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Registration Is Now Open
Registration is open NOW for the 2025 Inaugural 5K + 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk presented by the Collinswood PTA. This event will be held at Collinswood Language Academy on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 9am and is open to the entire community.
The entry fee is $30 per person. The proceeds from this event will go directly toward improving our school’s playground equipment. This is a top priority for our students and staff.
Thank you for your continued support of the Collinswood Language Academy PTA!
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Event Details
Date/Time
Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 9am.
Location
Collinswood Language Academy
5621 Flagstaff Dr
Charlotte, NC 28210
Description
The 2025 Inaugural 5K + 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk presented by the Collinswood PTA features TWO events – there’s a place for your pace! Want to be the first to cross the finish line? Great! Want to stop and smell the roses along the way? Go for it!
We invite all participants to set their own pace according to their comfort level. Feel free to walk, run, skip, or jump your way to the finish line!
The entry fee is $30 per person. The proceeds from this event will go directly toward improving our school’s playground equipment. This is a top priority for our students and staff.
Please note: the entry fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
Your Race Registration Includes
- Event-specific t-shirt
- Race bib
- One-of-a-kind finishers’ medal
- On-course and post-event food and beverage
- Post-event celebration including music, food, beverages, vendors, and friends!
Volunteers
Not ready to run or walk but still want to support this event — register to be a volunteer!
Contact Info
Contact us with specific questions about this event or visit our corporate and small business sponsorship page.
FAQs
Runner Instructions
Please check the email you used to register for the event. There will be updates sent as race day approaches, so make sure you are receiving our emails.
Inclement Weather Policy
This event will be held rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather that relates in school and/or after school event cancellation on Fri 5/9 or Sat 5/10, we will follow CMS guidance.
Refund Policy
Please note: the entry fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
This event will be held rain or shine. If the event is canceled because of circumstances beyond the control of the race committee and sponsors, including, but not limited to hazardous weather condition, your entry fee will not be refunded.
Course Map
The course map will be available soon. Please check back.
Bib Pickup & T-shirts
Bibs and t-shirts will be delivered to your child’s homeroom teacher. Additional pickup will available. Check back from more information.
Parking
Please park in the main Collinswood parking lot located on Flagstaff Dr.
Bathrooms
The doors to school will be open for bathroom use.
Start/Finish Line Location & Start Times
Will be in the bus parking lot. Fun run will start at 9:00a. Fun walk will start at 9:03a.
Awards & Medals
All participants will receive a commemorative wooden finisher metal.
Race Day Attire
Plan to wear family-appropriate attire and comfortable shoes. You might find a hat and sunglasses to be helpful. Sunscreen is highly recommended.
Strollers
Please no strollers. The Fun Run course will be a mix of paved surface and grass/natural area surface, including curbs and potentially tree roots, and is not suitable for strollers.
Volunteers
We love our volunteers! You must be an approved CMS volunteer for the 2024-2025 academic year to help with this event. Registration is quick and easy and it only takes 1-2 days for approval. Sign up now by completing our Fun Run Volunteer form.
Dogs and other pets
We love pets, but they are not permitted on the course.