The Genny Tenny is our popular point-to-point dirt road running race linking the communities of Craftsbury and Albany, VT. We’ll be offering a 5k option as well as the traditional 10-mile distance.
Join us on Saturday, June 7, 2025 for the Black River Grand Prix & Epic presented by the Hitchhiker Bike Shop, a celebration of big loops, varied terrain, and fun on bikes in the woods. The format is simple: a mass start on one big lap (or two).
Kick off a winter of regional racing at Craftsbury!
Held in honor of our friend, the late Tom Kendall, the Kendall Classic kicks off the season with a FIS-sanctioned mass start of 7.5k for open-class skiers, followed up by a 5k mass start for U16s.
Season opening freestyle sprint shenanigans. All racers will get a qualifier and three rounds of heats.
The Vermont Youth Cycling league opens its fall season at the Outdoor Center. Join us for a fun day of cross country mountain bike racing. For full details, schedule etc. head over to the Bikereg page . The race is open to any Vermont youth, whether they are part of a VTYC team or not.
Join us July 7 for the Lost Nation Roll. Come test yourself against the region’s fastest racers on the Outdoor Center’s paved rollerski loop. Athletes can choose to race either 2 laps (just over 5km) or 4 laps (just over 10km). We expect a strong field, with squads from the region’s top clubs. Click title for full details.
2024 Results and Photos
The Black River Grand Prix is growing! Join us on Saturday, June 8, 2024 for the Black River Grand Prix & Epic presented by the Hitchhiker Bike Shop, a celebration of big loops, varied terrain, and fun on bikes in the woods. The format is simple: a mass start on one big lap (or two). Want to race 12 miles of the best the Center has to offer? Enter the Grand Prix. Think it's so nice you want to do it twice? Then the Grand Epic is for you. And if racing isn't your thing and you just want a signed ride and tacos for lunch, then the Grand Tour has your name on it.
We’re happy to celebrate the 5th edition of the Genny Tenny in 2023. This popular point-to-point dirt road running race links the communities of Craftsbury and Albany, VT. New in 2023, we’ll be offering a 5k option as well as the traditional 10-mile distance.
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center is excited to again partner with NENSA and Harvard University to bring a combined EISA Carnival-NENSA Eastern Cup event back to the trails at the Outdoor Center. Harvard hosted its inaugural EISA Carnival weekend at the Center back in 2020 and we are excited to have them back (and now led by the steady hand of new head coach Sam Benzing, a former Craftsbury Ski Club coaching assistant). Pairing a Carnival with an Eastern Cup creates an incredibly high caliber field, with all the top racers from New England and even eastern Canada looking to score FIS points.
Racing kicks off on Friday, February 2nd with 15km classic mass start races for the college field. Saturday, February 3rd brings 7.5km freestyle interval starts for all racers, allowing both the Carnival and Eastern Cup fields to test their mettle against the best of the best. The Carnival wraps up after Saturday's racing and Sunday, February 4th's Eastern Cup competitions will be held in the always-popular pursuit style, with U16s racing a 5km based on the previous day's time gaps, while the rest of the men's and women's field will race 10km based on their Saturday rank.
For more info and registration details, head on over to the Registration Page.
If you want to do our BKL race, head over to SkiReg to register for Bill’s Blastoff BKL Races.
We are excited to invite racers to the open the 2023 race season with us at the Outdoor Center. Whether you are a sprinter, a distance skier, or both, you can open your season with a fun, low-key race at the Outdoor Center. Freestyle “knock-in” sprints kick off the weekend on Saturday in honor of our friend and mentor Jim Rodrigues, while Sunday brings freestyle mass starts in memorial of longtime ski timer and friend Tom Kendall. A portion of Sunday’s race fees will be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Saturday's format will be a repeat of last year’s popular Royal Court format (though we are referring to them as “knock-in” rounds now). After racing a qualifier on our updated FIS homologated sprint course just like a standard sprint, ALL competitors, regardless of age class or gender, will be seeded into 6-person heats based on their times. Qualifiers 1-6 will be in the first round, 7-12 in the second, and so on. Heats will go off every 3 minutes and competitors will be “knocked in” to different heats depending on their performance. If you finish top 2 in your heat, you move “up” to the next fastest heat. Middle two positions (3rd and 4th) will remain in the same heat, while finishers 5 and 6 will move down to the heat below. This way the heats are constantly reseeded based on how competitors are performing. Everyone will race three rounds. Prizes will be given to the top 3 skiers of each gender and then the top U18/20, U16, and BKL skiers of each gender. The qualifier will be scored to both the FIS and NRL points lists.
Note: Because a sprint day requires a qualifier followed by heats, setting the schedule requires knowing how many competitors we have racing in advance of race day. Thus, we cannot allow day-of-race registration for the sprint.
Sunday brings 10km and 5km freestyle mass starts in honor of the late Tom Kendall. The open (10km) races will be scored to the FIS and NRL points lists as well.
The Craftsbury Winter Duathlon has been canceled due to adverse course conditions and lack of interest.
For our multisport enthusiasts, we will also be offering a winter duathlon, part of USA Triathlon’s push to bring winter in the multisport fold. Racers will contest a 3km run, followed by a 5km ski, and finishing up with a 3km run. For more details, please head over to the 2023 Kendall Memorial Online Registration page on skireg.com.
Questions? Email race director Ollie Burruss.
More than a trail race, the Footprints Trail Running Festival gathers runners together who are committed to climate action and connects them for more effective change. We’ll start the day off with a trail race, winding through singletrack, double track and dirt road on either a 5 or 10-mile course. Our post-race celebrations will center around a send-off for Footprint’s newest climate leaders. Each Footprints camper will give a brief presentation on the climate action project that they developed over the past week at Footprints Running Camp . Proceeds from the race will go into a fund to help them implement those projects in their home communities.
A young Greta Kilburn races through the woods at the Outdoor Center.
The Vermont Youth Cycling league again opens its fall season at the Outdoor Center. Join us for a fun day of cross country mountain bike racing.
For more details, including seeding information, head over to the VTYC page.
An event-specific registration link will go up shortly. The race is open to any Vermont youth, whether they are part of a VTYC team or not.
Schedule: Please note that start times may be delayed slightly but will not begin ahead of the time below.
8:30-9:45 Course open to pre-ride
9:00-9:45 Chip Pick-up and Day-of Registration
9:30 Mandatory Coaches Meeting at VTYC Tent (including parents of independent riders)
10:00 Cat C Race Start
10:15 Grade 5/6 Race Start
10:30-11:15 Chip Pick-up and Day-of Registration for Cat A/B
*10:45 Pre-riding for Cat A and B allowed
~11:00 Cat C/Grade 5/6 Podium
11:30 Cat B Race Start
12:30 Cat A Race Start
~1:30 Cat A/B Podium
Rollerski racing is back! Join us on July 1, 2023 for the 3rd running of the Lost Nation Roll, presented in conjunction with our friends at NENSA. Come test yourself against the region’s fastest racers on the Outdoor Center’s paved rollerski loop. Athletes can choose to race either 2 laps (just over 5km) or 4 laps (just over 10km). We are expecting a stacked field, with squads from the region’s top clubs.
The race will be a standard 30 second interval start for each distance without separation by gender.
Top 10 ranked open skiers of each gender will race on NENSA’s new fleet of Swenor Skate Long skis.
Register for the 2023 Lost Nation Roll over at SkiReg.
The race will be contested on the Outdoor Center’s paved rollerski loop. The loop has a figure 8 layout, meaning that the middle portion including Dino Hill will be skied twice per “lap.”
The race course includes the challenging Dennis's Nemesis downhill once per lap. If you are not comfortable on rollerskis, this may not be the right event for you. This downhill is high speed and includes an S-turn (or chicane) at the bottom. Please arrive early enough to preview the course.
A course map is available for preview here.
Link to 2020 Lost Nation Roll video recap.
8:30AM - Bib pick up and day-of-race registration opens (if numbers allow); course opens for warmup
9:25AM - Course closes to all racers.
9:30AM - 5km races start. 1 skier every 30 seconds, mixed gender. Two 2.5km figure 8 laps plus the field start/finish for a total of 5.2km.
10:00AM - Open races start. 1 skier every 30 seconds, mixed gender. Four 2.5km figure 8 laps plus the field start/finish for a total of 10.2km.
12:00PM - Podium ceremony
2022 Lost Nation Roll - All results
We’re happy to celebrate the 5th edition of the Genny Tenny in 2023. This popular point-to-point dirt road running race links the communities of Craftsbury and Albany, VT. New in 2023, we’ll be offering a 5k option as well as the traditional 10-mile distance.
We’re again hosting SuperTour Finals/Spring Nationals, the culminating event for the 2023 National XC ski calendar. Come see the best skiers in the country race on home soil or participate yourself in the New England Open Club Relay Championships on Saturday.
The New England Bill Koch Youth Ski League (NEBKYSL) Festival is the marquee event of the New England Nordic Ski Association Bill Koch Youth Ski League. This league has the mission to introduce young people to the sport of cross country skiing with its social, fitness and competitive opportunities. This fun youth festival will feature racing, as well as a wide range of non-competitive winter activities. Skiers of all ability levels from kindergarten up to 8th grade are welcome!
This 5/10k interval start classic citizen’s race compliments Saturday's Silver Fox Trot and promises a low-key race opportunity prior to the start of regional and national racing.
A 10 mile point-to-point dirt road run from one general store to the next! The start will be in Craftsbury village, in front of the Craftsbury General Store, and racers will then make their way via dirt road to Albany village and the new Albany General Store. Free pizza lunch and race shuttle included with registration. This event serves as a fundraiser for the Albany Community Trust.
Looking for a low-key way to test your summer fitness? Starting June 7, our weekly trail series offers annual members and houseguests a 5k run and 5k/10k bike race every Tuesday! And the 3k kids fun run is back for 2022! We will alternate courses week to week: runners on one course, bikers on the other. Courses will posted below soon. We hope to see folks of all ages participating in these fun races.
Looking for a low-key way to test your summer fitness? Starting June 7, our weekly trail series offers annual members and houseguests a 5k run and 5k/10k bike race every Tuesday! And the 3k kids fun run is back for 2022! We will alternate courses week to week: runners on one course, bikers on the other. Courses will posted below soon. We hope to see folks of all ages participating in these fun races.
Looking for a low-key way to test your summer fitness? Starting June 7, our weekly trail series offers annual members and houseguests a 5k run and 5k/10k bike race every Tuesday! And the 3k kids fun run is back for 2022! We will alternate courses week to week: runners on one course, bikers on the other. Courses will posted below soon. We hope to see folks of all ages participating in these fun races.
Mountain bike racing at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center is back and bigger than ever! Join us the weekend of August 13 & 14, 2022 for the Black River Grand Prix Weekend, a celebration of fast racing, big loops, varied terrain, and fun on bikes in the woods. The format is simple: Saturday is a short track XC race and Sunday is a mass start on one big lap.
Mountain bike racing at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center is back and bigger than ever! Join us the weekend of August 13 & 14, 2022 for the Black River Grand Prix Weekend, a celebration of fast racing, big loops, varied terrain, and fun on bikes in the woods. The format is simple: Saturday is a short track XC race and Sunday is a mass start on one big lap.
Looking for a low-key way to test your summer fitness? Starting June 7, our weekly trail series offers annual members and houseguests a 5k run and 5k/10k bike race every Tuesday! And the 3k kids fun run is back for 2022! We will alternate courses week to week: runners on one course, bikers on the other. Courses will posted below soon. We hope to see folks of all ages participating in these fun races.
Looking for a low-key way to test your summer fitness? Starting June 7, our weekly trail series offers annual members and houseguests a 5k run and 5k/10k bike race every Tuesday! And the 3k kids fun run is back for 2022! We will alternate courses week to week: runners on one course, bikers on the other. Courses will posted below soon. We hope to see folks of all ages participating in these fun races.
Looking for a low-key way to test your summer fitness? Starting June 7, our weekly trail series offers annual members and houseguests a 5k run and 5k/10k bike race every Tuesday! And the 3k kids fun run is back for 2022! We will alternate courses week to week: runners on one course, bikers on the other. Courses will posted below soon. We hope to see folks of all ages participating in these fun races.
Looking for a low-key way to test your summer fitness? Starting June 7, our weekly trail series offers annual members and houseguests a 5k run and 5k/10k bike race every Tuesday! And the 3k kids fun run is back for 2022! We will alternate courses week to week: runners on one course, bikers on the other. Courses will posted below soon. We hope to see folks of all ages participating in these fun races.
Looking for a low-key way to test your summer fitness? Starting June 7, our weekly trail series offers annual members and houseguests a 5k run and 5k/10k bike race every Tuesday! And the 3k kids fun run is back for 2022! We will alternate courses week to week: runners on one course, bikers on the other. Courses will posted below soon. We hope to see folks of all ages participating in these fun races.
Looking for a low-key way to test your summer fitness? Starting June 7, our weekly trail series offers annual members and houseguests a 5k run and 5k/10k bike race every Tuesday! And the 3k kids fun run is back for 2022! We will alternate courses week to week: runners on one course, bikers on the other. Courses will posted below soon. We hope to see folks of all ages participating in these fun races.
Looking for a low-key way to test your summer fitness? Starting June 7, our weekly trail series offers annual members and houseguests a 5k run and 5k/10k bike race every Tuesday! And the 3k kids fun run is back for 2022! We will alternate courses week to week: runners on one course, bikers on the other. Courses will posted below soon. We hope to see folks of all ages participating in these fun races.
Looking for a low-key way to test your summer fitness? Starting June 7, our weekly trail series offers annual members and houseguests a 5k run and 5k/10k bike race every Tuesday! And the 3k kids fun run is back for 2022! We will alternate courses week to week: runners on one course, bikers on the other. Courses will posted below soon. We hope to see folks of all ages participating in these fun races.
