On Sunday, June 7th, join us for the seventh annual Genny Tenny fundraiser, a point-to-point dirt road race connecting the communities of Craftsbury and Albany! We'll be offering both a nearly 10-mile and a family-friendly 5-kilometer course options, including a walk category for the 5k. The almost 10-mile run loosely connects the two Gennys, starting in Craftsbury Village on Creek Road and ending in Albany village on Water Street. The 5k course will start at the top of Pitkin Rd (near mile 7 of the 10-mile course) and will also finish at the Albany Genny. 5k participants can choose to sign-up for either the walk or the run. After the finish, we'll celebrate with a post-race party and brunch! This event is sponsored by the Craftsbury Outdoor Center and The Genny as a fundraiser for the Albany Community Trust. 

Food at the finish (included in race registration fee) will feature pizzas from the Albany General Store. There will be a free shuttle to the start lines (to Craftsbury Village for the 10-mile, top of Pitkin Road for the 5km) from parking at the Albany Community School before the race.

Your entry gets you:

• Donation supporting the Albany Community Trust

• Shuttle from Albany Community School parking to the start pre-race

• Post-race food from Albany General Store

• On course feed (10-mile event only)

Registration Details

10-mile - $40
5k - $30

Are you under-18? We'll take $20 off your registration fee when you enter a corresponding birth date.

Online at Runreg.com only. Sign up now! Reg closes at 6pm, Saturday, June 6. There may be day-of registration, depending on internet connectivity. More details to follow.

Bib Pickup

All bib pickup will be at the Albany Community School, beginning at 8am on race day. 

Course
The course will be slightly changed for 2026. We will now finish on Water Street in Albany (to avoid any running on Rt 14). The 10 miler will begin at the Catholic church in Craftsbury village and add a short jog up King Farm Road, onto Young Road, and then back onto Creek Road to make up distance lost by adjusting the start and finish.

*ALL ROADS WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR THE DURATION OF THE RACE! All racers must run on the left side of the road facing traffic and no more than two abreast. Please run single file as cars approach, and check both ways when making a road crossing. Participants must follow all typical traffic rules.

10-mile: The majority of the course is on rolling dirt roads. There is a mile-long section of Class IV (unmaintained) road at mile 7-8.

5k: This course will start near the 7-mile mark of the 10-mile course and go directly into a section of Class IV road (not suitable for strollers). It will feature a significant net downhill profile. 

Note on dogs: while we love your furry friends, please don't bring them with you during the race. There will be a little too much going on with crowds of runners, kiddos, cars on the roads, etc.    

Race Parking
We will offer parking at the Albany School (near the finish). We will only have shuttles before the race to take runners to the start in Craftsbury Village (10-mile) or to the top of Pitkin Road (5k). Please do not park in Craftsbury Village or on Pitkin Road. There is not space for race parking. The stores will be open during the race.

Race Day Schedule

10-mile:

• 7:30 am - 10-mile bib pickup opens at Albany Community School

• 7:35 am -  Shuttles start from Albany Community School parking to the 10-mile start

  • We will run shuttles approximately every 30 minutes up until the race begins. Last shuttle at 8:30am, arriving in Craftsbury at approximately 8:45am.

• 9:00 am - Race start!

• 10:15am - Post race party begins at Albany General Store

• 11:30pm - Awards 

5k:

• 8:30 am - 5km bib pickup opens at 5km start (Top of Pitkin Road)

• 8:30 am - First shuttle from Albany Community School parking to the 5km start

  • We will run shuttles every 25 minutes until the race begins.

• 9:40 am - Race start!

• 10:15am - Post race party begins at Albany General Store

• 11:30pm - Awards 

Aid Stations (10-mile race only)
There will be 2 aid stations on the 10-mile course at miles 3.9 and 7. We are using re-usable cups to make this a low-waste event. Please plan your personal feeds accordingly, and carry with you if you think you might need more. 

Lodging
Stay right in Craftsbury at the Outdoor Center. Lodging details.

Getting to The Start

10-mile: Set your GPS to Our Lady of Fatima Church, Craftsbury, Vermont. There is not parking at the church. Please use shuttles from the Albany Community School. 
5k start location will be at the top of Pitkin Road where it turns into Class IV. DO NOT try to drive to this location from Albany Center as the road is not maintained; it should be accessed from the Page Pond Road (south) side. There will be no parking available here, we ask all 5k racers to use the shuttle provided from the Albany Community School.

Getting to Albany (the finish)
Set your GPS to Main St, Albany, VT. (Parking is at Albany school, just a few hundred meters down the road from the race finish.)

Volunteering
Want to participate, but not run? Every event takes a lot of helping hands. We're going to need volunteers, and you'll get a tasty lunch out of the deal. Sign up to volunteer (sorry, under construction).

The Black River Grand Prix is growing! Join us on Saturday, June 20, 2026 for the Black River Grand Prix weekend, a celebration of fast racing, big loops, varied terrain, and fun in the woods. The format is simple: 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 a good lunch, then the Grand Tour has your name on it. 

Whatever your category, this ain’t XCO, this is VT mountain biking - flow, tech, jank, doubletrack, ski trail, and maybe even a dirt road or two - there’s something for everyone. There's even a bit of pavement at the start.

The 2025 Black River Grand Epic field will head off at 10:15am for the 25-mile epic race featuring nearly all the riding the Center has to offer. Two 12-mile loops of nearly all our trails in the most fun layout we can pull off. This is not sufferfest racing, this is the local's loop, routed the way the builders like to ride. 

The Grand Prix will start fifteen minutes later at 10:30am for those who just want one sweet race lap. 

Five minutes later at 10:35AM the Grand Tour riders go off on a mellow cruise of the same loop. The lap never loops back into the stadium, so once you’re gone, you’re gone, though the Grand Epic racers will come back through the Upper Field after their first ~12-mile lap. 

First folks back win. The courses will look similar to the 2024 Grand Prix course, with a few changes and reroutes to keep y'all on your toes. 

Check out last year's Race Guide! for more info about how the event ran in 2023.

The Grand Prix will be $50 for open racers, $30 for U23 competitors, and $25 for juniors (ages 18 and under). The Grand Epic will be $75. The Grand Tour costs $35. 

$12 of each open entry fee will go towards prize money for the open category in that respective race. $3 to the male and female winners, $2 for second place, and $1 for third place.

We will call up podiums for the top 3 overall men and women, and the top junior (U20) boy and girl. Door draw prizes will be distributed by random draw at bib pickup. Only “open” competitors are eligible for cash prizes. That means juniors and U23 athletes will not receive cash. If you think you could win money, register for the open race. 

Did you know the Center has on-site lodging with meals available? Whether you want your own private cabin, a lakeside cottage, or just a room in our Cedar Lodge dorm, we can meet your needs. A room in Cedar lodge (with three meals included) starts at just $155. 

Learn more about lodging info and rates here.