Sunday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m.—ORWELL—To celebrate September’s Vermont Archaeology Month, come to the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell on Sunday, Sept. 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. for a special Hike into History program with Stephen Zeoli. Zeoli will use the Revolutionary War’s historic Wintersmith map of Mount Independence as a guide…

Sunday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. — HUBBARDTON — Head to the Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site on Sunday, Sept. 27, for a night viewing the total lunar eclipse, as well as the blood moon and harvest moon. The event runs from 8 to 11 p.m. Experienced Green Mountain Alliance of Amateur Astronomers moon gazers share their…

Sunday, Sept. 27 at 4 p.m. — RUTLAND — The upcoming World Family Mass held by His Holiness Pope Francis will be shown on the large screen for public viewing at the College of St. Joseph’s Tuttle Hall in Rutland on Sunday, Sept. 27. The doors will open at 3 p.m., with the Mass starting promptly…

BRANDON—Learn to swing dance this October at Brandon Music (in association with the Compass Music and Arts Center). Local instructor David Allan will teach three classes: a beginner class for kids, plus adult beginner and intermediate level courses. The classes will be on Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28. The kids’ class runs from 5…

25 minutes, 8 servings, 98 calories per serving, gluten free, vegan Ingredients 2 cups organic cooked pumpkin 2 cups organic potatoes 5 cups organic vegetable broth 1 organic onion 1 organic apple 1 tbs organic fresh grated ginger roots 1 tbs organic coconut oil Directions Combine all ingredients together in a big pot, reserving the…

If a racer fails to overcome an obstacle, they are required pay a penalty of 30 burpees — a combination exercise consisting of a squat thrust, pushup, ending in a standing position. While each Spartan Race is unique, many of the same obstacles appear at each race. Prior to this year, course maps were kept top…

A few basic movements can elevate your fitness tremendously. With these you can build a solid foundation with which to finish a Spartan Race. Jeff Godin, Ph.D., CSCS, SGX, and a Spartan group training and certified coach designed workouts like this so you can assemble the building blocks of your fitness base. Dynamic warm-up Always…

Editor’s note: Brady Crain is a former full time stage hand, musician, engineer, stand-up comic, and musician, who grew up in Randolph, Vt. He is now a Realtor® with Killington Pico Realty. Earlier this summer he decided to enter a 60-kilometer running race in the Chic Chocs mountains of Quebec. This weekend he will attempt…

By Anne Koch One moment last winter, I sat in Kim Jackson’s office at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, interviewing as a college student, still unsure of what I wanted to do after I graduated. Now I am sitting in my very own office at Vermont Adaptive, with the job I never knew I always…

The Mountain Times in partnership with Vermont Adaptive and Spartan, and with the sponsorship of ten local businesses, told the story of Vermont Adaptive athletes in a five-week series reaching approximately 100,000 readers. In support of this effort, Spartan Races donated Spartan Beast and Sprint entry passes to participating businesses. A portion of the proceeds…

Killington Resort welcomes back Spartans — and those cheerleading from the sidelines — for the Spartan races being held resort-wide during the weekend of Sept. 19 and 20. Home of the 2014 Spartan World Championship, this course is brutal. Located in what is known as “Joe’s backyard,” this land is where the company was founded, and that…

Saturday, Sept. 19 6 a.m. Festival/ Registration/ Bag Check Opens — Festival Area 7 a.m. SGX Warm Up Area Opens — Festival Area 7 a.m. Spartan 12 Hour Hurricane Heat Begins 7:30 a.m. Men’s Beast Elite Start — Start Area 7:45 a.m. Women’s Beast Elite Start — Start Area 8 a.m. Beast Morning/ Open Waves Begin — Start Area 10…

The first Spartan Race event was held in 2010 at the Catamount Outdoor Center in Williston, Vt. Roughly 500 competitors were asked to “run, crawl, jump and swim” over obstacles to successfully complete the race. Since then the race has grown to 250,000 to 350,000 competitors participating each year. Obstacle racing, as a sport, has…

Spartan Race is a series of obstacle races of varying distance and difficulty ranging from 3 miles to marathon distances. The series include the Spartan Sprint (3+ miles of obstacle racing), the Super Spartan (8+ miles), the Spartan Beast (12+ miles), and the Ultra Beast (26+ miles). Trifecta Spartan racers can obtain a Trifecta medal…

Joe De Sena is the CEO and co-founder of the Spartan Race. In addition to his successful career as an equities and derivatives trader on Wall Street, De Sena is a fierce athlete having competed in many elite challenges including multiple IronMan races and the Iditarod — by foot. In early 2000, De Sena moved…