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Killington hosts mountain bike series
July 14, 2014
updated Thu, Jul 10, 2014 12:22 PM Photo by Paul Holmes KILLINGTON - Killington Mountain Resort welcomed back the POC Eastern States Cup with a three race series this past weekend. The Eastern States Cup is an officially sanctioned event by USA Cycling for Mountain Biking. It was an "East Coast Showdown" of the top…
The 2014 Spartan Death Race takes endurance athletes on an “exploration”
July 14, 2014
PITTSFIELD - There are millions of running races, thousands of marathons, hundreds of triathlons and dozens of ultramarathons, but there is only one Death Race. Held annually since 2005 in the small town of Pittsfield, Vt., the 2014 Death Race is scheduled to begin on Friday, June 27. Only 300 elite endurance athletes were accepted…
Spartan Champions crowned
July 14, 2014
Posted Sep 26, 2013 KILLINGTON - On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21-22, a crowd of 15,000 watched as Hobie Call, age 36 from Utah, and Amelia Boone, age 30 from Chicago were crowned the new Spartan World Champions at Killington. The winners emerged from the daunting 14 mile course which made up "The Spartan Beast"…
Once upon a time in history
July 10, 2014
By Karen D. Lorentz posted May 23, 2013 Leslie Leete Smith: Killington's first daughter and olympian Some expectant parents play music to their unborn child; Leslie Leete Smith's parents planned a ski area. Born just three months before Killington debuted in December 1958, Leslie literally grew up at the mountain. She recalls the story of…
Three-generations instruct and inspire with “You can do it” approach
July 10, 2014
By Karen D. Lorentz posted Dec 27, 2012 Photo courtesy of Okemo Mountain Resort Rob Bevier was one of the earliest instructors to embrace the new wave of snowboarding in the 1980s and 1990s. "My father wanted a boy." That's how this three-generation story started. And how Gwen Allard came to love the outdoors and…
Vermont Challenge
July 8, 2014
August 13-17, 2014 The Vermont Challenge is the only bicycle Challenge that tours Southern and Central Vermont over 3 or 4 days and draws upon the creative energy of local businesses and people of Vermont, key towns, ski resorts, and restaurants and involves the local communities that we visit. We offer cyclists the chance…
Spartan Beast, an obstacle race that will challenge the best
September 19, 2012
By Polly Lynn posted Sep 19, 2012 Photo courtesy of nuvision and Spartan Race KILLINGTON-The description of the Spartan Beast sets the tone for the competition, it reads: "If you have done any race anywhere in the world: whether a mud run, fun run, olympic run, bike race, death march or any kind of event…
