Runnin' For the Brats at Four Peaks Oktoberfest
Four Peaks Oktoberfest presented by BETMGM is back for its milestone 50th year at Tempe Town Lake! The three-day outdoor Bavarian themed festival kicks off Friday, October 13 through Sunday, October 15, 2023. It is open to all ages and features live music, food and drinks, games, carnival rides, dancing and more. This year, there will be thrilling rides, new food items including gourmet pretzels and strudels, and the return of the hilarious and energetic local celebrity bratwurst eating contest. The annual fundraiser benefits Tempe Sister Cities, an internationally recognized non-profit founded in 1970. The proceeds from Oktoberfest are used to send Tempe high school students to nine of Tempe’s sister cities. For more information, visit www.fourpeaksoktoberfest.com.
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00:00 All right, thank you Brad. So I am here with some of the runners who are gonna be out doing a couple different runs today.
00:07 We're doing a mile. We're doing a 10k.
00:09 I have Dave, Brooke and Dawn here and as you can see Brooke is ready for the Oktoberfest run.
00:15 She is set in her drendle, correct? Drendle, yes. Drendle. I was close. How many races have you done?
00:22 A lot. Too many to count. I'm a triathlete and a race cyclist usually, but today I'm gonna run for fun.
00:28 I love it. Is this your first time here at Oktoberfest, all of you guys? At Oktoberfest, yes.
00:32 First time, I love it. Are you excited about the stein and the free beer?
00:36 Absolutely, that's why we're here.
00:38 I know, I love it.
00:40 I said you give people free food, free beer and they will come out and in droves for sure.
00:45 And guys, so what about your times? What times are you hoping for?
00:51 Well, this is Dawn's first 10k. The stein and the beer is how we got him to do his first 10k.
00:56 I love it. So we're probably shooting for an hour-ish, maybe a little under.
01:00 Okay, sounds good. Alright guys, well I wish you the best of luck. You're doing a one mile, right?
01:05 So you're good. You're gonna do great. That'll be nice and fun and easy.
01:09 I wish you guys the best of luck in the 10k, the one mile, and we'll see you guys out there soon.
01:13 You look fantastic. Cheers everybody. Prost.
01:16 Alright guys, let's go talk to a couple other people. We have a bunch of runners out here.
01:21 It's really beautiful. It's a gorgeous day. I'm gonna squeeze over here another person in full garb.
01:27 Hi, what's your name? Hi, Chris.
01:30 Hi, so what run are you doing today? Are you doing a mile? 10k.
01:35 10k. What time are you hoping to get on that? Just finishing. I don't know.
01:40 That's a good goal. There you go. That's what they were saying too.
01:44 That they're out here for the free stein and the free beer. Sounds good.
01:47 Is this your first time at Oktoberfest? It is.
01:49 Awesome. You said you're hoping to just finish, right?
01:53 Yeah, under an hour. I think you can do it.
01:56 How long is the 10k again? 6.2 miles.
02:00 6.2 miles. Okay, Chris, we wish you the best. I think you're gonna do it.
02:04 I believe in you. Under one hour for sure.
02:08 Alright, cheers. Have fun.
02:10 This is beautiful out here, guys. It's a beautiful morning. Not too hot quite yet.
02:15 All of the runners are still just kind of getting registered, getting set up.
02:20 Talked to a couple different people. Some people are here in costume.
02:22 Some people are just here in their running gear just hanging out.
02:25 And yeah, we're gonna keep hanging out here at Oktoberfest, Four Peaks.
02:30 And stay around. We got more coming up for you after this.
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