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A 100-mile trail race starting and finishing at Camp Grier in Old Fort, North Carolina, through the Black Mountains of Western North Carolina, in normal years summiting Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi. A Hardrock 100 and Western States 100 qualifier. Run on an alternate course in 2025 and 2026 after Hurricane Helene (September 2024) damaged much of the original route; the race hopes to return to its original course in 2027.
Established in 2018 by the RUN828 Foundation (also doing business as the North Carolina Mountain Trail Runners) together with co-creator Aaron Saft. UltraSignup's own results archive for the race runs 2018, 2019, then 2021 through 2026 (no 2020 results found; not confirmed whether 2020 was cancelled). Carrie Baris has been Race Director since roughly 2023 (her own account puts 2026 as her fourth year). Hurricane Helene, September 2024, closed many trails on the original course; the race ran an alternate course in both 2025 and 2026 (dubbed 'The Hellenebender 2' for 2026) and says it hopes to return to the original course in 2027.
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