Sat, Mar 20, 2027
Charlotte, NC
Get Your Rear in Gear is a colon cancer awareness race that starts and finishes at First Ward Park in Charlotte. The park sits close to uptown, and the course is an accessible loop through and around it. The morning draws a crowd that is there for the cause as much as the run.
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Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
Top 3: Chet Kristy (18:40) · Cal Ballou (19:41) · Jacob Hochstetler (20:08)
The Get Your Rear in Gear Charlotte has been held every year since at least 2021. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Nov 12, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 34:45, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:13:34, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
A field of 350 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 5K winner ran 18:40 while the median finisher took 34:45. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
Join a local run club. Charlotte Running Club, Mad Miles Run Club, RunBots and others in Charlotte welcome runners of all paces, and a weekly group run is the most reliable way to hold a training block together.
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