The Novant Health Charlotte Marathon is an annual marathon which takes place in Charlotte, North Carolina, every November. It was previously called Thunder Road Marathon and used to feature a NASCAR theme in keeping with the region's close ties to auto racing.
The event was started in 2005 after the Charlotte Observer Marathon came to an end. The race course, a loop which begins and ends in Uptown Charlotte, is certified and is a Boston Marathon qualifier.
In 2010 due to the increasing popularity of marathon events nationwide, it was announced that entries would be capped at 3500, although the actual number of entrants has never reached that level. The event was renamed the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon in February 2016.
Races The Charlotte Marathon consists of 3 different races with the headline event being the marathon. However the largest number of participants are in the half marathon, which is run on the first half of the full marathon course.
Record
+Marathon RecordMen's Marathon RecordWomen's Marathon RecordYearName (Number of victories)TimeName (Number of victories)Time2005Robert Marchinko2:31:42Maureen Larsen3:08:342006Birhanu Wukaw2:24:20Barbie Dalton3:13:342007Mike Aldrink2:39:56Megan Hepp2:45:042008Robert Miller2:40:50Rebecca Massie3:07:462009Jordan Kinley2:29:39Mo Campbell3:04:232010Jordan Kinley (2)2:24:46Danielle Walther Crockford2:59:432011Kyle O Smith2:37:21Caroline Orlando3:04:582012Hugh Parker2:33:51Yu Tsuchida3:01:422013Bert Rodriguez2:33:37Alice Rogers2:56:122014Masashi Shirotake2:31:07Megan Hovis (2)2:56:402015Masashi Shirotake (2)2:27:57Lucy Rogers3:10:112016Chad Crockford2:37:19Lucy Rogers (2)2:59:332017Bert Rodriguez (2)2:26:33Jenna Baker3:00:482018James Perez2:31:38Melissa Bell3:04:492019Will Volkmann2:30:59Amanda Morris2:59:162020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic 2021Adam Jones2:23:50Mimi Smith2:48:372022Jacob Rutz2:38:44Erin Del Giudice2:49:512023Sean Rager2:31:18Lauren Fulcher3:08:512024Adam Jones2:26:50Jessica Barkley3:01:41
Marathon entrants and finishers Year Entrants Finishers (male) Finishers (female) 2005 689 490 199 2006 895 n/a n/a 2007 1018 655 310 2008 1143 582 258 2009 1885 975 434 2010 1292 844 448 2011 908 606 302 2012 1015 641 374 2013 862 576 286 2014 960 623 337 2015 923 569 355 2016 862 554 292 2017 873 542 310 2018 1083 568 321 2019 962 619 3262020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic202315541094414
References
External links Official Website of Charlotte Marathon