2025 Race Week Schedule
Monday, August 31st
7:04AM – Virtual Race begins
Tuesday, September 1st
6:15PM – Mad Miles Run Club
Friday, September 4th
11:59PM – Final Price Increase
Saturday, September 5th
8:30am – Mad Miles Shakeout Run
9:30am – Packet Pickup & Expo open
10:15am – Yoga for Runners
11:00am – Kids Half Mile fun run
1:00pm – Panel Discussion – Total Wellness for Runners
3:30pm – Packet Pickup & Expo close
Sunday, September 6th
5:30am – Truist Field gates open
6:45am – Cease Fire Productions gets the party started, listen for corral announcements
7:20am – Corrals Close
7:25am – Stroller & Para Start
7:30am – Around the Crown 10K Together with Truist start
7:30am – Charlotte Running Company shop opens
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, massages from Squeeze
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
Unfortunately the Street Car is not running before the race, but you can use it to head home afterwards. During race weekend, the FREE Gold Line Street Car 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 finish line and can get you home after a fun day on the highway!
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!
Bag Check
Bag check, supported by Bento Move, will be available to stash your goods while you are running. Look for the Morning Star Storage van outside Truist Field on race morning!
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.