Go Cross Beer Mile Relay

Event Overview

You bring your buds, we’ll bring the suds! The Go Cross Beer Mile returns to Virginia's Blue Ridge Go Cross presented by Fat Tire at Fallon Park on Saturday September 26, at 5:00pm (race starts at 5:30pm).

Race Details

• Date: September 26, 2026
• Time: 5:00 PM (race starts at 5:30 PM)
• Location: Fallon Park Cyclocross Course, Roanoke, VA
• URL: Go Cross Beer Mile Relay

What to Expect

Happening just after the elite cyclocross podiums, this beer mile is a team relay race with 4 parts beer, 4 parts running, and NEW in 2026 4 parts hobby cross (use your imagination :) ). It is designed to raise the vibe and get everyone out in costume to cheer (&: heckle) for the pros racing at 2:55 and 4:05 that day. Prizes will be provided by RunAbout Sports to the top team and for the team with the best costumes. This year's the costume theme is "GRATEFUL DEAD!"

• Team Cost: $36 PER TEAM if you register by 9/14/26: $40 PER TEAM after.
• Onsite Registration: Available at the ID Check and Beer Tent until 4:30 PM on race day.
• Team Size: Minimum of two racers, maximum of four per team.
• Race Briefing: 5:15 PM at the RunAbout tent (mandatory for all runners).

Race Format

This race will be held in the in-field of the course. The race will consist of 4 laps of ~1/4 mile each consisting of part running and part pixie biking. The beers will be 16 oz. pints of Fat Tire (NA beers and Root Beer available on prior request - email kait@roanokeoutside.com by 5 PM on 9/12).

Beer Relay Guidelines

• Age Requirement: ALL participants must be 21 or older.
• ID Verification: Participants must have proof of age and obtain an ID band from the ID tent prior to the event.
• Team Requirements: Two to four members per relay team (Minimum of two per team).
• Beer Consumption: Beer must be consumed before starting each lap.

• Lap Rules: Participants must alternate on each lap (if less than four teammates).
• Tagging: On laps 2,3, and 4 participants must be tagged by preceding teammate before beginning their lap.
• Contact: Unnecessary contact with other participants could result in disqualification (beer mile is not a contact sport).
• Celebrate: Mandatory high fives to each other after completing the race.

Most importantly: have fun, laugh, and smile for the cameras :)

Setting Up Team

• Team Creation: Only one person from each team needs to initially set up their team with a password and pay the one-time fee.
• Member Selection: Once the team is created, other team members can select that team via the drop down menu and follow through to confirm registration.
• Fee Payment: Only the person setting up the team will pay the fee.
• Registration Process: Each team has to have at least two members to participate on race day.

Captains of each team will be able to add and remove members until registration ends.