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News From: Monday, February 28, 2022
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		This Week In Running: February 28, 2022 (I Run Far) Mac Dean won the 2022 Black Mountain Marathon in 3:29, after Evan Narburgh was disqualified, while Paige Witherington won the women's race in 3:39.
News From: Wednesday, February 27, 2019
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Black Mountain Marathon: Runners overcome challenging weather to finish local races (Black Mountain News) Keith Harris won the 2019 Black Mountain Marathon in 3:23:23 while Cynthia Arnold won the women's race in 3:49:04.
News From: Saturday, February 23, 2019
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Locals cheer the Mount Mitchell Challenge and Black Mountain Marathon (Black Mountain News) Cynthia Arnold won the women's race of the 2019 Black Mountain Marathon.
News From: Wednesday, February 21, 2018
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Black Mountain Marathon: Marathon, Challenge racers head for the hills (Black Mountain News) The 2018 Black Mountain Marathon is set on Saturday, February 24.
News From: Friday, February 12, 2016
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		19th annual Black Mountain Marathon & Mount Mitchell Challenge takes place Feb. 27 (Mountains.com) The 19th annual Black Mountain Marathon and Mount Mitchell Challenge begins on Saturday, February 27, at 7:00 a.m. at the Old Depot, 207 Sutton Avenue, Black Mountain, North Carolina
News From: Sunday, March 1, 2015
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hamilton, Palmer Win Mount Mitchell Challenge (Citizen Times.com) Gabe McGowan overcame extremely difficult race day conditions to win the Black Mountain Marathon in a time of 3 hours 13 minutes and 34 seconds.
News From: Monday, February 24, 2014
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Mitchell Wins 40 Mile Mt. Mitchell Challenge. Roane Takes Black Mountain Marathon Title (Citizen-Times) Local runner Matt Roane came from behind on the descent to win the Black Mountain Marathon with a time of 3 hours 24 minutes and 7 seconds.
News From: Thursday, February 20, 2014
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The Call of the Mount Mitchell Challenge and Black Mountain Marathon (Citizen Times) The seventeenth annual Mount Mitchell Challenge kicks off this Saturday at dawn. The associated Black Mountain Marathon is considered by many to be the "fun run" for the day.
News From: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		History Along The Black Mountain Marathon Route (Citizen-Times) Runners who brave the challenge of the Black Mountain Marathon may want to study the history of the course through which they are about to suffer. It might take their minds of off the course.
News From: Monday, February 28, 2011
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Record Set In Saturday's Mt. Mitchell Race (WHKP.com) Jarred Neilson won the Black Mountain Marathon with a time of 3 hours 16 minutes and 6 seconds.
News From: Friday, February 25, 2011
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Mt. Mithcell Beckons Toughest Trail Runners (Citizen - Times) The Black Mountain Marathon will run concurrently with the Mt. Mitchell challenge adn 42 year-old Mark Lundblad is back to accept the challenge again.
News From: Sunday, February 28, 2010
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		A Frigid, Brutal Run: 'Antarctic' Conditions Set Scene For 13th Annual Mount Mitchell Challenge And Black Mountain Marathon (Citizen-Times) Runners for the thirteenth annual Black Mountain Marathon were blown around with hurricane force winds and Arctic temperatures. Jeremy Donahue, 27, won the marathon with a time of 3 hours, 14 minutes and 36 seconds.
News From: Saturday, February 27, 2010
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Black Moutain Marathon Features Record Finish (Citizen-Times) Jared Nielson, 20, won the Black Mountain Marathon while Allie Hustead, 27, won the women's division.
News From: Thursday, February 25, 2010
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mount Mitchell Challenge And Black Mountain Marathons Enter 13th Year On Saturday (Citizen-Times) This weekend marks the thirteenth year of the Mount Mitchell Challenge and the Black Mountain Marathon. Mount Mitchell is the highest point in the Eastern United States. Runners will ascend more than forty-three hundred feet during the first 13 miles of the race.
News From: Sunday, March 1, 2009
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lundblad battles rough conditions in win (Citizen-Times) Despite temperatures in the thirty degreen range and fifty mile an hour winds Jared Crave,35, of Asheville won the Black Mountain Marathon for the second time with a time of 3 hours, 21 minutes and 11 seconds.
News From: Thursday, February 26, 2009
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Mount Mitchell Races Take Runners to Extremes (Asheville Citizen-Times) The upcoming Black Mountain Marathon (and 40-mile Mitchell Challenge) are two of the more challenging trail races in the country, but more popular than ever - organizers increased this year's field, but still had to turn away a record number of applicants.
News From: Sunday, February 24, 2008
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Bryant wins Mount Mitchell Challenge (Asheville Citizen-Times) Jason Bryant, the champion of the 2008 Mount Mitchell Challenge, overcame a bloody nose five minutes into the 40-mile race and a wrong turn at the summit to become the first new male winner of the ultra-marathon in six years. Bryant crossed the finish in 5:16:49. The Mount Mitchell Challenge has an elevation gain of 4,324 feet for this 40-mile run in the first 20 miles of the race. Jared Crave won the 26.2-mile Black Mountain Marathon men's race in a 3:16:42. Annette Bednosky was the top female finisher in the marathon with a time of 3:54.58. The Black Mountain Marathon is run at an altitude of 5,340 feet.
News From: Monday, February 26, 2007
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Black Mountain Marathons Are Hometown Races With A Hometown Feel (Citizen Times) Comments on the race by a resident of Black Mountain.
News From: Wednesday, March 1, 2006
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Conditions Perfect for Fast Times at Black Mountain Races (Black Mountain News) The gray overcast day was perfect for runners, bringing sparks of speed to the Mt. Mitchell Challenge and the Black Mountain Marathon. Near record times were recorded in both races.
News From: Monday, February 27, 2006
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Emily Ruth Wins Black Mountain Marathon (Wake Forest Sports) Regarded as one of the toughest marathons in North America, Ruth finished the with a time of 3:56.27. The marathon took place at Mount Mitchell, which reaches it's peak at 6,684' -- the highest in eastern America.
News From: Thursday, February 23, 2006
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Mount Mitchell Challenge, Black Mountain Marathon Attracts New, Elite and Seasoned Runners (Citizen Times) The Mount Mitchell Challenge, along with the Black Mountain Marathon, will take place Saturday with more than 300 runners taking part in both races. The marathons begin at 7 a.m. in downtown Black Mountain before traversing the nearby trails and turns around near the Black Mountain Gap on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
News From: Wednesday, February 23, 2005
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Black Mountain Marathon: Races depend heavily on local volunteers (Black Mountain News) One of the most important factors in organizing the upcoming Black Mountain Marathon are the volunteers, working tirelessly behind the scenes.
News From: Saturday, February 28, 2004
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Harlan takes Black Mountain Marathon again (Citizen-Times) With just a few miles remaining in Saturday's 40-mile Mount Mitchell Challenge, two-time defending champion Will Harlan wasn't thinking "three-peat." But once back in town and realizing he would eclipse his winning time from last year, Harlan revved his pace to the low-6-minute range and came charging around Lake Tomahawk as a sun-baked crowd at the finish line roared its enthusiasm and amazement.
News From: Wednesday, February 25, 2004
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Unpredictable weather part of marathon challenge at Black Mountain Marathon (BlackMountainNews.com) A rain or shine ethic pervades almost 200 hardy souls who will start the seventh annual Black Mountain Marathon and Ultra-marathon runs on Saturday, February 28th, 2004 at Tomahawk Lake.
News From: Saturday, February 22, 2003
	Black Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Pinnacle Springs Turns Into River During Black Mountain Marathon (Asheville Citizen-Times) Mark Lundblad and Beth Nabers were winners in this year's Black Mountain Marathon. Runner's are claiming this year's event to have been the most difficult, with the trail having been washed out by river flow before the event. Runners were getting their feet stuck in the mud, and some fell into patches of ice face first. The Black mountain race up Mount Mitchell has been rated one of the 10 toughest trail races in the United States by Trail Running Magazine.
		Mount Mitchell runners encounter awful weather (Asheville-Citizen Times) Snow, ice, flooded trails, gale-force winds, fog, lightning and torrential rain can pretty much summarize this year's Black Mountain Marathon. Runner's had a difficult time finishing the 40-mile Mount Mitchell Challenge due to horrible weather conditions. Mark Lundblad and Will Harlan are two competitors who represented Asheville, NC in last weekend's race.

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