At the beginning of the semester, we (Malick and Youness) spontaneously decided to run a marathon.  We chose a date, trained sporadically, and talked about it constantly. The prospect of randomly running a marathon peaked the curiosity of our friends, and our "training" runs started growing in both number and distance. One day, our friend, Finn, heard about our endeavor and suggested we use the marathon to fundraise.

It was full throttle from there: we got in touch with Hunger Free Vermont, a nonprofit in Burlington working to end the injustice of hunger and malnutrition for all Vermonters. SGA President Roni Lezema did the honor of sponsoring our event, and we got to work on planning and organization, all while running to get ready for the big day.

The result? MiddMarathon: A student-organized marathon with the goal of making long-term systemic changes to end hunger and malnutrition in dignified ways for Vermonters of all ages. 

The Date: Sunday, November 21st, 10:00 a.m.

Your contribution will leave a positive and powerful impact on solving the issue of hunger in Vermont. Funds raised will aid HFV in bringing universal school meals to every public school in Vermont, ensuring 36,000 children can eat a healthy breakfast and lunch every day.

More information: go/MiddMarathon/ or https://sites.google.com/middlebury.edu/middmarathon/home