Hope in Motion 1k and 5k Run/Walk
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Hope in Motion 1k and 5k Run/Walk

Middlebury, Vermont, United States View on map
Sep 27, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

In Honor of Recovery Month & in Memory of Lives Lost

Join us for our 1st Annual Hope in Motion 5K and 1K Run/Walk! A powerful community event honoring the resilience of those in recovery, supporting those still struggling, and remembering with love those we have lost to substance use disorder. Held during National Recovery Month, this event is a tribute to healing, hope, and the lives that continue to inspire change.

Hope in Motion is more than a race; it's a movement. Every step taken helps to:

Celebrate recovery journeys
Raise awareness and reduce stigma
Support local recovery programming
Honor the memories of those we’ve lost

Followed by a Celebration of Recovery 
Celebrate recovery through connection, education, and joyful community gathering. 

Pick your distance

Running

5K Run/Walk

Sep 27, 2026 5K 9:30 AM
$25.00
Closed

1K Run/Walk

Sep 27, 2026 1K 9:00 AM
$5.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Middlebury, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 11.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 20.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 10.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
78.6%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 27, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 27, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 55m

The sun rises at 6:45 AM and sets at 6:41 PM local time (EDT) in Middlebury on September 27, 2026 — 11h 55m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Hope in Motion 1k and 5k Run/Walk

91 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run/Walk

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Hope in Motion 1k and 5k Run/Walk
Place Name Time Pace
1 Adam Livingston 22:53 7:22 /mi
2 Henry Ellwein 23:51 7:41 /mi
3 Belin Tate 23:59 7:43 /mi
4 Cesar Ramos 25:06 8:05 /mi
5 Molly Baker 25:15 8:08 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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  • 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, 5 Middlebury events

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