Sandra gives final instructions to volunteers Saturday morning (TM)

The sunny, snow capped Adirondacks above the lowland folliage provided marvelous views! (SP)

The runners are off in the 36th running of the Green Mountain Marathon (TM)

Mile 3/23 aid station - staffed by St. Francis Xavier School (TM)

Robert Demers leads the field heading into the mile 3 aid station (TM) 

The rest of the field hits the mile 3 aid station (TM) 

Runners head past the "W" farm near mile 4 (SP)

Mile 5: GMAA volunteers Steve Eustis and Dave Fields have fun running stride for stride (CE)

Mile 6: Nice views of Lake Champlain with Plattsburgh, NY in the distance
Vermonter Newton Baker completes his 116th marathon and his 24th GMM (TM)

Maples and fences await runners near mile 6 (SP)

Mile 7: Scott Hardeman (left) and Richard Maranda (middle) obey the "DO NOT PASS" by running as a group in 4th place. Scott finished 5th and Richard finished 2nd. (TM)

April Martin (863) arrives at mile 7 in 3rd. She finished 5th. (TM)

Mile 10: Katie Finlayson enjoys the views at Adam's Landing (SP)

Mile 15: Jack Pilla heads back to Folsom School in third place. (TM)

Mile 15: a moment of sun shines down on Anne Treadwell as she heads on to win her first marathon with a 17 minute personal best. (TM)

Mile 15: Dot Martin overtakes Janet Waren to claim and hold onto 2nd place. Janet ended up finishing 4th. (TM)

Mile 15: Beth Herder in 4th place. She finished 3rd. (TM)

Mile 22: No runners in sight as Jack Pilla takes the lead and heads into his first marathon win. (SP)

Mile 23 aid station: Paul Young overtakes Robert Demers for 2nd place. Paul finished 3rd and Robert finished 7th. (SP)

Mile 26: South Hero resident Vic Tirrito finishes strong through the maples (SP)

Finish: Jean-Francois Pouliot's strong second half moved him up to 4th place. (SP)

The top 3 men congratulate each other (TM)