The High Country Triple Crown is the premier running series in the High Country of North Carolina. Headquartered in Boone, the TC consists of 3 events of varying distances and terrain. Each event showcases the beautiful area of Watauga County.

In order to effectively manage costs, please consider helping us by pre-registering for each event.

April 24 - In 2008, the Triple Crown opened with the inaugural running of the Valle Crucis 25K (now called the VC 15 Miler). A beautiful day welcomed 60 runners to this challenging course. The 2009 edtion should see an increase in the number of runners tackling this challenging course.
August 28 - The second event of the Triple Crown is the Valle Crucis 7 Miler. Over 90 runners completed the 4th edition of the Valle Crucis 7 Miler in 2008.
October 8 - The final event of the series will be the Howard's Knob Run Walk Crawl - The Knob

The three events that make up the High Country Triple Crown support the Boone Chapter of Girls On The Run. The funds generated will support mentoring activities for the participants.

We hope that you will come visit the High Country and take on the challenge of the High Country Triple Crown.