To the best of my memory, I have never worn glitter. I’m not super sparkly; I’m not usually a hype squad; I don’t exude a massive amount of feminine energy. I’m also not super competitive and don’t need a reminder to myself that XYZ (in this case, running) is supposed to be fun. For silly reasons, I have never felt like ... More

Rick Morris: emailBeing from Vermont, I decided to take on the challenge of completing my first marathon in Burlington. I wanteBob Ayers: emailIt’s training time for the 2019 Vermont City Marathon.I look forward to being a VCM SkiRack Hoka One One 4:15 pace group leader. This will be my 14th running of the Vermont City Marathon and my 7th time as a VCM pacer. ... More

Gavin Boyles: emailI've been running - and loving every minute of it - since about 1988, when I went out for spring track my freshman year of high school. My mother was a marathoner, my father ran track in high school and college, and my sister was the captain of my high school track team; running's in my blood and ... More

George Deane: emaildaughter, and twin 8-year olds). I work in Finance, and really enjoy getting outside, doing just about anything active to clear my head and enjoy the outdoors. I have run roughly 20 marathons, a few sub 3 hours (just barely), and have been doing more ultras and trail runs of late. Right now, I am training for an ... More

Karen Morris: email Hi I'm Karen Morris.  I started running 16 years ago after seeing the registration form for the Vermont City Marathon in the Burlington Free Press. Having never made it longer then a mile on the treadmill, but always wanting to start running, I decided to register for the marathon to make me start training. I was going to do that first one and be done.  ... More

Michelle Perlee: emailI amS and police officers out there giving up their time to be there for us because without them, these races would not happen.  Looking forward to running with everyone!Marie Bartoletti: emailI do my 337 marathon, and it's like Vermont 14th! I do triathlons and 100 milers.  I LOVE pacing and I have done it about 280 times! ... More

Michelle Perlee: emailMarie Bartoletti: emailI have completed 412 marathons! This will be number 413 and my 350th time pacing! Running is my passion. I compete in triathlons and 100 milers. I absolutely LOVE pacing and running. The Burlington City Marathon is my favorite!  More

Rowly Brucken: emailThis will be my eighth time pacing the 4 hour group for the Vermont City Marathon. As you can probably tell, I enjoy pacing the 4 hour group. Its an exciting group because so many of you are committed to completing a marathon in under four hours and I am glad that I can be there to help.First, you ... More

Tim Shea: email I have been running competitively and for pleasure for over thirty years. I ran track and cross-country in Junior High and High School focused on the longer events. I ran competitively in college in Iowa. I did not start running longer races until much later in my running career. My first marathon was a disaster. I went out too ... More

Todd Smith: emailLooking forward to this year's running of the Vermont City Marathon. I have lead pace teams at VCM in the past and thoroughly enjoy this event. Then again, marathons are one of my favorite sporting endeavors. My fastest marathon time was 2:34 in 2008 for Boston. While not necessarily aiming for a PR, I was able to come close with winning ... More

Vic and Debbie Tirrito: emailDebbie and I love running in Vermont and enjoy running the Vermont City Marathon. I have run them all since 1989. Debbie is also an accomplished ultra-runner and triathlete. She's run several Ironman’s around the USA, Hawaii and ultra-events in Peru, Chili, Galapagos Islands to name a few. I joined her travels in 2007 running in the Iceland ... More