2026 marks 55 years of marathons in the State of Vermont, with the first documented marathon held here being the 1971 Green Mountain Marathon in Colchester. RunVermont has been the keeper of the marathon record files for the last twenty-some years, and with the results of this year’s M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon now being official, we are proud to announce that 9 runners have broken or established single and age group records. Our congratulations go out to the following marathoners:
- Ryan Smith – fastest time ever run in Vermont – 2:15:53
- Royal Ricklefs – first 14 year old boy to run a marathon in Vermont, first runner under the age of 16 to run a sub 3 hour marathon in Vermont – 2:50:50
- Paul Crochiere – fastest marathon in Vermont by anyone age 63 and older and 2nd fastest of anyone age 60 or older – 3:00:36
- Liam Tilton – broke the Male 22 record that existed for 45 years (set in 1981) – 2:24:32
- Rachel Schilkowsky – set a new Women’s 34 record (plus 30-34) and also currently holds the records for F31 and F27. 10 minutes faster this year vs age 27. 2:35:51.
- Kellyn Taylor – 3rd fastest women’s time in Vermont all-time, but amazingly 2nd fastest F35-39 time ever – 2:35:19
- Paula Pridgen – broke the Vermont women’s masters record by over 5 minutes, a record that had stood for 34 years (1992) – 2:41:31
- Heidi Westover – 3rd fastest Vermont women’s masters time in history to break the F45 record. Also currently holds the F32, F29, and F28 records as well as the F25-29 and F45-49 records, as well as the 2nd fastest female open time. That is a Hall of Fame career! 2:47:30.
- Celine Blais – established the F78 record, oldest woman to have ever completed a marathon in the state, and also holds the F76 and F74 records – 6:35:17
Note that all record times are recorded as gun times in order to be able to directly compare to previous generations before chip timing was a thing.