FLETCHER, N.C. (828newsNOW) —
Here’s your chance to run alongside an active airport runway.
Registration is underway for the AVL Runway 5K, which is set for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Asheville Regional Airport.
The race is billed as the flattest 5K in the mountains because, well, pilots typically like to take off, land and taxi on perfectly level surfaces.
For the event, 5K participants will run on Taxiway Bravo, beside active Runway 17-35.
The event was moved this year to the north side of the airfield so attendees would be closer to the taxiway and runway in the festival area.
The event also offers a morning with music and local food trucks (think coffee and pastries).
Fees through Aug. 6 are $35 with a short-sleeved race shirt guaranteed and $40 from Aug. 7 to 15 with a short-sleeved race shirt while supplies last. Walk-up registration Aug. 16 and 17 is $45 if some of the 1,000 spots still are available.
The race will be held, rain or shine. If unforeseen circumstances cause the race to be canceled, a new date will be chosen in spring 2025 and all registered participants will be notified. No refunds will be issued.
Event schedule:
Friday, Aug. 16
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Packet pick-up
Saturday, Aug. 17
6:30 a.m.
Shuttles to the race venue begin (and will run continuously throughout the event)
6:40 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Packet pick-up/late registration at the race venue
9 a.m.
5K start
10:15 a.m. (or thereabouts)
Awards ceremony
Parking for the day of the race will be at 9 Pinner Road, Arden, NC 28704, off Glenn Bridge Road (directly across the street from Corcoran Ridge River Park), and participants will be shuttled to the race site. Watch for event parking signs and parking personnel. Multiple shuttles will be running continuously.
Racers are urged to pick up their race packets the day before the event.