Maine 2017 Obstacle Races, Mud Runs & Fun Run

Want a complete list of Maine’s 2017 marathons, half-marathons, 5k races or races for the whole family?  Click here to see a list of over 100 races going on in Maine from May through December!

May

• 13th – Hard Cider Run, Urban Farm Fermentory, Portland
  • Shipyard Maine Coast 39.3 Challenge, Kennebunk to Biddeford, ends the 14th
• 22nd – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 27th – Mutt Strut 5k, Kennebec River Rail Trail, Augusta
  • L.L.Bean Trail Running Festival, Pineland Farms, New Gloucester, ends May 28th, includes up to 50 Mile Ultra Race and Canine Race
• 29th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden

June

• 3rd – Dynamic Dirt Family Fest, New Gloucester (easier course for families)
  • Woodfords Superhero 5k, Brunswick
• 4th – Dynamic Dirt Challenge, New Gloucester
• 5th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 8th – Twilight 5k, Southern Maine Community College, South Portland
• 11th – Sebago Lake Triathlon Festival, Casco, bike, swim and running events.
• 12th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 17th – Sailors and Sirens 5k, The Franciscan Monastery, Kennebunk
• 19th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 23rd – Rock Lobster Relay, Bar Harbor, run overnight to Portland, race ends the 24th
• 24th – Maine Summer Adventure Race, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson.  Trail running/hiking, biking, and sea kayaking.
• 26th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden

July

• 1st – Craft Brew Races, Payson Park, Portland
• 3rd – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 10th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 15th – Dance Mile, Downtown Portland
  • Color Me Rad, Simard-Payne Park, Lewiston
  • Kilted Kanter, Belfast Waterfront
  • Fort Kent 40K Trail Race, Fort Kent Outdoor Center, Fort Kent
• 17th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 21st – DEST All Night Relay-Ellsworth to Eastport, Washington Junction, Ellsworth, run lasts all night long, ends July 22nd, 102+ miles total
  • Nordic Trail Festival 2017, Presque Isle, running or mountain biking, ends July 22nd
• 22nd – Take The Night: 5k Race, East End & Munjoy Hill, Portland
• 24th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 29th – Tough Mountain Challenge, Sunday River, Newry
• 31st – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden

August

• 7th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 12th – Mars Hill Mountain Challenge, Bigrock Mountain, Mars Hill, followed by Mars Hill Mountain Challenge Kids Fun Run
  • 4 Mile Ripple Run, Great Diamond Island, a 4-mile race around two islands
  • Port Mile, Portland, swimming race
• 13th – Casco Bay Islands SwimRun, Portland, swimming and running events
  • Husky Ruck Memorial 10k, Pineland Farms, New Gloucester, 10k military ruck followed by O-Course
• 14th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 19th – The Great Adventure Challenge, Bridgton, kayaking, mountain biking, and mountain race
• 21st – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 27th – IRONMAN 70.3 Maine, Old Orchard Beach, beach race, swimming, and bike course race.
• 28th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden

September

• 2nd – Last Man Standing Ultramarathon, Pineland Farms, New Gloucester, the winner will be, literally, the last person still running!
• 4th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 8th – Pumpkinhead Trail Relay, Pineland Farms, New Gloucester, two-day event, ends May 9th, team relay, includes night running
• 10th – Lake George – Somerset Sports & Fitness Sprint Triathlon, Canaan, swim, bike and run events, USAT sanctioned event
• 11th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 16th – Beach Raid OOB, Old Orchard Beach
  • Lobsterman Triathlon & Aquathon, Winslow Park, includes swimming, biking, and running events.
• 17th – Trail to Ale 10k Race/Walk, Eastern Prom, Portland
• 18th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 24th – Soldiers Pace Canicross Race, Westbrook, runners run with their dogs
  • Ragged Mountain Scuttle, Camden Snow Bowl, 5k adventure obstacle course
• 25th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden

October

• 2nd – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 7th – North American Wife Carrying Championship, Sunday River, Newry
• 9th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 14th – The Frank N Stein Mile, Auburn, 1 mile, 4 laps, 2 beers and 2 hot dogs!
• 16th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 23rd – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden
• 30th – Monday Night Dirt! Trail Run, Camden