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VT50-Finish Line Fun: Medals, Music, Massage and More

Finisher medal

Medals Waiting for You At the Finish Line

Every race finisher will take home one of these AWESOME finisher medals.

Music by Moxley Union noon-5PM

Photo Courtesy of Photos by Nanci

Massage noon-6 PM

Sports therapy massage provided by Denise Gebroe and volunteers from the Vermont Chapter of AMTA.
7-10 tables will be available for 10-15 minutes of sports massage.
This service is free but donations are greatly appreciated. 

Post Race BBQ 11:30 AM-6:45 PM

Sunday Post Race Meal prepared by Brownsville Butcher and Pantry 
Racers this yummy BBQ is included in your registration fee

Menu may include:
BBQ Chicken with the following sauce options: Tangy Mustard
Pulled Pork
Broccoli Cheddar Salad
Mac & Cheese
Baked Beans
Collard Greens
Cookies & Brownies (with gluten free options)
Drinks: Iced tea and Lemonade, Sodas, Water
This meal is NOT self served and is NOT all-you-can-eat. This food is provided to feed our race participants, volunteers and landowners. Thank you for your cooperation.
Mtn Bikers your wristband or Runners Race Bib pull tab will be your meal ticket.

More

Lazy Cow Ice Cream
King’s Row Coffee
Food for Spectators and Crew from Brownsville Butcher and Pantry 

Awards 1-3 PM

Photo Courtesy of Photos by Nanci

Awards and Prizes on Sunday afternoon

Mountain Bikes about 1:00 PM
Runners about 2:30 PM
Yummy Maple syrup will be awarded to the top 3 finishers in each category.

VT50 Race Weekend Schedule-Sunday Race Day

Vermont 50 Mountain Bike

Sunday Race Morning

Traffic WILL be an issue, please plan ahead. Please obey our had working volunteers who will get you parks safely and as quickly as possible.
You might consider CARPOOLING. Plan your race strategy, save gas and save a space or two.

Check in and Meeting for 50 milers

Racer Check in opens at 5 a.m.
Racer Meeting at 5:30 a.m. SHARP.
All 50 mile racers must attend and give Bib # to check-in person. (50 mile racers only)

Race Wave Starts

Wave 1 6:10  
(ALL EXPERT) (ALL SINGLESPEED) (with signs for Sub 5, Sub 6, Sub 7, Over 7)
Wave 2 6:15     
(SPORT 18-26)(SPORT 27-44) 
Senior I, Senior II and Veteran

Wave 3 6:20     
(SPORT 45-65 and Up) (12-17 Junior)(Master I, Master II, Master III) (WOMEN’S RELAY) (OVER 60 RELAY)

Wave 4 6:25
(ALL NOVICE) (SPORT CLYDES) (NOVICE & TANDEM)(NOVICE CLYDES)

Wave 5 6:30
(50M Runners) (50M Relay)

Check In and Meeting for 50 Km

Racer Check in opens at 7 a.m.
Racer Meeting at 7:30 a.m. SHARP.
All 50Km racers must attend and give Bib # to check-in person.

Race Wave Start for 50 Km

Wave 6 8:00     
(50K RUNNERS)

Chip Timing-Start Time

Your time starts when the chip in your Bib/Plaque crosses the timing mat.

Race Finish Time for Everyone

All races are closed at 6:30 p.m.

Start Penalties

If you start in a wave ahead of your designated wave/category/age group: your start time will be moved back to the wave time you were classified in an additional 20 minutes will be added to your finishing time. 

Aid Station Closing Times

There is a strict 12 hour limit for the race with 10 Aid Stations at ~ 5 mile intervals.  
If any competitor arrives at an Aid Station after the posted closing time of the station,  they will be requested, urged strongly, and then TOLD to get in the van for free transportation back to the finish area at Base Camp.  

Race Patrol will follow the last competitor into each Aid Station and  coordinate with Radio Race Control to track each entrant.
Our purpose is to NOT lose anyone in the woods!!

Pace Times

We ask for the cooperation of those who cannot keep up a pace of 4.16 mph (14 min. 24 sec. per mile)

Official Race Merchandise Table Open 10:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. 
For online pickup and race weekend retail sales. We accept cash, checks and most major credit cards.

Awards and Prizes Sunday Afternoon
MT Bikers approx. 1:00 p.m.
50 Km Runners approx 2:00 p.m.
50 Mile Runners approx 3:00 p.m.
Prizes will be awarded to the Top Three in each category only.
50 Mile Run Relay Teams we will award
First: Male team, Female team, Mixed gender team

Mountain Bikers
Top Three Males and Females in each category and class

Mountain Bike Categories
Novice – entry level or first time competitor.
Sport – intermediate competitor
Expert – very advanced competitor

Mt. Bike Age Groups
12- 17 Junior
18 – 26 Senior I
27 – 34 Senior II
35 – 44 Veteran
45 – 54 Master I
55 – 64 Master II
65 and up Master III
Biker age as of 12/31/2019 (not on race day)

Additional Mt. Bike Classes:
Clydesdale – Novice (min. weight 200 lbs)
Clydesdale – Sport (min. weight 200 lbs) 
Tandem
Womens Relay Team
Over 60 Relay Team

Runner Age Groups
12-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 plus

Sunday Post Race Dinner -Brownsville Butcher and Pantry Catering

Location: Finish Line Time: approx. 11:30 a.m.-6:45 p.m.
Brownsville Butcher and Pantry (included in race registration fee) (provided for race participants, landowners and volunteers only) 
Mtn Bikers your wristband or Runners Race Bib pull tab will be your meal ticket.

2019 Menu

  • BBQ Chicken with the following sauce options: Tangy Mustard, Alabama White, Memphis Sweet
  • Broccoli Cheddar Salad
  • Mac & Cheese
  • Baked Beans
  • Collard Greens
  • Cookies & Brownies (with gluten free options)
    This meal is NOT self served and is NOT all-you-can-eat. This food is provided to feed our race participants, volunteers and landowners. Thank you for your cooperation.

Vendor food available for purchase Brownsville Butcher and Pantry 

VT50 Race Weekend Schedule-Saturday

Vermont 50 Mountain Bike or Ultra Run Race Day

Saturday Race Bib and Bike Plaque Pickup
September 28, 2019

Bibs and Bike Plaques Pickup Noon-8 p.m.
BIG TENT 450 Ski Tow Road,  Brownsville VT 05037-Ascutney Mountain.
Pick up your runner bibs or bike plaques (and meal ticket wristband for mtn bikers) and chipped timing belt for relay teams.
Participants must each pick up their own bib or plaque.  
Photo ID is required to pick up bibs and plaques.
No transferring bib/plaques
No bib /plaque pickup on Sunday-Race Day

Commemorative Race T-shirt Pickup Noon-8 p.m.
Pick up your race participant t-shirt.(included in your registration fee.)

Car Parking Permit Noon-8 p.m..
Register your vehicle so your CREW will be allowed at the three crew access aid station.
No permit, no entrance to aid station parking lot.
You will be given directions to the aid stations where your crew can park.

Drop off your drop bags Noon-8 p.m.
Visit the Drop Bag table to get your drop bag measured and weight.
They will be delivered to the aid station you list on the outside of the bag with your name and bib number.

Information Table Noon-8 p.m.
Visit the Information table to have any questions answered.

Other Things Happening on Saturday at our race.

  • Vendor Fair Noon-6 p.m.
  • Ice cream Noon- 5p.m.
  • Adaptive Bike Race (details below)
  • Kids FREE Fun Races (details below)
  • Face painting Noon-3 p.m.
  • Kids Treasure Hunt 4:30 p.m. bring buckets or bags for you treasures
  • Merchandise Table Noon-6 p.m. Purchase VT50 official merchandise or pick up online purchases.

Off-Road Adaptive Bike Demo/Race 12:30 p.m.
An adaptive bike race on the hill. Come check out these athletes.

Children’s FREE Fun Races on Saturday Check in Noon- 1 p.m.
These free fun races gives the kids a chance to feel like they’re part of the Vermont 50 and are held during registration, starting Saturday afternoon about 1  p.m.
(Or you can sign up online ahead of time  and just drop off your Waiver sheet and pick up your bib(s).
Online registration is open until midnight Sept. 20.

FREE Fun Bike Ride 2:00 p.m.
Bike check-in Noon-1:00  p.m. in the BIG TENT.
Bike Ride starts at 2 p.m.
approx. 1 mile Bike Ride
approx. 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 is for children who are able to bike independently.
The course will be a loop at the start/finish of the VT50 race 

FREE Fun Run 3:30 p.m.
Kids Run check-in Noon-1:00 p.m. in the BIG TENT
Run races start at 3:30 p.m.
approx. 1/2 mile Run
approx. 1 mile Run
approx. 5 Km (3 mile) Run*
*3 mile trail run is for children who are able to run independently. The course will be a loop at the start/finish of the VT50 race

Saturday Pre-Race Dinner 5-8:00 p.m. (not included in registration fee)

Hosted  by Holiday Inn Club Vacations Mount Ascutney ResortLocation: Mountain View Ballroom, Windham Building, Holiday Inn Club Vacations Mount Ascutney Resort
Price: $16.95 adults,  $10.95 children
A portable cash bar will be set up in the ballroom serving beer, wine and soda.
Tickets available at the meal at the ballroom.
Once purchased, each guest will receive their ticket which will be collected at the door when they arrive at the dinner.

2019 Menu:
Assorted Bread and Butter
House Salad – Dairy/Gluten free
Baked Ziti with Bolognese Sauce
Chicken & Rice Pilaf – Dairy/Gluten free
Baked Beans – Dairy/Gluten free
Roasted Root Vegetables – Dairy/Gluten free
Assorted Desserts

More info. visit Our
Schedule Page
General Info Page
Kids Fun Race Page
Vendors Page

Vermont 50 25th Anniversary Finisher Medals Have Arrived!

Woo-Hoo!

Look what will be waiting for you at the finish line of the 25th Anniversary of the Vermont 50 Mountain Bike or Ultra-Run…the race finisher medals have been delivered.

Finisher MedalSee you all in a few weeks,
The VT50 race Committee

If you didn’t get to the race, please consider VOLUNTEERING with us during race weekend.

TOAST, a funky kinda band, to play the Vermont 50 Finish Line

TOAST, the Band

TOAST, the funky band from our area will be playing at this year’s finish line!

Toast is an Upper Valley funk and soul band, performing original music and covers.  They’ll be at the finish line from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 24. 

Here’s a sample of their original tune “The Fool”

A little about the band…Jim Yeager, guitar and Vocals; Barb Smith, saxes and flute; Scott Paulson, Bass and vocals; and John Foster, drums.

Many of you may know Scott and Barb from their steel pan playing at Margaritaville!

Band Bios:

Jim Yeager, songwriter/producer/performer 
Jim Yeager is a singer/song writer, performer, music producer and multi-instrumentalist whose original works have embodied upwards of one hundred-fifty compositions and thirty some years. In 1997 he released his first full length album (and supporting tour) with his then band Vitamin F. Since then Jim has shared the stage/studio with the likes of: Andy Kravitz, Val McCallum, The Nicolo Brothers, Billy Shaw, Jenny Barry, Disco Biscuits, Geri Mingori Band and Blessed Union of Souls. He is currently finalizing his first, completely self-produced album entitled “The Beauty of Imperfection”, which will be available in 2016.
Jim lives in Hartland, VT by way of Philadelphia, PaBarbara Smith, Saxophones and Flute
Barbara Smith attended Bard College as a Liberace Scholar, where she received her Bachelor of Arts with a focus in Music Performance. While at Bard, she worked with Joan Tower, Luis Garcia-Renart, flutist Patricia Spencer, saxophonists Erika Lindsay, Harvey Kaiser and Howard Johnson, clarinetist Larry Guy, and performed as a solo flutist with the American Symphony Orchestra. In 1999 she toured the United States, Russia, and Central Europe as a saxophonist with the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra under the direction of Leon Botstein. In 2000 she served as a guest panelist at the New York City Flute Convention. Barbara performs in the area with Toast, The East Bay Jazz Ensemble, Island Time Steel Drums, and a variety of other bands, and as a solo flutist. She has also served as an adjudicator for district and state music festivals. She regularly serves as a chamber music coach for Green Mountain Youth Symphony. She is the co-founder of Vermont Independent School of the Arts in Sharon, VT where she has a teaching studio. Many of her students participate in district, state, and regional music festivals, and have pursued a collegiate career studying music.

Scott Paulson, Bass and vocals
B.A. Music from Johnson State College, Vermont. Scott has taught instrumental music programs, jazz bands, steel bands and percussion groups in area private and public schools since 1996. He has done Steel Drum workshops for such entities as The Vermont Alliance for Arts Education, The Green Mountain Suzuki Institute , plus several Vermont Public Schools and even as far away as North Carolina. He has played and recorded with a myriad of groups in various genres and on a variety of instruments, notably as leader/ front man/ steel pannist /bassist with the eclectic group SKABAZZA, which performed at the 1998 Phish festival “Lemonwheel” in Limestone, Maine. He currently plays lead pan in several of his steel bands,and has plays Bass Guitar with folk instrumentalist “Spencer Lewis as part of the Folk Rock Project.” He has played bass, drums and percussion with several bands as well as Highland Bagpipes with The Catamount Pipe Band.

John Foster, Drums
John started playing drums professionally at age 16, moving from his home in New York State to play for a band in Youngstown, Ohio. He later accepted an offer in Nashville, Tennessee, playing on the road and doing studio work. He made his living playing drums in Nashville for the next several years,and later went back to school for a degree in Wildlife Management, earning a B.S. from the University of Maine and a masters degree at Southern Illinois University, focusing on the technical side of Wildlife Ecology. John continued to play drums on the side, while working with NASA in Mississippi and the Department of Natural Resources in South Carolina. John, and his wife, Becky, moved to the Upper Valley in 2006 and he currently works at the Cold Regions Lab of the U.S. Corps of Engineers in Hanover, NH. John has enjoyed getting involved with the music community here in the Upper Valley, playing with several groups including The Wall-Stiles, Redhouse, Wild Roots, The Wildlifers, Loose Cannons and other singer/songwriters in the area.

Check the Race Weekend Schedule for more information.


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Mailing Address: 13 Allen Street, Hanover NH 03755

Race Location: Ascutney Outdoors, 450 Ski Tow Road, West Windsor VT 05037

Email: Race Director


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