The Bear Crawl OCR

🔅2026 Bear Crawl Sponsor Highlight Post🔅

The Bear Crawl OCR would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Bennick Grading & Excavation for allowing us to use their property for our events year after year.

Bennick Grading & Excavation has spent decades serving Western North Carolina with grading, excavation, site development, hauling, and specialized shoreline restoration work. Their commitment to quality, innovation, and community involvement has made them a trusted name throughout the region.

The trails, obstacles, and memories created at the Bear Crawl would not be possible without generous community partners who believe in supporting local events and giving people opportunities to challenge themselves outdoors.

From all of us at Bear Crawl OCR, thank you for your continued support, partnership, and willingness to help us bring this event to life year after year. We are grateful to have businesses like Bennick Grading & Excavation investing in our community and helping us create an unforgettable experience for our racers. 💛🖤

We have already set the date for our 2026 event. Follow this link to sign up now 👉🏼 https://runsignup.com/bearcrawlocr 👈🏼

The Bear Crawl OCR The Bear Crawl OCR is on Saturday May 15, 2027. It includes the following events: Six Mile Male Elite, Six Mile Female Elite, Six Mile Open, Three Mile Open 8:45 am Start, Three Mile Open 9:00 am Start, Three Mile Open 9:15 am Start, Three Mile Open 9:30 am Start, Two Mile Cub Crawl Competitive Race...

👕 Bear Crawl T-Shirt Update 👕

Because registration exceeded expectations, we ran out of race day T-shirts before everyone was able to receive one.

If you did NOT receive a shirt on race day and would still like one, please comment below or send us a message with:

• Your name
• Shirt size
•If you’re local for pickup or if you’d need it to be shipped

Thank you all again for helping make this one of the biggest and best Bear Crawls yet. 🐻🖤💛

📸 BEAR CRAWL PHOTOS ARE LIVE! 🐻🔥

PSSSSTTTT….And so is 2027 registration 🫨

Race day may be over, but the memories are just getting started.

The trail. The obstacles. The teamwork. The finish line moments. Go find your photos, tag your friends, and relive one of the biggest Bear Crawls we’ve had in years! 💛🖤

And for those already thinking about next year…

🏃 Registration for the 2027 Bear Crawl OCR is NOW OPEN!

If this year taught us anything, it’s that this community keeps getting stronger, bigger, and more incredible every single year.

👉 Secure your spot early and be part of what’s next.

Photos here….

https://jw3photos.pixieset.com/thebearcrawlocr2026/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNDM3NjI2MzE2OTczNzg4AAEeosUM5PihowYYziN2-lmgD36-ElR3wvmvodLpkEKc3bcK64fJjfzTPwB8j9c_aem_iiW5dN2KbLXuUdauapCHBw

Register here….

https://runsignup.com/bearcrawlocr

The Bear Crawl OCR 2026! Photo collection by JW3Photos

Hey Bear Crawlers!

We are still riding the wave from how amazing this past weekend was and we are so very grateful for your support of our small, hometown, race. We are taking this energy with us into the planning and preparations for our 2027 Bear Crawl!

We wanted to take a moment to address the results we shared from RunSignUp and address any confusion this may have created. If you have done our elite race then you know that we value obstacle completion over course time and we use bands to track obstacle completion. Our obstacles are technically difficult and our carries are HEAVY but we feel that these things help narrow the playing field between athletes of varying abilities.

The results posted from RunSignUp only factored in the final chip time. It does not reflect the number of bands that an individual had when they crossed the finish line. So, we have included the accurate results of the male and female elite races when combining both the number of bands they had and their chip time. As you can see, obstacle completion can make a difference for placement as our finishers in 7th through 15th place of the male race had a faster time than our 6th place finisher BUT our 6th place finisher kept both of his bands and therefore secured a better placement for himself in our race.

We apologize for any confusion that the RunSignUp results may have caused and will definitely do better in the future to make sure that the results shared take into consideration band placement in addition to time. Thank you for understanding that we are humans that make mistakes. We appreciate this being brought to our attention and hope that this clears things up for others.

-Your Bear Crawl Team

Click here for your 2026 Bear Crawl results 👊🏼💪🏼

https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/156404?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNDM3NjI2MzE2OTczNzg4AAEeABlnymS8xkfWda3u5orev2KeavAbeIFe1htD6coPp2_W8zPTTYtBiEZYa_g_aem_huMx_ViuM9C8XXdKGGf2HQ -653120;perpage:100

The Bear Crawl OCR The Bear Crawl OCR is on Saturday May 15, 2027. It includes the following events: Six Mile Male Elite, Six Mile Female Elite, Six Mile Open, Three Mile Open 8:45 am Start, Three Mile Open 9:00 am Start, Three Mile Open 9:15 am Start, Three Mile Open 9:30 am Start, Two Mile Cub Crawl Competitive Race...

Year 11 is was one for the books!

Today was something special. 🖤💛

Seeing the trails packed, the obstacles full, and this community come together made this our biggest Bear Crawl since 2021 🤩 We are SO proud of every single person who showed up and took on the challenge today.

While everyone’s still riding the OCR high…

Here’s a few photos to enjoy from our amazing photographers 📸 We will be rolling out more in the coming days so keep an eye on our page and tag your friends when you see them!

ALSO… all 2026 participants need to keep a close eye on their email inboxes tonight. We’ve got a special announcement regarding the May 2027 Bear Crawl race that you are NOT going to want to miss. 👀🔥

Trust us on this one.

Thank you all for helping us continue to grow this event and give back to the community year after year. We couldn’t do it without your support 🖤💛

-Your Bear Crawl Team

Podium feels!
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