Sun, Aug 30, 2026
Oregon, OH
The course is a short loop run entirely inside the German American Festival grounds, so there is crowd and noise and festival smell the whole way. The format is simple: drink a beer, run the loop, repeat. Labatt cans are provided, standard pull-tab only, and the rules are enforced. A shorter option covers half the distance with half the beers.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Kevin McCulley (6:44) · Casey Cole (6:45) · Trevor Mack (7:09)
0.5 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Josh Bradish (5:04) · Todd Bolsen (5:09) · Bill Twining (5:19)
The GAF BEER MILE has been held every year since at least 2018. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 1 Miles results.
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.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 1 Miles field finished slower than 11:16, and the last recorded finisher came in around 31:44, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (102 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 1 Miles winner ran 6:44 while the median finisher took 11:16. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
