Promoting A Passion for Running
Founded May 5, 2009
We are a group of passionate runners that strive to spread the love of our sport and help each other grow. Our goal is bring the expansive, diverse, and excited Charlotte running community together under one umbrella through group runs and social events. The key here is "passion." Our motto is "a passion for running." If you have it, you should be running with us. Speed is NOT a factor. Ten-minute milers can easily be more passionate than a six-minute miler.
We take running seriously, but also understand that if it stops being fun, we have missed the point. To make sure we keep things fun and interesting, the Charlotte Running Club organizes social functions so runners can mingle outside the confines of a group run. Weekly Runs.
If you love running as much as we do, if you want to improve, if you want to help others improve, sign up today! The Charlotte Running Club is free of charge. Join us today at: JOIN
We blog too! Learn more about our members at our club blog: http://charlotterunningclub.blogspot.com/
Are you a kid or want to get your child involved in running? Check out Charlotte Running Kids Club.
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INTERESTED IN RUNNING A MARATHON OR HALF-MARATHON THIS YEAR?
Check the new information about the USAFIT training program under "Local Resources" ...
WHO IN THE CLUB IS RUNNING A FALL 2010 MARATHON?
CRC Fall Marathon List
Not yet on the list? Please contact us at run.charlotte@gmail.com to be included in marathon training activities.
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UPCOMING RACES
9/11 Tyler Tree House 5k, Charlotte. Our informant describes it as "one of the better run 5k races with some good (!) hills"; and you can read about the great cause it benefits on the website too.
9/11 Historic Mooresville 5k helps fund the YMCA's Starfish Program and local literacy programs; starting and finishing at the Mooresville Public Library; and followed by local-made pastries and fruit, massages and wellness checks.
9/11 Hog Jog 5k through Center City Charlotte (finishes 1 block from the post-race party: blues, brews, barbecues ... )
9/11 Big Red Shoe 5k
and Festival; around the Booty Loop in Charlotte; all proceeds to the Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte being build on E Morehead Street;
there's also a kids' 1k run/walk and family-friendly activities including rock wall, moon bounce, clown balloon artist, petting zoo and free fitness, health & nutrition activties.
9/12 Magnificent Mile Raleigh NC (part of the USATF Long Distance Running NC State Championship Series)
9/18 Run for Mercy 5k and Family Walk in Reedy Creek Park, Charlotte (to raise funds and awareness for the Mercy Ministries homes).
9/18 Run For Green 5k, 10k and half marathon in Davidson, NC (proceeds benefit the Davidson Lands Conservancy, which works to protect vital open spaces across Mecklenburg County).
9/18 Hickory Mountain 10k Trail Run at Dupont State Forest; raising funds for a new nonprofit, Career and Educational Pursuits; with an age graded calculator to determine overall winners, this is anyone's race! Top 5 men and women receive handmade local pottery, Vibram five fingers shoes, injinji socks, t-shirts. Places 6 through 10 get pottery, socks, t-shirts. The race director says the race packets are fantastic as well, with Emergen-C, Nuun, t-shirt, wnc magazine, other treats.
9/18 Humane Society of York County Dog Walk & 5K Fun Run, at the Field Trial Barn, Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, SC. More information and registration here: www.humanesocietyofyorkcounty.org
9/18 Twin Peaks off-road Endurance Race
climbing the two peaks on the Kings Mountain Gateway Trail; proceeds benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Each lap is ~ 2 miles and there will be a 1 lap sprint and a 4 lap endurance race. A one lap “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” fun run/walk will also be scheduled.
9/18 Rock and Read 5k run/walk supporting the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County.
Bands at every mile, a great cause, free wine and beer, some of the Panthers' TopCats, and activities for every age group; at the Scaleybark branch.
9/19 Run-Walk for Water 6k at UNC Chapel Hill; hosted by the Daniel A. Okun chapter of Engineers Without Borders. This is a student-led project intended to raise awareness of the world-wide water crisis by encouraging runners to "think global, run local".
9/25 Hit the Brixx 10k/5k (Run For Your Life GPx series, Charlotte).
9/25 River Bound Race Series Half Marathon at the Whitewater Center.
9/26 Hendrick Marrow Program half marathon, 5k and 1k; at the Charlotte Motor Speedway; raising funds for the "Be The Match" Foundation.
10/2 St. Michael's School 5k run/1 mile "cub trot", Gastonia; family friendly event and fun fair; proceeds used for enrichment programs for the school.
10/2 Komen Race for the Cure 5k; competitive 5k, recreational 5k, 1 mile and kids' dash;
last year the Komen Charlotte affiliate raised $1.2 million for education, screening and treatment services in Mecklenburg and surrounding counties.
10/16 LungStrong 15k/5k (Run For Your Life GPx series, Charlotte).
10/16 Murfreesboro Half Marathon ("The Middle Half") and kids' fun run (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) (flat, fast, finish on the track inside MTSU’s Track and Soccer Stadium, and the person finishing in the middle of the pack receives The Daily News Journal Middle Medal!).
10/17 Kasey Kahne Foundation 5k run and kids' dash; from Bank of America Stadium to the Nascar Hall of Fame; sponsored by Bank of America; and benefitting chronically ill children and their families, as well as disadvantaged youth.
10/23 4.NINER K (at 8:49 am) and 1 mile Fun Run (at 8:15 am) at UNC Charlotte ("rolling"* hills through the scenic UNC Charlotte campus; afterwards food, entertainment, awards, family-friendly fun).
10/23 Big South 5k at Blakeney Shopping Center; scenic, shady,
certified course; a fundraiser for middle school athletics programs in Charlotte.
10/23 West Cabarrus Y Pumpkin Roll 5k and 1 mile fun run; at Cannon Memorial YMCA 
10/30 Flight of the Vampires 28th annual
twilight 5k in Brevard, NC
(which happens to be in Transylvania County ... just sayin' ...      ).
10/30 Pumpkin Run 8k road race and 2k costumed fun run; sponsored by Mooresville Recreational Department. (From the link, click Download Now and then Open for the registration form and informational flier.)
10/30 Huntersville Fall Festival 5k and 10k; at Huntersville Family Fitness and Aquatics Center.
11/13 Steele Creek YMCA 5k, fun activities for the whole family.
11/13 Inaugural Saturn 5k at the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, FL; racers will be running past rockets, space-shuttle components, etc!
11/14 OBX Marathon (part of the USATF Long Distance Running NC State Championship Series).
11/20 Lake Norman Jingle Bell Run, Jetton Park, Cornelius; 5k run and 1 mile run/walk,
to fight arthritis, the nation’s most common cause of disability.
12/11 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon.
1/15/2011 1st Annual Charleston Marathon (and half marathon, 10k & 5k; finishing at the historic Navy Yard at Noisette in North Charleston)
2/5-6/2011 3rd annual Melbourne Marathon (that''s Florida, not Australia); 5k & 8k on Saturday, half, full and hand-cycle marathons on Sunday; prize money, pizza, beer, music; racing legends Zola Budd, Bill Rodgers, Keith Brantly and Frank Shorter have confirmed they will attend.
Got a race that is not listed? Let us know at: run.charlotte.webmaster@gmail.com
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