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Thompson Island Brewing Company Run Club welcomes all levels

Participants meet on Thursdays
February 2, 2020

For a runner or walker, there’s nothing more satisfying than spending time outdoors, relishing the coastal Sussex County scenery. Except, perhaps, the craft beer that caps a good run.

Runners and walkers can have both, thanks to Thompson Island Brewing Company and Rehoboth Beach Running Company, which joined forces to create the Thompson Island Brewing Company Run Club. All skill levels are welcome.

Every Thursday at 5 p.m., participants meet in the beer garden of the new Rehoboth Beach brewpub on Route 1. Runners can choose a one- or three-mile route in the surrounding area. After the run, the group gathers back in the beer garden, which includes a fire pit, and is partially tented and heated. The running club regulars call themselves the "Loblolly Crew," as the Loblolly Blonde Ale is their beer of choice, a perfect post-run thirst quencher.

“It’s a great way to meet people,” said Matt Patton, director of operations for SoDel Concepts, which owns Thompson Island Brewing Company and 11 other coastal restaurants in Delaware. “Everyone is enthusiastic before, during and after the run.”

Mary Beth Evans, owner of Rehoboth Beach Running Company, said the collaboration is a fun way to benefit the beach area’s running community. Once a month, there is a $25 gift card giveaway to her store, and runners get 25 percent off pints at the brewpub each week.

“Our brewery was designed to reflect the outdoor coastal lifestyle,” said Patton, who is a certified cicerone, a professional designation in the beer industry. “We love the sense of community that the run club brings to the brewpub.”

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