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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Asheville Craft Beer Half Marathon & 10K/5K 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
Half Marathon Results · 2026
398finishers
1:13:05winner
2:10:14median
3:36:29cutoff
Top 3: Caleb Christiansen (1:13:05) · Jack Ballard (1:19:47) · Liam Smego (1:21:18)
10K Results · 2026
216finishers
35:39winner
1:09:12median
1:54:19cutoff
Top 3: Tyler Baker (35:39) · Alex Black (36:54) · Nick Geigle (41:01)
5K Results · 2026
179finishers
12:20winner
35:04median
1:09:40cutoff
Top 3: David Hudson (12:20) · Anonymous Anonymous (12:20) · Natalie Day (12:21)
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 Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
13.1 Miles8/28/2027 07:00$75
10K8/28/2027 07:00$50
5K8/28/2027 07:05$30
13.1 Miles8/28/2027 07:00$70
10K8/28/2027 07:00$45
5K8/28/2027 07:00$35
13.1 Miles8/28/2027 07:00Free
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