EVENT INFORMATION
- Questions:
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- Location & Description:
- Address
- About the course
- The McAlpine Park 5k cross country course in Charlotte, North Carolina, is widely regarded as one of the fastest and most popular cross country courses in the southeastern United States. The path is primarily a wide, crushed limestone path, which provides a firm and consistent surface allowing for a fast pace. While mostly flat, the course does feature one significant hill. Located around the halfway point, this incline provides a challenge before a fast downhill section and the final stretch around a lake.
- Address
- Race Date:
- Saturday November 28, 2026
- Race Schedule (*subject to change):
- 8:30AM - Open Race 5K (includes Masters)
- 9AM - Freshman and Sophomore Boys 5K
- 9:30AM - Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior Girls 5K
- 10AM - Fleet Feet Girls Championship 5K
- Restricted to Grades 9-12
- 10:40AM - Fleet Feet Boys Championship 5K
- Restricted to Grades 9-12
- 11:10AM - Junior and Senior Boys 5K
- 11:40AM - Youth Race 5K
- Ages 13-14
- 12:10PM - Youth Race 3K
- Ages 11-12
- 12:35PM - Youth Race 3K
- Ages 10 and Under
- Race Eligibility:
- Must reside in: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. citizens in Overseas Military Installations
- Participant Bib Pick-up:
- Information coming soon
- Course Preview/Athlete Warm-up:
- Information coming soon
- Awards:
- Brooks XC National Championships Qualification
- The top 10 boys and girls in the Fleet Feet Championship 5K races will earn a spot in the Brooks XC National Championships in San Diego on December 12, 2026. Participants must attend a high school in the U.S. or a U.S. territory.
- Championship races are restricted to those in grades 9-12
- Race Awards
- The top 30 runners in each of the high school races will receive a Regional Championship medal
- For races with multiple grade levels, the top 30 in each grade level will be awarded
- The top 15 males and top 15 females in the open race will receive an event medal
- Masters category will also be awarded
- The top 15 boys and top 15 girls in each youth race will receive an event medal
- The top 30 runners in each of the high school races will receive a Regional Championship medal
- Brooks XC National Championships Qualification
- Parking/Transportation:
- Information coming soon
- Recommended Lodging:
- Information coming soon
- Concessions:
- Information coming soon
- Race Media Contact:
- Please reach out to press@brooksrunning.com
