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    RunVermont

    RunVermont

    4.5(4 reviews)
    83.2 km

    I recently completed the 2012 Vermont City Marathon. I chose this marathon because it was basically…read morethe biggest marathon in Vermont. Race morning was on 05/27/2012, during Memorial Day weekend. The travel to get to Burlington, VT was not an easy road for me, physically and financially. But once I got got into Burlington and step foot with the other marathoners on race morning, everything seemed to be better and the world seemed to be a smaller place. The Vermont City Marathon 2012 was my 40th lifetime marathon and 3rd of the year. Yikes! I've done alot! First time in Vermont and probably not the last, as I saw some awesome houses along the course and it makes me want to move out to Burlington someday when I am old and grey. In any event, the marathon is the premiere event in Vermont. There are other races held in Vermont, but VCM is the big one - like how New York City marathon and Chicago marathons dominate in their respective states. It is interesting to see that this race venue does not have a half marathon, since the half marathon is like a big draw for so many people - mostly due to its shorter distance. But for me, it has to be the full marathon, since its worth the $$ on airline tickets and hotel rooms to do it. The marathon expo was large enough, but small enough. There was an extensive expo separate from the packet pick up, which is similar to the Walt Disney World Marathon. I got to meet up with Laura Sklaudinski, the first youngest 50 State Marathoner from NY. That was bad ass! She inspires me to chase my dreams and to chase states. The marathon starts at 8:03am, with the wheeled athletes going first at 8am. The course itself looped around downtown Burlington, then on the Hwy 127 for a long out and back. Then onto a bike path with great views of Lake Champlain. From miles 13-19, we weaved in and around the residential areas of the North End, passing by Burlington High School. The rest of the course was on paved bike path from miles 20 to the finish. There was of families who were on bikes that day and wished me good luck as I streamed through. Though that was pretty awesome. Although the final push to the finish line was a long one, I felt that the bike path was just insanely long. Then again, 26.2 miles isn't a joke. It was a great venue to participate in and hope to come back to Vermont again to do it all over again. I heard that the men's winner clocked in at 2:30:xx, while the women's winner came in at 2:43:xx. That's crazy fast and wish I could do that some day. I probably would need to quit my day job and train hardcore full time. But I would probably miss the traveling. Give and take, I guess. Run more! A+

    I ran this marathon this past Sunday in 3:42:xx and in doing so completed my 54th marathon…read moredistanced race. I would consider the Vermont City Marathon a medium sized race as it's much bigger than a number of small races that I have done yet doesn't even come close to the size of most big city marathons. What is interesting about this race is that it's a marathon only course and no half marathon is offered. However there are different sized relays and so 2 people wanting to run a half marathon could team up together to run the race. The start of this race was easy enough to get to and was located in Battery Park. Start corrals were not assigned although there were signs so that you could line up according to your pace. That part went mostly good and there were only a few runners that clearly lined up faster than the pace they would run. Why people do that is beyond me as it is frustrating for anyone that has to pass you. The early miles of the race were around Burlington and even up Church St. before heading out to the Old North End and near Ethan Allen's homestead. Upon coming back into town we ran down church st this time and would ultimately head back through town one more time including up a huge hill at mile 15 that I rather enjoyed. After that we headed north before turning around and running back to the Waterfront Park along the bike path. Overall it was a solid course with a lot more hills than I had planned for. The crowd support for most of the race was actually awesome and I found them to be more enthusiastic and out in bigger numbers than a lot of other marathons that I have run. The bottom line for me is that I would run this marathon again in the future. While it wasn't the most interesting of courses I did really appreciate the crowd and heading through town on a couple of different occasions.

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    RaceVermont.com - Our annual Shelburne Farms 5K sells out most years. The course goes by some of the most beautiful scenery at the Farms.

    RaceVermont.com

    1.0(1 review)
    73.9 km

    I ran the 4- mile footrace at Shelburne Orchands 9/24/11. The course was not marked enough and many…read morerunners, including myself were lost as a result. I appoached race director Rayne Herzog after the race to tell him what happened. He was imidiatly defensive, blamed me for the confusing on the course, and demanded that I show him where we were all lost. After a 15 minute argument (in which I repeated 3 times I did not wish to argue) Rayne said that he'd "give me my goddamn money back" and called me a "pain in the ass" in front of his staff and other runners. The whole experience was appalling and infuriating for me. I have never been treated with that amount of disrespect by a race director, much less another human being. I would have more than happy with "I'm sorry you had a bad experience, how can I make it better" but instead was insulted and blamed for Herzog's failure as a race director. Bottom line, I will never participate in another Race Vermont event again. Also the owners of Shelburne Health & Fitness.

    From the owner: RaceVermont.com offers local 5K, 10K and Half Marathons in addition to Triathlons. These races are…read moreheld in some of the most beautiful back roads of Vermont.

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    RaceVermont.com - The Fall 5K/10K/Half Marathon has been named one of New England's most beautiful courses by Active.com.

    The Fall 5K/10K/Half Marathon has been named one of New England's most beautiful courses by Active.com.

    RaceVermont.com - Run through this bridge in both directions in the Charlotte Covered Bridge Half Marathon.

    Run through this bridge in both directions in the Charlotte Covered Bridge Half Marathon.

    RaceVermont.com - Our courses offer incredibly beautiful country views.

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    Our courses offer incredibly beautiful country views.

    Mad Marathon

    Mad Marathon

    3.7(3 reviews)
    87.7 km

    July 10, 2011 was the first Mad Marathon, and it was a great inaugural event! The staff and…read morevolunteers were super-friendly, as well as everyone else in town. This event really had a friendly small-town feel and I felt very welcome. The course itself was beautiful and scenic, and there were plenty of water/Gatorade/Gu stops on the course. However, the hills were much more challenging than the website let on. In their defense, they do have an elevation chart on the website, but it's hard to really tell how difficult the hills are from the chart, and the course description really downplayed their size. These definitely are not "rolling hills", and anyone who does not live and/or train in this kind of area is in for a rude awakening. I was lucky that I drove the course the day before or else I would have planned a really ill-advised running strategy. The solution is really easy: the course description just needs to be revised before next year to more accurately prepare runners for what is to come. More bathrooms would be a good idea, as would more free food at the finish. I'm not a big stickler about race swag, but after 26.2 miles I really need something more substantial (and gentler to my stomach) than donuts and cider. Some fruit or bagels would be nice. There were a few food vendors in the finish area, but I don't normally carry money during a race. I love the technical T-shirt and the fact that the medals for the marathoners and half-marathoners were different. However, the two goodie bags (one at the expo and one at the finish) were a little excessive. My advice would be to keep the grocery bag (useful) and ditch the drawstring bag. Give it to us at the expo with all the swag, and use the money saved for more food at the end. For an inaugural event, the race was well-organized with few real problems. I would recommend it to others, with a sharp warning about the size of the hills.

    Great Marathon in an awesome small town environment. The locals are great and are happy to…read moreencourage you along. The hills are no joke though...you don't get it...they're NO JOKE.

    Adventure Family Fun Center

    Adventure Family Fun Center

    4.3(30 reviews)
    55.2 km

    Fun place for a rainy day. Look out for the $1.50 advertisement coupons around town to make it…read morecheaper than the combo pass. Bumper cars are single rider only. Go-karts are fun, squeezed two adults into a car and it malfunctioned but they let us go another lap so it made up for it. Lasertag had a lot of ground to explore and hide in, with a side room area that I saw a preschool girl and her family playing in, if you need a smaller field safer for a younger child. Minus one star for games being out of service, two bumper cars and a handful of lasertag vests broken, and they really could use lockers for storing shoes for bounce houses, purses, umbrellas etc as they just get left at the starting gates or hold onto them in the attractions.

    This is an interesting little place. We brought the boys in on a Wednesday afternoon to kill a few…read morehours. Many of the attractions were not open (bumper cars, indoor go-karts, kids inflatable play area), and those that were tended to be underwhelming. The go-karts were fun, and the rides were generously long, but that may have had to do with the lack of crowd size despite the beautiful weather. The go-karts themselves were wildly different in top speeds, and your success on the track was based entirely on the kart you were assigned vs. any actual ability or strategy. No big deal for us, but there was, shall we say, a slightly more competitive family who were extremely annoyed by this, and were letting everyone in earshot know about it. Most of the arcade games were older and not in the greatest condition, with a few exceptions. What was oddest of all was that I found a roll of 5,000 prize tickets just sitting on top of a closed air hockey table completely unattended. I brought them back to an employee at the concession stand and there wasn't even a thank you offered. If it happens again, maybe I'll just the 5' Angry Bird. They also wouldn't honor the Yelp Check-in offer for a free game of Laser Tag. All in all, this place has seen some better days, and both boys enjoyed playing mini-golf at the place across the parking lot far more than they did playing at Adventure Family Fun Center, but you could certainly do worse if you're looking to kill a few hours with the kids.

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    Adventure Family Fun Center - Sound stage,karaoke, dance floor

    Sound stage,karaoke, dance floor

    Adventure Family Fun Center - Outdoor go carts

    Outdoor go carts

    Adventure Family Fun Center - Multi level laser tag, View from the top

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    Multi level laser tag, View from the top

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