Running Scared 5 Miler & Monster Mile

Running Scared 5 Miler & Monster Mile takes place in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 31, 2026. The schedule lists a 5K, 3.1 miles, at 8:30 a.m. Around the running there are food trucks, music, face painting and games for children, and a vendor expo with giveaways; participants receive a shirt and a medal, and awards go by age group. Proceeds support Carolina Breast Friends.

With this much going on beside the course, plan the morning around more than your finish time and expect to stay a while after you cross the line. The distance itself is manageable on modest training: four to six weeks of running three or four times a week covers it, plus one faster session a week if you want an age-group placing. Warm up before 8:30, since a short race gives you no time to find your rhythm once the clock is running.