Races Near Me: Upcoming Running Races

Race Date: March 20, 2027 Race starts at 9 AM Race day registration and packet pick-up start at 7:30 AM at the Brunswick Hotel, 39 West Grand Ave., Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Water stops at mile 2.5, 5.5, 7.5 & 9.5 / Display clocks at 5K and 10K / Mile markers 1-13, 5K & 10K mile markers. All runners receive a custom finisher’s medal. NEW MEDALS THIS YEAR BIG & BEAUTIFUL First 100 runners receive a custom magnet. Custom race bib. Long sleeve technical shirts are $15.00 extra. Please pre-register for tech shirts by 03/03/27. Note that unisex sizes are available, but women should size down. Tech shirts cannot be purchased on race day. 5K Sports Race Management provides mac & cheese and salad for the runners only. If runners want to buy food for family or friends, it $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for kids on race day. CASH BAR after 10:30 AM Women’s Course Records 2025- Bethanie Brown- 1:19:25 Men’s Course Record 2025- Aaron Willingham- 1:09:52 Master’s Course Records 2019- Phillip DiRusso-1:23:56 / Mary Pardi- 1:27:36 On the Run Half Marathon web site: www.ontherunhalfmarathon.com Awards: 1st, 2nd, 3rd overall male and female / 1st, 2nd, 3rd age group awards 1-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-99 Parking Click here for parking on race day/ Parking on 1st Street between Old Orchard Street and Heath Street / Free parking A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Scarborough Girls Middle School Travel Basketball Team who will be volunteering at intersections and water stations.

Race the Runways is back! Once a beloved Midcoast running tradition, this unique race returns to Brunswick Landing on Saturday, May 8, 2027, with a Half Marathon and 5K. Both courses are flat and fast, with plenty of room to settle into your pace and enjoy a course you won’t find at your average road race. For one morning, the runway belongs to the runners. (The planes will have to wait.) Whether you remember Race the Runways from years past or you’re joining us for the first time, we’re excited to bring this local favorite back. Come run with friends, train for your next race, take on a new distance, or just enjoy the novelty of running on a runway. It’s a pretty great setting for a race. Race the Runways is organized by Tedford Housing, a Brunswick-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering people to move from homelessness to home. Tedford supports neighbors across the Midcoast through several core programs: homelessness prevention and outreach, emergency shelter for adults and families, permanent supportive housing, and winter warmth services. Your participation helps make that work possible. So lace up, hit the runway, and help support a cause that matters right here in our community. Register early for the best price! Half Marathon registration is $60 and 5K registration is $35 through January 31, 2027. On February 1, registration increases to $70 for the Half Marathon and $45 for the 5K.

Course features breathtaking view of Acadia National Park and Maine’s rocky coastline. It is a Spectacular 13.1 mile course traveling on the scenic Acadia National Park Loop road. The third largest island on the eastern seaboard, Mount Desert Island boasts an impressive 41,000 acres of land devoted to the Northeast’s only National Park, Acadia - an amazing array of mountains and sea, cliffs and coastline. *** There is NO RACE DAY packet pickup. *** The Mount Desert Island YMCA is committed to environmentally conscious and sustainable racing, as our course travels through Acadia National Park. A large amount of our waste is paper cups, in fact over 6000 cups per race! We are making steps over the next few years to move to "cupless" events. For 2026, we are encouraging participants to bring their own reusable cup, handheld water bottle or hydration pack. We will still have paper cups at all 6 water stations this year, but with your help we can start reducing our waste and impact