Millinocket Marathon & Half
COURSE INFO
COURSE Info
CERTIFICATION:
As of the 2nd edition in 2016 our race course became USATF certified, making it a Boston, NYC and Chicago Marathon qualifier.
• Marathon - ME16007JK
• Half - ME16008JK
COURSE TIME LIMITS:
• Marathon - There is an 5:30 time limit [5-hours and 30-minutes] beginning at the 10:00AM marathon start time. (Marathon participants who have not completed the first lap by 12:30PM should not continue on to lap two. Marathoners who feel 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.)
• Half - There is an 5:20 time limit [5-hours and 20-minutes] beginning at the 10:10AM half-marathon start time.
• The finish line will close at 3:30PM, per public safety officials. Sunset is at approx. 3:50PM.
• 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 approx 6 miles after your exit town are run on a good gravel road. The next approx 6 miles are run on pavement. Runners should run on the left facing traffic on this paved section.
WATER STOPS:
Water stops are not guaranteed. (The race is free!) 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 Road / Lake Road (mile-6.9)
Millincoket Road / 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.
The first approx 6 miles after your exit town are run on a good gravel road. The next approx 6 miles are run on pavement. Runners should run on the left facing traffic on this paved section.
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.
General Resources:
'I regret it': Hayden King on writing Ryerson University's territorial acknowledgement
In Her Own Words: Fiona Apple on New Album “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” & Acknowledging Indigenous Lands — Interview by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!
Native Land Map — Enter an address and this interactive map can identify traditional indigenous territories, native languages spoken in that area, and the treaties that apply to that land.
Maine-Specific Resources:
Dawnland Signals (WERU archives)
Indigenous Voices (WERU archives)
Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations — Interview by Ron Beard of Talk of the Towns on WERU Community Radio.
USM Bertha Crosley Ball Center for Compassion Land Acknowledgement
Wabanaki Windows (WERU archives)
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