ADAMANT – Craftsbury’s Alayne Tetor and Wolcott’s Maxfield English each had record-setting performances last week as the overall winners of the 2026 Adamant Half Marathon and Relay.
Tetor was the first female to cross the finish line with a time of 1:35:57 on Sunday, besting runner-up Dylan Broderick of Middlesex by nearly three minutes. Tetor navigated the hilly course at Adamant in record-breaking fashion, establishing a new time to beat in her 30-39 age division. She finished fourth overall in a co-ed field of 84 runners. East Hardwick’s Emma Podolin (17th overall) was the fifth female to cross the line with a time of 1:43:42. Craftsbury’s Hallie Grossman finished with a time of 1:46:30, good enough for eighth among female runners. Montpelier’s Anna Milkowski established a new record time (1:42:01) in the 50-59 age division, previously set by Sarah Pribram four years ago. Milkowski competed in the Boston Marathon last month. West Danville’s Elizabeth Markison won her 40-49 age group with a time of 1:50:20.
English was the first competitor to cross the line on Sunday with a time of 1:25:50, besting Waterbury’s George Aitken by more than three minutes. The head track and field coach at Hazen Union and cross-country coach at Craftsbury Academy broke the record previously held by Tom Thurston (1:30:11) in the 50-59 age division in 2019. Montpelier’s John Hackney established a new record in the 80-plus division with a time of 2:25:32. He became the first runner over 80 years old to ever complete the Adamant Half Marathon.
Last month, English posted a third-place overall finish in the 52nd Annual Paul Mailmain 10 Miler and 5K in Montpelier. English finished with a time of 1:02:09 behind event winner Peter Maksimow (1:00:07) from Manitou Springs, Colo., and runner-up Seth Jackson (1:01:04) of Montpelier. The top female finisher was Erin Magill of Montpelier, who crossed the line fourth overall with a time of 1:06:09. Runner-up Sarah Vandal of Thetford finished over 12 minutes later. Randolph’s Benjamin Donahue was the overall winner in the 5K with a time of 18:51. Waterbury’s Tamara Jacobsen was the top female finisher with a time of 24:50. Darien McElwain (61) of Calais posted a top-20 overall finish with a time of 32:29.
Next up on the Central Vermont Runners Circuit is the Barre Town Spring Run on May 17.
