down.. MIDDLEBURY EXACTS REVENGE ON THEIR RIVALS.. 9-6 your finals BREAKING NEWS INTO OUR NEWSROOM THIS AFTERNOON.. 2024 VERMONT CITY MARATHON CHAMPION PHILEMON TERER WILL NOT RUN THE 2026 V-C-M.. UNABLE TO GET HIS VISA RENEWED IN TIME. THE KENYAN NATIVE WAS THE FASTEST SEEDED MALE RUNNER IN THE FIELD.. CLOCKING A 2:13 IN 2013.. TERER HAS 6 MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS UNDER HIS BELT.. TAKING THE PRIZE MONEY T
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2024 Vermont City Marathon champion Philemon Terer out of 2026 race
Philemon Terer was unable to obtain Visa in time, unable to make Masters debut
2024 Vermont City Marathon champion Philemon Terer will not return to Burlington to run the 2026 race, sources confirmed to NBC5.The Kenyan native was working to renew his visa and was not able to secure it in time for the May 24 race.Terer, who also goes by Kiplangat, currently has the fastest marathon time in the field with a 2024 finish of 2:13:29. He was scheduled to race as a masters runner this year.Terer has won a total of six U.S. marathons and used his winnings to build a home for his wife and family in Eldoret, which is the main city in Kenya’s Rift Valley region, according to his RunVermont bio.Check out a list of invited runners for the 2026 M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon & Relay here.NBC5 will have full coverage of the Vermont City Marathon beginning at 6 a.m. on Sunday both online and on television.
2024 Vermont City Marathon champion Philemon Terer will not return to Burlington to run the 2026 race, sources confirmed to NBC5.
The Kenyan native was working to renew his visa and was not able to secure it in time for the May 24 race.
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Terer, who also goes by Kiplangat, currently has the fastest marathon time in the field with a 2024 finish of 2:13:29. He was scheduled to race as a masters runner this year.
Terer has won a total of six U.S. marathons and used his winnings to build a home for his wife and family in Eldoret, which is the main city in Kenya’s Rift Valley region, according to his RunVermont bio.
Check out a list of invited runners for the 2026 M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon & Relay here.
NBC5 will have full coverage of the Vermont City Marathon beginning at 6 a.m. on Sunday both online and on television.
