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Charlotte Marathon
The Charlotte Marathon is a hilly course of 42.2 km (26.2 miles) with 175.5 m (576 ft) of climbing. Its lowest point is 189 m (620 ft) and its highest 234 m (768 ft) above sea level. Next race: Saturday 14 November 2026, starting at 7:20 AM.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Start
- 07:207:20 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 5K
- Total climb
- 175.5 m576 ft
- Highest point 46 m151 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe marathon, half marathon and 5K all start at 525 S Tryon Street in Uptown, with corrals opening at 6:30 a.m.
StartFinish
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- Photo: User:Patriarca12, Public domain
- Photo: Jeffrey Hayes, CC BY 2.0
km 30.1mile 18.7
Plaza Midwood
The organiser's course description names the familiar streets of Plaza-Midwood as one of the marathon's neighborhoods.
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km 41.9mile 26
Truist Field
The ballpark beside the start and finish in Uptown; its restrooms are open to runners on race morning.
Photo: Jeffrey Hayes, CC BY 2.0
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi
Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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- One start line for every distanceEvery distance starts at 525 S Tryon Street, in Uptown.
- Through the neighborhoods of the Queen CityUptown, tree-lined boulevards, historic homes, NoDa and Plaza-Midwood.
- A 46 m band of height175.5 m of climbing inside a band of 45.7 m from low to high.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 0.5GeometryOne start line for every distanceEvery distance starts at 525 S Tryon Street, in Uptown.
For the 2026 race on 14 November, the organiser has every distance begin at 525 S Tryon Street, between Brooklyn Village Avenue and Levine Avenue of the Arts. Corrals open at 6:30 a.m., and the marathon and half marathon leave together at 7:20 a.m. Runners who miss their start window are given gun time as their official finish time.
Sourced
Whole courseLandmarkThrough the neighborhoods of the Queen CityUptown, tree-lined boulevards, historic homes, NoDa and Plaza-Midwood.
The organiser says the marathon starts in Uptown and winds through the distinct neighborhoods of the city: “tree-lined boulevards and historic homes to the art and energy of NoDa and the familiar streets of Plaza-Midwood.” The half marathon description names the tree-lined boulevards of Myers Park and the energy of Dilworth.
Sourced
km 0 to 42.2GradientA 46 m band of height175.5 m of climbing inside a band of 45.7 m from low to high.
The road stays between 188.7 m at about km 6.6 and 234.4 m at about km 28.4, a spread of 45.7 m. The start sits at about 224 m and the finish at about 221 m. Total climb along the way adds up to 175.5 m.
Measured
Race weekend
Saturday 14 November Race day
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06:306:30 AM
Corrals open All distances start at 525 S Tryon Street, between Brooklyn Village Avenue and Levine Avenue of the Arts. -
09:509:50 AM
First marathon finishers The organiser expects the first finishers around 9:50. -
12:0012:00 PM
Marathon awards ceremony Approximate time, on the stage after the race. -
Time not published
Bag check At the corner of Mint Street and MLK Jr Boulevard.
Other races (2)
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07:107:10 AM
Marathon and half marathon corrals close Runners who miss their start window receive gun time as their official finish time. -
07:207:20 AM
Marathon and half marathon start Both distances leave from the same start line.
Times as published by the organiser, in Charlotte time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Charlotte, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
Order by 24 October to test them on two long runs first.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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