Club News

By Geoff Dunbar Upper Valley Running Club: We did it! Another Upper Valley Running Series (UVRS) is complete. Congratulations to everyone who participated; it was our biggest year ever! The final race was November 23, the Hanover Turkey Trot 5K/10K. You can see results here: https://fiveksport.com/race-results-2025 The final standings are on the UVRS website: https://uppervalleyrunningclub.org/upper-valley-running-series/ 66 Finishers this year, a new record! We’re working on the prizes now. Expect the prize ceremony to be at the January “Runner’s Night Out”. Stay tuned to the UVRC mailing list for details. Don’t know what the UVRS is? Check out our website above.…

By John Saroyan and Helene Sisti John: The Middlebury 1/2 has been on my bucket list of races for over five years. When I did register in 2020, COVID shut things down and I never got round to registering again until this past fall. At TNT UVRC secretary, Helene Sisti, and I decided to run it.  An early morning drive from Norwich to the ample parking and well organized friendly race was ez-pz. The course headed north through neighborhoods before turning south to the campus then down into a final three mile loop in open fields before the final stretch…

By Julia Neily Name of the Race: Hanover Turkey Trot Race/Event Distance: 10k Date: 11/23/25 Describe the Event: One of the features I liked about the race is that they had food donations for the Haven. Each item brought earned a raffle ticket. I won a basket full of running related items, such as Gatorade zero packets, cliff bars, some hats, a shirt and a frisbee. A raffle is the only way I’d win a prize. How did you prepare for the race/event? Before each race I set process and outcome goals. I usually set an A, B and C.…