350 Congress Street, Portland ME
Sunday, March 29th, 2026
Celebrate Portland, Maine's No. 1 bard, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with an in-person 3K run or virtual 3K run/walk/swim on our scenic route on Congress St., Portland, Maine.
The race will begin promptly at 8AM on Sunday, March 29th, 2026. The start and finish line is located on Congress Street, directly in front of Lincoln Park and Top of the Old Port parking.
Awards will directly follow race at or near 9AM. We anticipate holding the awards ceremony in the gym of Portland HS.
Handcrafted awards to 1st and 2nd overall Male, Female and Non-Binary participants as well as the top overall Team. Handcrafted age group awards to top Male, Female in categories <10, 11-14, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-84, 85+.
RACE UPDATES as of 2/26:
We are lucky to have Portland High School host our event this year. Portland High School School will be available to runners starting at 6:30am-10:00am on race day. We anticipate having the awards ceremony in the gym immediately after the race concludes ~9am. The only restrooms available for the race will be at Portland High School.
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