2024 Race Week Schedule
Monday, August 26th
7:04AM – Virtual Race begins
Tuesday, August 27th
6:15PM – Mad Miles Run Club
Wednesday, August 28th
6:15PM – NoDa Brewing Run Club
Grab a first taste of Jogger Lager
Thursday, August 29th
7:04PM – Runner’s Knight at Truist Field
Friday, August 30th
11:59PM – Final Price Increase
Saturday, August 31st
8:30am – Mad Miles Shakeout Run
9:30am – Packet Pickup & Expo open
10:15am – Yoga for Runners
11:00am – Kids .277 mile fun run
1:00pm – Panel Discussion – Sustainability
4:00pm – Packet Pickup & Expo close
Sunday, September 1st
6:45am – Cease Fire Productions gets the party started, listen for corral announcements
7:20am – Corrals Close
7:25am – Wheelchair and stroller start
7:29am – Elite start
7:30am – Around the Crown 10K Together with Truist start
7:45am – Start line closes
8:01am – Let the party begin! First finisher expected
8:30am – Awards Ceremony – Main Steps of Truist Field
10:00am – After Party at NoDa Brewing
11:00am – Finish festival closes
7:04pm – Virtual Race ends
Race Day Commuting
When it comes to race weekend travel, the easiest (and greenest!) way is via foot, bike, or public transportation. We are lucky to have an amazing rail system here in the Queen City as well as a solid bike infrastructure.
Light Rail
We’re thrilled to offer free transportation passes to make your race weekend experience even more convenient thanks to our partnership with CATS. Charlotte’s Light Rail stretches 26 stations and nearly 20 miles all the way from Pineville, through uptown, and onto University City with multiple park and ride options available.
During race weekend, your ATC10K bib is your 2-Day Unlimited Pass that you can use during Labor Day Weekend. The best way to find the fastest route to the start/finish line is through the CATS-Pass App with the Light Rail aka Blue Line, and bus system. The Light Rail will be operating early enough for multiple stops on race day at whichever location you need to get on from!
Street Car
Be sure to check out the FREE Gold Line Street Car which runs from Plaza Midwood through Elizabeth into Uptown and then into Wesley Heights and onto Five Points. There’s a stop less than two blocks from the start line and can get you there right on time!
Bike
Whether you live in town and know the greenways like the back of your hand or your new to town, Charlotte is bike friendly and can take you right to the start line safely. You can rent bikes through the city with their Joy Rides hubs located all around uptown and use the local greenway system and bike routes to get you there safely. If you are already a Strava user, you can also use their route builder with heat maps to help!
Race Day Parking
As we mentioned above, we’d first suggest light rail, biking or carpooling to Truist Field to be as sustainable as possible. Next, there is paid and free street parking in uptown near the start line, but it will fill up fast and be sure to read the signs where you are parking. There are also several paid parking decks within blocks of the start/finish line and we would suggest prepaying for the Legacy Union deck for ease of use!
Weather Contingency Plan
In the event of inclement weather prior to 8:00 am, the start time of this event may be delayed by up to 30 minutes. If a delay of more than 30 minutes is necessary and the weather conditions continue to be unsafe for the run, the event will be canceled for all participants.
Athletes will be notified of event changes via email and social media.