MONTPELIER – Quinn LaCasse, 27, hasn’t forgotten his hometown. Lacasse grew up in Hardwick and graduated from Hazen Union in 2014. As a youngster, he participated in summer 5k trail races on the Hardwick Trails. During high school, he competed on the Hazen Union track and field teams that won[Read More…]
Jim Flint’s Runners Roundup
Silver Anniversary Mutt Strut
WATERBURY — Twenty-seven spirited runners and their canine companions faced soggy conditions Sunday at the twenty-fifth running of the Mutt Strut. As temperatures hovered in the mid-40s F, the main goal was to keep warm and moving. With owners in tow, the poochy pack slogged, strolled, splashed, and sprinted along[Read More…]
Locals Complete Boston Marathon
BOSTON — A rainy Monday could not dampen the resolve of 30,000 participants in the 127th running of the Boston Marathon. The Patriot’s day race marked the 10th anniversary of the tragic 2013 bombing near the finish line, which killed three people and injured scores more. The mantra, “Boston Strong,”[Read More…]
First Half Marathon of the Season
BURLINGTON ‒ Four Hardwick-area runners took on the 17th Annual Unplugged Half Marathon on April 8. Andrew Gilbert, Tim Hogeboom, Cathy Dupont, and Elizabeth McCarthy were among 695 athletes pacing 13.1 miles on a crisp early spring day. The point-to-point, no-frills race started at Airport Park in Colchester and finished[Read More…]
Shamrock Shuffle
LEBANON, N.H. – A huge field of 675 runners raced Saturday at the Shamrock Shuffle 5k. Conditions for the annual rite of spring were ideal for running, with sunshine and blue skies prevailing. Joel Thornton-Sherman, 13, from Waterford, was the top Vermont runner. Thornton-Sherman paced at 5:42 per mile en[Read More…]
A Mad Dash at Millstone
WEBSTERVILLE – Twenty participants at Saturday’s Millstone Madness Snowshoe Race experienced a taste of adventure during their three-mile ramble through the old granite quarries. Blue skies and bright sunshine were a welcome sight after a winter filled with overcast days. The temperature warmed to the freezing mark as the race[Read More…]
Reveling Runners Ring Out the Old Year
by Jim Flint MONTPELIER – An enthusiastic field of 108 runners enjoyed unusually mild weather at the 27th annual New Year’s Eve Race. Temperatures in the low 50s made shorts and t-shirts the apparel of choice for many participants. Sponsored by Central Vermont Runners, the 5k race was the first[Read More…]
