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Joe Connelly, Director of Race Operations, Ascends to Leadership Role Effective June 2022. RunVermont announces that Joe Connelly will become the organization’s new Executive Director, effective June 2022. Connelly has served as Director of Race Operations at RunVermont since 2004. He takes over the helm from Peter Delaney, who served as RunVermont’s Executive Director from 2010 to 2022. Connelly brings more ... More

We're all guilty of it. We get back from a long run, feeling high on endorphins, take a sip of water, and then head upstairs to shower and move on with our day. End of run. But what should we be doing to take care of our bodies after a long run? As race season approaches, the long runs are going ... More

Dear Marathoners, You are about to embark on a life-altering journey and one which few can attest to having achieved. Whether this is your first marathon or your 30th, the training will challenge you both mentally and physically in ways you never thought possible. It will also bring about many moments of self-discovery; you will scale new heights in your evolution ... More

Every Street Burlington: The Ultimate Pandemic Project     Madalyn (Maddy) Pfeifer moved to Burlington in the midst of a rising pandemic to complete her final year studing at the University of Vermont for her Doctor in Physical Therapy degree. Prior to attending UVM, she was living in Colorado and had originally moved to Bolton when she began school. When she relocated to ... More

Pictured: Molly Peters (4th in from right) with her Saint Michael's College Women's Cross Country team Equality in sports has come a long way but there is certainly a lot of road left in the race. It took nearly 90 years for the International Olympic Committee to allow women to race the marathon distance in the Summer Games since the first ... More

Once upon a time, running was considered to be a very dangerous sport for women. In the early 1900's, the Women's Amateur Athletic Association ruled that no women's race should exceed over 1000 meters because anything over that would adversely affect child-bearing abilities. Even through the 1960's, women were still not allowed to compete in races longer than a mile ... More

READ BEFORE YOU RUN: MEDICAL INFORMATION   To:                 All M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon & Relay Runners From:            Suzanne Elliott, MD, FACEP, FAAEM and Katie Dolbec, MD, FACEP, CAQSM; Medical Directors Denise Alosa, ATC and Alison O’Connor Sutherland, ATC, AEMT; Medical Coordinators Important Race Information and Logistics Introduction The 2022 M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon Medical Team is a group of dedicated volunteer medical personnel ... More

Our first big race of 2022 is quickly approaching! We're only one week out from the 16th Annual Half Marathon Unplugged next Saturday, April 9th, and less than 40 spots remain. If you’ve been holding off on registering, now is a great time to become one of the 900 runners who will be taking part. The nature of this course makes ... More

Witnessing kindness and compassion is one of the greatest experiences we can have as human beings. In a world where such acts are seemingly decreasing, we must celebrate it as often as we can. Longtime friend of RunVermont Rebekah Thomas is a rare gem on this planet, and we could not be more excited to support and honor her for ... More

Hello runners! We completed the measurement rides for the new M&T Bank Vermont City *Half* Marathon & Relay course last weekend. This work is done to meet the USA Track & Field (USATF) standards for a certified course. Before we get to race day, we would like to alert all fitness watch wearers that it is nearly certain that your Garmin/Polar/Timex/phone ... More