Little River Rush Half Marathon Townsend, TN   May 17, 2025

The Little River Rush Half Marathon is a net downhill point-to-point half marathon in the Great Smoky Mountains that follows the course of the Little River.

Townsend offers breathtaking scenery as well as an escape from the busyness of other parts of East Tennessee, so why not host one of the FASTEST half marathons around from such landscape!

The Little River Rush Half Marathon course will feature spectacular views, peaceful back roads and boasts an impressive 600+ ft of total downhill and over 200 ft net downhill in this point to point race. Course begins at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center in Townsend and will travel in one direction to finish at Heritage High School in this Blount County exclusive race.