Beer Mile

United States flag Winchester, Virginia, United States

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Beer Mile runsignup.com
Date 01 Jan, 2027
Races 2 distances
Entry fee $50.00
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Beer Mile

About the event

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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!

 

 

Races offered

01Jan

Beer Mile

Running

Distance
1.6K
Start time
13:00
Entry fee
$50.00
01Jan

Non Beer Mile

Running

Distance
1.6K
Start time
13:00
Entry fee
$50.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for January in Winchester.

Temperature-2.7° / 5.2°
Feels like-7.5° / 1.0°
Sunshine hours5h 49m
Rainfall2.3 mm
Snowfall0.5 cm
Wind12.0 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity71.3%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:27
Sunset18:14

About Winchester

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Winchester is a town in the Shenandoah Valley. The town is a good base for exploring the rest of the valley and a picturesque historical site in its own right. It was the first colonial town in the Valley. It has a wonderful historic district with a nice pedestrian mall. The town is full of excellent restaurants, shops and museums. There is one very old inn downtown with a pineapple sign hanging on the porch, plus there is the restored George Washington Hotel.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Beer Mile.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Matt Anderson M 49 Fairfax, VA —
🥈 John Dale M 47 Boyce, VA —
🥉 Greg Anderson M 21 Fairfax, VA —
4 Jason Demetros M 32 Winchester, VA —
5 James Smith M 68 — —

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