Equality Community Center, Portland ME
Sunday, February 16th, 2025
🏃♂️ Event Overview
- Date: February 16, 2025
- Location: Equality Community Center, Portland, ME
- Categories: 2.5K Run, 2.5K Walk, or Virtual 2.5K Swim
- Registration: Sign up here!
🎉 Race Details
- Celebration: Celebrate the 218th birthday of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Support: Proceeds will benefit Democracy Maine
- Course: Scenic route on Congress St.
- New Start/Finish Line: Located at the intersection of Congress and Casco Streets
🏅 Awards & Prizes
- Running Shoes: New Running Shoes from Fleet Feet Maine to two random finishers
- Special Awards: My First Race Award, Canine Look-Alike Award, Victorian Winter Running Attire Award
- Cash Prizes: For course record M/F/NB and 1st and 2nd in 10-year age groups
- Swimmer Trophy: Overall fastest swim times will receive a trophy plaque
📅 Race Day Schedule
- Registration & Bib Pick-up: 7am—8:45am on February 16, 2025
- Awards Ceremony: 10am on February 16, 2025
- Location: 15 Casco St., Portland, Maine
- Parking: Free street parking in downtown Portland on Sundays
🚦 Race Course
- Route: Participants proceed west on Congress St. to Longfellow Square, then return
- Turnaround Points: At intersections of Congress & State and Congress & Franklin
- Completion: Head back to the Start/Finish Line at Congress and Casco
- Safe Race: Always use the righthand lane during the race
🏊♀️ Virtual Swim Details
- Distance: 2.5K swim completed anytime before February 16, 2025
- Reporting: Virtual results reported on race day between 9AM and 11:59PM
- Swim Requirements: Open water or pool swim documented as continuous by a smartwatch or timed by a coach
- Laps: 54.5 laps in a 25-yard pool or 50 laps in a 25-meter pool
Starting Line Map
Coaching
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