Mammoth BUFF - Beer Mile Run
About this race
In honor of what once was Oktoberfest’s Bier Run, we now host our own beer run to keep the party going. Participate in the run AND the ride to be entered into the BUFF Category for Mammoth TUFF. Scored as an Omnium on time.
Date
Friday, September 18, 2026
Time
3pm-4:15pm: Pick up bib and swag in The Village at Mammoth
4:30PM: Race begins
Race Entry Fee
$30
All participants will receive three beers/water for the run.
Distance
3 laps of Lincoln House building in the Village
Distance: 3 x 0.3 mile
Layout
Race brief @ 4:30pm
All runners start together @ 4:35
Format
Back by popular demand are 12-oz beers and traditional format of:
Drink 12oz beer, Run 0.3mi, Drink 12oz beer, Run 0.3mi, Drink 12oz beer, Run 0.3mi, Finish!
You must run all three laps and drink 3x12oz beers to get a finishing time within 25minutes of the timing start.
Sober? No problem! We will have 12-oz sparkling water cans available for you.
Awards
1st place, BUFFEST WOMAN & MAN, will each receive a special gift.
Finishing times will be calculated into the BUFF Category omnium for awards on Sunday, Sept 20th.
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Running
Mammoth BUFF
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Mammoth Lakes, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:40 AM and sets at 6:59 PM local time (PDT) in Mammoth Lakes on September 18, 2026 — 12h 18m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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- 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, 3 Mammoth Lakes events
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