Vermont 50k Fun
By: Bill Young
At 7.1 miles into the Vermont 50 Kilometer Road Race, most runners were still smiling.
One hundred percent were grateful for the Oreos, salted potatoes, water melon, M&Ms, bananas, P&J, maple waffles and chips paired with a fine pickle juice, coke or H20.
At the UVRC Aid station called Ralph’s, volunteers Sue, Tim, Hillary, Jim, Sandy, RJ, Mill and I cheered them on through the Sunday morning mist.
During the team huddle before the first runner appeared at 8:30 AM, we were all moved by the story of one volunteer. “My daughter has a degenerative neurologic disorder. The adaptive program supported by this event has been very helpful to her. She likes to ski. I have probably volunteered at every Vermont 50 and 100 since the beginning.” Volunteering is good and 2023 felt especially good.
