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Trail Races in West Virginia: The 7 Races Worth Training For
West Virginia racing runs through some of the toughest Appalachian terrain on the calendar: Spruce Knob and the Monongahela National Forest, the exposed high country of Dolly Sods, the New River Gorge, and Kanawha State Forest outside Charleston. Expect steep, rocky climbing and real weather at elevation, packed into a small state with an outsized reputation.
Every West Virginia race guide
- Highlands Sky 40Davis · Jun 202640M
- West Virginia TrilogyCircleville · Oct 202650K / 50M / Half Marathon (3-day stage)
- Rim to River 100Oak Hill · Oct 2026100M
- Frozen Sasquatch 50KCharleston · Jan 202750K / 25K
- Kanawha Trace 50K / 25K / 10KOna · Mar 202750K / 25K / 10K
- Coopers Rock 50K & Half MarathonBruceton Mills · Apr 202750K / Half Marathon
- Highball to Thurmond Ultra & RelayThurmond · May 202750M / 50K / Relay
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