Year: 2019

The 40th annual Round Church Women’s Run went off without a hitch. Opening words included some history of the beginning of the race shared by Dianne Schullenberger.

There were 159 finishers; 116 completed the 5K, and 43 completed the 10K. Two local runners took the fastest finishes: Huntington’s Kasie Enman placed first in the 5K with a speedy time of 18:17 and Jericho’s Danielle Simons-Cheney finished the 10K with a swift 41:50. The First Strides beginner women’s running/walking program again had strong representation among the finishers.

Overall Results

5K – Women | Age Groups | Age Graded
10K – Women | Age Groups | Age Graded

There were over 25 volunteers who handled everything from parking and registration to course monitoring and recovery food and more. Many thanks to each of them; we could not hold our races without our volunteers.

Timing was conducted by 802 Timing’s Tom and Lauren. Due to the great heat/humidity for the 10K runners especially, we will strongly consider starting next year’s race at 8:00 am.

Donations by: Mann & Machine: start area space; Round Church: parking area; Hannaford: food; Bove’s: sauce; Richmond Hardware; Paige Tomlinson; Cheri Audet; Diana Benot; RunVermont: glasses

Race Directors: Hillary Holmes and Laura Ryan

Volunteers: Carlie Krolick, Carol Boivin, Chance Crocker, Chris Cote, Danielle Blais-Hall, Diane Fuchs, Francis Churchill, Gordon McFarland, Harry Curth, Henry Busetti, Jan Leja, Jeffrey Jodoin, Liz Buchanan, Lorraine Ryan, Luna Hall, Mare Tilton, Mark Duchaine, Michael Boivin, Michael Lechman, Mike Bessette, Newton Baker, Norma Jodoin, Phil LaCroix, Ray Grant, Russ Cooke, Steve Merrill, Wayne Reisberg

This past weekend’s Stowe 8 Mile race marked the halfway point of our GMAA Team Racing Performance Series – see updated standings. Although it was one of the cooler mornings of the month so far, things still heated up on the race course making the post-race ice cream and beer much appreciated. Results here.

Award winning club members on the day:

• Charlie Schaefer, 2nd overall
• Kasie Enman, 1st overall female
• Evan Thornton-Sherman, 1st teen male
• Zoraya Hightower, 1st twenties female
• Binney Mitchell, Allen Mead, Alex McHenry 1-2-3 fifties male sweep!
• Gordan MacFarland, 1st seventies male

The results are posted for the Clarence DeMar 5K. See the Results page for more details. Happy 4th of July everyone!

We are pleased to announce the three deserving winners of the 2019 GMAA Scholarship!

• Hannah Bohmann from Champlain Valley Union High School
• Brendan Magill from Harwood Union High School
• Meredith Mashtare from Bellows Falls Academy-St Albans

Each year GMAA sponsors three $750 scholarships given to students graduating from Northern Vermont high schools.

Each student must meet the following criteria:

• Accepted at an accredited two or four year college
• Participated in cross country running and/or track events in grades 11 and 12
• Maintained a B average in high school
• Shows qualities of good citizenship and sportsmanship

Selections are made by the GMAA Board of Directors, and the recipients were notified by email. Their scholarships will be awarded at their high school’s Spring Sports Awards Night.

Congratulations to all three winners!  We wish them well in their academic and running endeavors.

Results for the Capital City Stampede 10K, which took place on Saturday, June 8, are posted! See the Team Racing page for results and the updated Team Racing Performance Series standings.

The weather held out for the 9th GMAA Equinox Trail Race on Sunday, June 16. Trail conditions were “soft”, but very manageable. See the Results page for details on the 5K and 10K results.

Results for the Burlington High School Track & Field Invitational Masters 5000M, which took place on Saturday, May 11, are posted! See the Team Racing page for results and the updated Team Racing Performance Series standings.

A great turnout of 85 runners were treated to near perfect racing conditions for the Pump It Up! 5-Miler this year – mostly cloudy and damp with temps in the 40s and light wind on soft dirt roads with just a bit of mud. You’ll find the results posted here.

Runners and volunteers braved cold and rainy conditions with gusty winds at times to bring spirit, energy, and strong performances to the course. Adam Bulakowski led runners along the course by bicycle, and Laura Ryan generously brought an armload of baked goods for chilled-to-the-bone racers to refuel. You’ll find the results here.

If you’re looking for a group run on Sunday, here’s an option. We start at The Edge on 75 Eastwood Drive in South Burlington and do an easy out-and-back run on bike path. Conversational pace. Free and open to public. All abilities welcome. Myers Bagels and Gatorade provided. Gym lockers and showers available.