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Our first session for the 2025 season is this Wednesday evening, May 7th. Keep encouraging your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to join you in doing First Strides this year. The momentum of peer support is so powerful! We accept new registrations through the first 2 weeks of the program. REGISTER HERE ***Sorry, registration has closedContinue reading “See you Wednesday!”

We hear remarkable, inspirational stories from you – our participants – every year. We feel an essential part of our mission to support a healthy active lifestyle is to lift each other up throughout our communities. “A rising tide lifts all boats.” In that spirit, we commit to donating 25% of our proceeds each yearContinue reading “Supporting our Sisters”

REGISTER HERE UNTIL 5/1/24 First Strides Vermont is a program for women who are beginning or returning to running and/or walking based on mentoring, peer support, and lifestyle habits.  The program lasts 12 weeks: May 1st through July 17th. We gather weekly on Wednesdays at 5:45pm and we typically wrap up by 6:45pm or 7:00pmContinue reading “2024 Registration”

REGISTER HERE NOW… or read on for more information then register! Hello and welcome! On behalf of all the First Strides Mentors, I would like to invite you to join us for the 20th year (!) of First Strides Vermont! This program has been sustainable and successful over all these years because of you, theContinue reading “2023 Registration”

Planning for the 2023 season of First Strides Vermont is underway! This year’s program will run from May 3rd through July 19th. We meet weekly on Wednesday evenings at 5:45pm until 6:30pm-7:00pm at the Williston Rec Paths. Registration will open in early March. Check this website and our social media pages for updates (@FirstStridesVT and @firststridesvt).Continue reading “2023 Season Dates!”

All First Striders are invited to join up on New Year’s Day for a big fun group run! We’ll be gathering at Echo circle on the Burlington waterfront, at 10:00am on Sunday, Jan 1. This is a pretty laid-back situation. Most businesses will be closed, so there won’t be a lot of support (read: bathrooms),Continue reading “New Year Run!”

We look forward to seeing you all again in the spring of ’23 when we can hear your stories of how you kept on moving throughout the year! The next season is scheduled to begin in May of 2023 with registration opening up in March. Until then, stay in touch – facebook.com/FirstStridesVT instagram.com/firststridesvt

Nice work, First Striders! Our first two workout are in the books! Registration has closed for the 2022 season – and we’re 112 women strong + 17 mentors! We couldn’t be more excited to see so many new people, as well as the return of many past participants! Welcome, and welcome back!*Remember to do yourContinue reading “We’re off to a great start!”

A Hero Among Us: Rebekah Thomas Article originally published by RunVermont Team, Dec. 30, 2021 at https://www.runvermont.org/blog/rebekah/ Witnessing kindness and compassion is one of the greatest experiences we can have as human beings. In a world where such acts are seemingly decreasing, we must celebrate it as often as we can. Longtime friend of RunVermontContinue reading “Inspirational First Strides Mentor”