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Hi runners, Jessy here with newsletter #390!

Happy Wednesday, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!🎄🎅🎁 Today's newsletter is as festive as they come! Let's dive in!​
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Here's what I have for you today:

• 🍻 The Beer Mile has become an iconic, and often festive, event in the running world... and now, has its own feature film.​
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• 💪 Stay merry and fit: Burn off holiday treats with these festive workouts!
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• 🎄 Our editors take on running on Christmas Day, gift giving for runners, and dressing up for a Santa race.
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• 🎅 The 12 Days of Christmas... workout edition! Are you ready to take on this challenge?
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• 🎁 Forgot a gift for the runner in your life (or yourself😉)? Here are our top gift ideas for the runner in your life.

Get ready to get faster!

Jessy Carveth
Senior News Editor

​🍻 WATCH: The Beer Mile Has Become So Popular It Has Its Own Film​

What happens when you mix running with an ice-cold beer? You get the cult-classic beer mile—a high-vibe, underground area of the running world that’s been growing in popularity worldwide.
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And now, thanks to filmmakers looking to shine a light on this subculture, we have “Beer Mile: The Film” to take us on a journey into this fascinating and quite interesting community.

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​💪 4 Fun Christmas Workouts To Torch Those Holiday Calories​

The holiday season is a special time of year when friends and family gather together to eat, drink, and be merry.

But let’s face it. Trying to stick to our usual, healthy diets, with so much delicious temptation on every table, is tricky.

We've put together four fun Christmas workouts, from strength training to high-intensity cardio, to get you through the holiday season guilt-free.

Parkrun Organizers Rob 83-year-old Runner Of His Age Group Records

​🎄 To Run Or Not To Run? The Question We All Ask On Christmas Day…​

Senior news editor Jessy Carveth and editor Michael Doyle discuss hot takes on different Christmas and New Year’s Running traditions and gift-giving for the runner in your life.

​🎅 The 12 Days of Christmas Workout: Scaled For Each Skill Level​

There is nothing quite like the gift of a workout that just keeps on giving.

The 12 Days of Christmas workout is complex and provides any athlete that gives it a go with a truly exhausting experience, exactly what you want in your CrossFit workout of the day...here's everything you need to know!

​🎁 Our 21 Best Gifts For Runners, Chosen By Our Editors​

We’re back with our annual roundup of our favorite gift ideas for runners – whether you’re looking for a stocking filler or to splurge on the runner in your life, check out our team’s picks below.

Our editorial team is a bunch of seasoned runners, and everything on this list is stuff we use ourselves in our daily running and recovery practices. It’s all stuff we’ve tested ourselves and stand by.