Marathoners and volunteers have until May 27 to sign up at www.runvermont.org
BURLINGTON, Vt., May 25, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- For the 2023 running of the M&T Bank Vermont
City Marathon & Relay, sponsor M&T Bank and organizer
RunVermont are preparing to welcome thousands of runners,
volunteers, and spectators to Burlington for the weekend-long celebration,
marathon, and relay. As the largest sporting event in Vermont, the marathon provides an annual
economic impact of over $3.5 million
to the Burlington area.
The 34th M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon &
Relay will take place in Burlington on May
28, consisting of a full marathon and two- and five-person
relays. The events will welcome an estimated 4,400 runners from
across New England, the US, and beyond. The course, which winds
through Burlington and along Lake
Champlain, has long been considered one of the nation's best
mid-sized marathons and counts towards qualification for the Boston
Marathon.
"The M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon & Relay is a special
weekend for all of us to come together and cheer on the over 4,400
runners who will take to the streets of Burlington," said Heidi Stumpff, M&T Bank's Vermont Regional
President. "We're proud to continue M&T Bank's sponsorship of
the Vermont City Marathon and support for communities across the
state, and we remain in awe of the efforts RunVermont and its
volunteers put in to make this day possible."
"We appreciate the tremendous support that M&T Bank provides
to the Vermont City Marathon and RunVermont—not only financially,
but also through the commitment of its staff," said Joe Connelly, Executive Director of RunVermont.
"With our common goal of giving back to the community we serve, we
look forward to celebrating that mission at the 34th
M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon & Relay this Memorial Day
weekend."
Founded in 1989, the M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon &
Relay is the largest one-day sporting event in the Green Mountain
State – with over 150,000 runners having completed the race since
its inception. Over 550 volunteers (90% from Vermont) will be on hand to support runners
and the community during race weekend. This includes over
75 M&T Bank volunteers.
More information on the M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon and
runner registration can be found at Runvermont.org.
About M&T Bank Corporation
M&T (NYSE: MTB) is a financial holding company headquartered
in Buffalo, New York. M&T's
principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, provides banking
products and services in 12 states across the eastern U.S. from
Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. Trust-related services are
provided in select markets in the U.S. and abroad by M&T's
Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank.
About RunVermont and The Vermont City Marathon &
Relay
The Vermont City Marathon & Relay was established in 1989 by
a small group of local runners who believed that Burlington, Vermont, could support a large New
England marathon event in the spring. The marathon relay, the first
in the US held in conjunction with a full marathon, was a part of
the race from inception. The 1989 race brought 414 marathoners and
125 five-person relay teams to the finish line. Since 1993, the
event has grown tremendously both in numbers and status in the
running industry. In 2002, Runner's World magazine ranked the race
as one of the top 20 best marathons in the United States.
Media Contact:
Frank Lentini
M&T Bank
+1 (929) 651-0447
flentini@mtb.com
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