U32 grad Ginger Long wins the Montpelier Mile race before the 2026 Independence Day Parade. Photo by John Lazenby.
MONTPELIER — The July 3 festivities included the annual Montpelier Mile, organized by Onion River Outdoors. Despite the 85-degree weather, 225 runners competed, ranging in age from three to 83.
Female Open Winners
Ginger Long, with a time of 5:24.5
Eva Maker, with a time of 6:01.0
3Hazel Daloz, with a time of 6:18.5
Non-Binary Open Winners
Laurie Doyal, with a time of 7:55.6
Fern Ashbaugh, with a time of 12:27.9
Anders Melhus, with a time of 12:32.4
Male Open Winners
Kai Hillier, with a time of 4:28.9
Cyrus Hansen, with a time of 4:34.9
Waylon Kurts, with a time of 4:48.3
Winning the Montpelier Mile run before the 2026 July 4th parade (always held July 3) in Montpelier. Photo by John Lazenby.Montpelier’s Nico Plummer-Tripp pushes to the finish of the Montpelier Mile run before the July 3 Parade. Photo by John Lazenby.During the Montpelier Mile run before the 2026 July 4th parade (always held July 3). Photo by John Lazenby.During the Montpelier Mile race, July 3. Photo by John Lazenby.Emanuel Riby-Williams and his son on the Montpelier Mile course with a sign for the late Nathan Suter, community member and kids’ track coach. Photo by John Lazenby.M. McLeod, 8, during the Montpelier Mile run on State Street, July 3, 2026. Photo by John Lazenby.
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