South Mountains Marathons

South Mountains Marathons South Mountains Marathons are a pair of trail races along the beautiful terrain of the South Mountain Oh and stairs! Lots and lots of stairs!

Brought to you by the same folks from Table Rock Ultras, The South Mountains Marathons are a pair of trail races, the Shinny Shiver Marathon & High Shoals Half, held in the beautiful South Mountains State Park in North Carolina. If you get psyched for chilly weather, gorgeous views, steep trails, and super cold creek crossings, then this race is for you! Courses include a good mix of wide double t

rack trails and tight, technical, single track trail. Profits from race go to support the Foothills Conservancy of NC to assist in their mission of protecting lands in the Foothills region of NC.

03/16/2017

ALERT!!! PAGE TO BE MERGED NEXT WEEK!

Thank you all for following this page over the past couple years! Now that South Mountains Marathons is being managed by Tanawha Adventures (same good people), we are going to merge this page with that one to streamline information sent to you all about this event and the many others coming up. If you haven't already, go like the page, however the merging process will do that for you. Any post made here will be deleted however, so grab any pictures you want from the event.

Thanks again for all the support and we look forward to seeing you at our events in the future!

03/02/2017

I can't wait to show you all the beauty of the South Mountains this weekend! The weather is going to be great for views. This shot was taken around mile 15 of the marathon course!

2 DAYS TO REGISTER! 2 SPOTS LEFT!!! https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=41181
02/27/2017

2 DAYS TO REGISTER! 2 SPOTS LEFT!!! https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=41181

Brought to you by the same folks from Table Rock Ultras, The South Mountains Marathons are a pair of trail races named The Shinny Shiver Marathon and the High Shoals Half-marathon, which are held in the beautiful South Mountains State Park in North Carolina. Hope you are psyched for chilly weather,…

We hope most of your are enjoying the snow today. We just wanted to mention that if you cannot make our rescheduled date...
01/07/2017

We hope most of your are enjoying the snow today. We just wanted to mention that if you cannot make our rescheduled date of March 4th, we can offer a transfer of your entry to the Fonta Flora Half Marathon due to these circumstances. Please let us know as soon as possible via email.

Also, we have reopened registration to South Mountains Marathons to fill our spots lost to transfers. There aren't many, so Yeah if you missed out earlier, now is the time to sign up!

If you can make our rescheduled date, we'd love to have you at the Fonta Flora Half as well!

https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=42033

The Fonta Flora Half Marathon will held along the trails and banks of Lake James State Park in North Carolina. Come and enjoy the gentle rolling trails along the banks of Lake James and experience mountain scenery without mountainous trails. The race will start and finish at Fonta Flora Brewery's…

SOUTH MOUNTAINS MARATHONS POSTPONED!!!!!WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 4TH, 2017!!!!!Please read the link below to the ema...
01/06/2017

SOUTH MOUNTAINS MARATHONS POSTPONED!!!!!
WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 4TH, 2017!!!!!

Please read the link below to the email that was sent out to all participants. It let's you know how we made out decision, which was a decision we hated to make, but we felt was the wisest call given the situation and timing of the snowfall.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dHne19xu27uKU7GYarzbzJKgJK9ol7T8vju_92e_T-Q/edit?usp=sharing

ATTENTION ALL RUNNERS!!!! SOUTH MOUNTAINS MARATHONS IS CANCELLED!!!! THE RACE WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 4TH, 2017!!!! After talks with the state park and consulting multiple reputable weather forecasts in the area that know how winter weather works in these parts, we are postponing the South...

VERY IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT THE RACE THIS WEEKEND AND THE PREDICTED WINTER WEATHER!!!  BE SURE TO READ IF YOU ARE RUNNING ...
01/04/2017

VERY IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT THE RACE THIS WEEKEND AND THE PREDICTED WINTER WEATHER!!! BE SURE TO READ IF YOU ARE RUNNING THE SOUTH MOUNTAINS MARATHONS.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wjV4iglvb1beLY14B4cp9DT6Ejvny_ezjVytXqCc4mU/edit?usp=sharing

ATTENTION ALL RUNNERS!!!! EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW! If you haven’t checked the forecast lately, it is currently calling for snow during the Friday/Saturday time frame in the area of our race. Now, lets lay down some basics, I LOVE SNOW!!!! I love running it, skiing in it, and just...

South Mountains Marathon Update  #1 email just went out to our runners.  If you didn't happen to get the email, here is ...
01/02/2017

South Mountains Marathon Update #1 email just went out to our runners. If you didn't happen to get the email, here is a link to the update: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZwUjVdxi3Xlu0x56H1lVYRRfd7ARYruO0EErfQGri9A/edit?usp=sharing

January 2nd, 2017 South Mountains Marathons Update #1 Greetings runners, Thank you for committing to the second running of the South Mountains Marathons. As of this writing, we are sold out! Thank you so much for the support and helping make this event a continued success. With your registratio...

01/01/2017

ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT IN THE MARATHON!!!!!
ONLY 14 HOURS LEFT TO REGISTER!!!!
COME ON FOLKS LETS SELL THIS THING OUT!!!!

12/29/2016

HALF SOLD OUT!!!! For the second year in a row the South Mountains Marathons Half (aka the High Shoals Half) has sold out! Thanks for all the support folks. There are still 10 spots left in the marathon up for grabs and only a few days left to register. Hope to see you all out there in just over a week!

This years overall awards for the South Mountains Marathons are being loaded into the kiln today! Who's gonna get one on...
12/25/2016

This years overall awards for the South Mountains Marathons are being loaded into the kiln today! Who's gonna get one on January 7th?

https://www.facebook.com/TanawhaAdventures/posts/1201097906641979:0
12/21/2016

https://www.facebook.com/TanawhaAdventures/posts/1201097906641979:0

Great news! The race is ON!!!!!! The park will officially reopen on New Years Day! On top of that, the half marathon only has 7 spots left! The marathon is approaching 10 spots left! Let's sell this thing out for the second year in a row folks and show our support to for this great park! GET PUMPED!!!

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3001 S Mountain Park Avenue
Connelly Springs, NC
28612

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