About the Stride for Pride 5K & Relay
The course follows the McAlpine Cross Country course through McAlpine Creek Park, a route familiar to many Charlotte runners. It loops around a pond, and the layout means you pass a marker twice before turning off to the finish, so knowing that turn matters. The terrain is park trail, and the surroundings are quiet enough that you notice them.
Packet pickup is race morning at the park. Parking is in the main park lot, and from there you walk a path across a bridge to the start and vendor area. After the race, there are baked goods, coffee, and free snacks, plus a shaded picnic area, drag and aerial silk performances, live music, and queer-owned vendors set up around the grounds.
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Stride for Pride 5K & Relay 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2025
204finishers
16:50winner
33:44median
1:09:21cutoff
Top 3: Carson Truesdell (16:50) · Sebastian Nicewicz (17:36) · Franklin Keathley (19:03)
The Stride for Pride 5K & Relay has been held every year since at least 2025. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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 Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
3.1 Miles3/6/2027 09:00$35
3.1 Miles3/6/2027 09:00$70
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Not sure what to aim for? The 5K pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
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