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Trail Beer Mile Challenge 2027

Date: Sunday, May 16, 2027
Start time: 11:30 AM start (Indiana)
Location: Roanoke, Indiana
Entry fee: From $10

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Events and entry fees

Event	Distance	When	Entry fee	Cap
Beer Mile	1 Mile	May 16, 202711:30 AM	$10	15
Fireball Mile	1 Mile	May 16, 202711:30 AM	$10	15
Light Beer Mile	1 Mile	May 16, 202711:30 AM	$10	15
Seltzer Mile	1 Mile	May 16, 202711:30 AM	$10	15

Entry fees exclude processing fees. Prices and dates come from the race's registration page and refresh nightly.

Race day planning

Entry fee schedule

$10 until May 16.

Online registration closes May 16, 2027, unless the race fills first.

How the price compares

At $10, entry is about 50 percent below a typical 1-mile race in Indiana, which costs $20 right now.

Light and altitude

Sunrise on race morning is at about 6:23 AM, and the Beer Mile starts at 11:30 AM. The start sits about 740 feet above sea level.

Fees exclude processing fees. Comparisons use current entry fees and published results from races nearby.

Start location and course

UAW Local 2209 Union Hall, Roanoke, IN 46783

Directions to the start

The pin marks the address the race lists, which is usually the start. The organizers have not shared a course map with us yet.

2026 results

All results

Light Beer Mile

finishers

18:39

median (18:39 /mi)

12:46

winning time

25% / 75%

women / men

Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

Fireball Mile

finishers

12:50

median (12:50 /mi)

9:29

winning time

75% / 25%

women / men

Beer Mile

finishers

17:11

median (17:11 /mi)

16:42

winning time

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women / men

Aggregated from official results for Trail Beer Mile Challenge. Individual finisher names are not stored here.

How fast do you need to be at Trail Beer Mile Challenge?

At the 2026 Light Beer Mile, the fastest tenth finished in 17:29 or better, the top quarter in 17:55, and half the field in 18:39; the last tenth came in after 19:20.

At the 2026 Fireball Mile, the fastest tenth finished in 10:33 or better, the top quarter in 11:28, and half the field in 12:50; the last tenth came in after 14:04.

At the 2026 Beer Mile, the fastest tenth finished in 16:53 or better, the top quarter in 17:10, and half the field in 17:11; the last tenth came in after 18:38.

What would my time get me?

Where a finish time would have placed in 2026.

EventFinish timeGenderAge group

Typical race-day weather

Around May 16 the day usually runs from 52°F at dawn to 73°F in the afternoon, with measurable rain on about 28% of days. Cold snaps dip to 42°F and hot years reach 83°F.

Based on 75 days within a week of the date over the last 5 years, from historical weather for the start area. Not a forecast.

Race details

Where: UAW Local 2209 Union Hall, Roanoke, IN 46783Map
Course: Trail
Start elevation: About 740 feet
Distances: 1 Mile
Editions: 2027 (May 16, 2027), 2026 (May 17, 2026), 2025 (Apr 13, 2025)

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Quick answers

When is Trail Beer Mile Challenge?: Sunday, May 16, 2027, starting at 11:30 AM.
How much does it cost?: Entry starts at $10 before processing fees.
When does registration close?: Online registration closes May 16, 2027, unless the race fills first.
Is the entry fee high for Indiana?: At $10, entry is about 50 percent below a typical 1-mile race in Indiana, which costs $20 right now.
What distances can I run?: 1 Mile.
How big is it, and how fast?: In 2026, 12 runners finished the Light Beer Mile; the median finish was 18:39 and the winner ran 12:46.
Where does it start?: UAW Local 2209 Union Hall, Roanoke, IN 46783.