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Middlebury Maple Run 5K

This race edition

Race date
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Race timezone
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Edition status
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Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 1.5% versus flat · net elevation -0 m

Decision summary

Middlebury Maple Run 5K at a glance

Route ascent
63 m

Lower than 23% of comparable mapped races

Typical conditions
89/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
24 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Middlebury Maple Run 5K route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Middlebury Maple Run 5K, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the Middlebury Maple Run 5K?

The Middlebury Maple Run 5K route has 63 m of ascent, 63 m of descent and an estimated 1.5% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Middlebury Maple Run 5K route go?

The Middlebury Maple Run 5K route starts at 55 Collins Dr, Middlebury, VT (behind Porter Hospital) and finishes at 55 Collins Dr, Middlebury, VT (same as start). Underfoot, expect gravel road sections, athletic fields, and wooded trail. The setting includes countryside and mountain.

What should runners know on race day for the Middlebury Maple Run 5K?

Free bag check near the start/finish; participants provide their own bags. Inspiring music on course. Complimentary half marathon pacing services with goal times of 1:40, 1:50, 2:00, 2:15, 2:30 and 2:45.

Race character

Scenery

  • Countryside
  • Mountain
  • Parkland
  • Forest

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Scenic Tour
  • Festival

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.

Race day logistics

Pacers
Complimentary half marathon pacing services with goal times of 1:40, 1:50, 2:00, 2:15, 2:30 and 2:45
Bag drop
Free bag check near the start/finish; participants provide their own bags
Medal
First-place finishers in each division receive a large Vermont maple syrup; second and third place receive a small maple syrup (no traditional finisher medal)
Finisher tee
Optional quarter-zip long-sleeve shirts available for purchase (not included with entry)
On-course music
Inspiring music on course

Access and course status

Start
55 Collins Dr, Middlebury, VT (behind Porter Hospital)
Finish
55 Collins Dr, Middlebury, VT (same as start)

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Gravel road sections, athletic fields, and wooded trail
Notable features
  • USATF-certified courses
  • free training plan, free parking and shuttle, post-race Grab & Go breakfast

How hilly is the Middlebury Maple Run 5K?

9%10%54%24%
  • Steep descent 9%
  • Descent 10%
  • Flat 54%
  • Climb 24%
  • Steep climb 3%
Total ascent
63 m
Net elevation
−0 m
GAP factor
1.5%
Longest climb
430 m at 4.8%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 12°CTypical temperature
  • 17 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 89Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the Middlebury Maple Run 5K flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 1.5% slower than a flat course, with about 63 m of total ascent.