VT50 Trails and Stuff 9/6 UPDATED
18 days until our 30th race!
All race registration is CLOSED-except our FREE FUN KIDS RACES! (see below)
HELP US REDUCE WASTE
If you need to DROP, please email MIKE, to help us plan for race weekend water and food
Bring a water bottle to refill during race weekend.
CARPOOL (share gas cost, reduce traffic)
VT50 Trails Remember when I said we might recruit you to help out with the VT50 Trails.. welp, it’s this Sunday folks!
Trail Day Sept.10
Ascutney Trails Association is hosting a Trail Day on Sept. 10 to help clean up some of our course trails.
From ATA blog:
https://www.ascutneytrails.com/post/vt50-trail-day
UPDATE!!
Joe’s Jungle needs a bunch of clean-up, as do other sections of the Vermont 50 course. Meet at “The Triangle” where Bryant Road meets Silver Hill Rd. (about 1600 Silver Hill Rd., West Windsor) at 8:30 on Sunday, 9/10. Bring string-trimmer, leaf blower, loppers, or rake (and, of course, water, gloves and snack).
We’ll organize into small crews and head out from that central location, working until about noon.
This year’s tasks are way more than normal, due to the storms earlier this summer. We’ll reassess progress at the end of the day, and may need to reconvene for another trail day on Saturday the 16th.
Brings gloves, bug spray, water and any trail tools you might have.
THANK YOU for helping us get ready for our 30th Race!
Course Markers
And speaking of trails…when you are on course Sunday, September 24th look for these trail markers to guide you along to the finish line.
50 mile course
50 Km course, where the two courses overlap we DO NOT double mark
Pop quiz–do you know what these markers mean? If not, please attend the mandatory race meeting on Sunday Sept. 24th!!
Even if you KNOW what they mean please attend the race meeting as new and up-to-date info on the course will be revealed…
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Race REMINDERS
On-Site Camping
Make sure you bring cash for camping ($40) payable at camping entrance
If you are camping, please bike or run to start to avoid traffic jams and it’s a nice warmup!)
Email Mike to make your reservation.
We want to keep our race community/landowners happy, so PLEASE, don’t ride/run on our course anytime before Sunday, Sept. 24th.
No one is allowed on the course at any time during RACE DAY, even where some of our course is on public roads. PLEASE Stay OFF the course.
If you are driving an approved Crew Vehicle (you have a crew hang tag!!) please use the directions given to you when you register your vehicle and PLEASE, OBEY THE SPEED LIMITS!
Please Review our Race Handbooks:
Mountain Bike Handbook
Runner Handbook
Crew Handbook
Things that can get you DQ’d
–On race day, ANY contact with racers anywhere but the designated aid stations is grounds for removal from our race
–Absolutely NO HEADPHONES. If you are seen, you will be asked to leave the course on the spot. )
—Disrespect anyone during race weekend.
Things that would help us out on race weekend:
—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 count jeopardize our future races.
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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!)
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VENDORS and MERCHANDISE
Vendors “A Taste of new England”
Come and enjoy the Expo of about 10-12 vendors on Saturday, Sept. 23 noon-5 PM
Visit our VT50 Merch Table for some SWEET 30th anniversary gear
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Oh those Miles and Years,
THANK YOU for Supporting Vermont Adaptive.
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!
These people have REALLY gone the EXTRA miles supporting Vermont Adaptive.
Todd Alexander-28 years
Tyler Merritt-26 years
Mark Condon-25 years
Alan Moats-25 years
Robert Brungraber-25 years
Bobby Farrell-25 years
Zane Wenzel-24 years
Bob Kogut-24 years
Dave Kogut-24 years
Jared Katz-24 years
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Help out our friends–Lucy Mac 5K9 Sept. 16th
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.
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Volunteers Are NEEDED
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
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