New Bern Beer Mile
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New Bern Beer Mile

New Bern, North Carolina, United States View on map
Sep 27, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

New Bern's 6th annual beer mile!  Drink a 12oz beer, run one-quarter mile, drink a beer & run, drink a beer & run, drink a beer & run.  4 beers in one mile.  

The world record is now 4 minutes, 28 seconds (males) and 5 minutes, 43 seconds (females).  This will be an "unofficial" beer mile, so broken records will not be acknowledged by the world record gurus.  Registration will be limited to 100 participants; participants will receive the 2026 challenge coin bottle opener.  Please be sure to designate a driver before stepping up to the start line. 

Does the thought of 4 beers and 4 laps sound intimidating?  Find a partner and race as a 2-person relay team. 

Cost of the individual beer mile is $25 per person.  Cost to participate as a 2-person relay team is also $25 per person; you can create a group/team during registration. Teams are limited to 2 people...let's see who can be creative with their team name.  

Freshwater Beer Company and Coastal Sole Performance Footwear are partnering together for this fun event.  100% of registration costs and donations will go towards the cost of a New Bern Bear dedicated to Motorcycle Safety Awareness in memory of Allen Birzack.  

Pick your distance

Running

Individual Beer Mile

Sep 27, 2026 1.6K 11:00 AM
$25.00
Open

2-person Relay Beer Mile

Sep 27, 2026 1.6K 11:00 AM
$25.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in New Bern, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 15.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 25.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 15.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 27.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
76.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 27, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 27, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 57m

The sun rises at 7:00 AM and sets at 6:58 PM local time (EDT) in New Bern on September 27, 2026 — 11h 57m of daylight.

Course

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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, 15 New Bern events

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