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News From: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Charlotte Marathon raises nearly $500,000 for Hemby Children's Hospital (WSOC-TV)
The 2023 Charlotte Marathon on November 16 raised more than $138,000 for the Hemby Children's Hospital and nearly $500,000 over the last ten years.
 
News From: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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   Young patients highlighted for Charlotte marathon to benefit children's hospital (WSOC-TV)
The 2023 Charlotte Marathon this Saturday, November 4, will feature 6 patients from Novant Health Hemby Childrens Hospital, the beneficiary of the event.
 
News From: Thursday, November 11, 2021
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  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Fine tune training for distance running, like the Charlotte Marathon (The Charlotte Post)
Tips for marathon training, especially for the 2021 Charlotte Marathon this Saturday, November 13.
 
News From: Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   All The Roads That Will Be Closed This Weekend For The Charlotte Marathon (Kiss 95.1FM)
The 2021 Charlotte Marathon is scheduled to be held this Saturday, November 13.
 
News From: Wednesday, August 19, 2020
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  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Charlotte Marathon will be a virtual event in 2020 (WCNC Charlotte)
The 2020 Charlotte Marathon, set on November 14, has been cancelled and turned virtual, due to coronavirus concerns.
 
News From: Monday, November 13, 2017
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   How did the guy who keeps trying to win the Charlotte Marathon do at Saturday's race? (The Charlotte Observer)
Bert Rodriguez won the 2017 Charlotte Marathon in 2:26:33 while Jenna Baker won the women's race in 3:00:38.
 
News From: Saturday, November 12, 2016
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   5,000 join Novant Health Charlotte Marathon events on Saturday (The Charlotte Observer)
Charlotte residents Chad Crockford won the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon in 2:37 while Lucy Rogers won the women's race.
 
News From: Sunday, November 15, 2015
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   Masashi Shirotake wins Charlottes Thunder Road Marathon (Charlotte Observer)
A familiar face led the field of 922 runners who participated in Saturdays Thunder Road Marathon. Last years winner, Masashi Shirotake, again took first place overall, this time finishing the 26.2-mile race in just 2 hours, 27 minutes, 57 seconds. The fastest female finisher was Lucy Rogers, with a time of 3:10:11. While Shirotake improved on his time from a year ago by more than three minutes, he said Saturdays time was actually a few minutes slower than his time of 2:22:37 in last weeks Outer Banks Marathon. He led the way by maintaining a pace of 5:39 per mile on a course that started and ended in Romare Bearden Park after taking runners around the city. Shirotake, who has been running in marathons for roughly a decade  and has lost count of how many he has participated in  said one of the best parts of Saturdays race was running alongside friends from the Charlotte running community.
 
News From: Thursday, October 22, 2015
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
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   Thunder Road Marathon, Half-Marathon, 5K (QCityMetro.co)
The Thunder Road Marathon kicks off on November 14 at 7:30 am.
 
News From: Sunday, November 16, 2014
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   Thunder Road Races Attract Thousands Despite Chilly Weather (Charlotte Observer.com)
More than 5,500 runners hit the cold streets of Charlotte on Saturday to traverse an all new course.
 
News From: Saturday, November 15, 2014
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   Runners Will Brave Cold for 10th Thunder Road Marathon (WCNC.com)
The tenth annual Thunder Road Marathon will kick off this Saturday despite some of the coldest temperatures on race day.
 
   Thunder Road Marathon Will Affect Traffic Saturday (Charlotte Observer.com)
The tenth annual Thunder Road Marathon will affect several roads in the Charlotte area on Saturday. More than 7,000 runners are expected to participate in the days racing events.
 
News From: Friday, November 14, 2014
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
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   Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon Route (WSOCTV.com)
The Thunder Road Marathon Kicks off on Saturday with a start time of 7:45 am. The marathon will cause some street closures and delays until about 1:45 pm.
 
News From: Wednesday, November 12, 2014
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   Homeless Men to Run Charlotte Marathon (WCNC.com)
Chuck Allen lives on the streets of Charlotte and hopes to run the Thunder Road Marathon this weekend.
 
News From: Tuesday, November 11, 2014
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Charlotte's Thunder Road Will Feature Runners with 'Foot Drop' (Charlotte Observer)
An early childhood misdiagnosis left Beth Deloris with collapsed discs in her back and partial paralysis in her left leg.
 
   Thunder Road Marathoners: They're Running for a Reason (Charlotte Observer)
Are you curious about what drives people to run 26.2 miles? The pain in their feet would be enough to stop most runners
 
News From: Friday, November 15, 2013
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
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   Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon (WSOCTV.com)
Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon kicks off on November 16 with road closures expected along the course
 
News From: Sunday, November 18, 2012
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   Racers Pound Out 26.2 Miles at Charlotte's Annual Thunder Road Marathon (Charlotte Observer)
The Thunder Road Marathon was down in overall participation but more than twelve-hundred ran in the marathon and twenty-five hundred took part in the half-marathon.
 
News From: Thursday, November 15, 2012
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   Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon Still Trying To Find Its Stride (Charlotte Observer)
The Charlotte Thunder Road Marathon will kick off this Saturday. Race participation has steadily dropped over the past several years from over fourteen-hundred in 2009 to just 908 in 2011.
 
News From: Sunday, November 13, 2011
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   Every Runner Has A Story Before Reaching The Thunder Road Marathon (Charlotte Observer)
Dick Beardsley has raced in more than eighty marathons since his first race at the Paavo Nurmi Marathon in August of 1977 and he shared some of his stories with runners at the Thunder Road Marathon
 
News From: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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   Thunder Road Marathon Revs Up New Ad Campaign (dBusinessNews)
Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon has launched a new advertising campaign for the seventh annual race.
 
News From: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
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   Thunder Road Marathon Date Changes (Charlotte Observer)
Race Organizers of the Thunder Road Marathon have changed the race date to November 12 rather than the first Saturday in December.
 
News From: Sunday, December 12, 2010
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon Results (Charlotte Observer)
Jordan Kinley won the Thunder Road Marathon with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 56 seconds.
 
  Human Interest Story
   Neighbors Go The Distance To Cheer On Thunder Road Marathon Runners. (Charlotte Observer)
The NoDa neighborhood provided encouragement to Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon participants near mile twenty-one.
 
News From: Friday, December 10, 2010
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
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   Marathon, Other Races Will Fill Streets Saturday (Charlotte Observer)
With thousands of runners participating in the 3 running events, which expects to raise over $1million for the local economy, advisors are asking the public to plan ahead for traffic delays.
 
   Dry For Thunder Road Marathon (WSOCTV.com)
The weather forecast for Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon looks to be dry but very cold with starting temperatures only expected to reach the mid twenties.
 
   Runners Hit Charlotte Streets Saturday (Charlotte Observer)
Thousands of runners will flood the streets of Charlotte for the Thunder Road Marathon which takes place on Saturday morning.
 
News From: Thursday, December 9, 2010
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   Thousands To Participate In Thunder Road Marathon (WCNC.com)
Runners from around the United States will flood the streets of Charlotte this weekend for the Thunder Road Marathon.
 
   Run The Thunder Road Marathon Race, Get A Free Beer Or Milkshake (Creative Loafing)
The Cowfish is offering a free draft beer or milkshake to all marathon runners who show their marathon race number at the Thunder Road Marathon.
 
News From: Sunday, December 13, 2009
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   Thunder Road Marathon Unites People The Right Way (Charlotte Observer)
The battle of runner versus motorist did not go uncontested in Charlotte on Saturday. Those with the true Christmas Spirit took the opportunity to embrace the holiday runners before trekking out on their shopping adventures.
 
News From: Friday, December 11, 2009
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
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   Thunder Road Marathon Expo is Today, Races on Saturday (Charlotte Observer.)
Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon will host a pre-race expo at the Charlotte Convention Center. The expo is scheduled from 11 am until 9 pm. Race organizers expect nine-thousand runners to participate.
 
News From: Thursday, December 10, 2009
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Thunder Road Marathon Runners Will Fill Streets Saturday (Charlotte Observer)
More than nine-thousand runners will fill the streets of Charlotte on Saturday morning for the annual Thunder Road Marathon. The finish line will be held near the Nascar Hall of Fame.
 
News From: Monday, December 10, 2007
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Aldrink wins after nearly switching races (Charlotte Observer)
While Mike Aldrink, Columbus, Ohio, was feeling ill and considering switching to the half marathon the long trip to his former state of residence told him otherwise and it proved to be a smart decision. With perfect weather condition Aldrink went on to win in 2:39:58 making this his 8th marathon win in 11 outings in 2007.
 
News From: Friday, December 7, 2007
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon Saturday (Charlotte Observer)
The Charlotte Thunder Road Marathon, 1/2 and 5K start this Saturday at 8 am and will racd concurrtly
 
News From: Sunday, December 10, 2006
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Runners Get 1st Thunder Road Marathon Victories (The Charlotte Observer)
Top race results and comments. Ethiopia's Birhanu Wukaw finished in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 20 seconds.
 
News From: Thursday, December 7, 2006
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   A Long, Long Road To 51 Marathons (The Charlotte Observer)
Jerry Schaver and Linda Thompson will attempt to finish a journey that will have seen them run a marathon in 50 states and the District of Columbia, for the love of running.
 
News From: Saturday, December 3, 2005
 Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
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   Charlotte Marathon Today (The Charlotte Observer)
Brief information on the marathon
 

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