We are a group of passionate, semi-competitive 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.

That said, we do have a lot of Charlotte's fastest, most accomplished runners in our club. But we do not allow them to take that for granted. We try to capitalize on their talents and abilities to help other runners reach their goals. For example, several of our members commit each year to pacing other members at Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon. Those runners also put together and lead workouts that will help others improve. Some of our club members dropped up to two minutes off their 5K time in a matter of months. Others have shaved 10-plus minutes off their marathon times.
 
We take running very seriously, but also understand that if it stops being fun, we've 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.

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.  Just give us your hard work and your dedication.

If you have questions about our us, please feel free to email us at:  run.charlotte@gmail.com.


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Please fill out our brief membership application information below and email to:  run.charlotte@gmail.com

First Name and Last Name (name you use when registering for races **)
Male/Female
Date of Birth
Email
Mobile phone
Weekday running location preference
Weekend running location preference
Training pace per mile you are comfortable with for 6 miles (7:30,8:00,8:30,9:00,9:30)
Running 2009/10 goals
What do you want to get out of the club?
Where did you hear about the club?
Are you interested in heading up a regularly scheduled group at a location near you in town?
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** As part of our weekly newsletter, we pull race results and communicate your success to all our members.  In order for our results software to grab your results, we need the name you typically enter races as.  As an example, if folks call you Steve but you register as Stephen, please register with teh club as Stephen. 

Membership Benefits

1) Club e-newsletter
2) Weekly running schedule published
3) Yearly group trips
4) Coaching/mentoring/peer assistance
5) Team feel and camaraderie
6) Access to club members only Facebook group site
7) Sharing of club member running related pictures
8) Participation in yearly best running photo award.
9) Participate in club social events.
10) Volunteer opportunities to help the club promote an active lifestyle through running.

Membership Requirements

Board of Directors and Club Chairs