Race into strawberry season
The route will travel through downtown Bryson City. File photo
The Strawberry Jam Half Marathon/5K will return for its second year Saturday, May 20, in Bryson City. The half marathon will start at 7 a.m. and the 5K at 7:15 a.m.
Both races start and end at Darnell Farms, which will be holding its annual Strawberry Jam Festival that day. The half marathon course has been redesigned for 2023. This improved route will include a 1-mile loop at Darnell Farms then follow U.S. 19 through Bryson City. Runners will go twice through the outer edge of Deep Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park before following a section of the Tuckeseegee River and then to the finish at Darnell Farms. Aid stations with water and Gatorade will be set up every 2 miles.
Registration is $70 for the half marathon and $35 for the 5K. Sign up at gloryhoundevents.com.
