Cottonmouth 8 Mile & Beerlay 2027 — Greenville, SC

Upstate Race Series Cottonmouth 8 Mile & Beerlay Lakewood Nature Preserve · Greenville, SC Run fast. Drink hard. Don't get bit. 🍺 “ Four laps. Four beers. One two-mile grassy loop that gets meaningfully harder each time around. Run it solo, or split it as a relay team of two to four, one runner per lap. Every beer you bring goes into a giant iced kitty pool, and when it is your turn a volunteer hands you a mystery brew, already cracked and poured. You drink it, you run it. Drink, run, repeat. 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. Race Day Details What Cottonmouth 8 Mile & Beerlay — 8 Mile Solo (four 2-mile laps, four beers) and the 8 Mile Beerlay (relay teams of 2–4, one runner per lap) When Saturday, June 5, 2027 — 4:00 PM start, running to 8:00 PM Where Lakewood Nature Preserve, Greenville, SC — start and finish at The Barn Address 220 Lakewood Drive, Greenville, SC 29607 Packet Pickup On site inside The Barn from 3:00 PM, 90 minutes before the start. Team captains may collect the whole team's bib and timing tag. 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. View Course Map → 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: Post-race pizza (teams can pre-order during race week) Hydration: Water at the finish line A mystery beer before every lap What's Included Free Beer Olympics Admission Beer pong, tug of war, dodgeball, cornhole, hillbilly golf and spike ball. Custom Race Bib Your badge of the journey. Chip Timing & Live Results Track your effort, splits included. Custom Finisher Medal To commemorate the triumph. Custom Race Tattoo Wear the moment proudly. Event-Themed Giveaways A little extra swag for finishing strong. Race Sticker Keep the memory riding shotgun on your bottle, cooler, or laptop. Wildly Charged Hydration Sample A little extra refresh after you've conquered the trail. 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. Post-Race Vibes Complimentary professional race photos capture the grit and the glory — hang around at the finish line and celebrate. 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: Upstate Brew Series Giving Back 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 $5 Discount & Refund for Groups with 5+ Members 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. Sign up, share with friends and local running clu