May 22, 2027
Dandelion Run – Just for the Fun of it!
Critically Acclaimed by Vermont Sports and Yankee Magazine
26.2, 13.1, 6.1, 4. 2 and 1 mile run or walk
26.2 Mile Bike
50% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
We’ve opened The Dandy Marathon course to runners as well as bikers
Here’s the link to our expanded 26.2 mile course: Dandy Marathon 2026
In memory and in honor of Terri Weed
Supporting Umbrella
Celebrating the Dandelion – Glorious “Free Range” Flower
Dandy Photos: A Collection
Register for The Dandy here:
Each year we gather and offer a challenging Marathon and Half Marathon Run and Bike (with less challenging 10 k, 4 mile, 2 mile and 1 mile options) on dirt roads through the now world-famous Dandelion Fields of Morgan, Holland, and Derby. We celebrate the coming of High Spring in the Kingdom, honor the short life of Terri Weed, and support Umbrella. It’s May! It’s time to Run! Just for the Fun of it.
We gather on Saturday morning, May 22, 2027, at the Derby Beach House, 480 4H Road, Derby, VT 05829. Start time: 9:00 am. We offer pre-made sandwiches, chips, and water or Gatorade for lunch after the run. Musicians will be sprinkled throughout the course and back at the Beach House. Online registration closes on May 18, 2027. We will allow “walk on” registrations on the day of the race. We unleash our marathon bikers 5 minutes before our runners and walkers.
FEES for Runners
- Marathon Distance: $75
- Half Marathon Distance: $60
- 10 K Distance: $50
- 4 miles: $40
- 2 miles: $40
- 1 mile: $40
FEES for Marathon Bikers
- Marathon: $75
DISCOUNTS available for Runners and Bikers
- Youth 18 and Under (any distance): $25 (enter YOUTH27 in the Discount Coupon)
- Teams of Five or more: 20% Off (enter TEAM27 in the Discount Coupon)
- EARLY BIRD DESCOUNTS OF 50% IF REGISTERED ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2026 (enter EARLYBIRD27)
Register for The Dandy here:
What a day!
DANDY 2021 – Report
DANDY 2021 – Times
Hope to see you there
Selected as one of the five most scenic running races in Vermont by Vermont Sports Magazine and one of the top 20 events in Vermont’s Summer of 2011 by Yankee Magazine and One of the top 10 running races in Vermont by Best Things Vermont
Check out our 2010 YouTube Slide Show,
and our tribute, Celebrating the Dandelion – A glorious “free range” flower
In Memory and in Honor of Terri Weed
Underwritten by
ON LINE REGISTRATION FOR ALL EVENTS
Youth runners/walkers should enter “YOUTH2026” in the Discount Coupon
MAPS OF THE COURSES – CLICK HERE
Course Records:
Half Marathon: 1:19:29 by Christian Vachon. Magog, QC – 2013
10 km: 0:33.44 by James Cilwik, Derby, VT – 2022
Times from recent years: 2016, 2015