FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2022
Charlotte — The Novant Health Charlotte Marathon can celebrate more than just 2021’s return to an in-person event. Through participant and partner contributions, event organizers presented Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital with a check for $42,000 – the largest so far!
For health and safety reasons, today’s check presentation was made before a limited audience. Media from the event can be found below.
“Our mission and vision has always been for this event to give more and more back to the community,” said Tim Rhodes, Race Director of the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon. “The privilege to present this check shows the kind of support Charlotte runners, our sponsors, and partners can leverage for the greater good.”
More than 4,150 runners took to Charlotte’s streets for the marathon, half marathon, 5k, rucking, and relay events under near-perfect Carolina skies on November 13, 2021. The new courses allowed for more runner interaction and more miles on the greenway, and a new Expo site brought fresh elements to this year’s event weekend.
As the event’s title sponsor, Novant Health has provided remarkable on-site event medical care, as well as encyclopedic health and wellness content to the event’s audience. Most recently, the Novant Health team has provided invaluable guidance as the marathon prepared for a safe return to in-person events.
Registration is already open for the November 12, 2022 event at https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/?raceId=17795. Participants can expect a full weekend of events, a reimagined Expo experience, and new opportunities to engage and participate with Hemby Children’s Hospital.
“It’s really a blessing to serve Charlotte runners and the larger community,” says Rhodes. “This may never be the world’s biggest marathon, but we aim to be the very best. We’re driven by that goal.”
About RunCharlotte and the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon
RunCharlotte is Charlotte’s home for the resources, inspiration, and experiences to guide you along your running journey, with more than 25 years of experience producing, promoting, timing, and scoring events of all types. Since 2005, the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon has crowned the local road racing season. The event and its participants have contributed nearly $250,000 to support programs at Novant Health’s Hemby Children’s Hospital.
Media contact: DC Lucchesi dc@well-runmedia.com 704-577-8459
