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(Left to right): Ira Wheeler, Randy Rathburn, April Farnham and Mark Howard pause on Oct. 24 at the juncture of Rt. 16 and Hardwick Street, in Hardwick. Wheeler, Farnham, and Howard ran and walked the 67.8-mile route from Wells River to Hazen’s Notch in 16 hours and 29 minutes. Rathburn accompanied the trio of ultramarathoners from Walden Station to Tolman Corner in Greensboro. courtesy photo
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Adventurers Complete Bayley-Hazen Quest

5 months ago Jim Flint 159 Views 5 min read

HAZEN’S NOTCH — The small village of Wells River lies on the west side of the Connecticut River in the town of Newbury. Some fifty miles to the northwest, as the crow flies across northern Vermont, is Hazen’s Notch, a mountain pass in the town of Westfield. Connecting these two points are the remnants of the historic Bayley-Hazen Military Road.

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Craftsbury Academy sophomore Cormac Leahy capped off a stellar cross-country season Saturday at the Vermont Meet of Champions. Leahy ran a personal best 5k time of 16:28 to place second of 98 runners in the boys’ varsity championship race.  courtesy photo
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Local Harriers Excel at Meet of Champions

5 months ago Jim Flint 142 Views 3 min read

ST. ALBANS — Vermont’s finest cross-country runners closed out the 2020 fall season Saturday at the Meet of Champions.

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Craftsbury Academy cross-country athletes (left to right) Camille Bolduc, Orion Cenkl, Alan Moody, and Alex Califano warm up with masks on before Saturday’s NVAC Championships at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. “The pink shorts are just so we stick out and bring attention to our team,” said Cenkl. “We’re getting a lot quicker and Coach Mike says we aren’t allowed to run slow with pink shorts.” courtesy photo
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Local Runners Excel at NVAC Conference Meet

6 months ago Jim Flint 163 Views 3 min read

CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Outdoor Center hosted varsity cross country runners from 14 high schools Saturday at the Northern Vermont Athletic Conference Championships. The event format included pandemic restrictions limiting spectators and maintaining physical distance between athletes.

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