Race to the Top of Vermont Adds Adaptive Category in 2022

We are thrilled to help organize and manage the new adaptive category at the Race to the Top of Vermont put on by our friends at the Catamount Trail Association on Sunday, August 28, 2022, which also happens to be Diversity in Sport Day! Please save the date, and plan to participate as an individual, a team, or a volunteer.

Not familiar with the annual event? The Race to the Top draws hundreds of hikers, bikers, and runners from across the U.S. and Canada to climb or bike Mt. Mansfield, Vermont’s highest peak. The course follows the historic Mansfield Toll Road, which is 4.3 miles long and ascends 2564 vertical feet. For some, it’s all about trying to achieve a fast time on this challenging course. For others… it’s about the camaraderie and the spectacular views while supporting non-profit organizations close to their hearts such as Green Mountain Adaptive Sports and the Catamount Trail Association.

ADAPTIVE CATEGORY ADDED IN 2022 TO SUPPORT GMAS

For the first time ever, the event this year offers an adaptive category. Hikers, runners, bikers, and yes even wheelchair users can now participate in this challenging ascent alongside hundreds of other adrenaline seekers. 

Green Mountain Adaptive Sports is happy to help and offer support to anyone interested in participating in the event, whether you need help rallying a support team to get up the hill, need to borrow adaptive equipment, or simply want to help as a volunteer and spread the word about adaptive sports.

SEE YOU ON AUGUST 28

This event will also help raise funds for athletes’ scholarships supported by our program. Race organizers have offered a special discount code ($30 per participant) which can be used by anyone willing to represent Green Mountain Adaptive Sports.

CREATE A PEER-TO-PEER CAMPAIGN

Go the extra mile, and turn your race into an opportunity to raise funds for GMAS. Use our brand new peer-to-peer fundraising platform, and with a few simple clicks, create your own fundraising page to share with family and friends, and to share on Facebook. Thank you for considering supporting GMAS by participating as an individual, or with a group of friends in this amazing event.

Click here to create your campaign!

WE NEED YOU

Consider participating in one, or more of the following ways, and potentially earn yourself some nice prizes along the way:

  • Support an athlete. We will need a few strong men and women to help assist a few athletes up the race course. Hard work with a huge collective reward.
  • Join as a volunteer. You can help at the GMAS tent, offer water and snacks to the racers at the finish, etc. There is no need to be a world-class athlete to be a part of this great event! You can make a difference, and have some fun too! Reach out at info@greentmnadaptive.org.
  • Create your own peer-to-peer team, or join another existing GMAS team and walk, run, or bike with a group of friends and help raise funds for GMAS. This is all about being social and clocking some big steps on your fitness tracker.
  • Embrace the challenge. Run, bike, or walk as a regular participant AND take the opportunity to raise funds for GMAS.

adaptive athlete being pulled by two walkers

Make Your Summer Goals Impactful

With many ways to make this a memorable day, you can also make it impactful by helping to raise critical funds for GMAS and the Catamount Trail Association. We hope that you will join us!

Interested in participating, or in receiving more information about joining the adaptive race, or the GMAS team in one form or another? Contact pascale@greenmtnadaptive.org to receive the code. 

If you are an adaptive athlete and want to race, the sooner we know you are interested, the greater the chance that we can help secure helpers, adaptive equipment, or anything else that will make this possible for you. Reach out!

Thanks for the support, we hope to see you in Stowe on Sunday, August 28, 2022. 

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