Start your celebration off with a BANG!
Asheville Independence Day Races!
Start/Finish at the Carrier Park Velodrome.
Event location 220 Amboy Rd, Asheville, NC
Fun, fast and flat courses.
Bring your family & friends to join us for a fun, fast & flat run!
Choose from the 5k, the Firecracker Loop fun run for kids and/or the Wicked Beer Mile for 21 & up.
Strollers, walkers and dogs are welcome!
Event Schedule
Wednesday, July 3rd
3:00-6:00 pm ~Early Packet Pick Up
~ Jus’ Running, 523 Merrimon Ave. Asheville, NC
On-line registration closes at 8pm on July 3rd OR when events SELL OUT!!
Thursday, July 4th
7:00- 8:00 am ~ Race Day Packet Pick Up – Carrier Park
7:45 am ~ Firecracker Loop starts
8:00 am ~ 5k Race Start
9:00 am ~ 5k Awards
9:30 am ~ Wicked Beer Mile starts
5k Race Pricing
$35 Early Early Bird Pricing~ July 7 – December 31, 2023
$40 Early Bird Pricing~ January 1st – March 31st, 2024
$45 Spring Pricing~ April 1st – May 31st, 2024
$50 Summer Pricing~ June 1st – July 4th, 2024
DISCOUNTS
20% off for groups of 4 or more
10% off for runners 17 & under or 65 & over
$10 off for registration for both the Beer Mile and 5k
INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION
Finisher medal, race t-shirt, custom race bib, beer from Wicked Weed, professionally chip timed race.
5k Awards
Overall winners in the following categories will receive a Gift Certificate from Jus’ Running as well as a handmade Independence Day succulent pot.
1st ($50), 2nd ($45) , 3rd ($40) and 1st Masters ($30), 1st Grand Masters ($30), male and female.
Age Group custom mason jar awards will be given out to the top 3 Female and Male runners in the following categories.
0-11, 12-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 and up
Wicked Beer Mile Pricing
$35 Early Early Bird Pricing~ July 7 – December 31, 2023
$40 Early Bird Pricing~ January 1st – March 31st, 2024
$45 Spring Pricing~ April 1st – May 31st, 2024
$50 Summer Pricing~ June 1st – July 4th, 2024
DISCOUNTS
$10 off for registration for both the Beer Mile and 5k
INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION
Finisher medal, race t-shirt, custom race bib, 4 beers from Wicked Weed, professionally chip timed race.
Runners must be 21 and older
Beer Mile Awards
The fastest male and female runners will receive a $50 gift certificate to Jus’ Running as well as a commemorative custom clay beer stein from Rosa Pottery.
Beer Mile Rules!
- All beers are 12 oz and must be finished before running the next leg.
- The race starts with runners finishing their first beer and then running a quarter of a mile.
- Runners repeat this drink – run pattern 3 more times.
- Finish.
- Beer must be drunk in a typical fashion, no shot gunning etc.
- Competitors who vomit BEFORE the finish line must complete one penalty lap at the end of the race.
- Participants MUST be over 21 and show ID at the event. (Bring your ID no matter how old you are so that you can run)
Firecracker Loop Pricing
The kids fun run is NOT timed.
$5 fee includes a race bib and a finisher medal
.3 of a mile loop around the Velodrome track
Run for Good
We are proud to be partnering with Asheville’s very own Food Connection as our non-profit partner. $5 from each 5k and Beer Mile registration will be donated to the work they are doing in our community. Feel free to add a donation to your registration as well!
Food Connection originated in December of 2014. Since launching over 485,000 fresh meals have gone to feed our neighbors in need we’ve also expanded to serve other parts of Buncombe County including Leicester, Black Mountain, Swannanoa and also parts of Madison County. Food Connection has kept an estimated 170 TONS of fresh meals out of the Buncombe County landfill.
Refund/Cancellation/Transfer Policy
The Asheville Independence Day 5k has a NO REFUND policy.
If you’d like the option of a full refund, we offer RegShield during the registration process to protect your purchase from injury etc. Refunds are subject to RegShield policy and are not backed by Kick It Events. Please read their policies carefully.
You may transfer your registration to another runner up to 3 days before the event using the TRANSFER button on the Race Roster registration page. If you’d like to transfer after that point please email info@kickitevents.com and we can help you.
