Hi Friends!
This summer I will be competing in the VT 100 Mile, one of America’s oldest 100 mile trail races with one of the sport’s richest histories!
The coolest part of the race is not the 100 Miles I get to share with an awesome community of people, but that all proceeds from the race benefit Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sport, an organization empowering people with disabilities through sports and recreation. Every dollar raised goes toward adaptive equipment, expert instruction, and inclusive programs that change lives—on and off the trails!
Their programs are offered to people of all ages, with a range of abilities, from skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and Nordic in the winter; to sailing, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, cycling, rock climbing, horseback riding, and more in the warmer months regardless of an individual's ability to pay.
Thank you for taking the time to learn about/support the Vermont Adaptive mission, and for being a part of something awesome!
Cheers-
Abby Adams
Vermont 100 Endurance Race - Vermont Adaptive Fundraising
The Vermont 100 Endurance Race is celebrating its 34th edition! While the Vermont 100 Endurance Ride is much older, the run portion was started by the same woman, Laura Farrell, who founded Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports. The VT 100 is put on every year by a committee of 30 dedicated volunteers who work year round, 500+ volunteers who come out for race weekend, more than 30 private land owners and many donors of funds, products or services. Monies raised from the event support the year-round programs offered by Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports.
The 100 mile course is a "shamrock" loop, consisting of 70% dirt or jeep roads with the rest on woods trails with just a couple miles of pavement. The course both climbs and descends 17,000 feet. Participants have 30 hours to complete the race and many strive to finish in less than 24 hours. In 2008 we added a 100 K course that uses almost all of the same trail, just cutting out the first of the shamrocks leaves. The ride event offers a 100 mile course concurrent with the 100 mile run, as well as a 50 mile and 75 mile event that uses much of the same course.
All 100 Mile run participants must have a qualifying race and every runner is required to volunteer for 8 hours at a running event or trail work to enter.
Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports is a nationally recognized organization that empowers people of all abilities through inclusive sports and recreational programming regardless of ability to pay. In addition to sports, year-round programming options integrate environmental, holistic wellness, and competitive training philosophies for people of all ages with cognitive, developmental, physical and emotional disabilities.
Vermont Adaptive serves clients of all abilities with physical, cognitive and emotional/behavioral disabilities from all over the world in three locations in Vermont during the winter – Killington Resort and Pico Mountain in Killington; Sugarbush Resort in Warren; and Bolton Valley Ski Area in Bolton. Summer programs are provided state-wide. Many of their programs include environmental education, wellness, and special programs designed specifically for veterans.