Beer Mile
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Beer Mile

Winchester, Virginia, United States View on map
Jan 01, 2027 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Shirts are not guaranteed after 12/15/2026.  Sizes will be first come first serve after that deadline

What is a Beer Mile?

A Beer Mile is a drinking game combining running and speed drinking.  The event takes place on a 1/4 mile running course. The race begins at the starting line with the consumption of a standard 12oz beer, followed by a full lap around the course.  The second lap continues in a similar manner; another 12oz beer is consumed before commencing the running of the second lap.  This process is repeated for the next two laps.  Following the completion of the forth running lap (and four beers), a competitor has finished the race.  Competitors who vomit before they finish the race must complete one penalty lap at the end of the race (immediately after the completion of their 4th lap).  Note: Not required to drink an additional beer on the penalty lap.  Also vomiting more than once during the race still requires only one penalty lap at the end.

Rules:
-Participants must be 21 or older, there will be a non-alcoholic division, 18 and over for non-alcoholic division
-Must have a designated driver, or stay and sober up before driving
-No other rules! No experience necessary! All abilities welcome!

Registration:
-$50 per person includes beverage (Rootbeer for the Non-alcoholic division), and a cool race shirt!
-Limited to the first 70 registrations in the beer division and 10 in the Non-alcoholic division.

Awards:
-For the top 3 finishers Male and Female
-First participant to vomit

Course:
-1/4 mile flat pavement and gravel!

Pick your distance

Running

Beer Mile

Must be 21 to enter, limited to first 80 to register

Jan 01, 2027 1.6K 1:00 PM
$50.00
Open

Non Beer Mile

Jan 01, 2027 1.6K 1:00 PM
$50.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Winchester, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -0.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 7.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -5.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 5.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.8mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 1, 2027 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 1, 2027 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 28m

The sun rises at 7:32 AM and sets at 5:00 PM local time (EST) in Winchester on January 1, 2027 — 9h 28m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Beer Mile

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 16 Winchester events

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