Mon, 06/17/2024 - 12:45pm

Rob Whitney, Race Director

Registration is open for the 19th annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race that will take place Sunday, Aug. 18 on bridge-accessible Westport Island, Maine. "Maine's Best Little 10K Road 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 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 19 years, the race has raised over $33,000 for the Westport Island firefighters!

The race will be computer timed by 5K Sports Management for the 19th 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 sponsors for last year's race were: Maine Yankee; Sheepscot River Marine Service; Ames True Value Hardware; First Federal Savings Bank, First National Bank of Maine, Crossroads Coffee Beans; Bath Savings Bank; Sulloway & Hollis; FormLabs; and the Westport Community Association. This year's race sponsor group is still in formation. For more information, directions to the race course, and to register online, go to: www.westportisland.org. Come join us for Maine's best little 10K road race!