Sun, Oct 4, 2026
Wheeling, WV
This is a short loop around Schenk Lake, held during Oglebayfest weekend. The twist is that you carry a beer mug the whole way, and finishing fast matters less than finishing with something still in it. Scoring factors in both your time and how much you have left, so a careful, steady pace can beat a sloppy sprint.
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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.
0.5K · 2025 results
Top 3: Ben McCardle (2:50) · Colin Scriver (2:52) · Kaleb McCardle (3:13)
The Oglebay 0.5k Beer Dash has been held every year since at least 2024. 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 0.5K 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 0.5K field finished slower than 4:56, and the last recorded finisher came in around 8:10, 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 (47 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 0.5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 0.5K winner ran 2:50 while the median finisher took 4:56. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
