2024 - Big Beautiful Life Run Walk & Roll AND First Responder Touch-A-Truck
2024 distances
Running
First Responder 5K
Addi's First Reponder family (including all firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), paramedics, police officers, military, etc.) should register in this race. The 5K race is a cross country style course, beginning on asphalt and switching to trail/grass early in the run featuring a steep wooded hill mid-run which has been aptly nicknamed "The Gulch." There is an accommodation to go around "The Gulch on flatter ground if needed. An Overall M, F, NB across all 5k Events will receive an award. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place First Responder winners registered in this event will receive medals and a copy of Addi's Engine book. Ribbons will be awarded to all who complete this race. We encourage you to make it fun and competitive by challenging your friends, family and departments to join! Create a Team During Registration for more fun!
5K RUN
The 5K race is a cross country style course, beginning on asphalt and switching to trail/grass early in the run featuring a steep wooded hill mid-run which has been aptly nicknamed "The Gulch." There is an accommodation to go around "The Gulch on flatter ground if needed. An Overall M, F, NB across all 5k Events will receive an award. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in this event will receive medals and a copy of Addi's Engine book. Ribbons will be awarded to all who complete the course. We encourage you to make it fun and competitive by challenging your friends and Family to join! Create a Team During Registration for more fun!
1.2K RUN
The 1.2k course is completely on asphalt, to enable safe and flat surface for those who are RUNNING but want a short or evenly graded course. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in this event will receive medals and a copy of Addi's Engine book. Ribbons will be awarded to all who complete this race. We encourage you to make it fun and competitive by challenging your friends, family and community to join! Create a Team During Registration for more fun!
Virtual - First Responder 5K
Can't join us in person? Addi's First Reponder family (including all firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), paramedics, police officers, military, etc.) should register in this race. You pick your 5k course and run it anytime between June 1 and June 10! We encourage you to make it fun and competitive by challenging your friends, family and other members and departments to join! First Responders will be scored together. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place First Responder winners in this event will receive medals and a copy of Addi's Engine book. Ribbons will be awarded.
Virtual - 5K
Can't join us in person? You pick your 5k course and run it anytime between June 1 and June 10! We encourage you to make it fun and competitive by challenging your friends and Family to join and sharing photos and updates to this website and your social media! Make it fun and competitive! 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive medals and a copy of Addi's Engine book. Ribbons will be awarded.
Virtual - 1.2K
Can't join us in person? You pick your 1.2k course and run it anytime between June 1 and June 10! We encourage you to make it fun and competitive by challenging your friends and Family to join and sharing photos and updates to this website and your social media! Make it fun and competitive! 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive medals and a copy of Addi's Engine book. Ribbons will be awarded.
Walking
5K WALK
The 5K walk is a cross country style course, beginning on asphalt and switching to trail/grass early in the run featuring a steep wooded hill mid-run which has been aptly nicknamed "The Gulch." There is an accommodation to go around "The Gulch on flatter ground if needed. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in this event will receive medals and a copy of Addi's Engine book. Ribbons will be awarded to all who complete the course. We encourage you to make it fun and competitive by challenging your friends and Family to join! Create a Team During Registration for more fun!
1.2K WALK or ROLL
Walking or rolling? Please register for this event! The 1.2k course is completely on asphalt, to enable safe and flat surface for those who are are rolling or have difficulty with distances and grade changes. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in this event will receive medals and a copy of Addi's Engine book. Ribbons will be awarded to all who complete this race. We encourage you to make it fun and competitive by challenging your friends, family and community to join! Create a Team During Registration for more fun!
Race-day weather
Conditions on April 27, 2024 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 5:47 AM and sets at 7:52 PM local time (EDT) in Essex Junction on April 27, 2024 — 14h 04m of daylight.
Course
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2024 results — Big Beautiful Life Run Walk & Roll AND First Responder Touch-A-Truck
257 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the First Responder 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Little | 24:43 | 7:57 /mi |
| 2 | Michelle Collins | 29:33 | 9:31 /mi |
| 3 | Brianne Williamson | 33:37 | 10:49 /mi |
| 4 | Tom Cota | 36:14 | 11:40 /mi |
| 5 | Crystal Neskey | 37:51 | 12:11 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Essex Junction
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Essex Junction 5K Races 5 races
- Essex Junction Running Calendar 2026 6 races
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, 6 Essex Junction events
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