Maine Marathon
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The Gorham Savings Bank Maine Marathon is a series of USATF certified road running
events held each October in Portland
, Maine
that include a full marathon and a half marathon
, as well as a marathon relay. The course is an out-and-back that starts and finishes along the Back Cove of Portland, going up the coast to Yarmouth
and back. The next race is set for October 2, 2011.
From 1978 through 1987, the event was known as the Casco Bay Marathon.
Road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...
events held each October in Portland
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
that include a full marathon and a half marathon
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
, as well as a marathon relay. The course is an out-and-back that starts and finishes along the Back Cove of Portland, going up the coast to Yarmouth
Yarmouth, Maine
Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, located approximately ten to fifteen miles north of Portland. Its population was 8,349 at the 2010 census....
and back. The next race is set for October 2, 2011.
From 1978 through 1987, the event was known as the Casco Bay Marathon.
Marathon winners
| Year | Athlete | Country/State | Time | Notes | Athlete | Country/State | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Matt Frongillo |  Bar Harbor, ME |
2:41:34 | Brennan Liming | Apex, NC |
3:11:22 | ||
| 2006 | Byrne Decker | Yarmouth, ME |
2:30:25 | Dana Parrot | Tampa, FL |
2:53:54 | ||
| 2007 | Dan Vassallo | Wilmington, MA |
2:26:54 | Stephanie Crawford | Framingham, MA |
3:01:16 | ||
| 2008 | Art Siemers | Golden, CO |
2:28:24 | Heather Pagano | Portland, ME |
3:06:54 | ||
| 2009 | Jeremy Adler | New York, NY |
2:38:57 | Heather Goodfellow |  Halifax, Nova Scotia |
2:59:16 | ||
| 2010 | Jeremy Adler | New York, NY |
2:36:35 | Jorgensen, Jennifer | Glastonbury, CT |
3:00:55 |