First Run Burlington 2012

Runners line up before the First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Runners line up before the First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Runners line up before the First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Runners line up before the race while a race official reminds racers of the rules before First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Runners take off at the start of the First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Runners start the race down South Union Street during the beginning of  First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Runners make their way down South Union Street during the beginning of  First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Runners make their way down South Union Street during the beginning of  First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

AJ Breen (center) races behind Kegan Bergeron during First Run Burlington's 1-mile Children's Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Sloane Guillian (left) and a friend race during First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Ryan Robiteille, of Winooski, cruses down the last stretch during First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Joe Bekaert, of Burlington smiles after completing First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Runners pass the finish line during First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Team Hoodie Footie gather after all completing First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Kate (left) and Dann VanDervliet, Daughter and Father, while dressed a Hershey's Kisses pose for a picture after completing First Run, Burlington' s Annual 5K Road Race, in Burlington, VT on Sunday, January 1, 2012. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Burlington's 29th First Night Festival

A crowd watches fireworks from Battery Park during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

A crowd watches fireworks from Battery Park during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Members of the Kamikazi comedy group perform at the Flynn Center Main Stage during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Members of the Kamikazi comedy group perform at the Flynn Center Main Stage during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Members of the Kamikazi comedy group perform at the Flynn Center Main Stage during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Members of the Kamikazi comedy group perform at the Flynn Center Main Stage during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

The Peterman Sextet performs at 242 Main during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Members of the Flynn Art's Teen Jazz Combo perform at the Flynn Space  during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Robert Resnik and Marty Morrissey perform at the First Congregation Church  during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Robert Resnik and Marty Morrissey perform at the First Congregation Church  during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Robert Resnik and Marty Morrissey perform at the First Congregation Church  during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Members of Banjo Dan and the Mid-Nite Plowboys perform at the Unitarian Universalist Church during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Toni Catlin (left) and Brett Hughes perform at the First Congregational Church Theater during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Toni Catlin (left) and Brett Hughes perform at the First Congregational Church Theater during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Toni Catlin (left) and Brett Hughes perform at the First Congregational Church Theater during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Two members of Circus Smirkus watch as other acts perform at Memorial Auditorium during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Members of Circus Smirkus practice their acts and wait as other acts perform at Memorial Auditorium during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Three acrobatic members of Circus Smirkus perform at Memorial Auditorium during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Members of Circus Smirkus perform at Memorial Auditorium during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

A Circus Smirkus juggler performs at Memorial Auditorium during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Jeffery Domoto, Conductor for the Vermont Youth Orchestra, leads the orchestra at the Flynn Center during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Jeffery Domoto, Conductor for the Vermont Youth Orchestra, leads the orchestra at the Flynn Center during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Jeffery Domoto, Conductor for the Vermont Youth Orchestra, leads the orchestra at the Flynn Center during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Jeffery Domoto, Conductor for the Vermont Youth Orchestra, leads the orchestra at the Flynn Center during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Victoria Bergeron, (center) receives flowers and a standing ovation after her violin performance with the Vermont Youth Orchestra at the Flynn Center during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Children race around the head of a dragon during the Dancing Dragons Parade on Church Street during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Children and adults learn to make clay sculptures at the BCA Clay and Print Center during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

Children and adults learn to make clay sculptures at the BCA Clay and Print Center during the 29th First Night 2012 Festival in Burlington, VT on Saturday, December 31, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

House Fire in South Burlington

South Burlington Firefighters respond to a house fire at 53 McIntosh Avenue in S. Burlington, VT on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

South Burlington Firefighters respond to a house fire at 53 McIntosh Avenue in S. Burlington, VT on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

South Burlington Firefighters respond to a house fire at 53 McIntosh Avenue in S. Burlington, VT on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

South Burlington Firefighters respond to a house fire at 53 McIntosh Avenue in S. Burlington, VT on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

South Burlington Firefighters respond to a house fire at 53 McIntosh Avenue in S. Burlington, VT on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)

South Burlington Firefighters respond to a house fire at 53 McIntosh Avenue in S. Burlington, VT on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. (Joshua Lambert, for the Free Press)