St. Albans Nordic is hosting the 47th 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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Once again, this race is part of the Franklin County Triple Crown, which includes the Sap Run, the Milk Run in Enosburg, and the Egg Run in Fairfax. Runners who complete all three events will be eligible for some great raffle prizes at the Egg Run.
Date: Sunday, April 25th, 2027
Start Time: 8:00 AM
Distance: 8.5 miles
Cost:
Online Registration: $42 (Shirt included), $37 (No shirt)
Deadline to guarantee you will get a shirt is April 1st
Day Of Registration: $45 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
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. $100 cash prize to the winning team. $50 for 2nd place team. 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: Pre race bib pickup will be available. Time and Location TBD.
Morning registration, for both pre-registered and day of registrants, will be in Swanton Village. Port-a-lets will be available in the park.
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 10:00 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 7:00 am, arriving in Swanton no later than 7:30 am.
Bathrooms: There will be port-a-lets at the start. 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 top three in each ten year age group. We’ll start awards around 10:15 AM. Any late finishers that receive an award will be presented upon finishing.
T-Shirts: Optional at registration. Those who sign up by April 1st are guaranteed a shirt size of their choosing. After that, it is first come, first serve until we run out.
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