The Archie Post course has changed several times over the years. The initial course started at the Kwiniaska Golf Course on Spear Street and went due north to the Gutterson driveway. This course actually varied slightly year to year between 5.0 and 5.2 miles. From 1981 to 1984 the course was essentially the same, but the start was moved to make the course exactly 5.0 miles. In 1985 the start of the race was moved to Governor's Lane to get some of the race off of increasingly busy Spear Street. As traffic on Spear continued to increase, the course was again moved in 1995. The start of this version was at the corner of Dorset and Barstow and followed Dorset and Swift before returning to Spear for the final two miles. In 2001 the course changed to get completely off the streets and avoiding traffic entirely. Completed in 2001, the South Burlington bike path now provides a scenic and safe course for the runners.

Thanks to all Archie Post race directors: UVM (Bill Nedde and Ed Kusiak): 1969-1980, Bruce Cunningham: 1981-1996 (with E.K. Malone 1981-85 and Steve Eustis 1996), Steve and Cathy Eustis: 1997-2004, Mark Wanner: 2005, Mike and Marybeth Early:2006-2008(with Sherry Ricker 2008), Russ Cooke, Ellie Bouffard, Bob Sayers: 2009-2013, Russ Cooke and Bob Sayers:2014-present.