About Us

Elm Street TaproomWe’ll be running out of Elm Street Taproom most Tuesday nights for now! See the calendar for details.

Sunday runs are back! We run in Medford or Lexington most Sundays. Info here.


The Kier Byrnes Freedom Runners have been running for freedom and beer in the Boston area since 2007. We welcome runners of all speeds.

You might have seen our “Follow me to the beer!” shirts at races, where we try to keep up some club traditions while celebrating after the race.

Since 2011, we’ve been getting together for weekly group runs from bars and breweries, regularly meeting at Atwood’s, Courtside, Slumbrew and The Asgard (which unfortunately are all now defunct). Others bars that we’ve run from, through or to include The Thirsty Scholar, New Republik, The Independent, Tavern at the End of the World, Brewer’s Fork, The Kinsale, The Warren Tavern, Pier 6, Cambridge Brewing Company, The Field, Cambridge Common, The Druid, Ironsides Grill, Remnant Brewing, Flattop Johnnies, The Rising, World of Beer, State Park, Tony C’s, The Smoke Shop, The Owl’s Nest at Assembly, Tradesman, Lamplighter, The Anchor, Casey’s, El Potro, OlĂ©, Olecito, Taco Loco, Rincon, Sabroso, Naco Taco, The Smoke Shop, Trina’s, R.F. O’Sullivan’s, Bukowski’s, Hong Kong, The Tall Ship, El Jefe, Elm Street Taproom and Los Paisanos.


Disclaimer: By running with us, you are automatically agreeing to run at your own risk. This includes the regular Tuesday and Sunday runs where we meet up and run as well as any other races and events that you complete on your own. Be alert, obey traffic laws and stay safe!