The most popular Vermont half marathons are the Covered Bridges Half Marathon with 1,831 finishers and the Mad Half Marathon with 342 finishers in 2023.

The Vermont half marathons that we recommend most frequently for beginners are the:

Covered Bridges Half Marathon: The course has scenic, pastoral beauty of rural Vermont’s covered bridges and race organizers call it the state’s premier half marathon.
Mad Half Marathon: Calling itself the World’s Most Beautiful Marathon, the Mad Marathon and Half live up to the hype. It’s a difficult course, but with spectacular scenery.

You can run a half marathon in Vermont in May, June, July, August, September, and October.

You can run Vermont half-marathon events in Adamant, Derby, Hampton, Manchester Center, Middlebury, Poultney, Salisbury, Shelburne, South Hero, Stowe, Waitsfield, Waterbury, Wells, and Woodstock.