Captain Jack's Ride - All Abilities

Celebrate the Spirit of Mecklenburg with a great bike ride! Although not timed, the event will be supported and become a part of Mecklenburg (and your) great history!

Event Details
This recreational bike ride offers a gently rolling 20 mile option and a more challenging 50 mile option through the rolling hills of Union County SC. If you always wanted to do a group ride, but were intimidated, this is your chance to feel the rush of riding in a group. The 20 mile route is designed for beginners and will have rest stops. In addition to several rest stops available on the course, your registration fee covers the highly sought Captain Jack T-shirt as well as a delicious lunch served at the Start/Finish line.

Captain Jack's Ride will take place from at 9 am - 1 pm
on Saturday, May 17, 2008.
More details on start/finish line location
in the Waxhaw area to follow.

Online-Registration Rates
Adults (18 and above) and Children (15-18)

Adults (18+) with no Children Register Here Adults (18+) with Children (15-18) Register Here

Event Day Registration Rates
(Space Permitting - T-shirts are not guaranteed.)
Adults (18 and above) and Children (15-18)
$25.00

WHO IS CAPTAIN JACK? This is a reproduction of an original oil painting by nationally recognized artist Chas Fagan depicting Captain James Jack riding North along what is now Tryon Street to deliver the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia

22nd Annual Elizabeth 8k

22nd Annual Elizabeth 8k
Road race for runners and a 3k for walkers.

22nd Annual Elizabeth 8k

Presented by:

Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital and Grubb Properties
March 29th at 8:00AM

Join us for the 22^nd running of the historic Elizabeth 8K Road Race presented by Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital and Grubb Properties and organized by the Elizabeth Community Association. This is the 22^nd annual edition making it the second oldest road race in Charlotte. Featured are a great USATF certified course, event T-shirt, food, beverages, music, overall and age group awards. Proceeds benefit the beautification of the Historic Elizabeth Neighborhood.

Proceeds benefit the beautification of the Historic Elizabeth Neighborhood

Independence Park
300 Hawthorne Lane
Charlotte, NC 28204

Join us for Charlotte’s historic Elizabeth 8k
organized by the Elizabeth Community
Association.

This is the 22nd annual edition making it the
second oldest road race in Charlotte.
Featured are a great USATF certified course,
event t-shirt, food music, overall and age
group awards.

www.elizabeth8k.com

New Thursday Night Timed Fun Run

Weekly Group Runs and New Thursday Night Timed Fun Run

Trail Running

For the Native Trail Gods trail running group click HERE (www.nativetrailgods.com)

You'll have to join Facebook (you can join and keep your profile private)

This week join us for a mini trail run/hike adventure at Kings Mountain

New 4.44 Mile Thursday Night FREE Timed Run Beginning April 3rd

Great White Grand Prix New 16 week points series FOR ALL ABILITIES beginning April 3rd! New course HERE Timed fun run every Thursday night. Receive points just for participating, get more points for performance, get even more points for "special events" like team relay events, urban assault runs into downtown and back, themed runs, and the Mako Mile Run on a local track. Bring a change of clothes and a few bucks for beer and food and, of course, socializing after the run. Sharksbite is the first and only club to offer this Boston-style timed weekly fun run in Charlotte. We've had weekly crowds averaging 50 people before with one of our runs topping 100 people (St. Pats Day). There's a water stop at the halfway point, which happens to be Charlotte running and real estate icon, Brenny Thompson's house.

Series T-shirts to everyone who completes at least 12 of the 16 series events, so don't miss the first one on April 3rd at 6:30PM.

Meet at the Dilworth Gardens parking lot (where Charlotte Running Co. and Talley's Grocery reside).

Awards, giveaways, and more fun than a greased pigglet!

Regular Weekly Group Run Schedule

Mondays: 6:30pm: The Monday night run is back full force! The Wolfman Pizza Monday Night Run. This is the only regularly scheduled run through the beautiful Museum neighborhood in Myers Park. A challenging and invigorating 5.5 mile course through wide, tree-lined boulevards. The ringing of the half hour on the church bells across the street signify the start. Here is the course map. And Here are directions on the location.

Tuesdays (Yes, Every Tuesday) 6:30pm: Trail Run Group - 3 to 6 miles. Renaissance Park, 1536 W. Tyvola Rd, Charlotte, NC (2nd entrance on right heading west from Tryon St.)
**Drive to the back of the parking lot where the softball fields are on your left. Trailhead is located is located back off the right side of the parking lot...

Wednesday 6:00pm: Group run 6@6 group. Starts at Charlotte Running Co. Click here for course map.

Thursdays : Great White Grand Prix New weekly points series beginning April 3rd! New course. Timed fun run every Thursday night. Receive points just for participating, get more points for performance, get even more points for "special events" like team relay events, urban assault runs, themed runs, and the Mako Mile Run on a local track. Want more info? Then come to the first run on April 3rd.

Saturdays : Various locations and distances. Your best bet is to post on the message board Here with info on where you'd like to run and description, i.e. "McAlpine Creek Park for 4-8 miles", so you'll have some company. After the run we typically head out for some breakfast/brunch. Often we'll be doing some very long runs of 20+ miles... Check out Native Trail Gods for trail run/hike adventures

Sundays at 9am. : Various locations and distances. Your best bet is to post on the message board Here with info on where you'd like to run and description, i.e. "McAlpine Creek Park for 4-8 miles", so you'll have some company. After the run we typically head out for some breakfast/brunch.

Check out Native Trail Gods for trail run/hike adventures

Trail Running & Hiking

For the Native Trail Gods trail running group click HERE (www.nativetrailgods.com)

You'll have to join Facebook (you can join and keep your profile private)

This week join us for a mini trail run/hike adventure at Kings Mountain

Events for Runners and Walkers This Saturday

Events for Runners and Walkers This Saturday
Tim Long

Frosty 5k

The Frosty 5k's 3rd and final race of the series kicks off at Freedom Park in Charlotte, NC at 9:00AM (registration and packet pickup begin at 7:30AM). Winners of the treadmill and elliptical trainer will be announced after the event.

Charlotte Health & Fitness magazine and Lowes Foods would like to thank the over 1,300 people that came out to enjoy Mecklenburg County's beautiful greenways this winter.

We are having our final event of the Frosty 5K Walk/Run Series this Saturday, March 1 at Freedom Park - 9:00AM.

You can still register online through Thursday, Feb 28.
RACE DAY REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.

During our post race awards ceremony, we will be holding our drawing for a BRAND NEW treadmill and elliptical trainer. Thank you Play It Again Sports!
These top of the line pieces of fitness equipment retail for over $3,000.00. Everyone that signed up for the series is entered in the drawing for the treadmill. Everyone that signed for each of our races is entered into the drawing for the elliptical trainer (one entry per race). For more information, please visit CHF

The LeRoy T. Walker 5K Fun/ Walk A Thon

For the walkers of Charlotte a new event has emerged this year bearing the name of LeRoy T. Walker. Registration and packet pickup begin at 7:00AM and the walk commences from the Carolina Panthers Stadium practice field at 8:00AM

The LeRoy T. Walker 5K Fun/ Walk A Thon is a new event for the UNCF, Charlotte Region office. The event is developed to help keep the Charlotte community informed about the tremendous effort of UNCF to support its 39 member institutions while also generating resources for the school. Purposefully planned for the weekend of the CIAA Tournament, the Walk A Thon will draw participants from the Charlotte community as well as alumni and students in town to attend the basketball tournament. Six of the twelve CIAA universities are UNCF member institutions; Livingstone College, Shaw University, St. Augustine’s College, St. Paul’s College, Johnson C. Smith University and Virginia Union University.

The Walk A Thon will commence at Bank of America Stadium-Panthers Practice facility beginning at 8:00 am on March 1, 2008. The Walk A Thon course will be the Irwin Creek and Stewart Creek Greenway through Seversville Park and Frazier Park located in Historic Third Ward. The course provides a scenic view of Uptown Charlotte and is just east of Johnson C. Smith’s campus.

For more information, please visit the UNCF or Racescapes Events