• 5k – 6 years old and able to complete the 5k on their own are welcome to run/walk with an 18+ adult. Any age in a stroller is welcome to join with a registered 18+ adult.
• Half Marathon – 16 years old minimum
• Full Marathon – 18+

If you feel an exception is warranted, please reach out to registration@runcharlotte.com

The Novant Health Charlotte Marathon is a certified Boston Marathon qualifying race. Potential qualifiers for the 2023 Boston Marathon must meet designated time standards corresponding with their age group and gender.

The following are qualifying standards set by the Boston Marathon: 

• Achieving one’s qualifying standard does not guarantee entry, but simply the opportunity to submit for registration.
• The acceptance of official race entrants will be based on qualifying time, with the fastest qualifiers (in relation to their age and gender) being accepted first until the race is full.
• Only a certified full marathon distance will be accepted for qualifying. Distances shorter than a full marathon will not be accepted.
• All qualifying times are subject to review and verification.
• Minimum age requirement for the Boston Marathon is 18 on race day.
• All standards are based on official submitted net time.

USAFT Certificate, view here

To switch events, click on Manage Registration at the top right corner of this page. Find Novant Health Charlotte Marathon on the list, then click Manage Registration (in blue). Then select Transfer Event from the top menu.

If you’re switching to a longer distance, you will be charged the difference in entry fees in effect at the time of your distance change. If you’re switching to a shorter distance, a refund will not be provided.

NOTE: you may not be guaranteed swag, merchandise, medals, etc., after a certain date. Also, to be eligible for awards, you MUST run the distance for which you are registered/transferred.

To switch events, click on Manage Registration at the top right corner of this page. Find Novant Health Charlotte Marathon on the list, then click Manage Registration (in blue). Then select Defer Registration from the top menu. ADD Registrations may only be deferred ONE time.

From your participant info page, you can change your address, phone number, email address, shirt size, personalized bib name, emergency contact information, and user name and password.

Corporate Wellness Program  

The Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Corporate Team Program provides companies an easy way for their employees to register, train, be healthy, and have fun! With 5 events on one day, we offer something for everyone – from running to PR to walking as a department.   

Contact us for easy registration options and include the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon as part of your employee’s benefits package to encourage an active & engaged workforce. 

Up to 25 registrations receive 10% off all distances. Over 25 receive 15% off all distances! Custom packages are available! In-office group registrations, custom team shirts and more!

Contact Alaina@runcharlotte.com for more information!  

To switch events, click on Manage Registration at the top right corner of this page. Find Novant Health Charlotte Marathon on the list, then click Manage Registration (in blue). Then select Defer Registration from the top menu.

Family restrooms and a Mothers’ Room is available inside Truist Field on the concourse level. Please enter up the main steps and follow the signs to your left.

Join us in raising money for Hemby Children’s Hospital. As a Team Hemby member, you’ll get to fundraise for a great cause AND get exclusive swag and benefits. Learn more here.

Everyone has a different reason for entering a race. To get a personal best. To raise money for charity. To prove you can get over the finish line, after the weeks and months of training you’ve put in.

Now you can celebrate your race story – by personalizing your medal with an iTAB.

By purchasing an iTAB, you can personalize your race medal with your name, your finish time, and an optional message. Your iTAB is attached to the medal ribbon with our unique iTAB ribbon hanger – so you can see it from the front along with the medal itself. So when you’ve added an iTAB, you can always remember your race time – and share the story of your race day with friends and family.

Order your iTab through RunSignUp. It will be mailed to your address associated with the registration about 3 weeks after the race. Your name as written on your registration and your finish time will be engraved on the iTab.

We offer a military discount. Please email registration@runcharlotte.com for a discount code before you register. We are unable to offer retroactive discounts.

Get your personal race photos with FinisherPix!

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To change shirt sizes, click on Manage Registration at the top right corner of this page. Find Novant Health Charlotte Marathon on the list, then click Manage Registration (in blue). Then select Shirt Size from the top menu. Choose a new size from the drop-down, select Continue and then Confirm Changes.

We have route maps for each event, click a link to open a .pdf:

• Marathon – Map – Turn By Turn – Coming Soon
• Half Marathon – Map – Turn By Turn – Coming Soon
• 5k – Map with Turn By Turn – Coming Soon

Please check the email you used to register for the event. There will be updates sent as race day approaches, so make sure you are receiving our emails.

Runner Guide (PDF)

Spectator Guide

Spectator Guide (PDF)

Make a team of your co-workers, friends, or family and run together!

During registration, you can make a team or join one. Set a password and keep it to your invited group or welcome everyone! Run Group, Girls Scout Troop, Neighborhood, or family!

*No team benefits other than having fun!​​*

To switch events, click on Manage Registration at the top right corner of this page. Find Novant Health Charlotte Marathon on the list, then click Manage Registration (in blue). Then select Transfer to Another Runner from the top menu.

Race Day packet pickup is available at Will Call. To switch to Will Call, click on Manage Registration at the top right corner of this page. Find Novant Health Charlotte Marathon on the list, then click Manage Registration (in blue). Then select Add-Ons from the top menu and select Will Call – there is a $20 charge for this service.

Packet Pickup is at the 2025 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Expo. The Expo will be held on Friday, November 14, 2025 at the Charlotte Convention Center Hall C1, from 10am-7pm.

Can’t make the Expo? We offer race day packet pickup for an additional charge. (See the Will Call section).

Bring your registration code and ID – pick up at any open bib pick up counter!  Family and friends must have a copy of your photo ID to be allowed to pick up your packet (a photo on their phone is fine).

Grab your shirt at Expo. To ensure athletes receive their chosen shirt size at registration, shirt exchanges are not available at the Expo; please bring your unworn event shirt to the Solutions Tent after the race, and if we have inventory, we will provide a new size for you.

Shirt exchanges are not available at the Expo; please check the Solutions Tent after the race.

Charlotte Marathon 2024 – Courtyard Charlotte City Center
Start Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
End Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:

• Courtyard Charlotte City Center for $150 USD per night, per room +tax
• Parking: $30 per day, per car – unlimited in and out

Book your group rate for Charlotte Marathon 2024

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Novant Health Marathon 2024 – Fairfield Inn & Suites Charlotte Uptown

Start Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
End Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024
Last Day to Book: Friday, October 25, 2024

Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:

• Fairfield Inn & Suites Charlotte Uptown for 139 USD per night

Book your group rate for Novant Health Marathon 2024

Novant Health Marathon 2024 – Hilton

• Group Code: NHCM

Book your group rate for Novant Health Marathon 2024

The Start Line for all distances is located at 525 S Tryon Street between Brooklyn Village Ave and Levine Ave of the Arts.

Corrals open at 6:30am and close 15 minutes before your start time.

Full and Half Marathon and Ruckers: 7:20am start time and will close at 7:30am.

5K: 7:35am start time and will close at 7:45am.

If you miss the start time for your registered distance and start after your distance start line has closed you will receive the gun time as your start time. 

The finish line is located on 4th Street near Mint Street.

Join us to cheer on the runners; first finishers expected times:

• 5k – 7:55am
• Half – 8:35am
• Full – 9:50am

• 5k – 8:30am
• Half Marathon – 10am
• Full Marathon – 12pm

Awards are given to the top 3 overall (top 5 for the marathon) and top 3 for each age group.

** Must be present to receive awards

In addition to porta potties, bathrooms at Truist Stadium are open from 6:00am – 12:30pm.

Race day bag check is located at the Corner of S Mint and MLK. Look for the HUGE Gentle Giant truck, place your number sticker on and fill your Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Bag, check it, and pick it up when you finish.

Please make sure your bib is securely pinned and worn on the front of you the entire race – it is used for timing purposes.

It does not need to be visible the entire race – you can wear it under a jacket or vest. However, a visible number is what our photography team uses to identify you in photos so we suggest ensuring it is visible when you cross the finish line.

We love dogs, but they are not permitted on the course.

Join us for the Finish Line Festival – Vendors, Food Trucks, DJ Rosice, giveaways, and more!

Make a plan BEFORE the race where to meet your family!

Novant Health Medical Tent is open and available to all runners just post finish

Gatorade will be available at all water stops. GU available at miles 8, 14 & 18/20.

If you’re after that Personal Best, Boston Qualifying Time, or just want to find a group running your speed, look for the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Pace Team powered by Charlotte Running Club and runCLTrun in the starting corral. 

Pace Groups:

Find Uptown parking here: 

Parking

We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation’s leading parking reservations app.

To reserve your parking spot for the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon, visit the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon SpotHero Parking Page.

Public Transportation:

• https://www.charlottenc.gov/CATS/Rail/Rail-Routes-and-Schedules

Get your personal race photos with FinisherPix!

FinisherPix is the official photographer at the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon 2025.

Pre-order your photo package when you register! 
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YOUR BEST PHOTOS

• Ensure you have your race number visible at all times
• Look out for our FinisherPix photographers on course and SMILE 😊
• Look up when you cross the finishline and smile BIG!
• Upload a selfie at the bottom of your gallery to find more photos of you and to add it to your gallery.

Strollers are welcome at all events; please start near the back of the pack. We do not, however, have a separate stroller division.

The course limit is 6:00 for the full marathon and 3:00 for the half marathon. If you are outside this limit you will be asked to move to the sidewalk. Runners with a total time of over six hours may not receive an official time.

If you selected Will Call at registration, you will find your packet at the white Solutions Tent on Mint St by the Gentle Giant Baggage truck.

You may also grab your packet at the pre-event Expo. Please go to the Solutions Table as opposed to the regular pick-up line. Your packet will be at the Solutions table at the Expo. 

Look for the white “Solutions” Tent on Mint St. by the Bag Check after the event – we can help!

Race results are available by scanning the QR code on your bib and entering your bib number.

2023 Results

Or, find prior results here.

FinisherPix is the official photographer at the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon 2025.

Pre-order your photo package when you register! 
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