Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race Aug. 20
Registration is still open for the 18th annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race that will take place Sunday, Aug. 20 on bridge-accessible Westport Island, Maine. The race will start at 9 a.m.; the 3.5 mile "Fun Walk" will start at 8:30 a.m.
This exciting 10K road race on Westport Island takes place on a USATF-certified beautiful course that winds through scenic pine and fir tree forests and over two bridges spanning inlets to Heal Cove and Montsweag Bay. The Lincoln County News has called our race "Maine's Best Little 10K Road Race!" Sign up before Aug. 8 to guarantee getting a race T-shirt!
Here is a link to an article about last year's race in the Boothbay Register, which includes last year's race results: https://www.boothbayregister.com/article/westport-island-race-gets-great-weather/164484.
The race is sanctioned by the USATF and benefits the Westport Island Volunteer Fire Department, whose members direct traffic and provide logistical and medical support at the race. Over the past 17 years, the race has raised almost $30,000 for the Westport Island firefighters! The race will be computer timed by 5K Sports Management for the 18th straight year, and the race course will have water stations and distance markers. The awards ceremony, raffle prize giveaway and post-race refreshments for the runners and walkers will take place just outside the Old Town Hall. Race-day registration and the race packet pick up will be held at the Old Town Hall on the Main Road (Route 144) on Westport Island, just south of the Squire Tarbox Inn.
Our great sponsors so far this year are: Maine Yankee; Sheepscot River Marine Service; R.E. Blood Boatworks, Newcastle, Maine; First Federal Savings Bank; Ames True Value Hardware; First National Bank of Maine, Crossroads Coffee Beans; Sulloway & Hollis; Bath Savings Bank; and the Westport Community Association.
For more information, directions to the race course, and to register online, go to:www.westportisland.org. Come join us again for Maine's best little 10K road race!
