News and Notes – Central Vermont Runners

October 4, 2026

President’s Note
I am writing the day before the Leaf Peepers Half Marathon and 5k with glorious foliage and excellent fall racing weather anticipated. I am hoping all who race it do well. Many thanks to all those who answered the call to volunteer at the event.Leaf Peepers brings an end to the CVR-Onion Rivers Outdoors race series for the year. Special thanks to Joe Merrill for his timely posting s of the race series standings this year. Now that the race series is over, it is time to look ahead to setting the race schedule and race series races for next year. As discussed at the last club meeting, we need to meet this month for this purpose. This will be an in-person meeting (or possibly two meetings) at our house – 2 Pinewood Road in Montpelier. Here are some possible dates, all in the evening: October 15, 18, 19, 21. If you agreed to be on the race committee, or would like to be added to the committee, please let me know which of these dates work for you. My email address is: carrnoonan@comcast.net. Please respond quickly so we can firm up the meeting date(s). If you cannot make it in-person, we will provide a Google Meets option.Even though the race series is wrapped up for the year, CVR races are not ended. The Fallen Leaves 5k races are on tap for the first three Saturdays of November.- Tim Noonan

Newsletter Highlights and Contents: September 20 – October 3
Upcoming Events- Fallen Leaves, New Year’s Eve
Recent events recap
Weekly events
CVR birthdays
Member benefit highlight
Other news, opportunities, and classifieds

Upcoming CVR/ORO Race Series Races
New Year’s Eve: Finish 2025 with the first race in the 2026 CVR/ORO race series! Registration isn’t available yet, but you can mark your calendars if you haven’t already!
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
Leaf Peepers: The foliage was in perfect condition this morning for our biggest race of the year. We had a nice turnout, with great support from many volunteers.
Trail Run Season Closes: A nice group enjoyed the fall scenery at Trapp last weekend. We ran a nice loop, followed by lunch at the Bier Hall. Thank you Matt and Heidi for hosting us!
Race Series Standings: Find out where you are in the race series competition following Sodom Pond here.

Calls for Volunteers
Fallen Leaves: Your last chance to volunteer for the current race series. Please email Tim (carrnoonan@comcast.net) or sign up to volunteer on the CVR website to let us know 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: Only a few left this season from DOL, Tuesdays at 5:30 until the end of October! Unofficial fun runs will begin after that.

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.

Shoes for Sale: Luke Miller is trying to sell a pair of Hoka Clifton Pro (men’s 9) shoes for $100. He wore them a few times and found they didn’t work for him. Email Luke (luke.b.miller17@gmail.com) if you are interested.

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.

Marathon Sports Trail Run: Marathon Sports in Montpelier will host a trail run on Sunday, October 18 at 9:30 am. Craft will have a demo of the Xplor 2 and Nordlite trail running shoes. A free pair of shoes will be raffled off, alongside other fun giveaways. There will be some warm apple cider to rehydrate with as well.

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