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North Forsyth alum Clay Howarth has become one of the country’s top mountain runners
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A former cross country runner at North Forsyth and Western Carolina University, Clay Howarth wound up finding his calling in mountain running. Photo courtesy of Melody Howarth.
Clay Howarth was far back in the pack. His opponents were older, more experienced, more hardened, and he was a 23-year-old taking his first shot at the USATF Mountain Running Championships at Cranmore Mountain in New Hampshire, just months after starting to train specifically for the sport.