Social networking with miles and beers
By Tim Cigelske • Jan 20th, 2010 • Category: In the news
If you haven’t already, do yourself a favor and sign up at DailyMile.
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Done? Fantastic. Now get ready to chronicle your training, hear from supportive athletes of all ability levels, and meet many of them in real life for training — and beer.
“DailyMile is all about having fun and socializing with other athletes,” says John Hegstrom, a California runner who has attended five DailyMile meet-ups. “People are encouraging and friendly.”
He’s planning a DailyMile meet-up for tonight at the Goose Island Clybourn brewpub in Chicago — and you’re invited.
“I travel to Chicago for work fairly often, so I thought it would be fun to meet up with fellow DailyMilers,” Hegstrom says.
DailyMile visitors, according to Compete.com
I recently jumped on the DailyMile bandwagon bigtime, and I’m far from the only one. According to compete.com, DailyMile has more than doubled its visitors since last year. Runners, walkers and cyclists have used the site to track more than 4.2 million miles, find races and events, and meet and motivate other athletes locally and across the country.
Previously Hegstrom has met fellow DailyMilers for beer after the San Ramon half marathon, the Portland marathon and the California International Marathon in Sacramento. There’s also a DailyMile meet-up planned after the Kaiser-Permanente Half Marathon in San Francisco on February 7.
These runners go big even after their races.
“The beer boot seems to have caught on in the DailyMile community,” he says.
DailyMilers don’t always limit their beer consumption to after the race, either. Take, for example, the DailyMile 3×3 event at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. This was a three-lap running race with a twist: eat a hotdog and drink a beer before each lap.
“There is no elitism or snobbery,” Hegstrom says of fellow DailyMilers. “That’s not to say that they aren’t strong athletes — many are.”
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As co-founder of dailymile and beer enthusiast just wanted to thank you for this great article. If your ever in the SF area, you should come out to a 3×3!
Tim - great post. Did you happen to catch the footage from the 3×3? http://www.vimeo.com/8389764 - and if you need a little incentive to get out to SF, Dailymilers are also know to thrown down the Beer Mile every now and again: http://www.vimeo.com/7269305