park (Waukesha)
Kids can run the Kids' 1K for free. Please register them for the individual races using the links above.
Race Shirts
All series runners will receive a race shirt for each race. Shirts are guarantee to those series participants who register before May 24th. After that, shirts may not be available for the first series event.
Finish Line Freezer Pops
We know how much you love a freezer pop at the finish, so we are bringing them back! All finishers will receive a freezer pop!
Awards
Finisher Woodles
All 5K runners & walkers will receive a custom Finisher Woodle made by our friends at Ridgeway Woodworks. The woodles include a bottle opener in the back, and are made in America from 100% reclaimed wood.
Overall Awards
The overall male and female finisher at each race will receive a custom award from Ridgeway Woodworks.
Age Group Awards
Top 3 male and female finishers in each age group will receive a custom woodle. Age groups are 0-14, then 5-year increments.
Average Joe & Jane Awards
The Average Joe & Jane Awards are back for the Beer Garden Series, and are presented to the male and female runner who finished in the exact middle of all runners. Winners will receive a t-shirt and custom woodle!
Bonus Squatch Challenge is Back!
“What’s up with the Squatch?” Good question! If you aren’t familiar, Squatch is the unofficial Silver Circle mascot and he’s a bit of a legend around Oconomowoc, which just so happens to be the location of Silver Circle Global HQ.
We’ve decided to play a game with Squatch at the 2024 Beer Garden 5K Series!
We’ll be hiding 2 small wooden sasquatches from Ridgeway Woodworks (much like the ones pictured below) along the race course – they will NOT be out in the open – it’s Squatch, after all. IF you manage to spot one while you’re out on the course and decide to sacrifice your potential PR to return Squatch to the Finish Line with you, you will be rewarded with a BONUS beer. That’s right – TWO free beers! So, are you here for the win and the glory, or are you here for the beer… and, of course, the glory?
Oh, we almost forgot to mention: you'll get to keep Squatch, too! (#WheresSquatch)
Team Challenge
Think you and your friends are the fastest beer runners on the planet? Prove it! The team challenge is back for 2024.
How it works:
Create a team during registration! Invite your family, friends coworkers, and that super fast 21-year-old that lives down the street. The more, the merrier, and the better your chances!
The team with the 4 fastest runners gets an extra beer and an awesome trophy! The more runners you have, the better your chances.
We will be using age grading for the team challenge. Don't worry about the math. Our timing software will calculate it. If you really want to know everthing there ever was about age grading, here is an old article by timing legend Alan Jones.
Corporate Wellness
Workplace Wellness Program Partnerships
Are you involved with a workplace wellness program? We’d love to help!
Here’s how it works:
- Contact us with your workplace information.
- We will create a code for your wellness members to use at registration checkout that will waive or discount the registration fee.
- You can offer any discount amount your workplace wellness program allows.
- The day after the race, we will send you an invoice that can be paid online.
Silver Circle
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