Supporting Stride for Stride

Whisky.Auction is hosting a charity auction from 29 November to 08 December, to raise money in support of Stride for Stride, a non-profit running organisation working to buy race bibs for immigrant, BIPOC, and low-income runners. Their goal is to make races more accessible and more diverse.

Leading the auction is the complete Karuizawa 1999/2000 Geisha five-bottle set (casks #6258, #671, #512, #7497 and #2577), generously donated by Karan Grover, running the 2027 Boston Marathon for Stride for Stride. With Karuizawa long closed and no more whisky to come, a complete set like this rarely appears at auction. All proceeds from these charity lots, including buyer commission, will be donated to Stride for Stride.

Tom O'Keefe, founder of Stride for Stride, explains how it began:
"I started Stride for Stride back in 2018 after being an avid runner and realizing that races were both expensive and lacked diversity. I had friends from Central America who were good runners, but never competed in races. It took me some time to realize that the cost of running contributed to their lack of participation and the lack of diversity in road races. Today, Stride for Stride sponsors 580 runners from 27 countries to run every race from the London Marathon to the Boston Marathon, and every 5K in between."

Stride for Stride is about more than running. Its community provides a sense of hope, empowerment, belonging and joy, while creating a welcoming space where immigrants can feel safe, supported and connected with others who may be facing similar challenges. The charity lots will feature as part of our December Whisky & Spirits auction, which will run from 29 November, with bidding closing from 19:30 GMT on 08 December. All charity lots will be labelled and the full list will be available to view and bid on from this page once the auction is live.

Every bid will help Stride for Stride put more runners on the starting line.