Maine Marathon, Half Marathon and Marathon Relay

The Maine Community Bank Maine Marathon features an out-and-back course for all three races -- marathon, relay and half marathon -- with rolling hills and views of the Portland skyline, the Back Cove, Casco Bay, and peak fall foliage. The Marathon is USATF certified and a Boston Marathon qualifier. The Half Marathon is also USATF certified, and the Marathon Relay is a 2 to 4-person marathon-length event.

Make it a weekend for the whole family! Enjoy Portland’s breweries, restaurants, Old Port shopping and scenic beauty before and after your race. Your family and friends can easily access the start/finish line along beautiful Back Cove.

Free parking for about 500 cars is available at four locations on or adjacent to Marginal Way, about a half-mile from the start/finish area: the AAA parking lot, the InterMed garage, the USPS parking lot, and the Gorham Savings Bank lot. To reach these lots, take I-295 Exit 7 (Franklin Street), merge onto Franklin Street, and take the first right onto Marginal Way. The four lots are all near the first traffic light after turning onto Marginal Way, at the intersection with Preble Street. There also may be a small number of spaces available in the Back Cove parking lot on Preble Street, across from Hannaford shopping center, as well as on some streets surrounding the starting line. Time limits are not enforced on Sundays.

Please do not park in the Hannaford shopping center lot, which is reserved for store customers. Also, we urge everyone to arrive by 6:45 a.m. on race day to minimize traffic backups.

The University of Southern Maine has eliminated free parking in all of its lots and garages. Parking at those locations is still available but now costs $4.15 per hour or $16 per day. Learn more at these links:

https://usm.maine.edu/parking-services/payment-options/#qr

https://customerportal.parkengage.com/usm/book-reservation

To access the USM garage Take I-295 to Exit 6B (Forest Avenue North), and then take the first left onto Bedford Street. The parking garage will be on the left.

For those of you who will be using a GPS to find your way to the race, enter 88 Bedford St. to get directions to the USM garage, or 68 Marginal Way for the AAA lot.

The start/finish line is at 55 Baxter Boulevard.

Saturday, Oct. 3 – 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (expo booths close at 5 p.m.)

• Stevens Square Community Center
• 631 Stevens Ave., Portland

Sunday, Oct. 4 – 5:30 to 7 a.m.

• Pedro Field, next to start/finish line (PACKET PICKUP ONLY/NO RACE-DAY REGISTRATION)

When you arrive

Packet pickup tables will be organized by bib number, with a separate table for relay teams. Individual participants can look up their bib number here — https://runsignup.com/Race/FindARunner/?raceId=14517. You will also receive an email the week before the race that includes your bib number and a QR code or barcode. Please bring that email with you to packet pickup, either on your smartphone or as a printout, so that volunteers can easily confirm your bib number and other information.

Relay teams can find their bib number by going to the Relay Teams page — https://runsignup.com/RaceGroups/14517. Search for your team name, click on your team name link, then click the down arrow next to Group Details. When you arrive at packet picket pickup, there will be a check-in table for relay teams only.

Participants are expected to know their bib number when they arrive. If you forget and don’t bring the message with your bib number and QR code, you can go to our Information table, and we’ll help you as soon as we can, but your packet pickup experience will go much quicker and smoother if you have your bib and QR code with you.

You must have an ID to pick up your packet. If you need to pick up a packet for someone else, you must have a signed note from that entrant.

Plan to check out the many vendors selling running shoes, clothing and other supplies. Throughout the expo, you will find organizations and volunteers handing out goodies and swag for your goodie bag.

Expo directions/parking

Saturday packet pickup and the race expo will take place at Stevens Square Community Center (the former Catherine McAuley High School) at 631 Stevens Ave. in Portland. A parking lot is available onsite, as well as nearby street parking on Walton Street and Stevens Avenue.

Runners who have achieved the standards listed below since Oct. 1, 2024, can receive a comp race entry. Please email Bob Aube at bobaube@mainetrackclub.com, and include a race name and date where you achieved the standard.

Men: 1:15 for half marathon, 2:45 for marathon

Women and non-binary: 1:25 for half marathon, 3:15 for marathon

All of our virtual events – marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K – are open from Saturday, Sept. 26, through Monday, Oct. 12. You can complete your event any time during that time period, at any location.

If you use RaceJoy, your virtual result should automatically be uploaded to RunSignUp.com after you finish. Otherwise, you can manually submit your result. Go to the Results page, hit Submit Virtual Result, look up your registration, and hit Submit Virtual Result again. Please note that results will only be accepted from Sept. 26 through Oct. 12.