Bay One Beer Mile - RELAY

Welcome to the Inaugural Bay One Beer Mile - Relay in beautiful Colonial Beach, Virginia! This 1-mile relay run/walk/crawl is inspired by the memory of John Lamb to raise awareness about the importance of donating blood, share in the love of drinking craft beer, and enjoying life. John was a dedicated Power Red Blood Donor to the American Red Cross, loved beer, but hated running and would have loved seeing his fellow beer-lovers suffer through the challenge of the Bay One Beer Mile.  After completing registration, please consider donating to the American Red Cross at: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/ or register for a local American Red Cross Blood Drive at: https://www.redcross.org/give-blood.html.  Both links will take you to the American Red Cross's external website and are NOT part of the Bay One Beer Mile Registration Process. Thank you participating in our race and honoring John Lamb's legacy as a POWER RED blood donor. 

The Bay One Beer Mile-Relay is an "untimed" relay-race held on March 22, 2025 and will start at 11:00 AM in the parking lot of the Ice House Brewery and Marina https://www.icehousecb.com/, on the waters of Monroe Bay in Colonial Beach. Awards will be presented to the Top-3 teams.  Team names/themes/costumes are highly encouraged.

There will be 2 package pickups, Friday, March 21st from 5-7 PM and Saturday, March 22nd, from 0930-1030 AM, at Ice House Brewery and Marina 119 Monroe Bay Avenue. Colonial Beach, VA 22443. All participants will receive a logo growler at their package pickup.

The event is limited to a total of Twelve 4-person TEAMS and all participants must be 21 years of age to participate. Team members can sign up individually or be added as participants to an individual’s registration. If you wish to participate but do not have a team, tune in to our Facebook page to see if teams are recruiting runners https://facebook.com/events/s/bay-one-beer-mile-relay/2443326795999016/ .  YOU MUST PRESENT A VALID PHOTO ID BY 10:30 AM TO RECEIVE YOUR RUNNING BAND PRIOR TO THE RACE!

After the race, stick around for the award presentations, live music, food-wine-beer for purchase, and all the fun post race activities Ice House Brewery and Marina has to offer!

ROUTE

The event will take place on a .1-mile course around Icehouse Brewery's property. The race begins with the consumption of a 10fl oz. beer, followed by a full lap of the course and repeating it for a total of 10 laps (10 beers). Participants must be 21 years old and will be served Ice House Brewery draft beer during the race (nothing too heavy, we promise)!

RULES

The beer mile relay is pretty simple, each team member will be required to drink a beer, then run a .1 mile-lap in order until the team completes a full mile (10 laps). The first 2 team members will run 2-laps in a row with the last 2 team members running 3-laps in a row to complete the mile. But just to be sure everyone is on the same playing field, here some rules to follow:

• Each team will be given a baton that must be passed between runners after their designated laps are completed.
• Competitors must receive their baton before drinking; however, they can walk/move in the drinking area while drinking. All beer must be consumed in the drinking area and the runner must tip the cup over their head to confirm no alcohol remains, before their next lap begins.
• Beer cups must not be tampered with in any manner. No straws, pouring out, "accidental" spilling, or other aids are allowed that speed up the drinking process.
• Competitors must follow the course as laid out, no shortcuts or modifications. 
• The big question: Is hurling or puking grounds for disqualification? Only, “if observed.” Which means if we don’t see it, it didn’t happen.

ELIGIBILITY

Event is open to those 21 years of age and older, subject to verification at the event and we STRONGLY encourage you to bring a designated driver (DD).  If your DD is running late that is okay with us, you can hang out with us at registration and volunteer!