Expect early-morning crowds and road closures on Saturday, Nov. 14, when the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon takes over Uptown.
According to the Charlotte Sports Foundation, which organizes the race, every distance starts at 525 S. Tryon St., between Brooklyn Village Avenue and Levine Avenue of the Arts. Corrals open at 6:30 a.m.
Start times
• Chick-fil-A 5K: 7:10 a.m.
• Marathon and half marathon: 7:20 a.m.
Want to cheer? Organizers expect the first 5K finishers around 7:28 a.m., the first half marathoners around 8:35 a.m., and the first marathoners around 9:50 a.m. Awards are scheduled for about 8:30 a.m. (5K), 10 a.m. (half) and noon (marathon). The race also plans a Finish Line Festival open to spectators, with details still to come.
Good to know: Race-day bag check is at Mint Street and MLK Jr. Boulevard. Restrooms inside Truist Field are open 6 a.m.–12:30 p.m. The marathon is a Boston Marathon qualifier, and the race supports Hemby Children’s Hospital.
Registration is listed as closed on the race site. If you’re driving through Uptown that morning, check the city’s street-closure notices ahead of time.
Source: Charlotte Sports Foundation: Charlotte Marathon · Charlotte Sports Foundation: Runner info
