Maine Running Races
Striders events are in bold below
November 2026
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Date |
Race |
Distance |
Location |
More |
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November 14 |
5K |
Wells |
benefits Honor Flight Maine |
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November 14 |
5K, fun run |
Portland |
benefits Lyseth Elementary School PTA |
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November 15 |
5K |
Sites Farm, Athens |
benefits Athens Community School Outing Club |
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November 15 |
3.5-miler, kids dash |
Back Cove, Portland |
benefits WinterKids |
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November 21 |
5K |
Hollis |
benefits Hollis Parks and Recreation |
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November 21 |
5K, 1-mile |
Hall-Dale High School, Farmingdale |
benefits Hall-Dale High School Student Council |
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November 22 |
5K |
Cape Elizabeth Middle School |
proceeds and food donations benefit Wayside Food Programs |
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November 22 |
5K |
Westbrook High School |
benefits Project Graduation Class of 2027 |
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November 26 |
5K |
Caribou |
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November 26 |
5K |
Bath |
benefits Bath Area Food Bank |
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November 26 |
5K |
Greely High School, Cumberland |
benefits Greely Hockey Boosters |
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November 26 |
5K |
Cony High School, Augusta |
benefits Cony All Sports Boosters |
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November 26 |
5K |
Kennebunk |
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November 26 |
4-miler, kids 0.6-miler |
Portland |
benefits Partners for World Health, Portland Trails, the St. Patrick’s Secondary School in Iten, Kenya, and Project Feed |
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November 26 |
5K |
Bug Light Park, South Portland |
benefits Nathan Savage Memorial Fund at South Portland Community Center |
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November 26 |
5K |
Skowhegan Outdoors, Skowhegan |
Free for kids under 10 and seniors over 70 |
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November 26 |
4-miler, 1-miler |
Norway |
benefits Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine |
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November 29 |
5K |
Bar Harbor |
benefits Mount Desert Island YMCA scholarship support |
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November 29 |
5K |
Waterboro |
benefits holiday giving trees in RSU 57’s schools, libraries, and town halls |
December 2026
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Date |
Race |
Distance |
Location |
More |
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December 5 |
Half, Marathon |
Millinocket |
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December 5 |
5K, 1-miler |
Falmouth |
benefits Falmouth Memorial Library |
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December 12 |
Club Holiday Party and Annual Meeting |
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Info will go out to current members via evite |
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December 12 |
teams walk/run 24 miles; note if you're joining the Striders team when registering; reach out to Heather Cable (h.eaton93@outlook.com) for Striders team info |
Augusta Rail Trail/Kennebec Valley Coaching, Augusta |
benefits Kit & Jerry’s Foundation for Good; collecting Mylar emergency blankets, waterproof ponchos, hand warmers, gift cards for fast food restaurants to assemble portable warming kits |
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December 19 |
5K, 10K |
Kennebunk |
collecting unwrapped toys forToys for Tots |
2027
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Date |
Race |
Distance |
Location |
More |
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January 10 |
5K |
Colby College, Waterville |
fundraiser by Maine Indoor Air Quality Council toward installation of radon mitigation systems in low-income Maine households |
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January 14 |
4-miler |
Old Orchard Beach |
benefits Old Orchard Beach Recreational Department |
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January 17 |
January Thaw Road Race |
4.5-miles |
Belgrade Central School, Belgrade |
FREE for current Striders, $10 day-of registration for everyone else |
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January 31 |
5 miles |
Bradbury Mountain State Park, Pownal |
maybe/probably/hopefully a snowshoe trail race |
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March 13 |
5K |
Greenville and frozen Moosehead Lake |
inaugural race will be noncompetitive, fun run |
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March 14 |
5K |
Rí Rá Portland |
benefits Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland |
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March 20 |
Half Marathon |
Old Orchard Beach |
benefits Scarborough Girls Middle School Travel Basketball Team |
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March 27 |
20 miles, Half |
Kittery |
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April 10 |
5K, kids color run |
Lewiston |
benefits Tigers on the Run after-school running club |
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April 10 |
4-Miler |
Falmouth Community Park |
benefits Falmouth High School cross-country and track teams |
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April 23 |
Half, 5K, 1-mile |
Brunswick |
supports local charities and MidCoast Triathlon Club |
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April 11 |
Half |
Perry |
benefits disabled veterans through Achilles Freedom Team, House in the Woods, and Travis Mills Foundation |
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May 1 and 2 |
Marathon, Half, 5K |
Wells |
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June 5 |
Half, 5K |
Portland |
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June 13 |
Marathon, Half, 10K, 5K |
Greenville |
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June 20 |
Marathon, Half, 10K |
Lubec |
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October 3 |
Marathon, Half, Relay |
Portland |
Maine Track Club event benefits numerous local charities |
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October 9 |
1.15-mile loop 89 times (102+ miles and 27,267' of elevation), also 3-hour, 7-hour, 11-hour events |
Lost Valley, Auburn |
inaugural Trail Monster Running event |
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October 10 |
10K, 5K |
Greenville |
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A Note on Race Info
Central Maine Striders shares upcoming races for the benefit of the Maine running community. However, race info is always subject to change and neither info nor races are vetted by the club or its volunteers. Please confirm all specifics with each race's organizers and contact each race's organizers with any questions or concerns about registration, timing, or safety.
Race directors may share details of their Maine running races in our Facebook group. However, please limit race promotion posts to 2 to 3 times per race and pertinent info (i.e. when registration opens, before a price increase, and a final reminder). Don't forget to include race specifics (date, location, beneficiaries, registration link, etc.). Additional posts, spam, advertisements, or irrelevant links and posts (such as non-running events or overly promotional videos) will be removed and posters banned.