Nancy Nutile-McMenemy

The 24th Annual Race is just around the corner on Sunday, September 25. We are hoping you past AWESOME volunteers will return again this year to help us out.

 And SPREAD THE WORD about our Race!
If you haven’t volunteered before-Sign Up and check out what a cool race this is!

We’ve update our website and now have a page dedicated just to you amazing volunteers, Vermont 50 VOLUNTEER PAGE

The 2016 Volunteer Sign Up Form is posted and ready for you to sign up!

Liba has returned again this year as our Volunteer Coordinator (YES!) and we hope you will join her in continuing to make this race, a race that participants come back to year after year.

Questions about being  a Vermont 50 Volunteer, email  Liba, our race volunteer coordinator

PS. Signing up to volunteer helps us make sure you get a t-shirt and a meal ticket.

Attention Ultra Runners
Today is the last day to register to run the Vermont 50-50 mile, 50 Km or 50 mile Relay.

You need to contact our Race Director, Mike Silverman to get a coupon code then hop over to ChronoTrack and log in with that code. All before midnight tonight Sept. 13.

Relay Teams
Make sure you have a Team Captain
Make sure you have three Team Members
Make sure you have a Cool Team Name 
Check your Team status: 50 Mi Relay

Runners and Mountain Bikers  Bib Numbers
Your Bib numbers will be announced within the next few days and will be posted on our Entrant List page

Keep training, stay safe and see you soon,
Mike and the Race Committee

To all our Vermont 50 families and Friends:
It’s time to register your child (children) for one of our FREE Fun Trail Runs or Bike Rides.

Dear Parents:
Some of you may have signed up through ChronoTrack when you registered for the adult race. We are asking you to please sign up on our ONLINE registration form as the ChronoTrack page is missing some much needed information for us.

Please Feel free to share this blog with other families that might be around for the Vermont 50 Race Weekend at Ascutney Trails.

The course will be a loop at the start/finish of the VT50 race
The final mile will be the final mile of the VT50.

These FREE fun races gives the kids a chance to feel like they’re part of the Vermont 50 and are held during the Vermont 50 race check-in and packet pick up, starting Saturday, 2:00 p.m.

Run or Ride Registration/Check-In:
Saturday, Sept. 24 noon-2:45 p.m.

Vermont 50 Big Tent (Cunningham’s Lot)
Look for the Kid’s Fun Trail Run or Ride tables

Directions to our Fun Run or Ride
Please park at the Base Lodge Parking Area (and walk or bike ride down the hill)

You can sign up online ahead of time, and just drop off your Waiver sheet(s) and pick up your bib(s).

Run Check-in: noon-2:45 p.m.
Ride Check-in: noon-1:45 p.m.

Race Waiver Form Please fill out one Waiver Form per Child and bring it along with you to race registration on Saturday September 24!

A Poster for you to share at your schools: Kid Free Fun Race Poster

Again, this race is FREE, however we will gladly accept online donations for Vermont Adaptive or look for the donation jar at the Kid’s Race Table on Saturday.

Run check-in Noon-2:45 pm
Run races-3:30 p.m.
1/2 mile Run
1 mile Run
5 Km (3 mile) Run*

Bike check-in noon-1:45 p.m.
Bike Ride -2 p.m.
1 mile Bike Ride
2 mile Bike Ride*
Helmets are required for ALL Bike Rides
Bike rides are limited to 25 riders for each ride-first come, first serve

*2 mile bike ride and 3 mile trail run
are for children who are able to bike or run independently

So sign up your child, or children, and we’ll see you Sept. 24 at Ascutney Trails!
Deb, Lorinda and Mike, Kids Fun Trail Run or Ride Race Directors

Questions? Call Deb Shearer at 802-384-2129
[email protected]

PS. Don’t forget about

3rd Annual Hay Bale Treasure Hunt at 4 p.m.

Bring sand pails to collect your treasures! (Weather Permitting)
Hay Piles for each of these age groups:
0-3 years old, 4-6 years old, 7-10 years old

Cheryl The Clown-Making Balloon Creations
from noon-3 p.m.

See you in a few weeks!

Thanks go out to: