Bear Country 10k & 5k

Event Details

The Bear Country 5k & 10k are family friendly races in the beautiful mountain town of Brevard, NC. Both races start and finish at Oskar Blues Brewery. The courses take runners on the Brevard greenway, where they'll be surrounded by mountain views. Bring your kiddo along for the Kids Cub Crawl (12 & under) that starts at 9:40am! It's a ~.25 mile run on pavement. Cub Crawlers will receive a bib and race medal.

A wooden Finisher Medal, long sleeve Race Shirt, chip timing, donation to Mountain Roots and an Oskar Blues beer are included in 10k/5k race registration! Oskar Blues has N/A options available as well. Strollers are welcome! Dogs are welcome at the brewery but are not allowed to join runners during the race.

For safety purposes, and in compliance with our race insurance, we do not allow dogs or any other animals to run with participants at our events. Service animals will be allowed with prior approval (more than 5 days ahead of race day send request to [email protected] ) and supporting documentation. Running with your animal will result in disqualification from award categories and timing results.

Event Schedule

• Fri, November 13, 2026 4:00 PM - Early Packet Pick Up Starts
• Fri, November 13, 2026 6:00 PM - Early Packet Pick Up Ends
• Sat, November 14, 2026 9:00 AM - Packet Pick Up Begins
• Sat, November 14, 2026 9:40 AM - 1k Cub Crawl Begins
• Sat, November 14, 2026 10:00 AM - 10k Start
• Sat, November 14, 2026 10:15 AM - 5k Start
• Sat, November 14, 2026 11:15 AM - 5k Awards (tentative)
• Sat, November 14, 2026 11:30 AM - 10k Awards (tentative)

Awards

5k & 10k Awards: 1st Place Male & Female, 2nd Place Male & Female, 3rd Place Male & Female, 1st Place Male & Female Master (40+), 1st Place Male & Female Grand Master (50+). Age Group awards are pint glasses and will be given out to the top 3 male and female times in the following categories: 0-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 and up. Virtual runners are not eligible for an award.

Refund/Cancellation Policy

Kick It Event Management (Kick It Events) has a no refund policy. Please see the guidelines below. The Race Roster Enhanced Refund Protection Program is a service provided outside of Kick It Events. Refunds will not be given for injury, illness, work or event conflicts, or if the event needs to be postponed or canceled due to global pandemic, national health emergency, state of emergency, or catastrophic event. Deferrals are not allowed.