Vermont Sports 2022 – January/February

5 The Start

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
This may be the year to do something uncomfortable.

6 News

Explore Wild Ice
The longest skating trail in the U.S., a festival on ice and caves you can skate to.

9 Health

Intermittent Fasting
It was the No. 1 diet of 2021 and has plenty of health claims. But is intermittent fasting right for athletes? Here’s the science.

12 Feature

10 Athletes of the Year
These Vermonters and transplants put on some remarkable performances in 2021. And many are poised to do even better in 2022.

20 Feature

The National Guard Contenders
Vermonters make up six of the 8 members of the U.S. Biathlon Olympic Team. And three are in the Vermont National Guard.

20 Feature

The Rising Tide of Ice Swimming
More and more people are venturing into the water year-round. Here’s why.

26 Reader Athlete

Bringing Nepal to Vermont
A Sherpa’s amazing story.

30 Calendar
Race & Event Guide

34 Endgame

A Night on the Ice
What a 15-year-old brought back from a night of ice fishing.