By Katy Savage PITTSFIELD—After a two-year hiatus, the Spartan Death Race returned to Pittsfield this year with one person finishing with a world record. Eric Hutterer, 25, of Canada, won a title in the Guinness World Records after he crawled under barbed wire for 12 hours, completing the distance of 26.2 miles. “It was an…

By Katy Savage RUTLAND—When Kyle Finneron worked as a digital media director at the Mountain Times, he started a body transformation challenge with six people over six weeks. The challenge, which began in 2015 in partnership with Killington Boot Camp owner Beth Roberts, helped people lose weight by sticking to a meal and exercise program.…

KILLINGTON— Divas of Dirt, an initiative led by pro down hill and endro racer Amy Alton and the Killington Bike Park to foster a community of passionate female mountain bikers, is returning to Killington Resort July 13 with bi-weekly Friday night rides from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. “I continue to be astounded by Killington’s…

Question:  Carol and Dale are competing against each other in a stroke play tournament. On the fourth hole, Dale has holed out with a 4 and Carol lies 5 in the bunker.  Carol is aware she has lost the hole and practices a bunker shot.  Dale, says she should be penalized for playing a practice…

By Dave Hoffenberg And then there was one, all alone at the top and that is Clearly Moguls. The team swept its three-game week and came away unscathed after the first round of games. Now it's wash, rinse, repeat and on to the second round of games. CM started with a double-header last Monday night…

RUTLAND—On Monday, April 16, the Castleton University women’s hockey team presented the physicians and staff at Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Foley Cancer Center with a giant pink check representing proceeds raised from the 10th Anniversary Pink the Rink event to benefit the RRMC breast care program. More than $5,700 was raised at the event that…

Saturday, April 28, 8 a.m.—RUTLAND—The 26th annual Vermont Sports Medicine Center’s (VSMC) 5K Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, April 28. All proceeds from the event will benefit Kids on the Move and Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports. The annual event has become a staple among the “first 5Ks of the season,” where all ages…

Courtesy Phoenix Books Rutland “The Ageless Authors Anthology” is a collection of poetry, essays and short stories from the Ageless Authors Writing Contest exclusively for writers age 65 and older from across the country. Thursday, March 29, 6:30 p.m.—RUTLAND— On Thursday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m., Phoenix Books Rutland will host Jean Yeager for a reading from “The Ageless Authors…

Submitted Cover of Shinn’s new book “World Class” released this week. By Karen D. Lorentz In the era of women’s marches that continue the struggles against inequality, glass ceilings, and sexual exploitation, it’s particularly timely to see the publication of a book on women achieving success. While “World Class” is the story of the making…

By Evan Johnson Castleton University’s cycling club rode into the national collegiate cycling scene earlier this month in Reno, Nev. At the 2018 Cyclocross National Championships, the club’s president, Andrew Borden, placed tenth in the collegiate division and 21st in the Under-23 men’s division. “That’s quite a haul for us Vermonters but I was super…

By Evan Johnson Gabriella Kolev beams over the awards bouquet given to her by Mikaela Shiffrin. By Evan Johnson For the youngest ski racers, watching the World Cup was an opportunity to see their heroes perform. Speaking at a press conference after winning Sunday’s slalom race, Mikaela Shiffrin said she saw a bit of herself…

By Evan Johnson Pete Davis and KMS athletes lead the parade in a practice of a war chant to be performed in the stadium, Saturday morning. By Evan Johnson While many of the spectators for the day’s Giant Slalom races were busy finding parking, or enjoying their second cup of coffee, a group of approximately…

Courtesy of Killington Resort VIKTORIA REBENSBURG By Evan Johnson Saturday saw temperatures reaching a high in the mid-40s by 2 p.m., meaning soft, bright conditions on the upper portions of Superstar before dropping into the bottom third on Preston’s Pitch, which lay in flat light. Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg was third out of the starting gate…

© Reese Brown Mikaela Shiffrin took first place in Slalom in the 2016 FIS World Cup race at Killington. By Evan Johnson With big crowds and world-class performances by some of skiing’s elite, the return of World Cup racing to Killington and the East Coast was one for the history books. Some 30,000 spectators made…

By Reese Brown U.S. Alpine racer Resi  Stiegler on-course at Killington. By Karen D. Lorentz For those who don’t follow ski racing, the FIS World Cup series is quite a  big deal. It’s a rare opportunity to see the best in the world compete in various ski disciplines right here in Killington. Prior to last year,…