Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Are you ready to step up your running or walking and enter a race during the month of October? RacesOnline.com has a list of events for the Charlotte area that you may be interested in!

October 6th
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure (Charlotte NC). The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world, raises significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrates breast cancer survivorship and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease. Since its inception in 1983, the Komen Race for the Cure series has grown from one local Race with 800 participants to a global series of more than 120 Races with more than 1 million people expected to participate in 2012.
To register, visit charlotte.info-komen.org

October 13th
The Run for Attention (Fort Mill SC). Join us for our 3rd year as we raise funds for the CAH Charter School, a school aimed at providing personalized education for abused, abandoned and neglected children throughout the area. The USATF certified 5k ends at home plate inside Knights Stadium. There will also be a 1 mile Fun Run, music and family fun. $100 merchandise certificates for top male and female finishers as well as gift cards and medals for top 3 in each age category. To register, visit www.runforattention.org

Trails for Tails 5K Trail Run and Dog Walk (Charlotte NC). The Trails for Tails event is a major fundraising event benefitting Road To Home Canine Refuge and Great Dane Friends of Ruff Love that will help with costs associated with the care of rescued dogs while actively identifying permanent, loving homes. The event will feature not only a 5K but a one-mile dog walk for dogs and their humans. After the race, stick around as we will have a variety of vendors to provide education and awareness to the animal welfare cause. To register, visit http://usnwc.org.

Kates Race 5K (Charlotte NC). Kate Schultz had a vision of having an annual race to support Hope Cancer. She wanted to see continued support for a ministry with a spiritual emphasis that offered real and eternal hope - not just cancer research. She died of osteosarcoma before we had our first race. Hope Cancer continues this race to honor the memory of Kate as a symbol of all those who need to have Hope! Join Us! To register, visit www.sportoften.com.

Changing Leaves, Changing Lives 10K (Charlotte NC). 10k race to support Hope Cancer Ministries (www.hopecancer.org) To register, visit www.sportoften.com.

Dirty Dozen Trail Race (Charlotte NC). 12K with 12 Obstacles spread throughout the course. A fat reducing review can help you produce a clear outline of what you demand to focus on to achieve your fat reduction purpose if you're a rookie; or serve as a reminder for those who are at an advanced or more improve level of their losing weight plan. Following are seven steps that can serve as methods for your personal weight loss program. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not exactly the same thing. Many weight loss plans have fooled people into thinking that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss applications only work by leading to a person's body to lose more muscle flesh and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. The course takes a unique route through our campus, giving racers the chance to run along trails that cut through areas that were previously unnavigable. To register, visit http://usnwc.org.

Tunnel to Towers 5K (Charlotte NC). In conjunction with the Charlotte Fire Fighters 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb, please join us for the 2012 Tunnel to Towers 5k in Charlotte! Join us to honor the 343 firefighters who died on the day that forever will be known as 9/11. This race benefits the Firefighter Steven Coakley Foundation. To register, visit T2Run.org.

October 14th
Great Amazing Adventure Race (Charlotte NC). Are you looking for a fun and memory-making family activity? Then this race is for you! Kids (grades 1-12) can team up with a parent, grandparent, sibling or mentor and compete in a series of fun challenges patterned after the show The Amazing Race. Whether you run, jog, walk or watch, it'll be an experience you will never forget. It's way more fun than a 5K! To register, visit www.greatamazingrace.com.

CROP Hunger Walk 6K (Charlotte NC). The Charlotte CROP Hunger Walk takes place each Fall as a part of a nationwide endeavor to raise money to alleviate hunger and poverty in this country and overseas. The concept is simple: Ending hunger one step at a time. Since its first walk in 1978, Charlotte has raised over $6 million to relieve hunger, with $1.6 million staying in the community. To register, visit http:charlottecropwalk.org

October 20th
Big South 5K Road Race (Charlotte NC). The 3rd Annual Big South 5K will take place on Saturday, October 20th at 8:00am. We will have race day registration from 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. The certified race course will start and finish in Blakeney Shopping Center located at the corner of Rea Road and Ardrey Kell Road. The race will serve as a fundraiser for middle school athletic programs in Charlotte. To register, visit bigsouth5k.racesonline.com

Zombie Run Challenge (Charlotte NC). Trail Run & Competition at Renaissance Park. Signup as a human or Zombie! Race through the trails to find the keys to survival and to save humanity or be a zombie and chase down the puny humans! To register, visit www.zombierunchallenge.com

October 27th
Runway 5K Run (Charlotte NC). CLT's 6th Annual Runway 5K Run will be held on Saturday, October 27. Please be aware that registration will NOT be offered on Run Day. Proceeds from the Run will once again go towards LifeSpan's Community Activity and Employment Transition program (CAET). LifeSpan is a nonprofit that assists children and adults with developmental disabilities by providing education, employment and enrichment opportunities. Fourteen LifeSpan participants currently work at CLT. To register, visit www.sportoften.com.

Hog Jog 5K (Charlotte NC). This ever popular race returns to Charlotte October 27th, 2012. New for the 5th Anniversary we would like to welcome Sticky Fingers on as the Presenting Sponsor and Food Provider for this event. As in previous years, the event will feature a 5K race, Piglet Race, newly sponsored Tito's Vodka Bloody Mary Contest, and an exciting post-party featuring music, vendors and a Halloween Costume Contest! The race will return to Uptown Charlotte for this exciting anniversary and begin at 8:00 AM. To register, visit http://hogjog.org.

Brookhaven 5K for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Matthews NC). The 5th Annual Brookhaven Family Run for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy will be held on Saturday, October 27th in the Brookhaven Subdivision in Matthews. The family-friendly event includes a 5K run/walk, 1-mile kids run, as well as a 40 and 100-yard kids' dashes. The Brookhaven Fall Festival will begin immediately following the race. All proceeds will go towards researching a cure or effective treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common fatal genetic disorder among children. To register, visit www.brookhavenfamilyrun.com

For more races, visit www.racesonline.com and enter your zip code to show all activities registered within 25 miles of you!


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