Charity Chase Half Marathon & 5K

🏃‍♂️ Welcome to the Charity Chase Half Marathon

We are celebrating our 19th year of the Charity Chase Half Marathon!!!!

🌄 Race Overview

• Challenge: The Charity Chase Half Marathon is a rewarding run for those up for the challenge.
• Course: Hickory is in the foothills of North Carolina and the race course winds around the city with elevation changes that will require some effort.
• Participants: You will have run up and down the equivalent of a sixty-story building before you finish, but don’t be scared off! We have participants that run/walk and runners as young as seven and as old as seventy.
• 5K Route: The Charity Chase 5K will take participants through the downtown area of Hickory.

⏰ Race Day Schedule

• Half Marathon Start: Charity Chase Half Marathon will start at 7:30 AM.
• 5K Start: Charity Chase 5K will start at 7:00 AM.
• Packet Pickup: Packet Pick Up will be Friday, May 9th from 12pm–6pm at the Hickory Metro Convention Center.
• Race Day Pickup: Race Day Packet Pick Up is available at race venue between 5:30 am - 6:45 am.

👮‍♂️ Safety and Support

• Volunteers: Our Charity volunteer groups help make Charity Chase Half Marathon run smoothly with over 300 volunteers at the start/finish and along the race course to cheer you on.
• Refreshments: Volunteers will provide water, Gatorade & GU, and may even entertain you along the way!
• Police Support: Hickory's Police Department will be at every controlled intersection.
• Emergency Services: Our EMS will be on standby along the course for your safety.

🏆 Awards

Half Marathon

• Awards: Top 3 Male/Female Overall.
• Age Group: Top 3 Age Group Male/Female Awards: 1-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65+.

5K

• Awards: Top 3 Male/Female Overall.
• Age Group: 1st place in each age group awards: 1-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65+.

🎉 Join Us!

Everything we do at Charity Chase Half Marathon is geared to giving our runners a rewarding race where, hopefully, new personal bests and great experiences will be found. We look forward to seeing you there!

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