September 20, 2026
 Central Vermont Runners |
| President’s Note The Leaf Peeper’s Half Marathon and 5k is fast coming up on Sunday October 4. This is the largest event in the CVR race calendar. Accordingly, it is important we have a large number of CVR members volunteering at the races. This event only thrives if there is substantial club commitment.No one stepped forward as Volunteer Coordinator so, if you are available to volunteer , please contact me (carrnoonan@comcast.net) and let me know or sign up as a volunteer on the CVR website. I will work with Race Director Will Robens to assign volunteer roles. I hope and look forward to a substantial club member commitment to make this event a success.- Tim Noonan Newsletter Highlights and Contents: September 20 – October 3 Upcoming Events- Leaf Peepers, Fallen Leaves Recent events recap Weekly eventsCVR birthdays Member benefit highlight Other news, opportunities, and classifieds |
| We need your input!- CVR Boston Marathon Entry Are you a CVR member who has volunteered in the past year+ with the Boston Athletic Association and/or are you also a member of the New England USATF? Then we need your inputs! CVR is again applying to secure one entry for a lucky CVR member to the 2027 Boston Marathon and this info will support our application.Please fill out the short survey here: https://forms.gle/bfVVhywan5eCFJdk9 Deadline for responses is 5pm TOMORROW Monday, September 21. Thank you for your help! We will be in touch later this year with details on how CVR members can be considered to receive this Boston Marathon entry. |
| Upcoming CVR/ORO Race Series Races Leaf Peepers: It’s hard to believe that the next race is the last of the CVR/ORO race series! Leaf Peepers needs more support this year, so we would love to see you there! Register and find more info here. Additional Races Fallen Leaves 5ks: Come out to Montpelier high school the first 3 Saturdays in November for this series of fast and flat 5ks. This is always a fun, cheap event for those that want to race more before winter sets in. Find info here. |
| Recent Events Recap Groton Forest Trail Run: ORO has taken on this event, and we have been grateful for their support. It was a fun Saturday with great weather. Sodom Pond 4 Miler: We had a nice evening for this great loop race this year. Age group winners enjoyed their prizes from the Adamant Co-op. Race Series Standings: Find out where you are in the race series competition following Groton here. CVR Members’ VCM Award: Mack Gardner-Morse and Anne Treadwell won the Grand Mountaineer (age 55+) 2-person relay division, and received their award just in time for Sodom Pond earlier this week! |
| Calls for Volunteers Leaf Peepers: We really need support for our biggest race of the year. Please email Tim (carrnoonan@comcast.net) or sign up to volunteer on the CVR website to let us know if you can help! CVR cannot put on races without volunteer support, and your help is always needed. Please volunteer now to help the race directors fill necessary jobs and plan for full race day support. |
| Fall Fun! Official Fun Runs: Through October from DOL Tuesdays at 5:30! This week, since it’s the last Tuesday of the month, fun runners will head to Positive Pie afterwards for dinner. We’ll take a head count before the run. Saturday Trail Runs: Join us for the end-of-season Oktoberfest run at Trapp on September 26! Let us know if you are joining for the post-run lunch ASAP on this Google Sheet. |
 CVR Birthdays!  Happy birthday to members with birthdays September 20 – October 3– Jordan Lumsden – Brian Cotterill – Birch Mending – Dot Martin – Amani Suter |
Thank you to our community partners!Don’t forget about the awesome benefits that you receive with your CVR membership from our community partners! See all benefits here!   Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel – 10% off running shoes. |
| Additional News Next CVR Meeting: Save the date! We have scheduled the next CVR meeting for Sunday, November 15th. Location and details as we approach, I just wanted folks to have this on their calendars. New Book by a CVR Member: Gordon MacFarland has published a book titled “Staying With It: Reflections on Running and Aging”! It is now available at Bear Pond Books in Montpelier, and an event will be planned in October. Read about the book here. This ties in nicely with recent member special editions by Dot Helling and Elizabeth McCarthy, so we are wondering if anyone would be interested in a longer collection of musings on this topic. If you would like to contribute, email Addie (addiemariehedges@gmail.com). Nathan Suter Scholarship: A component of the track celebration was collecting donations for a scholarship in honor of Nathan Suter. If you would like to contribute, you can Venmo “MRPS Partners in Education Corporation” and include “Nathan Suter” in the description. NEK Weekly Runs: Fun runs are popping up around the Danville and St. Johnsbury area! If you’d like to see what’s happening in that corner of Vermont, follow the Kingdom TNT Run Club on Strava and Facebook for upcoming group runs. Central Vermont Council on Aging Hit the Trail: Sunday, September 27 at 9:00 a.m. This year’s Hit the Trail promises to be an unforgettable day with an essential mission! Celebrate and recreate on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail by lacing up your sneakers or climbing onto your bicycle. Funds raised make it possible for your neighbors to age with dignity and choice, accessing essentials like groceries or emergency fuel as well as affordable prescription drug plans and free evidence-based exercise classes. Take your bike to Johnson (15 miles round-trip) or Cambridge (30 miles round-trip), or lace up your sneakers for a timed 5K run or walk on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail. Following your excursion, we’ll have music, lawn games, and prizes to award during lunch. Free lunch and registration for all volunteers. Find details here. Membership Renewal – Reminder: Mark Howard is our new membership coordinator. Although the renewal window has closed, check on the details on the website here. CVR Equipment Use: Anyone wanting to use equipment send Sal (and cc Tim) a request that includes 1) Date equipment to be removed from the shed, 2) Itemized list of equipment being removed; including quantities, 3) Date equipment will be returned to the shed. Please send Sal (and cc the club president) an email to let us know when the equipment has been returned. |
| Elected Officers President – Tim Noonan Vice President – Nick Becker Finance – Graham Sherriff Secretary – Jennifer Dickinson At Large Executive Committee: Dot Helling, Hannah Brown Appointed Positions John Hackney: website and timing Donna Smyers: timing Sal Acosta: Equipment tracking/storage Mark Howard: club membership tracking Jackie Jancaitis: Race director support Jessica Ball: Winter Group Run organization Mark Howard: Summer Trail Runs organization Jeff Prescott: MailChimp Administrator Sean Sheehan: Youth Running Program Grants Joe Merrill: Race Series Tracking and Awards Dinner MC Addie Hedges: Communications Coordinator / Instagram manager Darrel Lasell and Jim Flint: CVR Facebook page managers |