2022 - The Last Best Beer Run and 5k
2022 distances
Running
5k Run (no beer during the race)
A flat and fast 5k course. No beer during the race. Includes entry into the post race beer garden. Have a taste post race from Red Lodge Ales/The Cider Mill while waiting for the breweries to arrive back at the finish line. Must wear your wristband from packet pickup until after the event.
ELITE BEER RUN
Men: Must be capable of a sub 20 minute 5k (without drinking beer) Women: Must be capable of a sub 22 minute 5k (without drinking beer) Drink 8x4ounce pours of beer that are spread throughout the course. Includes entry into the post race beer garden. Have a pint post race from Red Lodge Ales/The Cider Mill while waiting for the breweries to arrive back at the finish line. Must wear your wristband from packet pickup until after the event.
Beer Run
Drink 8x4ounce pours of beer that are spread throughout the course. Includes entry into the post race beer garden. Have a pint post race from Red Lodge Ales/The Cider Mill while waiting for the breweries to arrive back at the finish line. Must wear your wristband from packet pickup until after the event.
Race-day weather
Conditions on May 21, 2022 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 5:35 AM and sets at 8:45 PM local time (MDT) in Billings on May 21, 2022 — 15h 10m of daylight.
Course
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2022 results — The Last Best Beer Run and 5k
205 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5k Run (no beer during the race)
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coby Burns | 21:04 | 6:48 /mi |
| 2 | Keith Tresch | 23:35 | 7:36 /mi |
| 3 | Kelly Lillie | 23:36 | 7:37 /mi |
| 4 | Bo Laughery | 26:07 | 8:26 /mi |
| 5 | Kaycee Laughery | 26:07 | 8:26 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 47 Billings events
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