After a year off, RunCharlotte is bringing the Summer Track Series back for 5 Tuesdays in June. For one low price, you can test your speed all 5 meets, and kids 10 & Under can run untimed heats of some races for FREE!
“It’s open to everyone. Everyone is invited to come regardless of age or ability,” says RunCharlotte’s Tim Rhodes, event director for the Summer Track Series and Managing Partner of the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon. “We do it for fun — it’s a very family-oriented event. We try to price it so the whole family can come, jump in, and compete.”
The Series has a great history in Charlotte. For more than 3 decades — with the exception of 2020 — the Summer Track Series has been allowing everyone from toddlers to high school athletes to champion marathoners to show their speed. There is truly something for everyone.
“It’s a Charlotte tradition, and it will be good to be out with everybody again,” says Rhodes. The 50 Meter Dash is a real highlight, says Rhodes, with everyone from speedy 2-year-olds to rambunctious 10-year-olds racing down the track in separate heats. “I’m excited about it. It looks like our community is opening up again, and we can’t wait to be out and see everybody.”
For $39 (and a $4.25 signup fee), adults can choose from 1 Mile, 800 Meter, 3200 Meter (except June 15), and 5,000 Meter (except June 15 and June 29) events. Students get the same options for $29 (and a $3.25 signup fee). Single meet entry fees are $10 for adults and $7 for students. There are no qualifying standards, except for the Championship Mile.
The Top 10 men and women in the mile race out of the first four Tuesdays will qualify for the Championship Mile on June 29. Winners of each will get a $100 prize as long as they meet the minimum times.
Kids can run separate and untimed heats of 50 & 100 Meter Dash, 200 Meter, Kids’ 4×100, and 400 Meter races for FREE! Bring the whole family!
Races are all run at the Myers Park High School track starting at 6 p.m.
Per state COVID guidelines, no masks are required at this outdoor event.
Ready to run? Sign up here: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Charlotte/RunForYourLifeSummerTrackSeries
See you at the track!