The World's Most Beautiful Marathon. We have a course for every level of runner. Take it easy or take it tough! The World&rsquo;s Most Beautiful Marathon! Take it easy or take it tough&hellip;we have a race for every runner at any level.
The 12th Annual Mad Marathon, Mad Half and relays are scheduled for&nbsp;July 9, 2023 in the gorgeous Mad River Valley, located in Central Vermont.
You will be running through this extraordinary rural community on back and&nbsp;dirt roads, with breathtaking views of the Green Mountains, challenging rolling farmlands with tough climbs and descents, quaint villages, historic barns, covered&nbsp;bridges and fields of our famous Vermont cows!
<h4>Event details and schedule</h4>
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All details on website at www.madmarathon.com The Thirteenth Annual Mad Marathon is scheduled for July 7, 2024 in the gorgeous Mad River Valley, located in Central Vermont.
You will be running through this extraordinary rural community on 26.2 miles of back and dirt roads, with breathtaking views of the Green Mountains, tough rolling farm lands, quaint villages, historic barns, covered bridges and fields of our famous Vermont cows! Although you may know Vermont for it&rsquo;s brilliant foliage, the Mad River Valley is equally beautiful during&nbsp; the cool and breezy summer months.
<h2>Course Description</h2>
The race starts at the Mad River Green in central Waitsfield Village, and the course travels north on Route 100 for a short .6 mile before turning onto our first secondary road and through a covered bridge&hellip;on yes, Bridge Street. You will face your first climb about one mile into the race running up past an aid station and hitting a second station at the top of your climb on Joslin Hill Road and 2.2 miles into the race. Joslin Hill meets North Road and rolls along gently down hill for about another 2.5 miles, through Pine Brook Covered Bridge to your third aid station at Meadow Road. You are now traveling within Neill Farm on dirt roads and an absolutely fabulous introduction to our farmlands. When you reach Meadow Road you will turn left and run a short out and back section, and the turn left continuing along North Road until you reach the turnaround location at just over 6 miles into the race at Carpenter Farm.. Back along North Road you retrace your path up North Road and hit 9.4 miles at the Common Road intersection. You will run a short out and back section on East Road before hitting Common, a lovely dirt road with more extraordinary views of barns, farms and country homes all in a delightful rural setting. This stretch of the run is just under 3 miles and joins East Warren Road just over 12 miles into the run.
You will then turn left onto East Warren and run along this rolling countryside road for about 3 miles of stunning vistas. When you reach Roxbury Mountain Road you begin a four mile loop along four charming backcountry lanes (Roxbury, Senor, Fuller Hill, Plunkton) with amazing views, farms, barns and exquisite homesteads.
Returning to East Warren Road 19 miles into your marathon, you begin a gentle rolling downhill slope (including one famous &ldquo;dip&rdquo;) back to Bridge Street and then a short mile sprint to the FINISH LINE!
<h2>Additional Details</h2>
The Mad Marathon is sanctioned by USA Track&amp;Field New England (Sanction No 11-206) and the course is USAT&amp;F certified &ndash; VT22002JK.

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Post-Race Review/ Results

Lain Ridgway won the 2024 Mad Marathon in  2:57:17 while Samantha Macintyre won the women's race in 3:19:04.

Nine hundred runners in town for Mad Marathon

Pre-Race Review/ Lineup

The 2024 Mad Marathon will be held on Sunday, July 7.

Countdown for the 13th annual Mad Marathon

Daniel Moncada won the 2023 Mad Marathon in 2:57:15 while Christina Couper won the women's race in 3:11:41.

Mad Marathon 2023 -- the run before the storm

Here is a concise guide to the 2023 Mad Marathon on Sunday, July 8.

Countdown for 12th annual Mad Marathon

Plan on run/hike and you'll be fine! So pretty.

beautiful, challenging and well organized

Challenging, Well Organized,  Pretty Course

Breathtaking-Fabulous Volunteers- Friendly Runners

Toughest and most beautiful road marathon I've run

Beautiful course but let's enjoy earlier in the AM

Awesome marathon, most scenic road marathon.

Challenging race located in a quiet little town

Good People, Great Scenery, Extremely Challenging.

If your looking for a challenge you will be .

A 'Must-Do' on every serious runner's list!!!

Outstanding job for the first Mad Marathon

Another great marathon in beautiful vermont

Most Beautiful Course Ever-Great Small Race

About the best smaller marathon I've run.

Mad Marathon

Marathon Results