Area Running Races & Events

All races are in Vermont unless otherwise noted. Please check with contacts to confirm race times and other details. (Page last updated: 8/22/10 - mostly comprehensive through November.)

Note: CVR Races are in RED and Green Mountain Athletic Association (GMAA) races are in GREEN. (For another schedule of great races in Northwestern Vermont, please see the GMAA website.)

—September—

September 4, Northfield Savings Bank 5K and Children's 1 Mile Race, Start and finish in front of Northfield Savings Bank at the Green in downtown Northfield, Vermont. Contact:Timothy Barre, 802-485-5223 | timothyb@nsbvt.com

September 5, Swanzey Covered Bridges Half Marathon, 9:00AM, Monadnock Regional High School, 580 Old Homestead Highway. A scenic, flat, certified course through four covered bridges, barbecue, tshirts | Contact: Robert Wyman, 603-357-4090 | drbob53@hotmail.com.

September 11, Maple Leaf Half Marathon, 5K Run and Fun Walk, 9:00AM, Manchester Center, VT., Manchester Recreational Park | Contact: Len Kotler, 802-362-3526 | beclen@comcast.net.

September 11, Race Against Hunger 5K and 1 Mile, 9:00am, Old Railroad Bed, Plainfield Park & Ride | $15 Adults/ $5 Kids (or doantion of non-perishable food items) Benefit: The Onion River Food Shelf, Inc. |Contact: Bob Atchinson, 802-479-4326 | bobat2@yahoo.com.

September 12, GMAA 42nd Archie Post 5 Miler, 8:30AM, Gutterson Field House, UVM. Oldest race in Vermont. Point to point course entirely on bike paths and cinder trails. Run to the start or take bus (leaves Gutterson at 8:00). $8 pre-registration/$12 race day.Free 1/4 mile kids' race at 9:30AM | Contact: Russ Cooke, 802-846-5635 | archiepost@gmaa.net.

September 12, Old Stone House Fall Foliage Run & Bike, Half Marathon Run or 12 Mile Bike or 5K Run | Registration before 9/01/10 $15, registration after 9/01/10 $20 | Contact: Sarah Dumas, 802-754-2022 | www.oldstonehousemuseum.org.

September 18, 7th GMAA Common to Common 30K, 8:30AM, Memorial Hall, Essex Ctr. Great marathon or half-marathon tune-up. Scenic run through the farm country of Essex and Westford. Essex Common to the Westford Common and back. | Contact: Steve or Cathy Eustis, 802-878-4385 | common2common@gmaa.net.

September 19, 5th Annual IDIC 15: 5K Run/Walk & 15K Run, 10:00AM, Basin Sports Complex (a.k.a.True Wheels) Killington | No race day registration for 15K | For information: www.runvermont.org.

September 22, Sodom Pond Run,6:00pm, 4 miles, Rolling dirt road course around Sodom Pond in Adamant. Race day registration only (5:00 - 5:45), across from the Adamant Co-op.Contact: Tim Noonan 802-223-6216.

September 25, 22nd Annual Fred Brown Lake Wnnipesaukee Relay, 8:00AM, Weirs, NH, Funspot, Rt. 3. 65.1 miles around scenic Lake Winnipesaukee during fall foliage season | Contact: Mark Fontaine (North Medford Club) 386 Elm St., Leominster, MA 01453 978-537-7294 | mark.fontaine@comcast.net.

September 26, 2nd Annual Downtown 10K, 9:00AM, Burlington, VT, Church St. Marketplace in front of City Hall | benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training | Flat, fun course on Burlington Bikepath and Church St., Prize Money, Raffle, Kids' 1K, long sleeve shirts guaranteed if registered by September 11 | Contact: Susan Criscuolo, 201-638-9646 | susancriscuolo@hotmail.com.

—October—

October 2, 12th Annual Stark Mountain Hill Climb, 10:00AM, Base Lodge, Mad River Glen, Route 17, Fayston. Vertical mile to the summit; optional duathlon with bike next day | Contact: Dot Helling, c/o Stark Mountain Foundation, 29 East State St., Montpelier, VT | ultradot@myfairpoint.net.

October 3, Fall Family Ramble 5K Run/walk, Noon, Orange County Parent Child Center, Chelsea |Contact: Emily Marshia 802-685-2264 | emily@orangecountypcc.org.

October 3, Leaf Peepers Half Marathon and 5K Race, 13.1 miles of scenic country in the shadow of Camel's Hump. Course is out and back through scenic back roads of Waterbury and Duxbury. Start and finish at the Vermont State Office Complex, Main St., Waterbury Contact:Roger Cranse, 802-223-6997 | rcc59@comcast.net

October 9, 37th Art Tudhope 10K, 9:00AM, Shelburne Beach. Fast, scenic run through Charlotte apple orchards along Lake Champlain.
$8 pre-registration/$12 race day. Free 1/2 mile kid's race at 8:45am, | Contact: Jessica Bolduc, 802-658-1753 | tudhope@gmaa.net.

October 17, 40th Green Mountain Marathon, 8:30AM, Folsom School, South Hero. Run on the colorful shores of Lake Champlain. $25 until Oct. 1. After Oct. 1 $30. No race day or Friday registration! SUNDAY THIS YEAR | Contact:Jess Cover or June Golato (email only) | gmm@gmaa.net.

October 30, The Kingdom Challenge, 8:30AM, Lyndonville, VT. Lyndonville to St. Johnsbury. Starts at the Lyndonville Town Offices, 119 Park St. | Challenging point to point 1/2 marathon run on scenic back roads. Also in-town 5K | Contact: The Kingdom Challenge Half Marathon, 121 Maple St., St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 | thekingdomchallenge@yahoo.com.

—November—

November 6, 13, 20 (Saturdays), Fallen Leaves 5K Series, 9:00am, Montpelier High School Track. This low-key, three-race series is on a flat and fast 5K race course that begins and finishes on the Montpelier High School Track and incorporates the Montpelier Bike Path |Contact:Tim Noonan, 802-223-6216

November 7, 3rd Annual Manchester City Marathon, Half Marathon & Relay, 8:50am, Elm St., Veteran Park, Manchester, NH | Contact: Sarah Normand (Manchester Marathon Association), PO Box 933, Manchester, NH 03105 | manchestermarathon@yahoo.com.

November 25, Turkey Trot 5K, 11:00AM, Gutterson Field House, UVM. Run for fun and charity and make room for your Thanksgiving dinner! Free 1/4 mile kid's race at 10:45am. $5 (or $10 per family) or food donation for the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. ($1 of every entry will be used to pay the UVM facility fee and the race insurance cost.) | Contact:Anne Bliss (802) 865-7999 | turkeytrot@gmaa.net.