Tourists were largely gone from North Carolina's Outer Banks by Thursday afternoon, but residents who stayed behind said they were prepared to face down the powerful hurricane.

游客大都已经从北卡罗来纳州外银行在周四下午，但当地居民说，谁留在后面，他们准备面对下强大的飓风。

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But standing here Thursday afternoon, hosting this marathon just days from now feels like an unnecessarily stressful move, beset by very legitimate questions.

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