The Paris Olympics kicks off with opening ceremonies on Friday night and both the St. Albans Messenger and 98.9 WOKO sent well-wishes to Vermont competitor, Elle St. Pierre. On Thursday, St. Pierre won the first round of the 1500 meter!

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Elle St. Pierre won her heat and took first-place over all in the first round of the women’s 1500m, finishing 4:06.41 on Thursday, June 27.

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While the Vermont City Marathon attracts runners and spectators world-wide, the field has a few Vermonters running this Sunday. From former St. Johnsbury Academy runner Hannah Rowe to adopted Vermonter, Ben Fishbein,  both are eager for racing day and the potential of winning Top Vermonter honors.

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On Sunday, the northern New York native will join more than 50,000 people at the starting line, competing in the 2023 New York City Marathon. But she will do so without her handcycle this time, using crutches instead.

“Why not?” she said. “It will be hard, and it will hurt. But because I can…I have so many friends that I race with that can not stand, can not walk. And that’s something that I still have the ability to do. ”

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