St. Albans Nordic is hosting the 45th annual Sap Run. The Sap Run is a point to point race starting in Swanton Village and finishing in the heart of the Vermont Maple Festival in downtown St. Albans.
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Date: Sunday, April 27th
Start Time: 8:15 AM
Distance: 8.5 miles
Cost: Online Registration: $40
Day Of Registration: $50 Cash or Check Only
This race is part of the Vermont Maple Festival, which celebrates our Sweet Maple Syrup industry in Vermont. The race finishes right in the heart of the festival, which has food trucks, Maple donuts, cotton candy, and creemees (or soft serve for you non-locals). Plus craft shows, and much more. Check it out at vtmaplefestival.org
New Team Prize this year: There will be a team prize this year. Scoring will be based on age group placings. 10 points for 1st place in age group, 9 for 2nd, 8 for 3rd, and so on. Everyone beyond 10th place will score 1 point. There is no minimum or maximum number of team members, but only the top four scores are counted. The prize will be a sizable gift card to one of our local dining establishments. Make sure you put in your team name at registration. Note that this is NOT a relay. All team members run the full distance.
Pre-race bib pickup and in-person registration: TBD
Morning registration, for both pre-registered and day of registrants, will be at the Swanton Public Library.
Course: We will use the traditional course which starts by the park in the Village of Swanton, and runs South on Route 7 for 8.5 miles before finishing in front of Taylor Park in St. Albans.
Official Timing will end at 10:30 AM
NOTE: The course is on a main road, and the road will not be closed. The road is not that busy on a Sunday morning and there is a wide shoulder, but you as a runner need to be alert to traffic. There will be a lead vehicle and a tail vehicle to provide some warning to traffic, but we do not have the ability to patrol every intersection. You are responsible for checking for traffic at intersections and should plan to stay alert as if you were out for a training run on your own.
Aid Stations: There will be at least two aid stations, one around 3.5 miles, and one around 5.5 miles. The aid stations will have hydration(water and gatorade) and shots of pure Maple Syrup.
Bus pick-up and drop-off: A bus will be available to pick up runners in St. Albans and drop them off in Swanton. The registration site will ask if you need to ride the bus. The bus is only available before the start. There is no bus to bring you back after the finish.
Bus location and departure time: Hudson Street in the parking lot behind city hall. Departure time is 7:15 am, arriving in Swanton no later than 7:45 am.
Bathrooms: There will be 3 port-a-lets at the start in addition to the library bathrooms. Finish line port-a-lets are in Taylor Park.
Warm-up Clothing: It’s often a bit chilly for this race, so we will have bags at the start for you to pack up your warm up clothing. We will bring them to the finish line for you.
Awards: Maple Syrup awards for ten year age group winners. We’ll start awards around 10:15 AM. Any late finishers that receive an award will be presented upon finishing.
T-Shirts: Shirts will be given to the first 150 registrants. They will be handed out at early bib pickup or at the finish line. Pre-registered runners can reserve a shirt at online registration. Availability will be first come, first served for all others.
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