​NH - VT Covered Bridge Half Marathon
16.2 Mile Race
5K

In light of the continued efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus in our communities, the Kiwanis Club of Colebrook has made the very difficult decision to cancel this year’s Seventh Annual NH-VT Covered Bridge Half Marathon. Registration is now open for next year’s race which will be on June 19, 2021
 
 The link to register can be found here and on our Register page.  

Saturday, June 19, 2021
Start Times:
Half Marathon, Relay, & 16.2:   8:00 AM
5K and Walk:   8:30 AM

Start & Finish Location​ for All Events
The running events will start and finish at:
​30 Bill Bromage Dr., Colebrook, NH 03576
Information about UCVH Walk for Health available in early 2020.

Directions to Race
From I-93 North, take exit 35 for Twin Mountain and follow Route 3 North to Colebrook (63 miles).  In Colebrook, take 2nd left onto Bridge Street and go 0.6 miles to the end of Bridge Street and look for the Race start/finish line signs on the left.

Concord, NH	134 miles	2.5 hrs
Burlington, VT	127 miles	2.8 hrs
Hanover, NH	118 miles	2.2 hrs
Quebec City, QC	166 miles | 267 km	3.5 hrs
Montreal, QC	129 miles | 208 km	2.5 hrs
Sherbrooke, QC	49 miles | 79 km	1.2 hrs
Portland, ME	127 miles	2.8 hrs
Boston, MA	202 miles	3.5 hrs
​New York City, NY	383 miles	6.8 hrs

Choose Your Event:

16.2 mile Course Description

Half Marathon Course Description

5K Course Description

16.2 mile Course Description

16.2 Mile Course Description
This course starts and finishes at the same location and follows a similar route as the Half Marathon, along the beautiful, mostly flat, looped course through lush pastoral farmland.  Runners first complete the 5K distance, which brings them back to just before the start/finish line and then continue to run the 13.1 distance.

• Water stations at mile 1.5 and then about every 2 miles and porta potties at mile 6.6 on the marathon course.
• Course support services (water, EMS) available until 1:00 PM. 
• There's plenty of free parking near start/finish line!
• Medals to all finishing runners and walkers!
• Register on or before June 7th and guaranteed a free wicking t-shirt.
• For all pre-registered runners, Bib and t-shirt pick up will be at the  Start/Finish Line Friday June 18th from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM and Saturday June 19 from 7:00 AM to 7:45 AM.
• ​Deferment Policy
  We aren't able to provide registration fee refunds, but runners have until 5/30/2021 to defer entry for one year and receive 40% off the 2022 16.2 mile entry fee.

Half Marathon Course Description

​13.1 Mile Course Description
USATF #NH18001JK
Beautiful, mostly flat, looped 13.1 mile course through lush pastoral farmland beginning in Colebrook, NH crossing over into Vermont with the first 6.3 miles following VT Route 102 along the Connecticut River until crossing into New Hampshire via the Columbia Covered Bridge.  Once in NH, course follows Route 3 North for 5.7 miles until entering Colebrook traveling 1.1 miles through the scenic village and returning to start location.

• Water stations at mile 1.5 and then about every 2 miles and porta potties at mile 6.6 on the marathon course.
• Course support services (water, EMS) available until 12:00 PM. 
• There's plenty of free parking near start/finish line!
• Medals to all finishing runners and walkers!
• Register on or before June 7th and guaranteed a free wicking t-shirt.
• For all pre-registered runners, Bib and t-shirt pick up will be at the  Start/Finish Line Friday June 18th from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM and Saturday June 19 from 7:00 AM to 7:45 AM.
• ​Deferment Policy
  We aren't able to provide registration fee refunds, but runners have until 5/30/2021 to defer entry for one year and receive 40% off the 2022 Half Marathon entry fee.

2 and 4 Person Relay Exchange points:

​4 person  Relay:
Leg 1: is 3.1 miles starts in NH and quickly goes into Vermont along RT 102 South. It has a slight (.2) hill within the first ½ miles of this leg
Leg 2: is 4.0 miles all in VT along RT 102 South
Leg 3: is 3.0 miles and crosses through the Columbia Covered Bridge into NH- it includes the “ biggest” hill ( about .3 mile at about mile 8.2 and is all in NH on RT 3 North
Leg 4: is 3.0 miles also on RT 3 North until miles 12 when it goes  into the Town of Colebrook until crossing the finish line
 
2 Person Relay:
Leg 1 is 7.1 miles and follows same route as Legs 1 and 2 of the 4 Person Relay
Leg 2 is 6.0 miles and follows the same route as Legs 4 and 4 of the 4 Person Relay

Relay runners, please plan to provide ride to/from relay exchange points.

USATF Course Map -Half Marathon.pdf
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File Type:	pdf

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5K Course Description

5K (3.1 Mile) Course Description
USATF #NH19007BK
​This course starts and finishes at the same location and follows the same route as the Half Marathon, along the beautiful, mostly flat, looped course through lush pastoral farmland.  It turns back at mile 1.55 along the course to the finish line.

• Water stations at mile 1.6.
• Course support services (water, EMS) available until 10:00 AM. 
• There's plenty of free parking near start/finish line!
• Medals to all finishing runners and walkers!
• Register on or before June 7th and guaranteed a free wicking t-shirt.
• For all pre-registered runners, Bib and t-shirt pick up will be at the  Start/Finish Line Friday June 18th from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM and Saturday June 19 from 7:00 AM to 7:45 AM​.​

USATF Course Map -5K.pdf
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File Type:	pdf

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Course Elevation

The NH-VT Covered Bridge Half Marathon courses (5K, Half Marathon, and 16.2)
have elevation ranging between 1000 and 1100 feet.

Finish Line

 - Food, Fun, and Live Music by the Parker Hill Road Band
-Awards Ceremonies: at 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM
- Complimentary massages for runners
-Showers available at North Country Community Recreation Center

5K Award Ceremony
Starts at 9:30 AM

Awards to: 
-Top 3 Male
-Top 3 Female
Adult & Under 12 Runners

16.2 & Half Marathon & Relay
Award Ceremony
Starts at 11:30 AM

16.2 Awards to:  -Top 3 Male -Top 3 Female
Half Marathon Awards to:  -Top 3 Male -Top 3 Female
Age Group Awards: -Top 3

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UCVH Walk for Health

Stay tuned for details in early 2021.

Lodging and Meals

For a complete list of lodging in the Colebrook area, please visit the Chamber of Commerce HERE or call 603-237-8939