4-mile run or
8-mile run
4-mile fitness walk
Kids’ fun run
Mad River Greenway, Meadow Road,
Waitsfield, VT
Sunday, September 19, 2004
Race Start 10:00 a.m.
Cost:
Mad Dash 4- and 8-mile race:
$20.00 preregistration
$25.00 on race day
$6.00 Student (18yrs. and under)
Fitness Walk:
$15.00 in advance and on race day
Kids Fun Run free or $2.00 suggested donation
Featuring:
• Scenic course on the Mad River Greenway
• Professionally timed
• Delicious natural foods and refreshments
• Bid # drawing for gifts and gear
• Race Packet
• Commemorative long-sleeve T-shirt
Event Schedule
Saturday, September 18:
9:00 am to 1:00 pm - Race packet pick-up and pre-registration at the Mad River Farmers’ Market, Mad River Green, Main St., Waitsfield, VT
Sunday, September 19 (Race Day):
8:00 to 9:00 am - Volunteer sign in
8:00 to 9:30 am - Race Day registration and
packet pick-up
8:30 to 12:00 - Kids’ Fun Run registration
9:30 to 11:30 am - Race time childcare
9:30 am - Race Day registration closes
10:00 am - Start of the Mad Dash 4- and 8-mile race, 4-mile fitness walk
10:30 am - Refreshments
11:30 am - Bid # prize drawing
12:00 - Awards
12:30 - Kids Fun Run
Contact:
Kevin Russell, Race Director
Mad River Path Association
PO Box 683, Waitsfield, VT 05673
(802) 496-7877
path@madriver.com
www.madriverpath.com
12:30 pm
The Mad Dash is a special foot race in Central
Vermont. It is held on a recreation pathway – the Mad River Greenway
– developed by the Mad River Path Association, a grass-roots community
organization. Cherished by runners and walkers, the greenway is a natural,
seven-foot wide strip of mowed grass that follows the graceful curves of the
Mad River in Waitsfield, Vermont.
Each September for the past eight years the organizers have staged the Mad
Dash, a community event to celebrate the river, the path and the human spirit.
The event features a four-mile and eight-mile distance running race and a
four-mile fitness walk all starting simultaneously and finishing at the same
place.
Using various sections of the Mad River Greenway, participants run a flat,
scenic and tranquil course that is filled with nature’s sights and sounds
and minimal interference from the man-made, auto-dependent landscape of the
outside world. There is one covered bridge.
After the race, participants are treated to a feast of organic and natural,
locally-produced foods and refreshments. There is a drawing of bib numbers
for prizes that are donated by area businesses, including outdoor gear, clothing,
guided trips, dinners for two, fine crafts, paintings, etc. Runners in 16
categories will be awarded high-quality, commemorative medals honoring their
achievement.
The day’s events concludes with the ever popular kids fun run, an informal,
short distance race for boys and girls in various
age categories. This is a popular event with over 100 kids participating in
2003. Ribbons, prizes and ice cream await all finishers.
Participants of the Mad Dash run or walk will receive a long-sleeve commemorative
t-shirt and a bag of unique goodies. So come to the Mad Dash and enjoy the
spirit of the day on the Mad River Greenway.
Photos:Ellen Curran, John Benjamin and Kitty Werner
2003 Mad Dash Results
