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Hello Friends - It is 45 degrees and cloudy one day, 75 and sunny the next and my eyes are watering. It must be Spring! Beyond the crazy weather and allergies, that means great racing opportunities lie ahead and we are ready.
We have already had two great events with record participation: The Land and Lakes Relay and Asheville Catholic Shamrock Races went spectacularly and we are hopeful the increased participation means we will have many full races the rest of the year.
And now for some news.
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Last week, we announced our newest Enduro mountain bike race - The Downhill Dog Enduro, Presented by Sarge's Animal Rescue, on August 23 at Chestnut Mountain Park in Canton, NC. This will be a fun day of downhill racing on four designated trails with food and festivities to follow. We are only allowing for 150 riders in the first year and we anticipate it will sell out well before race day. Check it out HERE and reserve your spot at the start line.
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Next Up - Haw Creek Hustle
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We are excited to bring this fun community event back for a second year. Haw Creek is a neighborhood in East Asheville with a ton of spirit and civic pride and this 5K and Fun Run allows the community to show off. Everything is based at Charlie Pullman Park with the Fun Run held on the trails of neighboring Evergreen Charter School and the 5K in the surrounding neighborhoods. This is a fun event for the entire family.
Haw Creek Hustle Information/Registration
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In the next 2-3 weeks, three other events will open for registration:
Dahlia Ridge 5K - September 13, 2025 - Haywood Community College (Clyde)
This is our first year producing but the third year for this beautiful 5K around the trails and roads of the HCC campus.
Opens April 1
Race Information
Papertown 10K/20K - October 4 - Chestnut Mountain Park (Canton, NC)
After doing the Downhill Dog Enduro at this park in August, we can’t wait to come back and put on two fantastic trail races in the Fall. Both the 10K and 20K take place entirely on the well-maintained trails with in the park and will become a great addition to the trail running scene of Western North Carolina.
Opens April 1
Race Information
AVL Runway 5K - October 11 - Asheville Regional Airport (Fletcher, NC)
This annual favorite returns to its usual October spot and offers runners and walkers the unique opportunity to run or walk at the airport next to an active runway while plane take off and land. This race is capped at 1,000 participants and has sold out well before race day each of the previous three years.
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The Geyser Growl Half Marathon will return on October 18 this year after having to be cancelled last year due to the damage caused by Hurricane Helene. As a reminder, everyone who was registered for the 2024 event is automatically registered for this year, unless you told us otherwise. That means if you were registered for 2024, you need to make plans, aka train, to run in October. If that doesn’t fit your plans, please let us know by email (greg@gloryhoundevents.com) so we don’t expect you.
If you didn’t register for 2024, we would love to have you this year as this is one of the most fun races we do all year. The race begins at beautiful Lake Tomahawk in Black Mountain and finishes at Hillman Beer in Old Fort, where hot soup and cold beer and other drinks await you at the finish line.
Race Information/Registration
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That is all for now. We hope you will be able to enjoy the warmer weather as you prepare for a busy 2025.
Please Be Safe and Be Kind!
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