Millinocket Marathon & Half
COURSE INFO

COURSE Info

CERTIFICATION:
Following the second edition in 2016 we were able to successfully raise the necessary funds to have the race course USATF certified, making it a Boston, NYC and Chicago Marathon qualifier.

COURSE TIME LIMITS:
The finish line will close at 3:30PM, per public safety officials and insurance. Sunset is at approximately 3:50PM. It is simply not safe to have participants on the open road once it’s dark.

  • Marathon - There is an 5:30 time limit [5-hours and 30-minutes] beginning at 10:00AM.

    • Marathon participants must be able to maintain an average pace of 12:36/mile.

    • Marathoners who feel unsure or unable to maintain the required pace should officially request to switch to the half-marathon at bib pick-up.

    • At the request of the race timers, participants may not switch distances mid-race and be officially scored.

    • Marathon participants who have not completed the first lap by 12:30PM should not continue on to lap two.

    • There is NO early start.

    • There is NO official sag-wagon.

  • Half - There is an 5:20 time limit [5-hours and 20-minutes] beginning at the 10:10AM start.

    • Half participants must be able to maintain an average pace of 24:26/mile.

    • There is NO early start.

    • There is NO official sag-wagon.

TIMING & BIB-NUMBERS:
The race will be chip-timed. Timing chips are adhered to the back of the bib numbers. Do not fold your bib number or wear it under multiple layers. (“Bib belts” have also proven to mangle chipped bib numbers.)

Bib numbers must be worn on the FRONT. If you see someone wearing their bib number on their back, kindly let them know that they need to wear it on their front to be visible by course officials at all times.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course is a 13.1-mile loop. One loop for the Half-Marathon, two loops for the Marathon.

The first mile exiting town on Poplar Road is a paved climb. The next six-miles are run on the Golden Road, which is a gravel, privately owned logging road. The race secures permission to run on the Golden Road via multiple permit applications, both which require additional insurance. (Click HERE to make a donation to support the race expenses, including required insurance.) The final six-miles are on pavement starting on the Millinocket Lake Road and working back into town. Runners MUST keep to the LEFT side of the road, facing oncoming traffic.


WATER STOPS:
Water stops are not guaranteed. (Reminder: The race is by donation and an all-volunteer grassroots effort!) However, in the past there have been multiple runner driven pop-up affairs! If you require certain fluids on a certain schedule, it is recommended that you plan to carry what you might need. Otherwise appreciate what might be offered, or plan to organize a water stop with your friends!

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Turn-By-Turn Directions

Both races start on Penobscot Avenue, adjacent to the Veterans Memorial Park:
>>> Marathon start time - 10:00AM (2 loops) All marathoners will start at 10:00AM.
>>> Half-Marathon start time: 10:20AM (1 loop) All half will start at 10:20AM.

  • Turn LEFT on Poplar Street (mile-0.1)

  • Turn RIGHT on Golden Road (mile-0.6)

  • Turn RIGHT on Huber Road (mile-6.3)

  • Turn RIGHT on Millincoket Lake Road (mile-6.9)

  • Millincoket Lake Road becomes Bates Street (mile-11.5)

  • Turn LEFT on Bowdoin Street (mile-12.2)

  • Turn RIGHT on Penobscot Avenue (mile-12.5)

    • Half-Marathon: Stay STRAIGHT thru town and FINISH on Penobscot Avenue, adjacent to the Veterans Memorial Park (mile-13.1)

    • Marathon: Stay STRAIGHT thru town, then turn RIGHT on Poplar Street (mile-13.0), complete second lap of course as directed above, and FINISH on Penobscot Avenue, adjacent to the Veterans Memorial Park (mile-26.2)

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Course Map

The course is a 13.1-mile loop. One loop for the Half-Marathon, two loops for the Marathon.

Land Acknowledgement

The Millinocket Marathon & Half runs on unceded territory of the Wabanaki Confederacy.

We recognize and honor the current Tribes who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy—the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Micmac peoples—as distinct, sovereign, legal and political entities with their own powers of self-governance and self-determination, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. We respect the traditional values of these Tribes and affirm their inherent sovereignty in this territory. We support their efforts for land and water protection and restoration, and for cultural healing and recovery.

We pause in remembrance of the Tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy whose lives and land were taken through genocidal strategies of colonial settlement of this land.

We pay respect to elders both past and present, and we commit to the ongoing work of decolonization in Maine and beyond.

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All settlers, including recent arrivants, have a responsibility to consider what it means to acknowledge the history and legacy of colonialism:

❖ What are some of the privileges settlers enjoy today because of colonialism?
❖ How can individuals develop relationships with peoples whose territory they are living on in the contemporary geopolitical landscape?
❖ What might you be doing that perpetuates settler colonial futurity rather than considering alternative ways forward?
❖ Do you have an understanding of the on-going violence and the trauma that is part of the structure of colonialism?

The resources below are a great starting point as you contemplate your position relative to the land you occupy, but we encourage you to dig deeper, as well—to seek out additional information and to build authentic connections within your own communities.

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