Chris Furnari

Leading Communications at @AthleticBrewing | Posting about Health & Wellness, Beverages, and Fitness | Former Forbes Contributor + Brewbound (BevNET) Editor

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

A new matchday ritual: Introducing Clock End, our limited-time non-alcoholic Red launched in collaboration with @Arsenal and available exclusively in the UK.

Drawing inspiration from the historic Clock End at Highbury — home to the iconic clock now displayed at Emirates Stadium — Clock End is now available throughout Emirates Stadium, including Club Level bars, while supplies last.

Bridging Arsenal's heritage with @AthleticBrewing's dedication to brewing great-tasting NA beer, Clock End will also be available to purchase at select on- and off-trade locations across London, as well as online.

More: https://t.co/O2y5uazSZM

#COYG!

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

Hang it in the Louvre. @AthleticBrewing @Arsenal

[DailyAFC @DailyAFC]

Shush. 🤫

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

@JoePompliano I turn 40 next month, but I sure can’t swing the sticks like Rory!

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

Will NA beer eventually be bigger than craft beer?

Bill makes the case on @tbpn

Thanks @jordihays and @johncoogan for having us on the show!

[TBPN @tbpn]

.@AthleticBrewing CEO Bill Shufelt says non-alcoholic beer will eventually be significantly bigger than craft beer, and a huge part of the overall beer category in the future.

"If you go back 50 years, light beer was one of the biggest megatrends to ever hit beer. It's an enormous part of the beer category today."

"Then you had big trends in craft beer. And where non-alcoholic beer comes in is all the experience, superior nutritionals (20% of the calories), plus all the flavor of great craft beer. It's emerging in this megatrend that has this really good line of sight to be the next huge thing in beer."

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

I qualified for the 2012 Boston Marathon when I was 24 (2010) with a 2:56:50 (3:10 BQ, 1:14 cut-off)

I qualified for the 2020 Boston Marathon when I was 33 (2019) with a 2:58:13 (3:05 BQ, 1:39 cut-off)

I turn 40 next May (3:05 BQ), and it seems reasonable to assume the cut-off will be ~5:00.

As I get older, the entry times (essentially) stay the same.

[CITIUS MAG @CitiusMag]

Today is the day that the BAA has notified qualified applicants of their acceptance into the 130th Boston Marathon. The 2026 race will be on April 20th.

A total of 33,249 applications were submitted. 24,362 qualified applicants were accepted.

• For example, if you were a man in the 18-34 age group, the BQ is 2:55:00 and so to be accepted you needed to run 2:50.26 or faster. For women and non-binary athletes in the 18-34 age group, the BQ is 3:25:00 and so you needed to run 3:20:26 or faster.

⏰ To be accepted, athletes needed to run at least 4 minutes and 34 seconds faster than the qualifying standard for their age group and gender.

By the numbers on the qualifiers:
• 5,397 qualifiers were ≥ 20:00 under their standard
• 8,961 were between 10:00–19:59 under
• 10,004 were between 4:34–9:59 under

Of those accepted: 13,823 men | 10,429 women | 110 non-binary athletes

🔟 719 athletes accepted based on having completed 10+ consecutive Boston Marathons

1️⃣ 10,710 runners will be running their first-ever Boston Marathon

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

Run Wild and Free Wave are the two best non-alcoholic IPAs in America, according to @Forbes!

"If you had just one chance to convince a beer drinker that non-alcoholic beer can be great, the Athletic Brewing’s celebrated Run Wild IPA is our top recommendation."

@AthleticBrewing

https://t.co/RUuXIYaJB2

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

Athletic Brewing 🤝 KC Current

Find us at @cpkcstadium before and during regular season home matches ⚽️

[KC Current @thekccurrent]

Cheers to a new partnership 🍻

America’s largest dedicated non-alcoholic brewer, @AthleticBrewing, is officially a partner of the KC Current! Starting this season, Athletic’s array of award winning non-alcoholic brews will be made available for fans inside @cpkcstadium!

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

Praying for good weather and a PR 🙏

Enjoy the brews! 🍻

[JV @jvaluck18]

Big thanks to @FurnRuns at @AthleticBrewing for sending me some beers for my Boston Marathon taper! No booze since Dec 15, 2024 (who’s counting?). Loving these NA brews – cheers to this awesome company that has helped get me through this big training block! #BostonMarathon2025

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

This is what you call having RANGE!

Congratulations to our legendary Brew Crew at @AthleticBrewing!

[Athletic Brewing @AthleticBrewing]

News worth toasting to 🍻 We were named Large-Size Brewery of the Year at the 2025 Best of Craft Beer Awards — plus, we brought home four medals:

✨ Gold — Run Wild
✨ Gold — Raspberry Espresso
🥉 Bronze — Free Wave
🥉 Bronze — Soul Sour

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

🥾 Over $6.4M donated since 2018!

🌎 The largest environmental grant program in the craft beer industry!

[CT Insider @insider_ct]

CT brewery raises millions for nature trails, preserves around the U.S. and the world https://t.co/wyuQ30Tz7G

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

Alcohol Moderation Trends (per NIQ):

20% of U.S. consumers plan to drink less alcohol as part of their New Year's Resolutions.

30% of the U.S. population consumes cannabis

88% of cannabis consumers believe it is healthier than alcohol.

93% of NA buyers are also purchasing alcohol-containing beer, wine, or spirits.

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

Last two hours to weigh in…

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

There are 300 days remaining in 2025.

I’m curious: Over the last 65 days, how many have included the consumption of alcohol?

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

@jvaluck18 @AthleticBrewing Thanks for drinking, Jon!

Please drop me a DM. I'd love to fill your fridge with some brews ahead of Boston.

Hope your training is going well!

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

There are 300 days remaining in 2025.

I’m curious: Over the last 65 days, how many have included the consumption of alcohol?

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

Exciting day at @AthleticBrewing!

70% of concertgoers crave more NA options at live music events, and Athletic is answering the call by bringing our award-winning brews to 100+ @LiveNation concert venues and festivals nationwide!

[billboard @billboard]

Live Nation Partners With Non-Alcoholic Brewer Athletic Brewing Company
https://t.co/ngDB2cFnIs

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

@willahmed @andreasamadi @PatrickMahomes @WHOOP The man, the myth, the legend @KenRideout_ averages 20.5 and has a peak day strain of 20.8 🤯

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

@guhlo Reasons to not buy ANY beverage:

Price
Taste

The calculus is not unique to alcohol alternatives.

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

Shout out to @ajzaleski, who captured Bill and John's story masterfully.

@AthleticBrewing is the No. 1 NA beer brand in America, with over 19% market share. In 2024, off-premise retail sales eclipsed $132M.

And we're just getting started! Onward!

[Businessweek @BW]

How Athletic Brewing helped create a whole new category of drink: nonalcoholic beer that actually tastes … good? https://t.co/bpQ49JZRZd

[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

Sending ❤️ to all my fellow native Californians.

[Athletic Brewing @AthleticBrewing]

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[Chris Furnari @FurnRuns]

Thank you, Chris Kelly (@leninstomb), for so thoughtfully capturing the spirit behind our "Athletic January" campaign!

[Marketing Dive @marketingdive]

CMO Andrew Katz explains how a new multimillion-dollar campaign is part of the brand’s efforts as the “big guys” enter the nonalcoholic beer category.

https://t.co/4GxghQ3wvG