Cottonmouth 8 Mile & Beerlay

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Race Day Details

Saturday, June 5, 2027 at Lakewood Nature Preserve, 220 Lakewood Drive, Greenville, SC 29607. Get directions.

Course or Race Highlight

The course is genuinely pleasant — a two-mile grassy trail loop through the shade of Lakewood Nature Preserve, rolling hills, deer and foxes in the trees, and a rustic barn serving as race HQ and beer-staging zone. The hills feel bigger after a beer, which is the entire design of the event. Nothing about the terrain is hard. The format is what makes it hard.

You do not have to drink to take part. Runners under 21 and anyone who would rather stay sober run the same course with non-alcoholic carbonated alternatives and are scored in their own division, alongside Men's, Women's, Mixed, Mixed Masters and Youth. Free Beer Olympics admission is included with every entry — beer pong, tug of war, dodgeball, cornhole, hillbilly golf and spike ball — plus music, a post-race party, and pizza.

The Course

A two-mile grassy trail loop through the scenic, shady Lakewood Nature Preserve just outside Greenville, run four times. Rolling hills, wildlife sightings — deer, foxes, and maybe your dignity — and a rustic barn that serves as race HQ and beer-staging zone.

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Parking

Ample parking in the field lots adjacent to the barn and the start/finish lines. There is a $5 fee paid during registration covering your special use permit and entry into the facility, so nothing is owed on race day.

Aid Stations

No aid station on the loop. Water is at the finish line — and, of course, beer at The Barn before every lap.

Available snacks

Hydration

What's Included

What You Get

Custom Race Bib + Chip Timing
Live results with splits. Custom Race Tattoo + Stickers
Race-day extras for every runner. A Mystery Brew Every Lap
A volunteer hands you a randomly drawn beer from the kitty, already cracked and poured. A Non-Alcoholic Division
Under-21 and sober runners race the same course with carbonated alternatives, scored in their own division.

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Race Awards

Top 3 Overall, Solo (Male & Female, 21+)

The three fastest solo runners of each gender — four laps, four beers, one time.

Top 3 Teams in Each Division

Relay teams are scored in six separate divisions, so you are racing crews built like yours: Men's, Women's, Mixed, Mixed Masters (40+), Youth (under 21), and Non-Alcoholic.

Age Group Awards (Male & Female)

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each of 15 age categories will earn an age group medal — a custom piece to add to your finisher's lanyard at the end of the event.

Series Recognition

This race counts toward season-long age group recognition in this series:

Giving Back

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Every Upstate Race Series event is part of the Upstate Giving Series, which connects our 30 races with 30 nonprofit organizations serving communities across the Upstate. Your registration and any donation you add at checkout go to work close to home — you are not just running a race, you are funding the work of a neighbor. Upstate Giving Series.

Groups & Teams

The Upstate Running Club welcomes all local and regional running clubs to our events — the more the merrier. Calling all running clubs and social run groups: Upstate Race Series welcomes crews of all kinds to join the fun. Whether your squad is full of weekend warriors, sunrise chasers, or runners motivated by the promise of a cold drink at the finish, we've got an event for you.

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Managing Your Registration

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