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
~Wicked Weed Funkatorium, 147 Coxe 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.
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, 80-84, 85 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 commemorative custom beer stein.
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
AVL Independence Day
The Asheville Independence Day 5k, Wicked Beer Mile, and Kick It Events have a no refund policy.
- Adding on the Race Roster Enhanced Refund Protection Program is an enhanced refund service provided outside of Kick It Events and you are subject to the Protecht Terms and Conditions. Please read them carefully before purchasing.
- No refunds will be given if you signed up for this race by accident. Double check the city, date and time BEFORE registering.
- If you can’t make it to the race and want your race swag mailed to you, you will be required to pay the shipping cost for your race bib and race swag.
- In the event of inclement weather, the event will be postponed to July 13 at the race directors discretion. There will be NO REFUNDS if the event needs to be postponed.
- Inclement weather determination is at the discretion of the race directors. We are looking for dangerous conditions for our runners and volunteers or flooding along the river.
- The postponement announcement will be made as early as we can. If there is surprise weather we reserve the right to postpone the race up until race morning. The latest announcement will be made at 5am race morning.
- If the event needs to be canceled due to a global pandemic or health emergency, there will be no refund. We will do our best with a virtual event or socially distanced race.
- Race postponement will be emailed out to runners using the email used during registration, posted on the race website (https://avlindependenceday5k.com/) as well as posted on our social media platforms.
Race updates will be sent to the email address you registered with. Always make sure that your email is correct. In the event that the postponement date needs to be canceled, there will not be another postponement and there will not be any refunds.
If you wish to move to a virtual runner, you will be required to pay the shipping cost for your race bib and race swag.
You may transfer your registration to another runner or to a different distance up to 5 days before the event using the transfer button on the registration page. After the 5 day cut off please reach out to Info@kickitevents.com for help with transferring.
