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  • Half Marathon
  • 21.1 km
  • Charlotte
  • Event weekend starts
  • Past event

Charlotte Racefest at SouthPark Half Marathon and 10K Half Marathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
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Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 0.6% versus flat · net elevation 11 m

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Decision summary

Charlotte Racefest at SouthPark Half Marathon and 10K Half Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
70 m

Lower than 88% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
8:35/km

3:01:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
64/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
36 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Charlotte Racefest at SouthPark Half Marathon and 10K route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Charlotte Racefest at SouthPark Half Marathon and 10K, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the Charlotte Racefest at SouthPark Half Marathon and 10K?

The Charlotte Racefest at SouthPark Half Marathon and 10K route has 70 m of ascent, 59 m of descent and an estimated 0.6% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Charlotte Racefest at SouthPark Half Marathon and 10K route go?

The Charlotte Racefest at SouthPark Half Marathon and 10K route starts at Symphony Park, 4400 Sharon Road, Charlotte, NC and finishes at Symphony Park parking lot, Sharon Road, Charlotte, NC. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Symphony Park, Sharon Road, Carnegie Boulevard, Sharon View Road climb and SouthPark. Hilly course through SouthPark including the infamous Sharon View climb.

What should runners know on race day for the Charlotte Racefest at SouthPark Half Marathon and 10K?

Cheer stations along the courses; post-race live music at Symphony Park (Time Sawyer from 8:30 AM). 7. Pace teams provided; courses have a 13:45 min/mile maximum pace requirement supported by pace teams.

Race character

Scenery

  • Parkland
  • City

Atmosphere

  • Festival
  • Community
  • Charity

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Rolling
Technicality
Non Technical
Source-stated ascent
172 m

The stored route produces 70 m of ascent, while a source states 172 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Cut-off
13:45 min/mile maximum pace (approximately 3 hour course limit).
Qualification status
Officially certified half marathon course; not a Boston Qualifying Marketed race.

Race day logistics

Aid stations
7
Pacers
Pace teams provided; courses have a 13:45 min/mile maximum pace requirement supported by pace teams.
Race village
No
Medal
Finisher medal featuring a hand-drawn rendition of the flowering dogwood (North Carolina state flower), produced in partnership with Badges and Medals.
Finisher tee
Custom long-sleeve Sport Stretch finisher shirt from Recover, with dogwood imagery.
On-course music
Cheer stations along the courses; post-race live music at Symphony Park (Time Sawyer from 8:30 AM).

Access and course status

Start
Symphony Park, 4400 Sharon Road, Charlotte, NC
Finish
Symphony Park parking lot, Sharon Road, Charlotte, NC

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Road
Landmarks
Symphony Park, Sharon Road, Carnegie Boulevard, Sharon View Road climb, SouthPark
Notable features
  • 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of Charlotte Racefest
  • in 2026 Crown Collective (organisers of Around the Crown 10K, Forward Motion and NoDa 5K) took over the event's legacy
  • Hilly course through SouthPark including the infamous Sharon View climb
  • first and last 2 miles run on Sharon Road and Carnegie Boulevard with water/aid stations approximately every 2 miles

How hilly is the Charlotte Racefest at SouthPark Half Marathon and 10K Half Marathon?

89%
  • Steep descent 0%
  • Descent 5%
  • Flat 89%
  • Climb 6%
  • Steep climb 1%
Total ascent
70 m
Net elevation
+11 m
GAP factor
0.6%
Longest climb
500 m at 2.2%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 17°CTypical temperature
  • 20 kphTypical wind
  • 4 mmTypical rainfall
  • 64Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the Charlotte Racefest at SouthPark Half Marathon and 10K flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.6% slower than a flat course, with about 70 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (3)

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