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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Half Marathon
  • 21.1 km
  • Waitsfield
  • Event weekend starts
  • Past event

Mad Marathon (Waitsfield) Half Marathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

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

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Decision summary

Mad Marathon (Waitsfield) Half Marathon at a glance

Typical conditions
44/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
18 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Mad Marathon (Waitsfield) Half Marathon has known course details for its half marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
21.1 km
Terrain
Road
Scenery
Countryside, Riverside, Mountain, Historic

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where does the Mad Marathon (Waitsfield) Half Marathon route go?

The Mad Marathon (Waitsfield) Half Marathon route starts at Mad River Green in central Waitsfield Village. Underfoot, expect a road course. The setting includes countryside and riverside. Course runs on back and dirt roads with breathtaking views of the Green Mountains, rolling farmlands with tough climbs and descents, quaint villages, historic barns, covered bridges and fields of Vermont cows.

What should runners know on race day for the Mad Marathon (Waitsfield) Half Marathon?

The event features on-course music, including an exclusive song written and sung by Mad Runner Bill McCarthy.

Race character

Scenery

  • Countryside
  • Riverside
  • Mountain
  • Historic

Atmosphere

  • Scenic Tour
  • Community
  • Destination

Terrain

  • Road

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.

Race day logistics

On-course music
The event features on-course music, including an exclusive song written and sung by Mad Runner Bill McCarthy.

Access and course status

Start
Mad River Green in central Waitsfield Village

Course facts

Course type
Out And Back
Notable features
  • Course runs on back and dirt roads with breathtaking views of the Green Mountains, rolling farmlands with tough climbs and descents, quaint villages, historic barns, covered bridges and fields of Vermont cows
  • Minimum age to run the Mad Marathon is 16 years old on race day

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 22°CTypical temperature
  • 13 kphTypical wind
  • 6 mmTypical rainfall
  • 44Favourability /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.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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