Charlotte New Year's Day 5K 2027

About the Event

Start your year off right with Charlotte's premier New Year's Day event!!

The race begins on the campus of UNC Charlotte and heads out on Toby Creek Greenway before finishing back on campus for an epic post-race party.

Race Registration includes:

Custom race shirt
Beer (21+)
Coffee
Lunch and hot beverage from your choice of participating food vendors
Kid Zone
Finisher Medals!! 🏅

- The FIRST party of 2027!

Races Offered

5K

Jan 01, 2027

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

10:00

sell

$27.00

Kids Dash

Jan 01, 2027

straighten

Distance — Kids Dash

terrain

Type — Running

timer

11:00

sell

$15.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Charlotte.

thermostat Temperature

1.0° / 10.6°

wb_sunny Feels like

-3.2° / 6.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

6h 58m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.1 cm

air Avg wind speed

11.3 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

69.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:29

nightlight Sunset

18:34

About Charlotte

Learn more about the host city, Charlotte.

Charlotte is an ambitious and rapidly growing city in the southern part of the Piedmont of North Carolina. It is also developing its fledgling tourist industry; its central core is one of the most visitor-friendly districts in the Carolinas.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Charlotte New Year's Day 5K 2027.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Zack Larner	M	15	Gastonia, NC	17:30.34
🥈	J. Ray	M	11	Gaffney, SC	18:27.89
🥉	Connor Poore	M	27	Charlotte, NC	19:30.89
4	Roman Immordino	M	14	Mooresville, NC	19:44.67
5	Kamau Robinson	M	37	Kannapolis, NC	20:15.43
6	Zachary Pineno	M	14	Charlotte, NC	20:19.88
7	Weijia Mu	M	40	Concord, NC	20:54.81
8	Kevin Jayson	M	44	Davidson, NC	20:59.34
9	Michael Segura	M	35	Lincolnton, NC	21:33.63
10	Mark Lowe	M	53	Albemarle, NC	21:52.55
11	Lucas Crisp	M	18	—	21:56.27
12	Travis Benoit	M	14	Clover, SC	22:01.62
13	Mackenzie Bright	F	35	Charlotte, NC	22:03.66
14	Sarah Carroll	F	42	—	22:15
15	Olga Torres	F	37	Waxhaw, NC	22:26.79
16	Emily Van Voorhis	F	36	—	22:45.48
17	Chris Beaver	M	49	Charlotte, NC	22:49.76
18	Courtney Goodman-Capps	F	34	Huntersville, NC	22:51.62
19	Abby Isaacs	F	15	Monroe, NC	22:56.49
20	Lee Campbell	M	38	Lincolnton, NC	23:20.49
21	Paul Bass	M	54	Charlotte, NC	23:22.38
22	Caleb Van Voorhis	M	42	—	23:22.89
23	Sarah Reed-Prickett	F	41	—	23:23.37
24	JeRon Chester	M	31	Charlotte, NC	23:24.27
25	Mike Nichols	M	33	Charlotte, NC	23:38.32
26	Kristen Halverson	F	36	Concord, NC	23:58.26
27	Maggie Pollard	F	40	Charlotte, NC	23:59.94
28	TAUREAN SLEDGE	M	32	Charlotte, NC	24:04.26
29	Adam Frers	M	46	Charlotte, NC	24:08.43
30	Matt Walsh	M	36	Charlotte, NC	24:21.42
31	Megan Glover	F	46	Huntersville, NC	24:30.12
32	Patrick Leclair	M	59	Mount Holly, NC	24:39.36
33	T. Jayson	F	12	Davidson, NC	24:52.2
34	Adam Hendrickson	M	39	—	24:58.8
35	Zach James	M	33	Charlotte, NC	25:00.3
36	Wendy Roberts Koeck	F	52	York, SC	25:01.35
37	Ben Breiner	M	36	Charlotte, NC	25:22.59
38	Steve Hatton	M	41	Mooresville, NC	25:28.71
39	Joe Pollard	M	41	Davenport, IA	25:35.79
40	Addison Bass	F	19	Charlotte, NC	25:39
41	Constance Lafuente	F	39	Rock Hill, SC	25:44.88
42	Charles R	M	33	Charlotte, NC	25:59.19
43	RICH LYMAN	M	67	Charlotte, NC	26:15.29
44	James Deerkoski	M	48	Charlotte, NC	26:18.06
45	Rebecca De Moura	F	66	Charlotte, NC	26:25.41
46	Matthew Kang	M	15	Charlotte, NC	26:33.74
47	Jeremy Wiginton	M	47	—	26:34.28
48	Younghyup Byun	M	31	Charlotte, NC	26:38.18
49	CHARLES BURTON	M	50	Charlotte, NC	27:06.35
50	Gary Dailey	M	28	Norcross, GA	27:13.34