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The 6th annual Run/Walk Trek for Life 5K will be held Saturday, June 25, at 9 a.m. at Thomas College in Waterville. The race benefits Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area and L.N. Clark Inspiration Network.
Advance registration is available online. Check-in and day-of registration starts at 8 a.m. The race starts at 9 a.m. and begins and ends at Thomas College.
The race route begins at 180 West River Road in Waterville at Thomas College and proceeds north towards Kennedy Memorial Drive. The route turns around at Roland Street and back then past the start to Eaglewood Drive (the sports fields) and down the back way through campus to the finish line.
Long-time Strider member Donnajean Pohlman is the event's race director.
Registration is $20. Register today!
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area (HVWA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1980 that serves 27 communities in Central Maine. It exists to provide non-medical support to individuals and their families during the last phases of life, to loved ones throughout the grieving process, and to educate the community regarding issues related to death and grieving. Bereavement services are available to anyone who has sustained loss either through illness or unexpectedly. HVWA is volunteer based and community funded.
The L.N. Clark Inspiration Network is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, established in 2008. Its goal is to help Maine cancer patients and their families. So many people need support and services in many areas during their medical oncology journey. Its passion is to lighten the burden and stress for the individuals in a meaningful way. A cancer patient's journey is a massive challenge; trying to get help should not be.
To register: https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Waterville/TrekforLife5K
Advance registration is available online. Check-in and day-of registration starts at 8 a.m. The race starts at 9 a.m. and begins and ends at Thomas College.
The race route begins at 180 West River Road in Waterville at Thomas College and proceeds north towards Kennedy Memorial Drive. The route turns around at Roland Street and back then past the start to Eaglewood Drive (the sports fields) and down the back way through campus to the finish line.
Long-time Strider member Donnajean Pohlman is the event's race director.
Registration is $20. Register today!
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area (HVWA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1980 that serves 27 communities in Central Maine. It exists to provide non-medical support to individuals and their families during the last phases of life, to loved ones throughout the grieving process, and to educate the community regarding issues related to death and grieving. Bereavement services are available to anyone who has sustained loss either through illness or unexpectedly. HVWA is volunteer based and community funded.
The L.N. Clark Inspiration Network is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, established in 2008. Its goal is to help Maine cancer patients and their families. So many people need support and services in many areas during their medical oncology journey. Its passion is to lighten the burden and stress for the individuals in a meaningful way. A cancer patient's journey is a massive challenge; trying to get help should not be.
To register: https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Waterville/TrekforLife5K
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The fourth annual Quarry Road Summer Race Series kicks off on Tuesday, June 7, with a 3K trail race at Watervillle’s Quarry Road Trails.
The series, a favorite amongst local runners, offers weekly races most Tuesday nights, starting on June 7 and continuing through August 16. Races start at 6 p.m. and distances alternate between 3K, 5K, and 8K. Free weekly fun runs for youth 12 and under are held at 5:30 p.m.
Runners can pre-register online for the entire nine-race series for $35 at www.quarryroadraces.com/registration.html
Runners also can register for individual races for $5 the day of starting at 5 p.m. All race proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA of Greater Waterville.
Last summer, more than 250 runners participated in the series. Numbers are expected to rise in 2016, according to Race Director Patrick Guerette, who organizes the series with support from the Central Maine Striders running club.
“We’re fortunate to have access to such an amazing facility right in our backyard,” said Guerette of the Quarry Road multi-use trails. “Each year runners bring more and more friends to the series to try it out. They have a great time, and keep coming back.”
Each week the overall Male and Female finishers will receive a gift card from that week’s race sponsor. 2016 sponsors include The End Zone, Selah Tea, Downtown Smoothie, It's A Good Pizza, and Big G’s Deli.
Series runners also compete for Overall and Age Group awards sponsored by New Balance, with their best time at each of the three distances (3K, 5K, and 8K) totaled into the overall standings.
Fun run sponsor Inland Hospital provides healthy prizes for each youth that finishes the weekly fun run.
“The series is a great way to get in a workout with other runners from around Central Maine on some beautiful trails,” said Brendan Gilpatrick, Central Maine Striders club vice president.
“The Quarry Road trail races are fun, family-friendly, and welcoming for runners of all abilities,” said Alicia MacLeay, a Central Maine Striders board member and series participant. “And the trails add an extra level of interest and challenge. You’ll see everyone out there from kids completing their first race to top local runners blazing down the trails.”
Series Schedule
Featured races start at 6 p.m. Day-of registration opens at 5 p.m. Kids fun runs start at 5:30 p.m.
June 7: 3K
June 14: 5K
June 21: 8K
June 28: Makeup or Course Previews
July 5: 3K
July 12: 5K
July 19: 8K
July 26: Makeup or Course Previews
August 2: 8K
August 9: 5K
August 16: 3K & Awards
August 23: Makeup or Course Previews
For more info on the Quarry Road Summer Race Series, please visit www.quarryroadraces.com.
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Contact: Patrick Guerette_
207-873-0684
pguerette@alfondyouthcenter.org
www.quarryroadraces.com
The series, a favorite amongst local runners, offers weekly races most Tuesday nights, starting on June 7 and continuing through August 16. Races start at 6 p.m. and distances alternate between 3K, 5K, and 8K. Free weekly fun runs for youth 12 and under are held at 5:30 p.m.
Runners can pre-register online for the entire nine-race series for $35 at www.quarryroadraces.com/registration.html
Runners also can register for individual races for $5 the day of starting at 5 p.m. All race proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA of Greater Waterville.
Last summer, more than 250 runners participated in the series. Numbers are expected to rise in 2016, according to Race Director Patrick Guerette, who organizes the series with support from the Central Maine Striders running club.
“We’re fortunate to have access to such an amazing facility right in our backyard,” said Guerette of the Quarry Road multi-use trails. “Each year runners bring more and more friends to the series to try it out. They have a great time, and keep coming back.”
Each week the overall Male and Female finishers will receive a gift card from that week’s race sponsor. 2016 sponsors include The End Zone, Selah Tea, Downtown Smoothie, It's A Good Pizza, and Big G’s Deli.
Series runners also compete for Overall and Age Group awards sponsored by New Balance, with their best time at each of the three distances (3K, 5K, and 8K) totaled into the overall standings.
Fun run sponsor Inland Hospital provides healthy prizes for each youth that finishes the weekly fun run.
“The series is a great way to get in a workout with other runners from around Central Maine on some beautiful trails,” said Brendan Gilpatrick, Central Maine Striders club vice president.
“The Quarry Road trail races are fun, family-friendly, and welcoming for runners of all abilities,” said Alicia MacLeay, a Central Maine Striders board member and series participant. “And the trails add an extra level of interest and challenge. You’ll see everyone out there from kids completing their first race to top local runners blazing down the trails.”
Series Schedule
Featured races start at 6 p.m. Day-of registration opens at 5 p.m. Kids fun runs start at 5:30 p.m.
June 7: 3K
June 14: 5K
June 21: 8K
June 28: Makeup or Course Previews
July 5: 3K
July 12: 5K
July 19: 8K
July 26: Makeup or Course Previews
August 2: 8K
August 9: 5K
August 16: 3K & Awards
August 23: Makeup or Course Previews
For more info on the Quarry Road Summer Race Series, please visit www.quarryroadraces.com.
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Contact: Patrick Guerette_
207-873-0684
pguerette@alfondyouthcenter.org
www.quarryroadraces.com
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Run and shoot paintballs in a fun family-friendly event to support the Central Maine Ski Club on Saturday, November 7.
Paintball 5K Run Biathlon
Saturday, November 7
Quarry Road Trails Recreation Area, Waterville
9 -10:30 a.m. Check-in and registration
9:30-10:30 a.m. Target range open for practice (paintball guns and instruction provided)
10:30 a.m. Run biathlon with two shooting sessions (distance and start times vary by category)
Adult and high school students run 5K; grades 5-8 run 3K; grades 1-4 run 1.5K; kindergarten and younger run 1K.
Registration fee: $10 youths and $15 adults ($5 added to fee for day of event registration). All proceeds benefit the Central Maine Ski Club.
The paintball biathlon is part of the Quarry Road Fall Festival happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fall festival events will include trail walks, dryland dog sledding and fat bike demos, a hay bale maze, pumpkin bowling, family orienteering, face painting, and hot cider and refreshments.
Central Maine Ski Club is looking for volunteers for the biathlon (setup, timing, course monitors, registration, etc.) and the fall festival. Contact Caroline Mathes for more info (cmmathes@colby.edu).
To pre-register for the biathlon (encouraged), please visit:
https://www.skireg.com/cmsc-5k-trail-run-and-paintball-run-biathlon
For more info: 207-397-3477 or www.centralmaineskiclub.org
Paintball 5K Run Biathlon
Saturday, November 7
Quarry Road Trails Recreation Area, Waterville
9 -10:30 a.m. Check-in and registration
9:30-10:30 a.m. Target range open for practice (paintball guns and instruction provided)
10:30 a.m. Run biathlon with two shooting sessions (distance and start times vary by category)
Adult and high school students run 5K; grades 5-8 run 3K; grades 1-4 run 1.5K; kindergarten and younger run 1K.
Registration fee: $10 youths and $15 adults ($5 added to fee for day of event registration). All proceeds benefit the Central Maine Ski Club.
The paintball biathlon is part of the Quarry Road Fall Festival happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fall festival events will include trail walks, dryland dog sledding and fat bike demos, a hay bale maze, pumpkin bowling, family orienteering, face painting, and hot cider and refreshments.
Central Maine Ski Club is looking for volunteers for the biathlon (setup, timing, course monitors, registration, etc.) and the fall festival. Contact Caroline Mathes for more info (cmmathes@colby.edu).
To pre-register for the biathlon (encouraged), please visit:
https://www.skireg.com/cmsc-5k-trail-run-and-paintball-run-biathlon
For more info: 207-397-3477 or www.centralmaineskiclub.org
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Join us for the third annual Ron Paquette 5K on Sunday, August 2, at 7:30 a.m. in Skowhegan.
This 5K race is held in honor of our own Ron Paquette, a lifetime athlete, native Mainer, and longtime Striders member who embodies the true runner's spirit of dedication and sportsmanship. Ron is a member of the Maine Running Hall of Fame and the Skowhegan Sports Hall of Fame.
Proceeds from this year's 5K race will benefit both the Somerset County Humane Society and the ACS McRunners (Athens Community School's new running club).
Ron Paquette 5K
When: Sunday, August 2, 2015
Where: Farmer's Market Site, Skowhegan, Maine
(Somerset Gristmill on corner of Court and High streets behind Hight Chevrolet)
Race time: 7:30 a.m.
Registration begins at: 6 a.m. (pre-registration available, download form below)
For more info:
rpr5k.weebly.com
Kate Cooley (207) 416-5426 or yiddlek@hotmail.com
Kassie Dwyer (207) 356-7082 or LoveMoo11@gmail.com
Register Today (print and mail in PDF below):
This 5K race is held in honor of our own Ron Paquette, a lifetime athlete, native Mainer, and longtime Striders member who embodies the true runner's spirit of dedication and sportsmanship. Ron is a member of the Maine Running Hall of Fame and the Skowhegan Sports Hall of Fame.
Proceeds from this year's 5K race will benefit both the Somerset County Humane Society and the ACS McRunners (Athens Community School's new running club).
Ron Paquette 5K
When: Sunday, August 2, 2015
Where: Farmer's Market Site, Skowhegan, Maine
(Somerset Gristmill on corner of Court and High streets behind Hight Chevrolet)
Race time: 7:30 a.m.
Registration begins at: 6 a.m. (pre-registration available, download form below)
For more info:
rpr5k.weebly.com
Kate Cooley (207) 416-5426 or yiddlek@hotmail.com
Kassie Dwyer (207) 356-7082 or LoveMoo11@gmail.com
Register Today (print and mail in PDF below):
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Congratulations to Jimmy Minieri (22:48) and Stephanie LeBlanc (25:07) who led the pack to win the HVWA and L.N. Clark Inspiration Network Run/Walk for Life 5K. The race was held May 9 in Waterville and started at Thomas College.
The 5th annual event benefited Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area, which serves 27 communities in Central Maine and provide non-medical support to individuals and their families during the last phases of life. The race also benefited the L.N. Clark Inspiration Network, which helps Maine cancer patients and their families.
Thanks to everyone who came out to support this Striders race organized by long-time club members and race directors Jerry Saint Amand and Donnajean Pohlman.
The 5th annual event benefited Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area, which serves 27 communities in Central Maine and provide non-medical support to individuals and their families during the last phases of life. The race also benefited the L.N. Clark Inspiration Network, which helps Maine cancer patients and their families.
Thanks to everyone who came out to support this Striders race organized by long-time club members and race directors Jerry Saint Amand and Donnajean Pohlman.
Run/Walk for Life 5K Results
May 9, 2015 (Thomas College, Waterville)
Place Time Name Age Sex
- 22:48 Jimmy Minieri 15 M
- 24:49 Joe Minieri 46 M
- 25:07 Stephanie LeBlanc 46 F
- 25:42 Daniel Buck 41 M
- 25:48 Deanna Sawtelle 29 F
- 26:48 Holly Wentworth 18 F
- 26:49 Kevin Wentworth 48 M
- 26:59 Marc Maheu 54 M
- 27:02 David Benn 69 M
- 27:03 John Reynolds 23 M
- 28:43 Steve Carter 45 M
- 28:59 Kyle Keenan 20 M
- 29:08 Tia Timmins 36 F
- 29:09 Erin King 31 F
- 30:08 Ronald Baines 58 M
- 30:46 Emily Gribben 26 F
- 31:25 Adam Lemieux 48 M
- 31:46 Eric Thomas 59 M
- 31:58 Bruce White M
- 32:23 Stephanie Walsh 47 F
- 32:33 Jim Moore 71 M
- 32:41 Heather Fuller 32 F
- 32:49 Brittany Locke 24 F
- 34:58 Mark Jose 65 M
- 36:38 Barb Wentworth 47 F
- 37:03 Kiecia Blaisdell 36 F
- 39:15 Taylor Hart 27 F
- 45:40 Barbara Covey 65 F
- 45:42 Anna Pelotte 21 F
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I Mustache You to Run for TNT Dance Studio 5K
When: Saturday, May 16, 2015
Where: Quarry Road Recreation Area, Waterville
Cost: $15 per Central Maine Striders member and TNT dancers; $20 all others.
All proceeds will help the TNT Competitive Edge dancers attend the Showstoppers National Dance Competition in Sandusky, Ohio, in June 2015.
Please feel free to wear a mustache of any kind (a real one, painted on, a necklace, modified shirt, etc). There will be free face painting at the event.
For more info, contact Amy Tardy (dr.amytardy@gmail.com).
To register, please print and complete the PDF below:
When: Saturday, May 16, 2015
Where: Quarry Road Recreation Area, Waterville
Cost: $15 per Central Maine Striders member and TNT dancers; $20 all others.
All proceeds will help the TNT Competitive Edge dancers attend the Showstoppers National Dance Competition in Sandusky, Ohio, in June 2015.
Please feel free to wear a mustache of any kind (a real one, painted on, a necklace, modified shirt, etc). There will be free face painting at the event.
For more info, contact Amy Tardy (dr.amytardy@gmail.com).
To register, please print and complete the PDF below:
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The 5th annual Run/Walk for Life 5K will be held Saturday, May 9, at 9 a.m. at Thomas College. The race benefits Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area and L.N. Clark Inspiration Network.
Advance registration is available online. Check in and day of registration will be from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The race starts at 9 a.m. and begins and ends at Thomas College in Waterville (180 West River Road).
Long-time Strider club members Jerry Saint Amand and Donna Jean Pohlman are the race directors.
There is a registration discount for current Striders members in advance or on the day of: Register today!
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area (HVWA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1980 that serves 27 communities in Central Maine. It exists to provide non-medical support to individuals and their families during the last phases of life, to loved ones throughout the grieving process, and to educate the community regarding issues related to death and grieving.
Bereavement services are available to anyone who has sustained loss either through illness or unexpectedly. HVWA is volunteer based and community funded.
The L.N. Clark Inspiration Network is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, established in 2008. Its Goal is to help Maine cancer patients and their families. So many people need support and services in many areas during their medical oncology journey. Its passion is to lighten the burden and stress for the individuals in a meaningful way. A cancer patient's journey is a massive challenge; trying to get help should not be.
Advance registration is available online. Check in and day of registration will be from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The race starts at 9 a.m. and begins and ends at Thomas College in Waterville (180 West River Road).
Long-time Strider club members Jerry Saint Amand and Donna Jean Pohlman are the race directors.
There is a registration discount for current Striders members in advance or on the day of: Register today!
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area (HVWA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1980 that serves 27 communities in Central Maine. It exists to provide non-medical support to individuals and their families during the last phases of life, to loved ones throughout the grieving process, and to educate the community regarding issues related to death and grieving.
Bereavement services are available to anyone who has sustained loss either through illness or unexpectedly. HVWA is volunteer based and community funded.
The L.N. Clark Inspiration Network is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, established in 2008. Its Goal is to help Maine cancer patients and their families. So many people need support and services in many areas during their medical oncology journey. Its passion is to lighten the burden and stress for the individuals in a meaningful way. A cancer patient's journey is a massive challenge; trying to get help should not be.
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Congratulations to Ron Peck (30:43) and Rosalea Kimball (35:28), the first male and female finishers at the Quarry Snow Shuffle 5K on Sunday, February 22. The first annual race, held at Waterville's Quarry Road Recreation Area, was put on by Gines Satchithanandam and benefited WinterKids.
Quarry Snow Shuffle 5K Snowshoe
February 22, 2015
Place Name Sex Age Team Time
February 22, 2015
Place Name Sex Age Team Time
- Ron Peck M 39 Central Maine Striders 30:43
- Ryan Triffit M 40 Trail Monster Running 33:23
- Rosalea Kimball F 43 35:28
- Sean Case M 46 Trail Monster Running 36:14
- Chris Poirier M 41 39:37
- Sarah Reynolds F 35 39:47
- Anne Charles F 39 41:12
- Gretchen Morrow F 30 43:36
- Karen Gross F 57 45:23
- Carmel Collins F 52 48:14
- Craig Jackson M 43 50:47
- Hannah Raymond F 30 51:32
- Rozlyn Poray F 27 Maineacs 56:09
- Chelsea Atkinson F 29 56:09
- Alissa Roy F 38 56:39
- Shelley Doak F 58 1:19:45
- Jan Tricarico F 55 1:19:45
- Tracey Roberts F 48 1:19:45
- Deborah Mailhot F 56 1:19:45