Tryon Half Marathon

Because it’s located in the escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Tryon lies in a thermal belt region that gives it moderate winters and cool breezes in the summertime, and warmer weather can last longer here than in other parts of this mountainous region. That’s what you’ll be running through when you line up at the starting line, which lies on Harmon Field Road next to the baseball fields. From there, you’ll head east onto Clarence Rhodes Road. Once you make the turn, you’ll follow that road until it becomes Seriven Road, which they’ll follow for the next few miles as it winds alongside the North Pacolet River. The course reaches its half-way turnaround point on Carriage Row just north of the river, and then heads all the way back to Harmon Field for the race finish. The course is made up of 25 percent paved roads and 75 percent packed dirt and gravel trails and roads, so there’s plenty of soft terrain out on the course. And because much of the course winds alongside the river, you’ll get to see plenty of mountain streams and river flows, and even cross over the river a few times.