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Grandfather Mountain Marathon

Jul 11, 2015

Where

, NC, United States

Start time

08:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

July 11, 2015 Saturday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 08:00

MarathonRun onlyPoint to pointDownhill

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Jefferson resident Annette Bednosky, 48, nearly repeated as womens champion of the Grandfather Mountain Marathon but had to settle for a second place finish behind race newcomer Jill Smylie, who is from Glasgow, Scotland.

General News Jefferson Post

Jul 24, 2015

Grandfather Mountain Marathon winners hail from Boone, Glasgow

Caleb Masland of Boone and 35-year-old Jill Smylie of Glasgow who earned the top spots. It went better than last year, said Masland, who also finished first in 2014. I was shooting for 2:45, and I got 2:45.07, so Im happy.

General News Go Blue Ridge.com

Jul 12, 2015

Cheer runners at grueling Grandfather Mountain Marathon

Want to check out one of the most awesome feats of human endurance? Forget the Tour de France, head up to Grandfather Mountain this weekend. In the midst of all the goats and kilts and log throwing of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games is the 47th running of the Grandfather Mountain Marathon.

General News Citizen-Times.com

Jul 11, 2015

Grandfather Mountain Highland Games to mark 60th year

"The Bear" pits roughly 700 runners against the steep switchbacks of Grandfather Mountain in a five-mile run that climbs 1,568 feet from the town of Linville to the mountain summit. It's followed Saturday by another test of extreme endurance as the Grandfather Mountain Marathon winds from Appalachian State University in Boone to the site of the Games in Linville.

General News Times News

Jul 09, 2015