In past years the race was run in nearby Todd, a small mountain community here that has seen boom and bust periods over the past two centuries since it was first settled in the late 18th century, and most of its businesses and residents had packed up and moved away following the Great Depression and a devastating flood that hit the town in the early 1940s. Runners taking part in the race will pass by small farms, country churches and Christmas tree farms along the way, all of which this part of western North Carolina is known for. The serene, peaceful beauty of the western North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains - the home of wintertime ski destinations like Sugar and Beech Mountains as well as year-round camping and hiking destinations like the nearby Pisgah and Cherokee National Forests - will be on display as the New River Half Marathon races make their 11th annual running along the banks of the river of the same name.
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