Why Runners Are Falling in Love with Wine, Beer, and Whisky Regions

Wherever I travel in the world for work, my running shoes always come with me – because there’s no better way to get to know the local terroir than doing it on your own two feet. I’ve traversed the peat bogs of Islay and navigated the vineyards of Franschhoek, Chianti, and the Rhone; scaled the hills of the Douro, followed the River Spey through Speyside and descended the chalky slopes of Champagne.

My times aren’t anything to write home about – I’m dogged rather than fleet. But there are plenty of other runners in the worlds of spirits and wine who are properly elite.

One of the most decor...