Name: The (Officially Official-ish) SingleSpeed Beer Mile v1.0
Start: 2024-05-18T17:00:00-05:00
Location: 303 Scott Ave, Des Moines, IA

A true test of fortitude.

The Inaugural SingleSpeed Brewing Beer Mile is coming to Des Moines

Four - 12 oz beers, each followed by its own 400 meter dash.
If you survive we promise a post-race party for the ages.

3:30pm - Packet Pickup & Registration OPENS

5:00pm - ELITE BLUE Wave START
5:20pm - RED Wave START
5:40pm - GREEN Wave START
6:00pm - YELLOW Wave START

6:15pm - Packet Pickup & Registration CLOSES
6:20pm - TEAM INTRODUCTIONS & PHOTOS
6:40pm - TEAM MEETING

6:45pm - RELAY TEAM BLACK Wave START

7:15pm - Awards

ALL RUNNERS - Costumes HIGHLY Recommended!

We encourage everyone to be ready by 5:00pm to cheer others on, get a "look" at what you are in for, and to simply enjoy the experience
The quarter mile route has been wheel measured
Entire course is marked by cones - keep cones to your RIGHT as you run
Competition beer will be Beer Mile '24 (a kolsch that is 5.0% ABV), in 12oz cans ~ nice & light
The ELITE WAVE is the BLUE WAVE (first wave)
Puking, for this event, is defined as the emptying of any contents from your stomach through you nose or mouth
If you puke, at any time during the race, you will
- ELITE WAVE: be required to run one PENALTY LAP, immediately following your 4th lap
- OTHER WAVES: receive a PENALTY TIME equal to your 4th LAP TIME added to your final time
When you feel the need to puke, please aim for the numerous trash receptacles that will be spread out along the course
All penalty distributions and final decisions will be made by the race director, with help from official course volunteers
Finish time – please be able to finish your mile and 4 beers in 20 minutes

TEAM CATEGORY: 4 Person Relay Teams - Costumes HIGHLY Recommended!

15 team spots available - when they're gone, they're gone
Sign up as a team, each of you runs, drinks a beer, and runs a lap
Teams will be responsible for handing off a designated baton (aka tap handle)
Beer drinking does not start until the racer has the baton in their hand
If baton is dropped/tossed/touches the ground, a penalty time of 30 seconds will be added to that team's final time
If a team member pukes, at any part of the race - on or off the course, the team will receive a PENALTY TIME equal to the SLOWEST LAP added to to the team's final time

Each wave is a different colored bib
NO CHANGING WAVES ~ You MUST run in your designated wave
Chip timed - the tag on the back of your bib is the "chip" so do not bend it
Only participants in the ELITE WAVE are eligible for the overall male and female awards
Lap split times

Official results from the Des Moines SingleSpeed Beer Mile

Overall Male & Overall Female (MUST be in ELITE WAVE)
- receive a 6-pk of Beer Mile beer + Gift Cards to SingleSpeed Brewing (Des Moines)
Top Male & Top Female in Age Groups: 21-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50 & Over
- receive a 6-pk of Beer Mile beer + Gift Cards to SingleSpeed Brewing (Des Moines)
Top Relay Team
- receive a $100 Gift Card to SingleSpeed Brewing (Des Moines) - split however the winning team desires
Costume Awards
- Best Dressed Team/Ensemble
  - receive Beer Mile beer 6pks
- Best Dressed Male
  - receive Beer Mile beer 6pk
- Best Dressed Female
  - receive Beer Mile beer 6pk

Awards Ceremony at approximately 7:15pm
MUST BE PRESENT to win

PARKING - do not park on the Scott Ave. Bridge. Other parking is available on the side streets around the brewery.
BEER - cannot be consumed outside the patio bar or marked areas in the parking lot. Please pay attention to and follow posted signage so we can continue to have a great event every year
BRING FRIENDS - invite everyone you know to come and experience this crazy and unique event. They are encouraged to make signs, dress in costume, get loud, bring noise makers, and cheer like mad!
LET'S PARTY! - following Races & Awards there will be entertainment (TBA), but you know we won't let you down
POST-RACE FOOD - special Gable beer brat, served with kettle chips. Racers will have a ticket to redeem for one dinner included on race bib