About the Asheville Craft Beer Half Marathon & 10K/5K
The course starts and finishes at Pack Square in downtown Asheville, and the route earns its reputation quickly. It moves through the Brewery District and the River Arts District before following the French Broad River north, then swings past Grove Park, Weaver Park, and a university campus before Broadway Street pulls you back toward downtown. The hills are real throughout.
Packet pickup is the evening before at Asheville Brewing Company on Coxe Avenue, where the kitchen opens partway through the pickup window if you want to settle in. A parking garage sits right there on Coxe Avenue. Race-morning pickup is available for those who arrange it in advance. The finish festival runs in Pack Square Park with local craft beer, food, and live music.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
13.1 Miles · 2025 results
469finishers
1:20:18winner
2:12:23median
3:36:49cutoff
Top 3: Alec Latzke (1:20:18) · James Thompson (1:21:31) · Peter Jaros (1:21:51)
10K · 2025 results
254finishers
34:10winner
1:06:58median
1:40:35cutoff
Top 3: Noah Allison (34:10) · Jesse Cook (39:01) · Bryan White (43:27)
5K · 2025 results
115finishers
18:23winner
35:44median
1:21:11cutoff
Top 3: David Bell (18:23) · Eli Digrande (20:57) · Anonymous Anonymous (22:16)
The Asheville Craft Beer Half Marathon & 10K/5K has been held every year since at least 2019. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
13.1 Miles8/29/2026 07:00$85
10K8/29/2026 07:00$60
5K8/29/2026 07:05$40
13.1 Miles8/29/2026 07:00$70
10K8/29/2026 07:00$45
5K8/29/2026 07:00$35
13.1 Miles8/29/2026 07:00Free
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