We are very excited to announce we are heading back to Renaissance Park for the 23rd edition of the KASK Winter Short Track Series p/b Audi Charlotte & CITGO. Start 2 Finish and our incredible group of sponsors are working together to host a world class short track race series, just like the other amazing two-wheel events they organize and host.

The series is five races providing participants a unique and fun style of racing on a 1.3 mile trail combines elements of BMX, cyclo-cross and single-track...it's super fast and very spectator-friendly. Participants, based on category, will race 4 to 8 laps on the fast course. All of the events will be held at Renaissance park. We plan to have a food truck, an event photographer, and music at all of the events.

The series awards will be handed out after the last race in the series. It will take a little more time as each will need to be calculated. We will have a podium presentation for the top 5 overall in each category.

We are thrilled to announce the CRC Trail Race at Anne Springs Close Greenway will be held on January 17th, 2026. You will challenge yourself on an incredible course that winds through some of the most stunning natural beauty in the region.

After crossing the finish line 🏃, unwind with a cold beer 🍺 and refuel with a delicious selection of food 😋 while enjoying the warm glow of a roaring bonfire 🔥 in your 2026 hoodie 👕 and finisher medal. We can't wait to see you there!

All participants registered for 4, 9 and 13 miles will receive a hoodie AND a finisher medal!

MAKE RUN RUN RUDOLPH A FAMILY TRADITION!

This race is a great way to celebrate the season as we have a fully stocked hot chocolate and donut bar and we're giving away awards for the best costumes! Participant applause-o-meter will determine our best-dressed winners. What a GREAT way to celebrate the season!!

The 2025/2026 S2F Winter Series is here and the swag is better than ever.

High Quality Finishers Medals…Every Distance…Every Race. Series participants receive a medal display!

• Run Run Rudolph 5K/10K - December 20th

• Charlotte Running Co Trail Race - January 17th

• Charlotte 10 Miler & 4 Mile Run - February 7th

The Elf on the Run 5K is a celebration of community, wellness, and holiday cheer! Grab your friends & family and race with us through the beautiful CrossRidge campus. We are excited to offer both a 5k course and a 1 mile dash- runners and walkers of all ages and abilities welcome! All participants will receive a custom race hoodie and finisher medal.

Kicking off a full day of festivities including the Indian Land Christmas Parade, Christmas Village, and Tree Lighting Ceremony, this event event brings together families, neighbors, and local businesses for a joyful morning with lasting community impact. We will celebrate after the race with a DJ, food trucks, awards, giveaways and more!

Your support directly supports our mission to ensure access for ALL. Help make this holiday season brighter for everyone!

The second longest tenured community-building athletic event in South Park continues on Saturday, December 6, 2025, marking the 12th Krueger Reindeer Romp 5K, presented by Amwins. Hit the pavement in your Holiday best and make your footprints count in support of the YMCA Better Us Campaign that provides life-changing programs and services for families who need it most.

NEW this year, Ninja Nation will provide an upgraded obstacle course for our kid participants! Come try out your best ninja moves as you move through a challenging and fun obstacle course.

Come together for the coolest fun run of the year! Whether you're young or old, a walker or a runner, join us as we unite to combat cancer, honor the memory of those who have fought, and celebrate the resilience of those still in the battle. This event is dedicated to the children and families who courageously face the relentless challenge of cancer every day. All proceeds will support Melanated Melon programs, helping us continue our mission of making a difference.

KEEP THE FAMILY TRADITION RUNNING

Celebrated as one of the 20 Best Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trots in America, the Turkey Trot is a Charlotte Thanksgiving tradition for the past 37 years. The largest road race in North Carolina with a record 11,202 participants in 2024 is a homecoming destination for extended families, former classmates, and a place to meet your neighbors. The community comes together to kick-off the holiday season with a healthy morning run or walk before heading home for food and family. Starting and finishing at SouthPark Mall, participants can choose from an 8K Run, a 5K Run/Walk, a 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk and a 50-yard Tot Trot.

November 26, 2025 - 6:00 PM
The night before Thanksgiving!

Ditch your normal turkey trot and start a new family tradition this year! We are pumped for the third annual Bright Lights 5K and Fun Run - a race through the Daniel Stowe Conservancy's Holiday Lights display.

Race registration includes a race bib, custom ornament (1 Mile) OR finisher medal (5K), a shot at a custom top 3 race medal, and free entry into the Holidays at the Garden lights display for a sneak peek party from 6pm-9pm before we open to the general public for the holiday season!

Get eyour holiday run in the day BEFORE Thanksgiving so you can spend the whole day enjoying food and family and rubbing it in everyone's face that you got to see the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Holiday Lights before they did!

Run with Purpose. Walk with Heart. Give with Faith.

Your steps bring hope and healing. This race supports:

• Shelter Health Services, offering medical care for homeless women and children in Charlotte

• St. Hermione Home, a Christ-centered refuge for pregnant homeless women

Every Registration helps change lives- right here in our city.

The Concord Police Foundation is honored to announce the 2nd annual Officer Jason Shuping Memorial 5K, set to take place on November 15, 2025, at Cabarrus Brewing Company. This special event is dedicated to the memory of Officer Jason Shuping, a brave member of the Concord Police Department who selflessly served our city. The 5K will bring the community together to celebrate Jason’s legacy and further the Foundation’s mission of providing essential support to local law enforcement and their families.

Participants are encouraged to register by November 1st to secure their spot and receive an official race T-shirt.

Lace up for a one-of-a-kind race through history! The Drop Dead 5K returns this fall with our unique course winding through the peaceful, scenic paths of Charlotte’s Historic Elmwood Pinewood Cemetery. Covering 70+ acres, this resting place is home to some of the city’s most notable names.

In addition to the 5K, the event features a food truck, DJ, an award ceremony, and a guided tour after the race.

Your registration fee includes:

• Official race shirt

• Custom race bib

• Finisher medal

Please note that pricing is now all-inclusive of fees.

Bring your crew and run as a team! Cheer each other on, celebrate those finish-line victories, and make the 5K a 'spirited' shared adventure!

Kids Fun Run! We are excited to bring back our 1 Mile Kids Fun Run! The race will take place at 10 a.m. This is FREE for kids (registration is required) and includes a fun run finisher medal.

On Saturday, November 1, Atrium Health Foundation invites you to be part of a special milestone—the 30th Annual Hopebuilders 5K benefiting Atrium Health Levine Children’s in Greater Charlotte!

The family-friendly fundraiser will take place at Truist Field, bringing together participants of all ages to run, walk, and build hope for children and families in our community. Whether you're a seasoned runner or joining for the cause, this event is a chance to make a difference and enjoy a meaningful morning with family and friends.

Want to help military veterans—and have fun while you’re at it? Then lace up your running shoes to join Fairview Plaza and American Asset Corporation for the Seventh Annual HeroRun to benefit Veterans Bridge Home!

Two races will kick off at 8 a.m., November 1, 2025, at Fairview Plaza office buildings, with a 5k taking you through scenic South Park neighborhoods and a 1k Fun Run keeping you close to Fairview Road. Music, activities, and real heroes, members of all five branches of the U.S. military, will make for a fun, special event.

Join us for Claudia’s 5K: Call Out for Courage—a powerful event where fun meets purpose, all in support of mental health. Hosted by icuTalks, a Charlotte-based ministry working to break the stigma around mental health and create spaces for healing and hope, this 5K promotes courage, connection, and real change.

Let’s create an unforgettable 5K filled with laughter, connection, and the shared joy of walking and running for something bigger than ourselves.

Strides for Shelter is presented by the CANOPY HOUSING FOUNDATION

Our 2025 race beneficiary is Project Outpour, a local non-profit that provides opportunities to shower our homeless neighbors with support and dignity. Project Outpour made a bold move, with the support of the Canopy Realtors®, to purchase a new truck to keep their mobile shower services rolling without interruption.

Proceeds from the 2025 Strides for Shelter event will ensure that this organization can transport their mobile shower unit to five area locations providing critical hygiene services annually to 3,500 individuals and families. We didn't wait to act - because our neighbors couldn't wait to shower.

Throughout the eight year history of Strides for Shelter, the Canopy Housing Foundation has donated over $212,000 to eight different beneficiary organizations.

This race is sold out.

This flat and fast course offers runners and walkers a unique opportunity to run one of the country's busiest airport runways. This run will take place completely on the runway and taxiways. Participants will see planes queuing up, taking off, and landing. This event is one that will be enjoyed by the whole family! You must register as a runner to participate. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by a registered adult. The race will be limited to 1500 participants. Proceeds from the CLT Runway 5K will help to fund Airport Opportunity Scholarships with Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) created to promote careers in aviation, as well as economic opportunities in Charlotte. The Airport scholarship will benefit students who are graduates of high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School (CMS) district and are Title 1 eligible. Each recipient will attend CPCC's Summer Bridge academic enrichment program and enroll in a two-year, career-focused degree program specific to the Aviation Department.

Miles That Matter 5K - Because Every Step Can Change A Life

This race is personal.

Miles 2 Hearts was born from the eyes of a truck driver who saw more than just highways - he saw people hurting, forgotten, and alone on streets across the country. Instead of looking away, he decided to take action. That action became a mission. That mission became a movement.

Miles That Matter 5K isn't just a race - it's a call to the community to care deeper, to step forward, and to run with heart.

Every registration helps us create kits for our unhoused neighbors.
Every mile covered helps us reach someone who feels unseen.
Every person who shows up is part of the healing.

This year, our goal is to deliver 100 care kits directly into the hands of those who need them most.

1 Registration = 1 Care Kit to someone experiencing homelessness

Learn more at www.miles2hearts.org

The 5th Annual Brat Trot 5K hosted by On Tap, a local tap house/beer bar located in the heart of historic downtown Mooresville, NC. The event will start and end at the tap house, beginning at 9 am and finishing around 12pm.

The event is an homage to the Oktoberfest Festival customary to Germany and will be followed up by On Tap's Oktoberfest and Anniversary Celebration! The Brat Trot 5K and Oktoberfest have a few things in common: good beer, good friends and good fun - with the added bonus of a little heart-healthy exercise before the celebration!

The Brat Trot 5K also benefits Lake Norman Humane.
There will be Dog Adoption on site race day.

What better time to play dress up than at the second annual Jeepers Creepers 5k and 10k at Daniel Stowe Conservancy! Bust out those Halloween costumes early, sweat a little bit, and have a great time!

Jeepers Creeper participants will get to race in the costume race at the Garden (costumes not mandatory but highly encouraged). Runners and walkers can then enjoy free admission to the Garden to enjoy our fall exhibit: “Scarecrow Hollow” <---- get it, Jeepers Creepers?.?.?

To top it off, the 10K participants will run the 10K and longest distance race held each year at Stowe. Beautiful, flowy trails and a festive atmosphere will make this race the perfect kick off to fall and spooky szn! There may even be a few special prizes for those who really get in the mood and go all out!

After the race, while you cool down and cheer on all the participants, enjoy firepits, smores’, live music, cold beverages, and seasonal competitions at the Trailhead Store.

Custom awards will be given to the top three overall male and female finishers and the top three male and female finishers 14 and under thru 60 and better in five-year age increments for both the 10K and 5K.

10K finishers will receive a finisher medal (while supplies last).

Event Timeline!

Family Mile: 4:00pm
Men's Mile: 4:20pm
Women's Mile: 4:30pm

Don't forget the After Party!

Platinum Sponsor Resident Culture® is providing a free drink for all participants that register for the Midwood Mile. Be sure to attend the post race celebration at Resident Culture in Plaza Midwood to redeem your *free drink (valid Saturday, September 27th until 10 PM). The post race celebration will be held in the beer garden and starts at 4:30pm. Prizes will be given out to the winners of each heat shortly after 5:00pm.

After four years of stampeding for student success at Gaston College, we’re proud to build on our partnership with K-12 public schools in Gaston and Lincoln Counties for an even bigger, better RHINO RUN FOR EDUCATION.

Show your support for students of all ages across Gaston and Lincoln counties by joining us on Sept. 27, 2025. This community event, held at Gaston College’s beautiful Dallas campus, features a 5K run and a 2K walk or fun run. When you register, you can choose to designate a portion of your registration fee to directly support to Gaston College, Gaston County Schools, Lincoln County Schools or Lincoln Charter School.

Bring the whole family and help us continue to build momentum in our community and schools!

Join us for the Pineville 4 Miler & 2 Mile Run/Walk, a fun and fast event that winds entirely along the scenic and shaded greenways of Pineville, NC!

This unique course keeps you off the streets and under the trees, offering a peaceful and runner-friendly experience with 100% of the route on paved greenways. Whether you're chasing a personal best or just looking for a relaxed, community-focused event, the Pineville 4 Miler & 2 Mile Run/Walk offers the perfect mix of nature and fitness.

The ROVAL is Open - It’s Time to "Bump n’ Run"

Join us for the Second Annual MRO Bump n’ Run 5K — a unique opportunity to run, walk, ruck, or skate the ROVAL at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

You’ll start on Pit Road, move through the infield road course and banked turns, and finish at the same line where NASCAR champions are made. This isn’t just a race — it’s a one-night-only experience on one of racing’s most iconic tracks.

This is more than a race—it’s your chance to be part of something few ever get to experience. Whether you’re aiming for a PR or just soaking it all in, the MRO Bump n’ Run 5K delivers a night you won’t forget.

Secure your spot now.

Presented by Skufca Law, Wooden Robot Brewery, and Beacon Partners, the 5K starts on W Summit Ave in front of Wooden Robot Brewery and heads into Charlotte's South End and Wilmore neighborhoods. There is also a 1 Mile Run for those looking for a shorter distance.

Registration includes a finisher medal and beer (21+) from Wooden Robot Brewery or ice cream for those under 21. Shirts included for the 5K, and available as an upgrade for the 1 Mile.

The “Fit 2 Fly 5K” is in its fifth year as the airport’s only run on our 5,500-foot runway!

All are invited to come out and run/walk the runway. There will even be a Kid’s 1 Mile run on the runway as well. This is an opportunity to bring hundreds of runners, walkers, and families on an actual runway to help raise funds for our youth aspiring to become pilots through the David Griffin Aviation Foundation.

Don’t miss this chance of a lifetime and register today to join in on all the fun festivities.

Participants in all distances will receive a shirt!

RUN ON I-277

Around the Crown 10K Together with Truist is a race rooted in Charlotte from every angle and we're proud to bring the active community together around this beautiful city. ATC10K is focused on being one of the most sustainable races in the country while giving back to the community as much as possible through multiple local non-profit organizations!

Please join us for the Carolina Comeback 5K Run/Walk and Fun Run presented by the Stride Forward Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by Charlotte area high school students.

All profits from the event will benefit the Buncombe County Schools Foundation to assist with ongoing recovery efforts following the impact of Hurricane Helene. Your participation will directly support students, educators, and school communities as they work to rebuild. Western North Carolina still faces serious challenges as the area recovers from the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene. Many area elementary, middle and high schools were damaged or destroyed, displacing students and teachers, disrupting education and the day to day lives of families with school age children. Our goal is to provide financial support to the area school system in an effort to aid and expedite the rebuilding process.

Our event is open to people of all ages and fitness levels! Whether you are aiming to set a personal best on this well-known course or simply looking to enjoy a morning outdoors with friends and family while supporting a worthy cause, we welcome your participation. The 5k course winds through the scenic trails of McAlpine Creek Park and is the same course used for large local and regional high school races, including the Foot Locker Southeast Regional Championships.

Come out, get moving, and turn miles into meaning.

Join us for a meaningful 3.5-mile trail run at Walnut Creek Park in Indian Land, SC, hosted by Counseling Services of Lancaster.

This event, held in honor of Overdose Awareness Month, takes place on August 30th at 8:00 AM. Run through the scenic Carolina Thread trail to support a vital cause, raising awareness and funds to combat overdose and promote community healing. All proceeds go to Corey's Love, supporting their mission to provide hope and resources for those affected by overdose.

Lace up your shoes and make a difference!

Helping Turn the Corner on Local Hunger

Tour de Turns is an original and unique charity bicycle ride and walk that benefits Nourish Up, formerly Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays, Inc. Since 2012, the event has netted more than $500,000 to help turn the corner on local hunger!