Saturday, September 23
Beer in the late 1800s was a safer, more sterile beverage than water or milk, making beer the beverage of choice for many! The term "growler," American slang for a bucket of beer, originated as a result of children handling beer. Often a father, uncle or grandfather would s/files/storyimages/a child to fetch a fresh pail of beer at the corner tavern. If the child was not careful and splashed the beer out of the bucket, the old man was said to "growl."
Teenagers could make good money and get a free lunch when they showed up at work sites to pick up workers' pails and return from the tavern with pails full of fresh cold beer. These young entrepreneurs used long polls to carry a quantity of pails to refill on a single trip. This task became known as "rushing the growler."
Rushing the Growler, once a common activity in Portland, is a fitting name for the race. Rush the Growler to the Finish Line Festival and have a pint of Premium BBC brew or root beer on the house!
The Course: From the Portland Museum to the Portland Wharf Park and back. This 5K Run/Walk will take you through the historic Portland neighborhood, along the Riverwalk, past the K&I Railroad Bridge to the old Portland street grid and scenic vistas of Portland Wharf Park. Enjoy the enchantment of old Portland before the flood wall and imagine the future at one of Louisville newest Parks.
After the race, enjoy the Finish Line Festival with down-home eats and the sounds of Corn Island Band, a prominent Louisville bluegrass band, and the H.O.T.S, a local rock band.
For more information visit: ://www.Louisville.com/Raceapplications/092306rushthegrowler.pdf#search=%22rushing%20the%20growler%20louisville%22
