Beat the Manure 5K at the Guilford Fair
About this race
A 5K at the Guilford Fair in Guilford, VT. This will be run on a hilly, loop course, on a widely varied mix of paved roads, dirt roads, and trails. With 226' of elevation gain, the first half of the course is mostly uphill. The second half is gradually downhill (with the exception of a very slight rise about 75 yards from the finish). There should be a fun, fast finish.
Prizes will be given to the top overall female and male finishers, and to the first place female and male in each age group (12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+). The last finisher will be awarded a bag of local, composted horse manure, great for your garden! Can you Beat the Manure!
In person registration will be available up until 7:45 AM on Race Day. The race will start at 8:00 AM
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Running
5K Run/Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Guilford, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets at 7:16 PM local time (EDT) in Guilford on September 6, 2026 — 12h 55m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Beat the Manure 5K at the Guilford Fair
5K Run/Walk · 56 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Daigle | 18:08 | 5:51 /mi |
| 2 | John Potter | 23:30 | 7:35 /mi |
| 3 | Ben Voeglein | 23:38 | 7:38 /mi |
| 4 | Meghan Dillingham | 23:50 | 7:41 /mi |
| 5 | Robin Frehsee | 23:57 | 7:44 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Guilford event
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