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KeyBank Vermont City Marathon

Name: Watch live: 2025 Vermont City Marathon
Uploaded: 2025-05-25
Description: Memorial Day Weekend Marathon in Burlington, Vermont. Hosted by RunVermont.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Burlington
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Race date in 231 days: May 30, 2027 Sun
City · Distance: Burlington · 42.195km
Entry fee: $145Varies by event and entry period
Status: OpenThu, October 1, 2026 ~ Sat, May 29, 2027See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 11, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

Memorial Day Weekend Marathon in Burlington, Vermont. Hosted by RunVermont.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 2

JimRan in 2013 · Finish time 2:57:26

“Despite the drama early in the race, I am happy with how the execution went.”

Jim changed shoes after early calf pain at the Vermont City Marathon, then caught up with his companions. Maintaining pace through rain and headwinds brought a net time of 2 hours 57 minutes 26 seconds and Boston qualification.

Read the original on Good Clean Run

Ansky

“DNFing is part of our sport, not every race is going to be perfect.”

Sun and humidity triggered asthma symptoms that stopped the Vermont City Marathon participant midrace. Family comfort helped them accept that every race cannot go perfectly.

Read the original on Ansky

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Watch live: 2025 Vermont City Marathon

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This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

Marathon

Entry cost $145

until Dec 31, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half

Entry cost $130

until Dec 31, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 42.195km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 07:15

Event	Start
Marathon42.195km	07:15
Half Marathon21.0975km	07:15
2 Person Relay42.195km	07:15

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START · FINISH

Waterfront Park, Burlington VT

Start · Google Maps

In 2027, course has been revised and the half marathon Marathon has been added.

The Vermont City Marathon was founded in Burlington in 1989 by a few local runners who believed that “Vermont could host a major New England–caliber marathon.” The inaugural race attracted 414 marathon finishers and 125 five-person relay teams,

and is recognized as one of the first events in the United States to stage a marathon and relay race side by side.

Course starts and finishes at Burlington Waterfront Park and consists of two laps of the same route.

The course passes the downtown landmark Church Street Marketplace,

and about 10 miles follow a bike path along Lake Champlain, with views of the Adirondack Mountains.

Today, it is regarded as one of New England’s three major marathons held annually over Memorial Day weekend.

The event is known to attract more than 5,000 participants, 20,000 spectators, and 800 volunteers.

It is also described as one of the largest marathon relay events in the United States and Vermont’s largest single-day sporting event.

Typical race-season temperature: around 14°C (57°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers
First held: 1989

Participant benefits

Finisher medal

Event T-shirt

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

DoubleTree by Hilton, 870 Williston Road

Google Maps Directions

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startBurlington Union Station (Amtrak Ethan Allen Express), at the head of Main Street on the Lake Champlain…

Source · checked Aug 23, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Burlington Union Station (Amtrak Ethan Allen Express), at the head of Main Street on the Lake Champlain waterfront

Start and finish are both at Waterfront Park (College St/Lake St), immediately adjacent to Burlington Union Station; the separate Amtrak Vermonter service stops in nearby Essex Junction, not at Union Station itself. Local Green Mountain Transit (GMT) buses also serve downtown Burlington within walking distance.

Note: race is now branded 'M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon' (sponsor renamed from KeyBank) but is the same event

Map

Getting to the finish

Same as start — Waterfront Park, next to Burlington Union Station

Finish is at Waterfront Park; free street parking/garages within 3/4 mile are available on race-day Sundays.

Map

Start shuttle

Organizer runs shuttle buses on race day between Waterfront Park and the DoubleTree hotel (5:30-7:00 AM and 11:45 AM-3:00 PM) and between Church/Main Street and the DoubleTree (7:00 AM-11:45 AM); open to both runners and spectators.

Source · checked Aug 23, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

The race is held every year on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, and the 2027 race starts at 7:15 AM on May 30 at Burlington Waterfront Park.

Organizer RunVermont states that there are no registration fees, so the displayed price is the final amount charged,

and regular registration typically opens in the fall of the previous year.

In the previous year, bib and race-pack pickup took place on Friday afternoon before race day at a sports and fitness expo held at a hotel near Burlington.

The exact location and times are announced each year, so check the latest information on the RunVermont website closer to race day.

Times are local to Burlington. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Hotel Vermont

Hotel · 332m

9.4/10(260)

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$125

KeyBank Vermont City Marathon

About KeyBank Vermont City Marathon — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run