Bennington Museum 250th Half
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Bennington Museum 250th Half Marathon x Lundgren Subaru
The Bennington Museum 250th Half Marathon is scheduled for Saturday, May 15, 2027. The event is a 13.1 mile loop on fast surfaces that retraces the initial movement of troops from headquarters at the Catamount Tavern prior to the Battle of Bennington. The course is USATF certified and will be chip timed, with the start and finish located at Bennington Museum. Proceeds support programming at the museum.
The counterclockwise route begins with an uphill mile around the Monument, then descends toward the Silk Road Bridge and crosses at the 67A roundabout. Runners continue uphill through the Bennington College campus and along Prospect Street, pass the Park-McCullough House, then follow about a mile of hard-packed gravel on Park Street. The course descends to the Henry Bridge and the Walloomsac River crossing, skirts past historic homesteads and farms near the midpoint, climbs Austin Hill, and passes the airport area and the former site of a battle encampment. A fairly flat section on Route 9 leads past Colgate Park and the Hubbell Homestead, returns around the Monument, and finishes with a downhill final half mile.
Support and services include water at Miles 2.5, 4.5, 7.5, 10, and 11.5; sports drink and GU at Miles 7.5 and 10; portable toilets at Miles 6 and 10. Packet pickup is available Friday, May 14 from 10:00 to 16:00 and Saturday, May 15 at 07:00 at Bennington Museum. Parking is available at Bennington Museum and Monument Elementary School. Timing services are provided by AREEP. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
