Our 31st Race will be held on September 29, 2024 Race Registration OPENS May 25, 2024 at 7 PM ET Fundraise for Vermont Adaptive Did you know you can get in our race NOW…it’s true. Become a Vermont Adaptive Fundraiser and you are IN!  Here’s how… FREE RACE REGISTRATION OPTION RAISE or DONATE a minimum of $500 between January 12, 2024 and May 20, 2024 at 7 pm ET using the link our race director will provide to you and you will receive: ● one free race entry for the 2024 race ● one commemorative t-shirt-made specifically for our fundraisers This Fundraising Option ..read more

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY is #GivingTuesday   Your Donation to Vermont Adaptive will be Doubled Up to $50,000! This year, Vermont Adaptive will harness the generosity from The Sills Family Foundation, Sarah DeBlois and Art Sills, The Kimpton Family Fund, and Dave and Melissa Baker, who collectively pledged a matching gift of $50,000 for #GivingTuesday2023.   That means your donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000 and have twice the impact for adaptive athletes!   Last year, YOU raised more than $200,000 during our #GivingTuesday event – and wi ..read more

  Picture this…October 23, 1993 Our FIRST Vermont 50 race!! And here we are 30 30 years later… THANK YOU VERMONT 50 LANDOWNERS AND RACE VOLUNTEERS!! (If you see folks around in RED Volunteer t-shirts, please THANK them. Our race couldn’t happen without them!) And THANK YOU RACE PARTICIPANTS! It’s HERE, our 30th race is finally here. Thanks for being here and helping us celebrate 30 years of the Vermont 50! Check our our WELCOME video on YOUTUBE     If you still have questions about our race please visit our website or FAQs Page. HEADS UP-Please obey ALL speed li ..read more

THANK YOU VERMONT 50 LANDOWNERS AND RACE VOLUNTEERS!! (If you see folks around in RED Volunteer t-shirts, please THANK them. Our race couldn’t happen without them!) In just 4 days you will be helping us celebrate 30 years of the Vermont 50! THANK YOU! We are moving our race operations to Ascutney Outdoors. If you still have questions about our race please visit our website or FAQs Page. VIDEO–Welcome to the 30th Anniversary of the Vermont 50 PLEASE SHARE THIS EMAIL WITH YOUR CREW/SPECTATORS SO WE’RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE COME RACE WEEKEND Aid Station Mileage has been updated  DOWNLOA ..read more

VOTE TODAY & EVERY DAY THROUGH OCT. 4  Vermont Adaptive Named Finalist in 2023 “Defender Service Awards” Help Them Win a Land Rover Defender and $25,000 For Vermont Adaptive’s Programs and Athletes Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports has been honored as one of five nonprofit finalists in the 2023 Land Rover Defender Service Awards! VOTE FOR VERMONT ADAPTIVE HERE. As part of this national contest, they have the chance to win a customized Land Rover Defender 130 and $25,000. This is a huge opportunity to expand their programs and advocacy across Vermont and New England. They need your he ..read more

This is VT50 dedication…Nice ink Michael D. 11 days until our 30th race! All race registration is CLOSED-except our FREE FUN KIDS RACES! (see below) PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR CREW/SPECTATORS SO WE’RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE COME RACE WEEKEND Are your READY? HELP US REDUCE WASTEIf you need to DROP,  please email MIKE, to help us plan for race weekend water and food  Bring a water bottle to refill during race weekend. CARPOOL (share gas cost, reduce traffic) VT50 Rules UPDATE for Mountain Bikers and RunnersThe use of electronic music players, radio communication devices, cell ph ..read more

13 days until our 30th race! All race registration is CLOSED-except our FREE FUN KIDS RACES! (see below) WOW, 13 days until our 30th race. How’s your training going  ? History Lesson…back in 1993 In 1993 Laura Farrell (blue jacket above) and a handful of runners started The Vermont 50 Mountain Bike or Ultra Run in West Windsor, Vermont. While the VT50 was conceived as a qualifying race for the Vermont 100, there was local interest in a mountain bike race, so six (6) bikes started with the runners in the race’s first year.  After that, the mountain bike visionary, Lou Schmertz to ..read more

18 days until our 30th race! All race registration is CLOSED-except our FREE FUN KIDS RACES! (see below) HELP US REDUCE WASTE If you need to DROP,  please email MIKE, to help us plan for race weekend water and food Bring a water bottle to refill during race weekend. CARPOOL (share gas cost, reduce traffic) VT50 Trails Remember when I said we might recruit you to help out with the VT50 Trails.. welp, it’s this Sunday folks! Trail Day Sept.10Ascutney Trails Association is hosting a Trail Day on Sept. 10 to help clean up some of our course trails. Meet at ..read more

The 30th Vermont 50 is a GO!! The Vermont 50 Race Committee met this past Monday and reviewed all our concerns: Trails / Course, landowners, and community, then we voted unanimously make this Vermont 50-2023-30th anniversary go full steam ahead. Conditions Could Change We all need to be adaptable if conditions change. We do not think we will be looking at slower times, but everyone will be challenged with the conditions, so go slowly and safely, watch for caution signs and follow the course marshals, race officials and police officer’s instructions. This has been the wettest June, July, and A ..read more

Vermont 50 Trails Update The Vermont 50 race committee met this past Monday, August 21st, with a focus on the race course. Some of you may not be aware of the soggy conditions in Vermont but we’ve seen record rainfall amounts for both July and August. (Some of our neighbors’ hay fields are still under water). With these wet conditions: some key landowners are  pushing back with regard to access to their trails; many of our race community’s dirt roads continue to have washed out areas;  and there is concern of how we can move forward safely. Course Check A recon ride was conducted ..read more