
All-Comers Summer Track Meets
Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT
- Location
- Charlottesville, VA
- 1400 Melbourne Rd, 22901
- Featured distance
- 1 Miles
- Type
- RUN
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At a glance
A long-standing summer track series in Charlottesville, welcoming all ages and abilities to enjoy a variety of distances on the track.
- Fun
- For a Cause
The All-Comers Summer Track Meets, established in 1975, offer a cherished opportunity for all ages and abilities to enjoy track events. Held on four Tuesdays in July at Curtis Elder Track, this series invites you to run distances from 100 meters to two miles. While free to register, donations are warmly accepted to support the maintenance of the track, fostering community and athletic spirit. It's a relaxed setting where personal bests are celebrated, and kids can earn ribbons.
What to expect
- Participate in multiple track events, from 100M to two miles.
- Run in heats organized by age group.
- Children can receive ribbons after their events.
- A finish line clock is available for personal timing.
Standout details
- Established in 1975
- Free online registration
- Donations support track maintenance
- Ribbons for children
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Vibe Check
Steady Effort
warm-day exposure
- Warm season
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From the organizer
The original race series, All-Comers Summer Track Meets , established in the summer of 1975, continues its long-term streak of providing an opportunity for folks of all ages and abilities to race distances from 100 meters to two miles . Join us on four TUESDAYS in July at the Curtis Elder Track/Charlottesville High School .
How It Works in 2026 FREE ONLINE REGISTRATION IN ADVANCE! (Donations are accepted in any amount! How will your donation be used? To express our gratitude for the use of the track and to continue our focus on giving back to the community, CTC will donate funds to CHS to support the maintenance of the Curtis Elder Track. CHS does not charge CTC (a 501(c)3 organization) for the use of the track.)
Run as many events as you like! We will break down each event into heats by age group. Parents: After the event/s, you can grab a ribbon for your child at the ribbons table! We will NOT be having any official results. There will be a clock at the finish line. PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE. Registration is FREE for everyone, but we encourage donations of any amount!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (tentative schedule, subject to change) FOUR TUESDAYS IN JULY FREE Registration Online ONLY (Online donations accepted!) 6:30 PM - Events Start 100M The Mile* 200M 2x400M Relay (1 lap each person) 800M (2 laps) 2 Miler *
*The Mile and 2 Miler are C-VILLE-athon events !
HEAT DELAYS - If the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature is above 86.1 degrees, we cannot start the meet.
STORM DELAYS - If there is lightning within a 10-mile radius of the track, all competition will be halted, and activity will not be able to resume until the lightning has cleared the 10-mile radius.
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