Headphones, Drop Bags, Car Tags, Tattoo Oh My!
This is VT50 dedication…Nice ink Michael D.
11 days until our 30th race!
All race registration is CLOSED-except our FREE FUN KIDS RACES! (see below)
PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR CREW/SPECTATORS SO WE’RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE COME RACE WEEKEND
Are your READY?
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 Rules UPDATE for Mountain Bikers and Runners
The use of electronic music players, radio communication devices, cell phones, and similar items is allowed at this event but ONLY if the earbuds, headphones, bluetooth bike helmets are NOT IN your ears or COVERING your ears; you need to hear cars, bikers, runners, etc. Failure to comply shall result in disqualification. REVISED 9/11/2023
Drop Bags
Drop Bag Table located in the BIG Operations Tent, open noon-7 PM on Saturday 9/23
Drop bags are allowed at three (3) Aid Stations.
For the 50M
#3-Skunk Hollow ~12 m
#7-Greenall’s ~ 31.5 m
#10Johnson’s ~ 47.5 m
For the 50K
#2K-Ralph’s ~7.1 m
#7-Greenall’s ~13.4 m
#10-Johnson’s ~28.5 m
–Bring your bags to the Drop Bag Table BEFORE 7 PM on Saturday evening-we will deliver them to your designated aid station. ~OR~
Have your crew carry your drop bags (and your “shedded” clothing) and you won’t have to wait around at the finish line to pick up your stuff before heading home.
–At the Drop Bag table, your bag will be weighed (less than 10 lbs./4.5 Kg) and measured- no larger than 9”x 9” x 16” (23 cm x 41 cm x 23 cm)
-You will be asked to label your bag with the name of the aid station you want it dropped at, your name and most importantly, your bib number on colored duct tape
Biker-Lime Green Tape
Runner-Yellow Tape
–Drop bags will not be returned to the Finish Line until 30+ minutes AFTER the aid station closes.
Check out our Drop Bag Page to see what we suggest you put in your bag use this LINK or QR code below
You are allowed to “shed” clothing at the start and at Aid Stations on course
-EXCEPT at two (2) Aid Stations–NO Shedding of clothes at #4 Garvin Hill or #5 Cady Brook.
–Aid Station Volunteers will bag up your clothes when their aid station closes
-Clothing and Drop Bags ARE NOT returned to the Finish Line, until an aid station is CLOSED, plus 30 minutes travel time.
–Your clothes will be in BIG piles outside the Operations Tent
–There will be aid station signs for each pile.
-Your Crews/Spectators can collect your “shed” clothing and carry your drop bags for you at the designated aid stations-see below. And you won’t have to wait to head home.
Their vehicles MUST be registered and display a valid Car Tag
CAR TAGS–Crew/Spectator Vehicles at the Vermont 50
Our race allows ONE crew/spectator vehicle per participant and one vehicle per relay team.
This vehicle must be registered with us (Car Tag Table) on Saturday noon-7 PM.
-We will need your license plate number and the participant’s BIB #
–The vehicle driver will be given directions to the designated aid stations (don’t use GPS-you might get lost)
-The vehicle must stay on these designated routes
-No aid or contact is allowed ANYWHERE except at the designated aid stations-failure to comply is ground for being DQ’d.
Designated Aid Stations are:
For the 50M
#3-Skunk Hollow ~12 m
#7-Greenall’s ~ 31.5 m
#10Johnson’s ~ 47.5 m
For the 50K
#7-Greenall’s ~13.4 m
#10-Johnson’s ~28.5 m
VT50 2023 Course Updates
—There are a few course changes, which will be revealed at our mandatory race meetings on Sunday 9/24 at 5:30 AM for 50M and 7:30 AM for 50K
Part of this re-routing is the result of a landowner not allowing us on their property any longer.
That said, YOU MUST NOT RIDE OR RUN ON ANY OF OUR RACE COURSE PRIOR TO RACE DAY
In addition, there are horse trail rides planned for Saturday 9/23-so stay off our course, please.
We don’t want to lose any more of our sweet trails-and I’m sure you don’t want this either.
–Aid Stations
We’re still tweaking the mileage on our aid stations because of the re-routing mentioned above but this QR code will get you to the page as it gets updated.
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Race REMINDERS
–On-Site Camping
Make sure you bring cash for camping ($40) payable at the camping entrance
Email Mike to make your reservation.
Things that would help us out on race weekend:
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–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 (a nice warm-up!).
–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 could jeopardize our future races.
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Volunteers
Fence Days are Tuesday 9/19 and Wednesday, 9/20
If you can help out, please meet at Ascutney Outdoors at 9 AM each day
Directions 449 Ski Tow Rd, Brownsville, VT 05037
We’ll be setting up our fencing around Ascutney Outdoors and around the VT50 Finish Line.
Bring work gloves, water bottle, snacks.
Lunch will be provided.
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14th Annual Kids FREE FUN Races
Register your child/children using this QR Code-one from per child please.
VINTAGE T-SHIRT CONTEST
Can you beat this 1997 “Vintage” Vermont 50 t-shirt?
Bring your shirt to the Merch Table on Saturday 9/23 before 7 PM to collect your prize, if you can show us the “OLDEST” Vermont 50 t-shirt.
