Both the half marathon and the 10K race follow an out-and-back loop course that starts and finishes at Crystal Mountain, a ski-golf-spa resort near Thompsonville. From there, the mostly flat race features a combination of open roads and forested trails, and includes a very gradual downhill from the start to the half-way point of the race, followed by an equally gradual rise in elevation over the second half of the race.
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