Maine Marathon

Maine Marathon
DateFirst Sunday in October
LocationPortland, Maine, United States
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established1992
Course records2:19:19 (M); 2:39:38 (F)
Official sitewww.mainemarathon.com
Runners and marchers in 2013

The Maine Community Bank Maine Marathon, formerly known as the Casco Bay Marathon, is a series of USATF-certified road running events held each October in Portland, Maine that includes a full marathon, a half marathon, and 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 terrain is mostly rolling hills and passes through the towns of Falmouth and Cumberland before the turnaround point in Yarmouth.

History

From 1978 through 1987, the event was known as the Casco Bay Marathon.[1]

The 2012 race was held on Sept. 30, and the 2013 event was held on Oct. 6.

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of running the race virtually (and obtaining a partial refund), transferring their entry to 2021, or obtaining a full refund.[2]

Beginning in 2024, the Maine Marathon became one of the first road races to award to non-binary athletes the same prize money as the top male and female runners.[3]

The 2025 event surpassed 5,000 registrations, making it the largest marathon in Maine, and the second largest road race of any distance in the state after the Beach to Beacon 10K.[4][5]

Winners

2005-Present

YearMaleCity/StateTimeFemaleCity/StateTime
2005Matt FrongilloUnited States Bar Harbor, ME2:41:34Brennan LimingUnited States Apex, NC3:11:22
2006Byrne DeckerUnited States Yarmouth, ME2:30:25Dana ParrotUnited States Tampa, FL2:53:54
2007Dan VassalloUnited States Wilmington, MA2:26:54Stephanie CrawfordUnited States Framingham, MA3:01:16
2008Art SiemersUnited States Golden, CO2:28:24Heather PaganoUnited States Portland, ME3:06:54
2009Jeremy AdlerUnited States New York, NY2:38:57Heather GoodfellowCanada Halifax, Nova Scotia2:59:16
2010Jeremy AdlerUnited States New York, NY2:36:35Jennifer JorgensenUnited States Glastonbury, CT3:00:55
2011Evan GravesUnited States Caribou, ME2:36:53Stephanie CrawfordUnited States Dover, NH3:07:08
2012Dan VassalloUnited States Wilmington, MA2:21:12Eliza TibbetsUnited States Old Town, ME3:03:50
2013 Rob Gomez Saco, ME 2:24:22 Leah Frost Round Pond, ME 3:00:52
2014 Moninda Marube Auburn, ME 2:29:56 Leah Frost Glover, VT 2:51:53
2015 Evan Graves Caribou, ME 2:34:59 Leah Frost Glover, VT 2:47:34
2016 Spencer McElwain Arundel, ME 2:31:36 Lauren Jackson Augusta, NJ 3:06:11
2017 Andrew Van Hoogenstyn New Haven, CT 2:28:58 Tracey Guerrette St. Agatha, ME 2:43:47
2018 Moses Gitau Mexico City, Mexico 2:27:37 Christine Hein North Yarmouth, ME 2:54:49
2019 Abdulmenan Kasim New York, NY 2:23:08 Erica Jesseman Scarborough, ME 2:59:33
2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[2]
2021Jacob TerryScarborough, ME2:25:27Abby HamiltonYarmouth, ME2:39:38
2022Ryan EilerBoston, MA2:19:19Lila GaudraultCape Elizabeth, ME2:52:17
2023 Brandon Talisesky New York, NY 2:34:52 Emma Howe Cambridge, MA 2:48:54
2024 Ryan Jara Gorham, ME 2:21:09 Jenise Madden Osterville, MA 2:53:32
2025 Sammy Mills Portland, ME 2:25:52 Emma Howe Cambridge, MA 2:45:24

References

  1. ↑ Spear, Howard (October 4, 2010). "Maine Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Virtual Events".
  3. ↑ Murphy, Jacob (August 23, 2024). "Maine Marathon becomes one of first races to offer equal cash prizes to nonbinary athletes". ABC8 WMTW. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ Cooper, Sullivan (October 3, 2025). "Maine Marathon set to draw over 5,000 runners Sunday". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ Perron, Adrienne (May 3, 2022). "10 Maine Races to Run Before You Die". Down East Magazine. Retrieved November 7, 2025.