Vermont has everything you need for a great holiday – fantastic nature, interesting cities, unique sights, and entertainment and activities for every taste. Here travelers can go skiing, backpacking, sightseeing, and enjoy racing in Vermont.
Vermont 5K
1. Happy Hour Hustle 5K: Switchback Brewing
Sep 7, 2022 – Wednesday
5K run
Burlington, VT
The Happy Hour Hustle 5K: Switchback Brewing will be held on September 7, 2022.
Go for a 5K run or 5K walk and beer! This race is at Switchback Brewing on Flynn Ave, from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. Bibs can be picked up on-site at 4:15 pm, and the race will be timed.
2. Charlotte Covered Bridge Half Marathon
Sep 10, 2022 – Saturday
13.1M, 10K, 5K run
Shelburne, VT
The Charlotte Covered Bridge Half Marathon will be held on September 10, 2022. It is a favorite of many runners.
You won’t find huge hills and the scenery is picturesque. The race starts and finishes at the beautiful Shelburne Beach.
You will run along dirt, gravel, and paved roads past picturesque views of the Vermont countryside, farmland, and Charlotte Beach, located on scenic Lake Champlain. The route continues on rolling hills before arriving at the turnaround just before reaching the Holmes Creek Covered Bridge.
3. The Sprouty
Sep 10, 2022 – Saturday
10K, 5K run | kids run
Sharon, VT
The 12th Annual Sprouty will be held on September 10, 2022. The event includes a 5K and 10K race along the White River in Sharon, Vermont.
The Sprouty provides support to the Farm-to-School program at the Sharon Elementary School.
The first 150 to register by August 15 will receive a T-shirt. Awards will be given to the top 3 male and female finishers in the 5K and 10K.
There will also be a fun-run loop for kids around the elementary school. Kids 12 and under register for free.
Vermont 10K
4. Endurance Society Sky Run
Sep 17, 2022 – Saturday
10K, 5K run
Waitsfield, VT
The Endurance Society Sky Run will be held on September 17, 2022.
The 5K climbs and descends, and the 10K will do two ascents and two descents. The finish line will be at the base of the mountain.
After the race, there will be a post-race party. The finish line will close at 1:00 PM.
All finishers will get a custom Endurance Society medal and Endurance Society Swag.
The top three males and females of each race will get a unique award.
5. Fall Equinox Trail Race
Sep 18, 2022 – Sunday
10K, 5K trail run
Charlotte, VT
The Fall Equinox Trail Race will be held on September 18, 2022. It is a fun but challenging trail run through fields, single track, and sugar-wood roads.
The trail run starts and finishes at 750 North Pasture Lane, Charlotte, VT.
The 10K is available to all runners 12 and older. The entry Fee is $15 for Pre-registration and $20 on race day (GMAA members subtract $5). Online registration will close on Friday, September 16th, at midnight.
The top 3 runners, male and female, in each race, will get awards.
6. Island Vines
Sep 18, 2022 – Sunday
10K, 5K run
South Hero, VT
The 9th annual Island Vines Road Race hosted by RunVermont will be held on September 18, 2022, at the beautiful Snow Farm Vineyard.
The event will feature 10K and 5K races on South Hero’s picturesque West Shore Road.
Proceeds from the race will go to C.I.D.E.R., which provides resources that enable the people of Grand Isle County, Vermont, to live in their community with dignity.
Vermont Half Marathons
7. Leaf Peepers Half Marathon
Oct 2, 2022 – Sunday
13.1M, 5K run
Waterbury, VT
The Leaf Peepers Half Marathon will be held on October 2, 2022. The event has been a fall road race in Waterbury, VT, since 1984.
The route makes a loop through downtown Waterbury and then goes along the Winooski River through Waterbury and Duxbury, with views of changing hardwood leaves across the Green Mountains.
The Half Marathon course becomes a dirt road after a few miles of pavement at the start and finishes on a section of the Cross VT trail at the historic VT state Horseshoe Facility lawn.
8. Kingdom Challenge
Oct 15, 2022 – Saturday
13.1M, 5K run | 13.1M relay
St. Johnsbury, VT
The Kingdom Challenge will be held on October 15, 2022. It is a difficult race on typical Vermont terrain that includes hills, four covered bridges, and picturesque Vermont back roads.
The point-to-point course starts at the Lyndonville Town Offices and finishes at the St. Johnsbury School. There will be 3,000 feet of elevation change (1,440′ up and 1,590′ down) with several long climbs. Most of the route is on dirt roads.
The 5K run is a fun race over paved roads in town.
9. Field House Fall Half Marathon
Oct 29, 2022 – Saturday
13.1M, 10K, 5K run
Shelburne, VT
The Field House Fall Half Marathon will be held on October 29, 2022. The 5K and 10K courses are both out-and-back courses that begin and end at Shelburne Field House. The half marathon is a loop course in scenic Shelburne, Vermont.
You will run on dirt and back roads, past Shelburne Farms and a stretch of Harbor Road with scenic views of Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks.
After the run, there will be a post-race party and meals by Barkeaters Restaurant.
Vermont Marathons
10. Green Mountain Marathon and Half Marathon
Oct 16, 2022 – Sunday
26.2 M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K run
South Hero, VT
The 51st Annual GMAA Green Mountain Marathon and Half Marathon will be held on October 16, 2022, and is a Boston Qualifier.
The certified (VT15301JK) marathon and half-marathon start and finish near the house where Clarence H. DeMar, seven-time Boston Marathon Winner, once lived.
The full marathon route is two laps of the half-marathon course, going through the west shore of South Hero and Grand Isle – a land of farms, orchards, and summer cottages.
11. Snow Devil Snowshoe Race / Winter Ultra
Feb 10, 2023 – Friday
100M, 100K trail run
Feb 11, 2023 – Saturday
26.2M, 13.1M, 10K trail run
Pittsfield, VT
The Snow Devil Snowshoe Race/Winter Ultra will be held on February 10 – 11, 2023.
The route climbs steeply past the trailside oasis, Muddy’s Hut, and through the switchbacks of Noodles Trail before leveling out at the Rabbit Hole.
The trail then goes through narrow terrain through the premier part of Yonder Trail before opening up onto a forest road midway up La Gran Aventura. The thousand-foot three-mile climb ends in a dense, dark spruce forest called the Labyrinth with incredible panoramic Green Mountain views at Shrek’s Stone Hut.
The course then goes down the Wrong Way Trail single track with a couple of descents down snowy chutes before traversing the backside of the mountain and opening up onto double track Riverside Run and back to the finish.
12. Mad Marathon
Jul 9, 2023 – Sunday
26.2M, 13.1M run | 26.2M relay
Waitsfield, VT
The 11th Annual Mad Marathon will be held on July 9, 2023, and is a Boston Qualifier. It is one of the most beautiful Marathons in the world! This event includes races for runners at any level.
The Mad Marathon, Mad Half, and relays will run through the scenic Mad River Valley, located in Central Vermont. You will run through the amazing rural community on back and dirt roads, with gorgeous views of the Green Mountains, challenging rolling farms with tough climbs and descents, and historic barns, bridges, and fields.
