Need a Pizza and Beer Run

Need a Pizza and Beer Run 1-Mile Fun Run where competitors eat a slice of pizza and chug a b**r while running a mile race! Put on by PRFoundation!

The race will raise money for PRFoundation who work for veterans, people with disabilities, and no-kill animal shelters with elderly pet adoption. www.prfoundation.net

July 24, 2022 located in downtown Cedar Rapids. This is a 1 mile, two-lap run race where participants eat a slice of delicious pizza from Need Pizza, run 1/2 mile loop, drink a pint of craft b**r or root b**r, and run lap #2 to the finish!!! Money raised will stay local to benefit the Freedom Foundation and Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids.

🍕🍺 TWO WEEKS UNTIL RACE DAY! 🍺🍕The countdown is ON! ⏰ Are you ready to eat, run, chug, and do it all for a great cause? ...
09/13/2026

🍕🍺 TWO WEEKS UNTIL RACE DAY! 🍺🍕

The countdown is ON! ⏰ Are you ready to eat, run, chug, and do it all for a great cause? 🏃‍♀️🍕💨

Grab your friends, pick a team name, and get registered! September 27 is coming FAST! 🎉

👉 Who’s joining us?!

Registration link in comments.

🍺🏃 NEW THIS YEAR… WE’RE MAKING IT A LITTLE EASIER TO CHUG! 🍕😂Thanks to our friends at Field Day Brewing, this year’s Nee...
09/12/2026

🍺🏃 NEW THIS YEAR… WE’RE MAKING IT A LITTLE EASIER TO CHUG! 🍕😂

Thanks to our friends at Field Day Brewing, this year’s Need a Pizza & B**r Run features a 12-ounce can instead of the 16-ounce can!

That’s right… 4 fewer ounces standing between you and the finish line. Link in bio!

📅 September 27, 2026 | 10:00 AM
📍 Need Pizzeria – Downtown Cedar Rapids

❤️ 100% of proceeds benefit Critter Crusaders

12 ounces. 1 mile. Pizza. B**r. LET’S GOOOOOO! 🍺🏃‍♀️💨

🍕🍺 BE HONEST… YOU’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT.Eat pizza.Run ½ mile.Chug your beverage.Run another ½ mile.That’s it. 😂The N...
09/09/2026

🍕🍺 BE HONEST… YOU’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT.

Eat pizza.
Run ½ mile.
Chug your beverage.
Run another ½ mile.

That’s it. 😂

The Need a Pizza and B**r Run is September 27 at 10 AM in downtown Cedar Rapids—and 100% of the proceeds benefit Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids! 🐾

Grab your friends, make a team, wear something ridiculous and come have some fun with us!

🍕 Individual | $40
👯 2-Person Relay | $60
👧 12 & Under | $20

September 27. 10 AM. Need Pizzeria.

09/08/2026

😂 CAN YOU BEAT BOB?! 🍕🍺🏃‍♂️

Bob has officially lost his mind.

He’s training EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. 💪
Eating pizza for fuel. 🍕
Running wind sprints. 💨
Chugging b**r for… hydration? 🍺😂

And he’s convinced he’s going to dominate the Need a Pizza and B**r Run.
But the question is…

CAN YOU BEAT BOB? 👀
September 27 • 10 AM
📍 Need Pizzeria • Downtown Cedar Rapids
🐾 100% of proceeds benefit Critter Crusaders.

registration link in bio.

🚨 THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO GET YOUR PEOPLE TOGETHER. 🚨You don’t have to run this one alone!👯 2-PERSON RELAY:One person eats ...
09/08/2026

🚨 THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO GET YOUR PEOPLE TOGETHER. 🚨

You don’t have to run this one alone!

👯 2-PERSON RELAY:
One person eats the pizza + runs ½ mile.
The other takes over for the beverage + final ½ mile.

🐾 RUN FOR THE ANIMALS. EAT FOR THE ANIMALS. DRINK FOR THE ANIMALS. 🐾Okay… maybe that’s not exactly how it works. 😂But he...
09/07/2026

🐾 RUN FOR THE ANIMALS. EAT FOR THE ANIMALS. DRINK FOR THE ANIMALS. 🐾

Okay… maybe that’s not exactly how it works. 😂

But here’s the important part:

100% of the proceeds from the Need a Pizza and B**r Run go to Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids! ❤️

So you get to:
🍕 Eat pizza
🏃 Run
🍺 Enjoy a beverage
😂 Have a ridiculous amount of fun
🐶 Help animals in our community

That sounds like a pretty good Sunday to us.

📅 September 27 | 10 AM
📍 Need Pizzeria — Downtown Cedar Rapids

Sign up. Bring your friends. Let’s make this thing BIG!

https://runsignup.com/Race/IA/CedarRapids/NeedAPizzaAndB**rRun

Tag someone who loves pizza, b**r AND animals. 👇

Hey, why not gather the fam for a super fun run in Cedar Rapids? The 6th Annual Need a Pizza and B**r Run is happening o...
09/03/2026

Hey, why not gather the fam for a super fun run in Cedar Rapids? The 6th Annual Need a Pizza and B**r Run is happening on September 27. We can’t wait to hang out with you there!

🍕🍺 BE HONEST… ARE YOU TRAINING YET? 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️September 27 is coming, and we need to know… have you started training for t...
08/25/2026

🍕🍺 BE HONEST… ARE YOU TRAINING YET? 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

September 27 is coming, and we need to know… have you started training for the Need a Pizza & B**r Run yet? 😂

Good news: your training plan can be as simple as:
🍕 Eat pizza
🏃 Run a little
🍺 Practice your beverage chug
😎 Repeat

Registration is OPEN! Grab your friends, create a 2-person relay, or just come have some fun with us!

📅 September 27 | 10 AM
📍 Need Pizzeria – Downtown Cedar Rapids

100% of proceeds benefit Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids. 🐾

So… are you training yet? 👀

“Choose your race personality”Solo runner 🏃/ Social group 🎉 / 2-person relay 🤝Whatever you choose, we would love to see ...
08/19/2026

“Choose your race personality”

Solo runner 🏃/ Social group 🎉 / 2-person relay 🤝

Whatever you choose, we would love to see you at the NEED a Pizza and B**r Run on September 27. Register today!

🍺 NEW THIS YEAR! 🍺We’re switching things up at the Need a Pizza & B**r Run! This year, runners will enjoy a 12 oz can of...
08/13/2026

🍺 NEW THIS YEAR! 🍺

We’re switching things up at the Need a Pizza & B**r Run! This year, runners will enjoy a 12 oz can of Field Day b**r instead of the 16 oz can we’ve served in the past. 🍻

And don’t worry—we’ll still have N/A b**r and seltzer for adults, plus fruit water for the kids! 💦

🍕🏃‍♀️🍺 Come run, eat, drink and have a great time on September 27!

Register today!

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207 2nd Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA
52401

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