About the New Bern Beer Mile 2026
The beer mile format is simple: drink a beer, run a quarter lap, repeat until four beers and four laps are done. You can run it solo or pair up with someone and split the work as a relay team. The race is unofficial, so no world records are on the line, which tends to make the whole thing feel like exactly what it is.
A local brewery and a running shop are behind the event together, and proceeds go toward a New Bern Bear memorial dedicated to motorcycle safety awareness. The organizers are clear about one thing before you toe the line: arrange a designated driver.
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Distances & Start Times
1 Mile9/27/2026 11:00$25
1 Mile9/27/2026 11:00$25
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