
From the Organizer
🍺 Clove Hitch Beer Mile Presented By Fleet Feet Jacksonville --- The opener to Oktoberfest weekend at Clove Hitch
Willkommen, brave runners. Your lederhosen and dirndls better be laced tight.
As the taps crack open and the oompah band warms up, there is only one way to properly usher in Oktoberfest weekend — by earning your stein. The Beer Mile is not merely a race. It is a rite of passage. A test of lung, leg, and liver. A celebration of everything glorious about autumn, Oktoberfest, and questionable life decisions made among good friends.
The rules are simple. The execution is not.
Four beers. Four laps. One mile. Chug before you run. No exceptions, no shortcuts.
Competitors will line up at the starting line and on the sound of the horn the madness begins. Grab your 12oz beer (or chocolate milk) drink your beverage before setting foot on the course. Run your lap. Return. Repeat. Four times. The first runner to cross the finish line with four laps and four clean, fully-consumed beers wins eternal bragging rights, a coveted finisher stein, and the right to spend the rest of Oktoberfest weekend telling everyone exactly what they accomplished.
Costumes are not required but strongly encourage. Dirndls, lederhosen, giant foam pretzels — dress the part and the crowd will carry you home.
This is where Oktoberfest weekend begins. Not at the first pint poured on Saturday, but on the course, among these people, chasing something ridiculous together.
Prost!
Events
Weather
It's too far out for a forecast, so here's what weather on this date is normally like in the area. A race day forecast will replace this as race week approaches.
Typical High
81°
Typical Low
64°
Chance of Rain
35%
Based on US Climate Normals data from New River Mcaf, 3 mi from the venue.
Host City
Population
73,507
as of 2023
City Elevation
18 ft
Nearest Airport
OAJ
Albert J Ellis Airport · 13 mi
Major Hub
RDU
Raleigh-Durham International Airport · 111 mi
Time Zone
Eastern Time
From Endurance Grid
A mid-size host city. Enough lodging and amenities to keep race weekend easy, without big-city sprawl.
Race Location
Your Next Start Line
Every finish line starts with a single decision. Claim your spot at Clove Hitch Oktoberfest Beer Mile presented by Fleet Feet Jacksonville, put it on the calendar, and turn “someday” into a start date.
100
Days to train
Coming Up
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2 miles away
From Endurance Grid
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With running, there's a distance for every fitness level, a community at every start line, and nothing beats the feeling of crossing a finish line you trained for.
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Clove Hitch Oktoberfest Beer Mile presented by Fleet Feet Jacksonville
Sep 25, 2026