2025 Vancouver Beer Mile & Vertical Beer Mile

The 2025 Vancouver Beer Mile (proudly powered by Hugbot 4000, nutella and RunGuides.com) is officially happening at 7pm on Friday May 9, 2025.

This is Vancouver's only chip timed Beer Mile (lap and beer splits!) and has been rated as one of the most prestigious events on the planet!

Vertical Vancouver Beer Mile (Vancouver Beer Mile's weird cousin) is officially happening at 4pm on Saturday May 10, 2025

Vertical Vancouver Beer Mile will be 4 beers and 1 mile of vert! It will happen at Grouse Mountain (no chip timed but just as awesome).

Event Details

Categories

• Individual - 1 human, 4 laps, 4 beers - 50 spots available
• Relay - 2 - 4 humans, 4 laps, 4 beers - 10 team spots available
• Vertical Beer Mile - 20 individual spots available

Relay teams - only the relay team captain needs to sign up! If you sign up for the relay then you are buying entry for the entire relay team (includes up to 4 people).

The race director (hey that's me!) will coordinate with you to get a list of your team members.

Vancouver Beer Mile is self funded by the race director,100% of registrations are put back into the event (chip timing, race packs, any other radical extras )

Vancouver Beer Mile entry includes:

• A highly coveted entry into the chip timed Vancouver Beer Mile
• A special homemade race pack with your own hand crafted race bib, motivational photo, and other mega cool prizes!
• There is a good chance that you'll end up with some nutella.... actually, it is a certainty
• The satisfaction of knowing that you accomplished something that you may have previously thought was impossible, and in this a renewed sense of self confidence that you will carry with you for the rest of your life.
• Pizza will most likely randomly appear in the field post event
• Hugs from the race director

Vertical Vancouver Beer Mile entry includes:

• A highly coveted entry into the brand new Vertical Vancouver Beer Mile
• A special homemade race pack with your own hand crafted race bib, motivational photo, and other mega cool prizes!
• There is a good chance that you'll end up with some nutella.... actually, it is a certainty
• The satisfaction of knowing that you accomplished something that you may have previously thought was impossible, and in this a renewed sense of self confidence that you will carry with you for the rest of your life.
• Nachos will randomly appear at the finish
• Hugs from the race director

Important Note - If you do not have a Grouse Mountain local's pass you will need to purchase two download tickets on the day of the Vertical Beer Mile

Wait... Wtf is a Beer Mile?

A beer mile consists of running...or walking...or crawling 4 laps of the track. THE CATCH: you must drink one beer before commencing each and every lap. 4 beers x 4 laps = 1 beer mile.

Official beer mile rules - https://www.vancouverbeermile.com/rules

FAQ's

Do I have to bring my own beer?

Yes. bring 4 beers that are 355ml and minimum 5% alcohol for the race. Bring at least 1 extra beer for the beer raffle.

Holy Shit, this is chip timed?

Yes. Vancouver Beer Mile doesn't screw around. Note that Vertical Vancouver Beer Mile is not chip timed. We'll figure something out.

I can't drink beer. Can I still participate?

In order to preserve the sanctity of beer mile all participants must drink beer. If you can’t/don’t want to drink beer then you are welcome to come out and cheer beer milers onward towards their glory while enjoying your beverage of choice from the sidelines (or bandit the race).

There are awards!?!

Ya there are. Top male and female finishers get prize packs, and replicate strava crowns to show their glory to the world.

What's the deal with the beer raffle?

Everyone brings one extra beer and chucks it into a giant bucket. At the end of the beer mile we draw one race bib number. That person takes the entire thing home with them! Wooaahhhhhh!!!!

I've never done this before and am scared!

Do not be afraid! Most people are doing this for fun and don't really care about time, if you walk the whole thing and take 30 minutes you are still a champion in our eyes.

Should I wear a costume?

Hell ya you should! It's not required.... but it is pretty much required...

Also check out other Sports events in Roubaix.