The RunVermont Pulse -- July 2024 Edition

Such a great day! Thanks to all of the runners, volunteers, sponsors and community members that made this race so much fun!The Easter Bunny even came to help out!2017 Results Here     More

The growth of this race has led to some growing pains over the years. After our 2015 race, our city’s safety officers as well as the neighborhoods where we start and finish asked us to come up with some ideas to minimize the impact on those areas. To address that, we changed the way runner transportation worked for 2016. The ... More

Looking for a fun way to get your long run in on April 13? If you are training for the People’s United Bank Vermont City Marathon chances are you need to get a 20 mile run in on the weekend of April 13. A fun way to do this would be to sign up for Half Marathon Unplugged and add some ... More

My how times have changed! In April 2007 we produced the inaugural Half Marathon Unplugged, 216 people ran, we had a single wave for starters, rented 3 buses, had 5 Course Monitors, and 2 water stops - Talk about low-key! Fast forward to year nine, 2015; we were fortunate enough to entice Switchback Brewery to sign on as presenting sponsor. ... More

Registration is now open for the 14th annual Half Marathon Unplugged presented by Switchback Brewing. Mark your calendar for Saturday April 11, 2020, click the registration link, make that commitment to yourself that 2020 is your biggest year of training and racing yet and that all your pr’s better watch out because here you come!  On the operations side, after 8 years with start ... More

We've gotten a few questions from Unplugged veterans now that registration has opened, so I thought I'd do a quick Q&A... Q: During online registration, where is the section where I sign up for my bus to the start? A: The short answer is that there currently is no option to get a bus ride to the start (KEEP READING!!!). Q: ... More

Hello 2018 Relay Runners-We’re excited that you’re a part of the inaugural Half Marathon Unplugged Relay. As this is the first year for the relay in this race, we wanted to send some special instructions that we hope will facilitate your part in this race.We think that one of the fun concepts of this relay is that it’s a “make ... More

Hello 2019 Relay Runners-We’re excited that you’re a part of the 2nd Half Marathon Unplugged Relay. As the relay is still a very new part of this race, we wanted to provide some special instructions that we hope will facilitate your part in this race.We think that one of the fun concepts of this relay is that it’s a “make ... More

A slight drizzle and brisk 30-degree April air could not move the runners of RunVermont’s Half Marathon Unplugged out of their deep focus. One could see the nerves and anxiety slowly subside as Director of Race Operations, Joe Connelly, called the 638 runners up to the starting line. The ensemble of half-marathoners moved as one—with their family and friends getting ... More

During a long group run in December a conversation emerged about the different opportunities to run two half-marathons in one weekend.  I never have attempted that feat, but it has been an item on my runner's bucket list.  I thought the best local opportunity would be GMAA's Rollin Irish Half Marathon & Plattsburgh Half Marathon (Saturday-Sunday) in late April, but ... More