The 30th Vermont 50 is a GO!!!
The 30th Vermont 50 is a GO!!
The Vermont 50 Race Committee met this past Monday and reviewed all our concerns: Trails / Course, landowners, and community, then we voted unanimously make this Vermont 50-2023-30th anniversary go full steam ahead.
Conditions Could Change
We all need to be adaptable if conditions change. We do not think we will be looking at slower times, but everyone will be challenged with the conditions, so go slowly and safely, watch for caution signs and follow the course marshals, race officials and police officer’s instructions.
This has been the wettest June, July, and August in recent memory in our race communities AND we are heading into hurricane season!
Aid Stations and possible Changes
We have three aid stations on course where participants may have contact with their crew and ONLY at these three locations. Skunk, Greenall’s and Johnson’s
Please review: Aid Stations
We may need to alter the middle crew station, Greenall’s, it might be eliminated as a crew station.
You will know this in plenty of time to adjust your support through drop bags.
This aid station is also a relay race transfer point, we will have new transfer options for you, if we do have to eliminate this as a crew station.
REMINDER
No one is allowed on the course at any time, even where some of the course is on public roads.
This is a must as some of the roads are now narrow and have caution areas as a result of previous washouts.
Also contact with racers anywhere but the designated aid stations is grounds for removal from our race.
This all said, we hope you will ride or run with safety in mind and respect for others with you.
Please Review our Race Handbooks:
Mountain Bike Handbook
Runner Handbook
Crew Handbook
Absolutely NO HEADPHONES. If you are seen, you will be asked to leave the course on the spot.
Things that would help us out:
–Carpool
–Come earlier on Saturday to pick up your bib, or plate number (before 7 PM)
–Sunday morning leave plenty of time to park and get settled for our 5:30 AM racer pre-race meeting/briefing.
–If camping onsite, please bike or jog over to the 5:30 morning meeting at the BIG TENT/Ascutney Outdoors Building Race Staging Area.
–When driving in and around Brownsville-OBEY all the speed limits, please
–When driving around the mountain (Ski Tow RD) PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE drive slowly-you will get noticed and your behavior could jeopardize our future races.
On-Site Camping
Make sure you bring cash for camping ($40) payable at camping entrance
Again, if you are camping, please bike or run to start to avoid traffic jams. Email Mike to make your reservation.
14th Annual Kids FREE FUN Races
Bring your kids so they can enjoy our Kids Fun Run or MT Bike Races, followed by a Hay Bale Treasure Hunt (always a BIG HIT!)
Sing up HERE, one registration per child. More info about these race, please Visit: Our Kid’s Page
Vendors “A Taste of new England”
Come and enjoy the Expo of about 10-12 vendors on Saturday noon-5 PM
Visit our Merch Table for some SWEET VT 50 30th anniversary gear
Oh those Miles and Years
And speaking of the Merch Table, if you’ve been racing for a LONG TIME with us, stop by the Merch Table either Saturday or Sunday to pick up your Years/Mileage Beer Mug.
The List is on our website of all the folks who will be honored this year!
Trail Day Sept.10
Ascutney Trails Association is hosting a Trail Day on Sept. 10 to help clean up some of our course trails. Details to follow but please mark your calendar to help us out.
Lucy Mac 5K9
Our friends at Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society are hosting The Lucy Mac 5K9, one of their largest fundraising events of the year, offering a great opportunity for animal-lovers to have fun on the trails while raising critical funds to support the work of Lucy Mackenzie.
The 5K9 offers both a 5K route as well as a 1-mile option. Runners and walkers can participate solo or as a team while enjoying the thrilling and beautiful trails of Ascutney Mountain. As always, dogs are welcome to join in on the fun!
The registration fee is $30 for the 5K and $20 for the 1-mile. All participants completing the 5K9 will receive a custom Lucy Mac 5K9 medal!
**The first 50 participants to register for the 5K9 will receive a free race-day t-shirt!**
Click here to register now: https://runsignup.com/Race/VT/
Check-in and registration will be 9-10AM at the Ascutney Outdoors Center, located at 449 Ski Tow Road, Brownsville, VT 05037.
The 1-mile race will kick-off at 10AM, and the 5K race will start at 10:30AM.
Please contact them at info@lucymac.org or 802-484-5829 with questions.
Volunteers
We are always look for volunteers to help out at our race, before, during and after the race. If you have a few hours to give, we’d love to put your energy and skills to good use! More info on our Volunteer Page
All for now…
Bring LOTS of smiles so we can celebrate our 30th and forget about all the wet weather we have had this summer.
“I am excited we are going to celebrate our 30th anniversary with all of you. We have some great music, great food, great support from Cannondale, Craft clothing, many New England craft vendors and the community. Let’s end the summer with the start of fall foliage with another Vermont 50.” Mike Silverman, VT50 race Director.
Please support our athletes who are fundraising for
Vermont Adaptive
DONATE HERE
