Late Summer Meltdown 4-miler
About this race
The Late Summer Meltdown 4-Miler is an out-and-back trail race taking place in Pen Park, within the City of Charlottesville. The course follows parts of the Rivanna Trail on both single track and double track trails. There are some rolling hills, some flat grassy sections, and overall is the least technical terrain of the summer series races.
This is the fourth and last race of the Charlottesville Summer Trail Running Series and whether you are registered in the series or not, your registration includes a post-race dinner and banquet immediately following the race.
There will be awards for the overall male and female winners, and then top 3 in each of the following age groups: Kids 12-U, 13-17, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
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Running
4 Miler
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Charlottesville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:25 AM and sets at 8:12 PM local time (EDT) in Charlottesville on August 11, 2026 — 13h 46m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 35 Charlottesville events
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