FEATURED BREWERY
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Produced by the Asheville Radio Group and Kick It Event Management, the Race to the Taps running series is no pub crawl! It features six, brand new 4-mile, chip timed road races. Each course is designed with varying degrees of difficulty appropriate for both the seasoned runner as well as the casual runner/walker. Strollers and pets will not be allowed.
The Highland Brewing Company race will start and end in the outdoor Meadow beside the Highland Brewing Tap Room and highlights East Asheville with a mixed-surface terrain in the brewery’s surrounding neighborhood.
The first 500 runners will receive a Race to the Taps can koozie as well as a cotton race t-shirt. All runners receive a beer pour after the race (must be at least 21 years old). Additional beer will be available for purchase.
Registration fees
4 Miler Closed
Online registration closed-
Entry into Highland Brewing Race
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$25.00Nov 28 – Jan 1
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$32.00Jan 1 – Mar 1
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$38.00Mar 1 – Apr 22
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Parking
Parking will be available in the brewery parking lot. Come early and carpool if you can. Don't forget to have a designated driver!
Event Festivities
Runners and spectators will enjoy a post-race festival at the finish of this event with music, food trucks, and of course, beer from Highland Brewing Company available for purchase. Each runner receives a complimentary pour at the end of the race as well.
About Highland Brewing Company
Highland Brewing Company has brewed the highest quality craft beer since 1994. With an expansion underway (opening 2015) and small batches flowing from the pilot room, each visit to the brewery is unique.
Family-owned, Highland is Asheville’s first legal brewery since Prohibition. It is a local favorite for beer fans, music fans, and families. The spacious tasting room and grassy meadow are inviting gathering spaces, both with music stages and bars. Tours are led seven days a week and free live music is featured on weekends.
Highland’s name honors the Scots Irish who settled in the Appalachian mountains in the 18th and 19th centuries. Adding to the tradition of honor, all seasonal beers are named after protected features of the North Carolina landscape. Seasonal release parties raise funds for land conservation. Visit our website for details on tours, special events, sustainability efforts and more. Learn more about Highland Brewing HERE
Thank You to our Race Sponsors
Course Map
** Race course subject to change at any time.
Awards
In keeping with the theme of the series, craft beer centric prizes will be awarded to the top 3 male & female finishers in each age category. Unique prizes will also be awarded for overrall 1st, 2nd and 3rd place male & female runners as well as the top male and female in the Masters (40 & over) and Grandmasters Division (50 & over).
Age group awards are decided as the top 3 finishers in each of the following age divisions: 13 and under; 14-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-69; and 70 and over.
No double dipping on awards.
In addition to the timed awards, we will also award a "King & Queen of the Taps" at each race for the "most spirit" based on attire and enthusiasm and the M.O.P (Middle of the Pack) award for the runner with the middle time of all runners. Each race will also feature 2 Pop-Up Sprints with winners and awards for each. No need to be speedy, you just need to be in it to win it.
Race Non-Profit Partnership
A portion of race proceeds from the Race to the Taps race at Highland Brewing Company benefit Friends of Connect Buncombe
About Friends of Connect Buncombe
Our mission is to encourage and support the implementation of the Greenways and Trails Master Plan and the construction of greenways throughout Buncombe County through public awareness, community education and fundraising activities. We are a collaborative organization and support all greenway projects in Buncombe County. Our goal is to see a system of connected trails for public usage to foster and promote tourism, economic development, health, recreation, diverse and safe transportation options, sustainability, and connect with our community and the cultural heritage and beauty of Buncombe County.
Event schedule
- Fri, April 24, 2015 3:00 PM - Friday Early Packet Pick Up Opens - Paramount Kia - 1000 Ridgefield BLVD - behind Asheville Outlet
- Fri, April 24, 2015 7:00 PM - Friday Early Packet Pick Up Done
- Sat, April 25, 2015 11:00 AM - Race Day Packet Pick Up Opens
- Sat, April 25, 2015 1:00 PM - Race Day Packet Pick Up Done
- Sat, April 25, 2015 1:00 PM - Race Start
- Sat, April 25, 2015 2:30 PM - Awards
Contact information
- Event contact
- Leslie Grotenhuis
- info@kickitevents.com
- Phone
- +1 828-338-8380
- Website
- Visit website
