CiCi's Pizza becomes title sponsor of the annual Santa Scramble 5k road race.  Race directors are proud to annouce that CiCi's Pizza will become the official title sponsor of the 2011 Santa Scramble road race. 

The race will officially be known as the "CiCi's Pizza Santa Scramble 5k"

The 9th annual Santa Scramble 5k is set for Saturday November 19th in downtown Concord. This years' race will again be part of the annual Concord Christmas parade and is scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm.

The race is being directed by Phidippides Sports Center of the Carolina Mall in Concord. Race organizers are expecting about 700 runners for this years event. Last year 557 participated in the event, the second largest crowd in race history.

The Santa Scramble started in 2003 with the Cabarrus County Parks Department and then was taken over by Phidippides Sports. The race had 67 entries the first year and has now grown to over 550 on a regular basis. The record number of participants was 603 in 2009.

Special thanks to Cannon School of Concord for providing race volunteers for parking, aid stations, and registration assistance.

If you know of a group or individuals wo would like to volunteer please contact us with that information and we will be glad to contact them.