Sat, May 15, 2027
Morganton, NC
An obstacle course and mud run held outside Morganton. The race is put on by a nonprofit, and proceeds go back into the local community. Expect the kind of physical and mental grind that an obstacle course brings, mud included, with the finish feeling earned rather than handed to you.
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Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
3 Miles · 2026 results
Top 3: Karl Schloegel (41:28) · Zachary Fariss (41:48) · Travis Fleshman (41:55)
6 Miles · 2026 results
Top 3: Tiffany Greene (1:04:54) · Joshua Greene (1:05:20) · Jeff Schertz (1:32:39)
The Bear Crawl OCR 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.
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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 3 Miles field finished slower than 1:27:48, and the last recorded finisher came in around 2:37:45, 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 (128 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 3 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3 Miles winner ran 41:28 while the median finisher took 1:27:48. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
