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Vermont Police Canine Association
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Events organized by Vermont Police Canine Association
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Sat, Sep 26, 2026 at 7:00 AMSee full details
The 2025 Green Mountain Iron Dog will be held on September 27th this year. The Iron Dog is an obstacle course race, where runners complete an approximate 1.5 mile course designed to simulate a real-world deployment for Police K9 teams. The course is filled with challenges which often include walls, swamps, hills, guard rails, water crossings, shooting (pellet guns), smoke filled houses, and more.
The course is open to civilian, Police, and Military teams.
For photos of past events, like the "Green Mountain Iron Dog" on Facebook.
Go to www.irondogvt.com for updates.
Event details and schedule
Registration for the Green Mountain Iron Dog PRO will begin at 7:30 AM, with the run starting at 8:00. Iron Dog PRO is pre-registration only. Ages 14 and up. This is our timed competitive heat.
Iron Dog OPEN is our non-competitive heats, with registration beginning at 12:00. Ages 14 and up.
The Iron Dog Junior course is also an afternoon event. Ages 7-13. This year the Junior course will be the same as the main course, but Juniors will be required to have a partner over 18 to join them.
There will also be a timed 100 yard dash, suspect search house, and drug search house (Police only).
Go to www.irondogvt.com for updates.
NOTE: Please be sure to bring your own water. There is some on site, but your own water will be better.
Races nearby
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Distance: 9.8 km from ColchesterSat, Aug 01, 2026 at 9:30 AMSee full details
Course
A 5k on the trails of Red Rocks Park. Trails are dirt and gravel, with moderate hills through woods. NEW COURSE IN 2022: Starting line is at main gate near Central Ave. The finish line is at the picnic area near the beach. See map:
COURSE MAP
Race History
The GMAA has held a variation of the Red Rocks 5k since the early 1990s to raise money for the GMAA scholarship fund. Each year the GMAA awards scholarships to college-bound runners based on their contributions to the sport of running and their academic achievement. In recent years the GMAA has awarded 2 or 3 $1,000 scholarships to students who have achieved academic excellence and contributed to the sport of running.
Registration
Entry Fee: $20 (GMAA members subtract $5)
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Pre-registration is encouraged. All pre-registered runners will be entered into the raffle.
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Online pre-registration will close the night before the race at midnight.
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In-person registration will be available on race day 8-9AM.
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There will be no refunds, deferrals, or transfers.
Restrictions
Open to all runners 12 and older. For runners under the age of 12, the runner must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the race.
Refreshments
We will provide post-race snacks and water.
Facilities
There will be porta-potties near the entrance to the park and the park restrooms will also be open.
Prizes
Awards for the overall men’s, women’s and non-binary finisher in each age group. For the scholarship division (17 and under), top three finishers will be awarded in each category.
All pre-registered runners will be automatically entered into the raffle prizes, which will be distributed at bib pick-up.
Parking
Red Rocks will be open for race parking, but you will not be able to leave until all runners have finished, which is about 45 minutes after race start. Additionally, you can park on Central Ave, where you would normally park for Red Rocks.
Information
Alex McHenry: [email protected]
NOTE: GMAA/Insurance rules prohibit running with a baby jogger or dog. For safety reasons and as a courtesy to fellow runners, GMAA strongly discourages the use of headphones.
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Distance: 6.4 km from ColchesterSat, Sep 12, 2026 at 10:00 AMSee full details
Lace up your running shoes and grab your spoons, the Brain Freezer 5K is back!!
If you are new to the race, the rules are simple: Challengers run half a 5k, stop to down a full pint of Vermont made ice cream, then finish out the the race! Are you up for the challenge? (fun runners do not have to finish a pint)
This is the second year we've done this route, and it was a huge success last year! The race will follow the bike path along beautiful Lake Champlain. It will run between North Beach and Waterfront Park with an ice cream eating pit stop in Water Works Park.
Prizes will be given out for best costume and best team costumes, so have fun with it!
All of the proceeds from the race go to People Helping People Global, a Vermont-based international development organization that provides interest-free microloans to people living on less than $2 a day. Here is the link to learn more about the organization: PHPG's website.
We thank all of the companies and volunteers that have donated money, time, or services to PHPG to make the Brain Freezer 5K happen!
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Distance: 7.7 km from ColchesterSat, Sep 19, 2026 at 9:30 AMSee full details
Miles for Migraine will host its 8th annual 2-mile Walk, 5K Run and Relax Vermont Event at Veterans Memorial Park. This event is a fundraiser for Migraine & Headache Awareness, Treatment & Research. Dress up in your best purple flair for a chance at a fun prize!
Funds raised will benefit the University of Vermont Medical Center Headache Clinic to support local migraine research and fellowship training programs
Registration:https://btv.milesformigraine.org
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Distance: 9.2 km from ColchesterSat, Sep 19, 2026 at 9:30 AMSee full details
Miles for Migraine will host its 9th annual 2-mile Walk, 5K Run and Relax Vermont event on Saturday September 19th at Veteran's Memorial Park in South Burlington. This event is a fundraiser for Migraine & Headache Awareness, Treatment & Research. It's more than a walk/run - come connect with your local migraine & headache community, listen to our speakers & visit sponsors in the festival area.
The 5K run is professionally timed. The Walk and the Relax events are free, but donations are encouraged. All walk and run finishers receive a finisher medal.
Dress up in your best purple flair for a chance at a fun prize!
Funds raised will benefit Miles for Migraine free programs & services as well as the University of Vermont Medical Center Headache Clinic to support local migraine research and fellowship training programs.
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Distance: 6.4 km from ColchesterSat, Oct 10, 2026 at 10:00 AMSee full details
Welcome to the third annual PANS/PANDAS Awareness event in Vermont! Join us for a 5K fun run and walk along in Burlington on October 11, 2025 to raise awareness for PANS/PANDAS here in Vermont—an often-overlooked autoimmune disorder affecting children and young adults. We’re calling on our citizens of Vermont to join us in raising awareness and moving towards change and healing.
Description
This is a family-friendly run/walk in Burlington. Everyone is welcome: from regular runners ready to race to walkers looking for some good community fun. We'll have a DJ, snacks, cool t-shirts, medals, prizes, and some resources and experts to help us learn about this important condition facing our kids.
We are again partnering with The Alex Manfull Fund (TAMF), a New Hampshire-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, that supports awareness, education, and research to further understand the incidence, etiology, and best treatment of post-infectious neuroimmune disorders (aka PANDAS, PANS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis) with an emphasis on their manifestation in Adolescents and Young Adults. TAMF has established a fellowship fund at Dartmouth Hospital’s Neuroimmune Psychiatric Disorder (NIPD) clinic. Net proceeds from our event will be given to NIPD in support of their clinic.
What are PANS and PANDAS?
PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections) occur when a child’s immune response to an infection causes inflammation in the brain. The inflammation can cause the sudden onset of behavioral, neurological, and personality changes. The effects of PANS/PANDAS on children and their families are devastating—yet these conditions are still relatively unknown in Vermont, making diagnosis and treatment extremely difficult. Learn more about this condition and its symptoms.
A note from Gaskell family
Welcome to the PANDAS/PANS 5K! We are a family of 5 living in Burlington looking to transform the hardship of our own PANDAS journey into a beacon of hope and progress for others.
In September 2022, at age 8, our son experienced a sudden, acute onset of extreme neuropsychiatric symptoms. As his parents, we sought help from doctors, psychiatrists, and local resources but to no avail; his condition continued to spiral. Thanks to one of our son's former teachers, who witnessed our struggle and had read about PANDAS on Facebook, we got a first glimpse of what could be happening. In June 2023, a clinic at Dartmouth Hospital diagnosed our son with PANDAS. Since then, treatment and recovery have been long and arduous, however finally—now almost two years later—his condition has improved significantly. With a bit of blue sky returning for our family, we’ve emerged with a clear mission: to help others living with this devastating condition.