A RUN CLUB FOR EVERYONE
Runaways Run Club is a Maine based weekly running meetup that offers Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday, group runs for all speeds and levels.
All Year | 6:00AM
All levels group run around the Back Cove Trail in Portland (3.6 Miles). Meeting at Sebago to the Sea Parking Lot at .
All Year | 6:00PM
Our most popular social group run. This travels to a different brewery/bar every week. The run can very between 3-4.5 miles, we always finish at our starting spot.
Upcoming Events
Portland Plog Pluck 2024 at Austin Street Brewery (Fox St)
115 Fox Street, Portland, ME Map
Austin Street Brewery Fox Street location - April 20th - 7th ANNUAL PLOG!
Please join us for the 7th Annual Portland Plog Pluck on April 20th, a city street clean up project!
If you've never heard of plogging, it's "plucking" trash while "jogging" = plogging! If you've never plogged, it's a great way to get out into the community and make a visible difference. We've collected over 1,500 pounds of trash to date in partnership with the City of Portland and local businesses!
We'll provide the bags, gloves and trash collecting supplies, you provide the positive vibes and the legs! We'll start at 11am and end around 2pm with socializing afterwards!
Hosted by Runaways Run Club and Austin Street Brewery.
800 Baxter Blvd, Portland, ME 04103-4901, United States Map
Runaways Run Club meets at the same location on Tuesdays at 6:00am, all year.
The meeting spot is Edward Payson Park / Sebago to the Sea parking lot & Baxter Blvd.
This run is always along the Back Cove Trail, which is a mostly flat, looped, non-technical gravel trail. The Cove trail is 3.6 miles and the run will start and finish at the same spot. All paces are welcome on the run, but please be advised that there are no set pace groups. We recommend that runners have the current ability to run at least 1-2 miles without issue.
Common sense protocol: if you aren't feeling well, don't attend. Do not attend if you have Covid. Vaccinations are strongly encouraged. Thank you.
Pub Run: Modestman Brewing Maine
Modestman MAINE
Modestman MAINE - 6:00pm
Runaways Run Club meets at different locations on Wednesdays at 6:00PM, all year. Each run varies in distance between 3-4.5 miles and will start & finish at the same spot. All paces are welcome on the run!
Common sense protocols: if you're not feeling well, or have Covid, don't come. Participating in a group run is inherently risky. Your attendance assumes acceptance of this risk.
C Salt Gourmet Market
C Salt Gourmet Market - 9:00AM - Please park in the lot behind C-Salt so that we don't take up patron spaces while we're out running! Thank you!
We'll head out for a planned 6 to 7 mile group trail or road run, which can be easily modified to do more or less mileage. We will meet back at C Salt for coffee and breakfast for those who would like to partake. There is indoor and outdoor seating available at C Salt, and a full breakfast menu.
Common sense protocols: please do not attend if you are not feeling well. Attendance at a group run is inherently risky. Your presence reflects your acceptance of the risks.
2024 Trail Running Film Festival
Empire Live
Join us on Sunday, April 28 for The Trail Running Film Festival 2024, a two-hour celebration on film of this wild, wonderful trail running community! The Portland, Maine screening of the 2024 Trail Running Film Festival is co-hosted and sponsored by the Runaways Run Club and Empire Live.
The mission of the Trail Running Film Fest is to celebrate running as a universal practice, to explore our collective and individual potential, and to pursue our wildest dreams. The Trail Running Film Festival creators accomplish this by documenting the culture of trail running, supporting filmmakers and creatives, and hosting events that bring our community together. TRFF is committed to promoting inclusivity, adventure, wilderness, art, and diversity across the trail and ultra community.
Tickets are now available at UltraSignUp through the provided link!
Ticket sales will benefit local nonprofit Northeast Runners Alliance (NeRA).
Stay tuned for ongoing updates including event details, selected films, participating national and local sponsors, raffle prizes, and more!
Visit:
www.trailfilmfest.com/event-details/portland-me
@runawaysrunclub
Grand Opening: East Windham Conservation Area
187 Falmouth Rd, Windham, ME 04062-4536, United States Map
Please join us on Saturday, May 4th from 10 AM - 12PM, for the Grand Opening of the East Windham Conservation Area. This event is co-hosted by the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust, the Town of Windham, the Greater Portland New England Biking Association, and Runaways Run Club.
The East Windham Conservation Area, owned by the town of Windham, with a conservation easement held by Presumpscot Regional Land Trust, was conserved in September 2023. The Conservation Area is 700 acres of land, which is roughly the size of Bradbury Mountain State Park. This area is now part of a 2,000-acre conservation corridor – larger than any state park in Southern Maine. This project is the largest wildlife habitat, clean water, and recreational trail corridor in Greater Portland and provides a 30-mile trail network connecting Windham’s Lowell Preserve, and Falmouth’s North Falmouth Community Forest and Blackstrap Hill Preserve.
The event will begin at the new East Windham Conservation Area parking area, located at 187 Falmouth Rd, Windham ME. The grand opening event will include a three-mile hilly trail hike to a scenic overlook with views of the White Mountains and additional view points of Little Duck Pond. There will be three guided trip options: hiking, trail running, and mountain biking (dependent upon trail conditions).
Registration required: www.prlt.org/events
Trail Work Volunteer Day - Portland Trails
1/2 Trail Work Day with Portland Trails! All participants will be required to submit an electronic waiver prior June 8. Work area and parking details coming soon...
Back Cove Park
Portland's only backyard ultra on the iconic Back Cove Trail is back for year 3! Test yourself over and over (and over) again, or until the last biped remains standing. Every hour on the hour you'll head out to complete the 4.16 mile loop, in a test of physical and mental fortitude. Think you have what it takes? Let's find out!
The start/finish area is centrally located at Back Cove Park across from a Hannaford Supermarket and other amenities. There will be porta potties and an aid station at the start/finish area with water, packaged snacks, electrolyte/salt packets, basic first aid supplies and ice available during the heat of the day. You should plan to bring everything else you think you'll need in addition to these basics. There are water fountains at intervals on the Back Cove trail, and public toilets in Payson Park (approximately halfway through the loop). There will be an unmanned aid station in Payson Park with water and minimal supplies.
This year, Back Cove Backyard Ultra is excited to announce that it will be offering a select number of XTERRA PASS qualifications to race at the XTERRA Trail Run World Championship at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine, USA on September 1, 2024. Our race will offer 6 registration opportunities to this invite-only event. For more information about the XTERRA Trail Run World Championship, visit www.xterraplanet.com/event/xterra-trail-run-world-championship or email trailrun@xterraplanet.com.
Swag by Spandits again this year! Proud to partner with a local Maine small business to do quality race branded hats for all participants!
Trail Work Volunteer Day - Presumpscot Regional Land Trust
Rivermeadow Preserve, Westbrook, ME
1/2 Day Trail Work at Presumpscot Regional Land Trust's (PRLT) new Rivermeadow Preserve in Westbrook! Work area and parking details coming soon...
Lowell Preserve
Firebird Trail Race is a challenging and wicked fun trail race with distance options of 13M, 50K & 50M (be warned, it's brutal), that runs on donations, positive vibes, and a crushingly technical course in Falmouth, Maine.
Unlike other races, to compete here you must donate to a non-profit of your choice in addition to paying the low cost registration fee. Instead of some mega race conglomerate taking the profits, we ask that you pay it forward and contribute to a non-profit that aligns with your values. Donations must be made between 8.25.2023 and 8.23.2024, and we must have proof of the donation (receipt, confirmation letter, copy of your check) by 8.23.24 in order to confirm entry. Donations must be at least $20.
Participants have donated in excess of $25,000, which is nothing short of astounding!
The 10 mile loop in Lowell Preserve and thru North Falmouth Community Forest is technical and challenging, with lots of rocks and roots on mostly single-track trails. All events start and finish in Lowell Preserve at the Windham Fire Station.
- 13M course: one loop in Lowell Preserve and North Falmouth Community Forest plus 5k loop in Lowell
- 50K course: three loops in Lowell Preserve and North Falmouth Community Forest plus 5k loop in Lowell (this one gives you a little extra for your registration fee)
- 50M course: five loops in Lowell Preserve and North Falmouth Community Forest