Early Packet Pickup

Location: TBA
Date: Friday, July 2, 2027 
Time: 3:00pm to 7:00pm

Race Day Packet Pickup

Location: Race site at 110 Vintage Park Blvd, Houston, Texas 77070
Date: Sunday, July 4, 2027
Times:

• 6:00am to 6:55am (5k, 9k, and 17.76k)
• 6:00am to 9:25am (Family 1.776k)
• 7:30am to 10:25am (Beer Mile)

QR Code & Pickup Up for Others

Your QR code arrives by email 30 minutes before pickup. Show it on your phone; no printout needed. You may pick up for others, but you MUST show their forwarded QR code.

Race Packet Shipping

Shipping is available as an add-on until the cutoff date, and we’ll email a reminder as the deadline approaches. Packets ship via USPS First Class about 2 weeks before the event; you’ll get a tracking email once USPS scans yours.

To add shipping after registering, use the “Manage Registration” link in your confirmation email or your RunSignup profile (tutorial).

You are responsible for a correct address. Update it the same way until the shipping deadline (tutorial).

Road Race Schedule

• 6:00am - Race morning packet pickup begins (ROAD RACE only)
• 6:50am - Pre-Race Announcements & National Anthem
• 6:55am - Packet pickup ends for ROAD RACE 5k, 9k, and 17.76k participants
• 7:00am - ROAD RACE 5k, 9k, and 17.76K ROAD RACE begins
• ~8:00am - 5k Awards Ceremony
• ~9:00am - 9k Awards Ceremony
• 9:25am - Packet pickup ends for Family 1.776k participants
• 9:30am - Family 1.776k begins
• 10:00am - Course cut-off for the ROAD RACE
• ~9:35am - 17.76k Awards Ceremony

Beer Mile Schedule

• 7:30am - Check-in begins
• 10:25am - Check-in ends*
• 10:30am - First Beer Mile wave begins
• ~12:00pm - Beer Mile Awards Ceremony begins

*All participants must have provided wristband to confirm ID check by this time.

Click Here for Live Race Site Map

Road Race Course

Push yourself on a flat, fast, and mostly shaded course. All Road Race events (5k, 9k, 17.76k, and Family 1.776k Walk/Run) will start and finish at the same location, both the start and finish will be located in the south parking lot of Vintage Park.

• 5k - Single loop on Vintage Preserve Pkwy
• 9k - 2 loops on Vintage Preserve Pkwy
• 17.7k - 4 loops on Vintage Preserve Pkwy
• Family 1.776k Walk/Run - Partial loop on Vintage Preserve Pkwy

There will be 2 water/aid stations on the course. The first will be located at Chasewood Park on Vintage Preserve and the second will be at the far turnaround point on the course before hitting Louetta at Vintage Preserve. Because the course is a loop water/aid stations will be pass multiple times. 

• Water station #1 will be hit at approximately mile markers: 0.15, 0.6, 2.85, 3.35, 5.5, 6, 8.2, 8.65, 10.85
• Water station #2 will be hit at approximately mile markers: 1.7, 4.4, 7.1, 9.6

Road Race Course Cutoff: 10:00am

All runners must be off the course by 10:00am. Runners who do not complete the course in the alotted time may be picked up and brought back to the finish line. 

Beer Mile Course

A 1/4 mile loop around the Vintage Park Parking lot allows for a great racing and spectating experience. Athletes will start and finish at the same place the Road Race finishes.

Parking is allowed in any Vintage Park spaces not designated for event use. Please see the Live Race Site Map for details. 

Click Here for Live & Past Event Results

Road Race Awards 

Awarded in the 5k, 9k, and 17.76k. Overall, Masters, and Grand Masters are by gun time and are pulled from age groups (no double dipping). Age groups are by chip time.

• Overall Top 3 Male & Female
• Masters (40+) Top 1 Male & Female
• Grand Masters (50+) Top 1 Male & Female
• Age Groups Top 3 Male & Female in 14 & under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over

All participants, including the Family 1 Mile Run/Walk, gets a finisher's medal. 

Beer Mile Awards

Awards will be given to top finishers based on finish time.

• Solo Division
  • Overall top 1 male & female (CHAMPIONSHIP BELT!)
  • Masters (ages 40+) top 1 male & female
  • Grand Masters (age 50+) top 1 male & female
• 2-person Relay
  • Overall top 1 male, female, and co-ed team
• 4-person Relay
  • Overall top 1 male, female, and co-ed team

⏱️Course Records

Set a new course record and win $100 CASH at the awards ceremony. 

• 5k: Male - Jacob Zimmerman, 16:32 (2025) | Female - Elvira Hall, 18:37 (2025)
• 9k: Male - Jimmy Santiago, 38:03 (2025) | Female - Jamie Johnston, 37:40 (2025)
• 17.76k: Male - Calum Neff, 1:03:07 (2024) | Female - Brooke Nelson, 1:14:39 (2025)
• Beer Mile: Male - Everett McKeller, 9:18 (2026) | Female - Cherish Thompson, 12:20 (2024)

Houston's Beer Mile Championship at Houston Fourth Fest is a challenge of mind, body, and beer enjoyment to test athletes of all skill levels. 

Race Day Check-in

Every Beer Mile participant must pass an ID check on race morning, even if you picked up your packet early. IDs are checked at the packet pickup tent, on the north side of the south Vintage Park parking lot. You’ll get a wristband to wear for the entire Beer Mile. NO WRISTBAND, NO PARTICIPATE!

Course & Format

The course is a 1/4 mile loop around the Vintage Park parking lot, starting and finishing at the Road Race finish. At the horn, drink a 12oz beer, run a lap, and repeat until you finish your 4th lap.

Relays alternate members each lap. In the 2-person relay, member 1 takes beers and laps 1 and 3, member 2 takes 2 and 4. In the 4-person relay, each member does 1 beer and 1 lap.

Heats/Race Start

Start with the wave you chose at registration or be marked DQ. Waves hold 32 runners (a relay team counts as 1). More may be added as needed.

• Waves 1-3 (solo only): 10:30am, 10:50am, 11:10am
• Waves 4-6 (solo and relay): 11:30am, 11:50am, 12:10pm

Additional waves may be added as needed. 

Click here for full Beer Mile Rules/Etiquette

A virtual race option is available if you are unable to attend the live event. Virtual events are a great opportunity to get out and be active while still competing against your peers on your own time without travelling to the race site. 

Submitting Your Results

Click HERE to submit you results. 

Results my be submitted at any time during the submission period running from July 1 at 12a to July 31 at 11:59p. The simplest way to submit your results would be using the RaceJoy app because your results and distance will be submitted automatically. Alternatively, you can submit your results by clicking the link below to go to the Results page, clicking the Submit Virtual Results button, and completing the form. For more information and other ways to submit your virtual results please click HERE to view the RunSignup turtorial. 

Virtual Race Packet

Virtual race packets will be shipped via USPS First Class mail with tracking after the live event. You will receive an automated email with your tracking information once your packet is scanned at the post office. 

For a safe and fun event for all we ask that all participants follow these basic rules and etiquette practices: 

• While on the course, please stay as far to the right as possible and run/walk no more than two abreast to leave room for those passing and completing multiple loops. 
• No pets are allowed on the course or at the race site. 
• Strollers and walkers are more than welcome at the Road Race, we just ask that you start in the back of the chute and take extra caution along the course. 
• Headphones are allowed but, in the interest of course safety, it is highly recommended that you only use them in one ear allowing your other ear to be open to hear instructions provided by race crew. 
• Make sure you wear your bib on the front and on your outermost layer of clothing. This will help ensure photographers can tag your race photos and will reduce the chances of a missed read of your timing chip at the start and finish.

Athlete First Initiative - Registration Flexibility

We're committed to putting athletes first and have created a collection of athelete-friendly policies designed to give you registration flexibility and protection. To see the Athlete First Initiative benefits and deadlines click the button below. Don't worry, we'll send you a reminder email when deadlines are approaching. 

👉 Click here for full details about the Athelete First Initiative

Inclement Weather

The race will go on rain or shine and no decisions regarding cancellation, rescheduling, or course changes will be made until the morning of the event. If a major weather event occurs or is being planned in the days leading up to the event, a decision may need to be made prior to the event setup but that will be only for extreme cases, not forecasted rain or storms. In the event of extreme weather, further details will be provided via email to all registered participants and linked on the Houston Fourth Fest's social media pages, @houstonfourthfest.