Destination Vermont 2014

Destination Vermont Marathons 2014

3rd installment of my 50 state series on Marathon and Half Marathon races in The US.

Vermont is a small state with a population of just 626,741 as reported in the 2010 Census. Vermont has over 9,200 mostly beautiful square miles and offers many opportunities for hiking, cycling and running. The ample woods and streams provide many opportunities for hunting and fishing as well. The state web site lists a wide variety of outdoor recreation activities, but does not have any information on running activities.

I only found four marathons and twenty half-marathons, which is typical for a state of this size.

The big race in Vermont is the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon and Relay. This race takes place on Sunday May 25th and had over 2,600 participants in 2013. This race has a two-day EXPO where runners can pick up their bib and shop with over 70 local and national exhibitors. All Marathon and 2-person relay runners receive a medal.

Like Boston or Hartford, Burlington has a full Marathon Weekend including the 2 day EXPO, pasta dinner and post race festivities. On Saturday they have the Mini Marathon for kids with distances of 1/2 mile, 1 mile and 2 miles.

Here is my list of Vermont Marathons and Half-Marathons for 2014.

Race Name	City	Date	Finishers	Medal/Expo	$$
MARATHONS
Shires of Vermont Marathon	Manchester	05/18/14	349	Y/N	85
Vermont City Marathon	Burlington	05/25/14	2,622	Y/Y	90
Mad Marathon & Half	Waitsfield	07/06/14	337/441	Y/Y	85
Green Mountain Marathon & Half	South Hero	10/12/14	240	Y/N	55
HALF MARATHONS
Half Marathon Unplugged	Burlington	04/12/14	1,400	N/N	32
GMAA Rolling Irish Half Marathon	Essex Center	04/26/14	147	N/N	15
Middlebury Maple Run	Middlebury	05/04/14	650	Y/N	50
RaceVermont Half, 5k & 10k	Shelburne	05/10/14	400	Y/N	40/20
Dandelion Half Marathon & 10K	Derby	05/17/14	400	N/N	50/35
Covered Bridges Half	Woodstock	06/01/14	1,983	N/N	65
Crowley Road Race Half, 10K & 5K	Rutland	06/09/14	75/115	?/Y	*
Berry Dairy Days Half, 10K & 5K Fun Run	Burlington ?	06/21/14	194/118/105	Y/N	30/15/12
Killington Half & 5K	Killington	06/15/14	66/26	1/2-N	55/25
Biggest Loser Half & 5K	Killington	6/27/14	*	Y/N	70/30
Mad Marathon & Half	Waitsfield	07/06/14	441	N/N	85
Essex Half Marathon	Essex Junction	07/27/14	200	N/N	55
Kingdom Run Half, 5K & 10K	Irasburg	CANCELLED	200	*	25
St. Albans Raid Half	St. Albans	09/21/14	*	*	35
Maple Leaf Half & 5K	Manchester Ctr	09/06/14	2	*	50/25
Old Stone Half & 5K	Brownington	09/07/14	100	N/N	20
Charlotte Covered Bridges Half	Shelburne	09/13/14	300	Y/N	45
Vermont Sun Half 10K & 5K	Salisbury	09/29/14	32/33/13	N/N	39/23
Leaf Peepers Half & 5K	Waterbury	10/05/14	1,000	*	*
Green Mountain Marathon & Half	South Hero	10/12/14	240	Y/N	35
The Kingdom Challenge Half & 5K	Lyndonville	10/25/14	400	N/N	40/15
Race Vermont Half	Shelburne	11/02/14	600	N/N	50

Run well my friends.

Andy