Shirts are not guaranteed after 12/07/2025. 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!
Jan 01, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
-264 days remaining
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Winchester.
Learn more about the host city, Winchester.
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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Official finishing times from previous editions of Beer Mile.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Matt Anderson | — | |
| 🥈 | John Dale | — | |
| 🥉 | Greg Anderson | — | |
| 4 | Jason Demetros | — | |
| 5 | James Smith | — | |
| 6 | Laura Benovitz | — | |
| 7 | Mark Crabtree | — | |
| 8 | Mario Zuniga | — | |
| 9 | Justin Brewer | — | |
| 10 | Keith Howard | — | |
| 11 | James Walters | — | |
| 12 | Jon Dean | — | |
| 13 | Brian Fletcher | — | |
| 14 | Summer Mills | — | |
| 15 | Jennifer Kowalski | — | |
| 16 | Duane Williamson | — | |
| 17 | Jeremy Sanders | — | |
| 18 | Joshua Ilnicki | — | |
| 19 | Suzie Jenkins Barb | — | |
| 20 | Lisa Dale | — | |
| 21 | Christine Bruns | — | |
| 22 | Jerry Barb | — | |
| 23 | Jane Anderson | — | |
| 24 | Vern Heavner | — | |
| 25 | Joseph Harvey | — | |
| 26 | Stephen Pater | — | |
| 27 | Madelyn Cross | — | |
| 28 | Chris Fishel | — | |
| 29 | Aimee Peters | — | |
| 30 | Andrew Reames | — | |
| 31 | Erik Hanna | — | |
| 32 | Kevin Wolfe | — | |
| 33 | Hans Stamberg | — | |
| 34 | Jason Wisecarver | — | |
| 35 | Tony Branson | — | |
| 36 | April Davis | — | |
| 37 | Holly Hoover | — | |
| 38 | Thomas Parsons | — |
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