Updated April 12
Runners will mask up as Maine road races go to great lengths to stay safe
Organizers of some of Maine s larger races are optimistic they will be able to host events in 2021.
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Runners head for the start line at the beginning of the 2018 Old Port Half Marathon in Portland. Last year’s race was called off because of the pandemic, and this year’s race has been moved from June 5 to Oct. 23.
John Ewing/Staff Photographer
If you can run while wearing a face covering, there are two bits of good news.
Road races have returned to Maine and organizers of some of the larger races see the state’s COVID-19 guidelines for Organized Racing Events, released last week, as a path forward to holding their events.