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.
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.
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 uponline 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.
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They’ll be at our vendor fair baking cookies using the sun’s energy to cook them!
Stop by their solar tracker array and try one of their awesome cookies! Thanks to King Arthur Flour for supplying the cookie dough.
Be A VT50 Vendor-Contact Race Director Mike Silverman At: [email protected] 603-381-9993
With two weeks away we’re about $2000 away from our goal of raising an additional $25,000 to support Vermont Adaptive. Our fundraisers are hard at work trying to help us reach this goal. You can help them by making a donation today.
$25 provides a 2 hour snowshoe or Nordic outing in the winter or a 2 hour canoe or kayak outing in the summer.
$40 allows Vermont Adaptive to purchase a box of hand warmers for volunteer instructors and participants.
$60 covers the cost of a ½ day of skiing or snowboarding including equipment.
$100 covers a whole day of skiing or snowboarding in the winter or a therapeutic horseback riding lesson in the summer. (These allow us to provide scholarships to people who otherwise could not participate.)
$500 allows Vermont Adaptive to purchase new helmets for one program location.
$600 buys a new tandem bike.
$600 buys a new kayak or canoe
$1,000 outfits six Vermont Adaptive instructors with uniforms.
$3,000 provides the resources to purchase a new or piece of sit down equipment such as a mono-ski or hand cycle.
Did You Know? (DYK)
Vermont Adaptive provides more than 3,000 outings each year to people with disabilities.
The cost of one outing for a participant can range from $35 for a canoeing session to $130 for a full day of skiing with lift ticket, lesson and adaptive equipment?
There is more than $50,000 worth of adaptive sports gear we want to buy this year on our Wish List.
Vermont Adaptive relies on more than 400 highly trained volunteer instructors each year, who donate their time and talent to the organization.
Our race registration closes on Saturday, Sept. 7 at noon ET. There are still a few spots for fundraisers (runner and mountain bikers) and a few run spots open but not many! Don’t get shut-out for this year’s 27th annual VT50.
We’ve updated the race lists so you can see who all is joining us on Sept. 29. Bib lists will be out in a week or so after registration closes.
Volunteers Are Needed
Please spread the word that we need VOLUNTEERS to make this race happen! You can easily sign up online and match your skill to a task that needs to be filled. ONLINE VOLUNTEER SIGN UP
Sign Up for the Kids FREE Fun Rides or Runs
Join us for our 12th annual VT 50 Kids Fun Trail Run or Mountain Bike Ride Race Day-Saturday, September 28, 2019 TIMES: Bike Ride 2:00 p.m. Fun Run 3:30 p.m. Ascutney Outdoors, 450 Ski Tow Rd. Brownsville, VT
