The 2015 Half Full Brewery Hop Skip & A Run is a 5K run followed by a festival featuring Half Full Brewery beer and awesome Food Trucks. This event is held in support of Achilles International and will take place on The Waterfront @ Harbor Point.
ABOUT THE RACE:
The course route will begin at 17 Harbor Point Road (outside Paloma) and travel along the boardwalk in Harbor Point and into Kosciuszko Park. Racers will be encouraged to Hop, Skip and Run at different points in the race (100 foot hop, 100 foot skip, the rest will be run). The course is a mix of grass, street, smooth gravel, and sidewalks and will be a total distance of 5K (3.1 Miles). Runners are asked to be in the starting area by 10:15am. The run will begin at 10:30am and the post run Festival will begin at 11:00am. The Festival will end at 2:30pm. Packet pickup information will be updated closer to to the event date.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:
The post run festival will take place on The Water @ Harbor Point, just beyond the Start/Finish line and will feature Half Full Brewery beer, local food trucks and lawn games like Corn-hole and Life-Sized Jenga. The post run festival will be open to the public, however, anybody who is 21+ and would like to consume alcohol will be required to check into the festival via an ID Check Station at which point you will receive a wristband and a 1 Free Beer Ticket*.
*1 Free Beer Ticket will be provided by Achilles International at the beer stand to anybody who has had thier ID checked.
ABOUT ACHILLES INTERNATIONAL:
"Our mission is to enable people with all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream athletics in order to promote personal achievement, enhance self esteem, and lower barriers to living a fulfilling life."
100% of beer sales will be donated to Achilles, whose mission speaks directly to what we stand for here at the Half Full Brewery. Their athletes and guides epitomize what it means to look at "the-glass-half-full" and we are proud to support their mission.