A nice day in February for a race. I drove 2 hours south to Wakefield Mass to race in Cupid’s Chase 5K. With no real races in Maine in the month of February this year I decided to take the drive. Well organized race with a flat racecourse that officially measures at 3.14 miles taking you around a small lake, slightly longer than an official 5K. The race course narrows very early in mile 1 down to a 4 foot wide walking path at the north end of the lake with a few small ice patches, nothing more than 1 or 2 strides. Apparently a little too much for one runner as they almost came to a complete stop right in front of me. I came very close to running into them and had to sidestep almost into the snow bank. A slight breeze turned into a headwind the last half mile or so. The temp was just over 30 with the windchill in mid to upper 20’s. I’ll take that for a race in February. Overall, I would take the drive to do this race again if I needed to.
I felt pretty good, but just not as fast as I’d like to be. I finished in 22:18, placing 32 out of 387 runners, and took 2nd in a very closely contested age group. They award the top 3 runners in each age group and we were all within 18 seconds of each other. My award was some Hershey kisses, a cookie, and a new pair of running gloves. The cookie has mysteriously disappeared.
My next race will be the Irish Road Rover 5K in Portland in about a month.
February 14, 2026
2026 Cupid’s Chase 5k
February 8, 2026
KVAC Class A Championships
Doors Open
8:00 AM
Field Events
1 Ella Giles 11 Gardiner High School 4-10 1
8:45 AM Boys Long Jump, Girls High Jump, Girls Pole Vault, Boys Shot Put
9:35 AM Girls Long Jump
10:15 AM Boys High Jump, Boys Pole Vault, Girls Shot Put
10:25 AM Boys Triple Jump
11:15 AM Girls Triple Jump
Track Events
9:15 AM Girls 4×800 Relay 9:30 AM Boys 4×800 Relay
9:45 AM Girls 55 Hurdles (Prelims) 9:55 AM Boys 55 Hurdles (Prelims)
10:05 AM Girls 55 Dash (Prelims) 10:15 AM Boys 55 Dash (Prelims)
10:23 AM National Anthem & Welcome Announcements
10:25 AM Girls 55 Hurdles (Finals) 10:30 AM Boys 55 Hurdles (Finals)
10:35 AM Girls 55 Dash (Finals) 10:37 AM Boys 55 Dash (Finals)
10:40 AM Girls 1 Mile 10:50 AM Boys 1 Mile
11:00 AM Girls 400 11:10 AM Boys 400
11:20 AM Girls 800 11:25 AM Boys 800
11:30 AM Girls 200 11:40 AM Boys 200
11:50 AM Girls 2 Mile 12:05 PM Boys 2 Mile
12:20 PM Girls 4×200 Relay 12:25 PM Boys 4×200 Relay
12:30 PM Awards Ceremony (or once all events conclude)
Please note that Coach Heather Hoisington has shared both video & photo albums on her fb page for Brunswick HS You can use filters to find them date 9 Feb 2026
3 6 pts Liz Green 12 Brunswick High School 28-9 2 25-1.75 28-9 28-5.50 27-8 25-2.50 27-8
Newspaper Media reports:
See Lewiston Sun Journal
February 7, 2026
Video courtesy of Maine Running Photos
Should see start charging for our video?
The MPA is always looking for new sources of income. Perhaps Maine Running Photos is always looking for a better cash flow so we might better serve the running community.
AS we look over the guidelines the MPA has, are they looking for a cut if we were to start charging for our video.
SAT 2/7 10:00 AM League Massabesic South Portland, Cheverus/Waynflete, Biddeford, Sanford, Scarborough, Portland, Gorham, Windham, Westbrook, Thornton Ac
SAT 2/7 10:00 AM League Massabesic South Portland, Cheverus/Waynflete, Biddeford, Sanford, Scarborough, Portland, Gorham, Windham, Westbrook, Thornton Ac
SMAA Southwesterns Championships 2026
The video still needs a little more work.
College State Meet @ Bates
Kane Demers ~ Lane 4 ~ winner of the Hurdles Finals
February 6, 2026
Fri 6 Feb KVAC Class B
Belfast Area High School Belfast, ME
Erskine Academy South China, ME
Lawrence High School Fairfield, ME
Leavitt Area High School Turner, ME
Lincoln Academy Newcastle, ME
Maine Central Institute Pittsfield, ME
Medomak Valley High School Waldoboro, ME
Morse High School Bath, ME
Nokomis High School Newport, ME
Oceanside High School Rockland, ME
Waterville High School Waterville, ME
Winslow High School Winslow, ME
Neptune Martin ~ singer & Shot Put
We saw & talked to Mark Haskell of The Mid Coast Villeger He was covering the KVAC Indoor Class B Championship Meet
The other newspaper was Lincoln County News who was also there to take photos
WMC Fryeburg Academy, Greely, Traip Academy, Freeport, Gray-New Gloucester, Lake Region, Cape Elizabeth, Poland Regional,
FRI 2/6 4:30 PM League Western Maine Conference League Fryeburg Academy, Greely, Traip Academy, Freeport, Gray-New Gloucester, Lake Region, Cape Elizabeth, Poland Regional,
Team City, State Status
Cape Elizabeth High School Cape Elizabeth, ME Registered
Freeport High School Freeport, ME Registered
Fryeburg Academy Fryeburg, ME Registered
Gray New Gloucester High School Gray, ME Registered
Greely High School Cumberland, ME Registered
Lake Region High School Naples, ME Registered
North Yarmouth Academy Yarmouth, ME Registered
Poland Regional High School Poland, ME Registered
Traip Academy Kittery, ME Registered
Wells High School Wells, ME Registered
Yarmouth High School Yarmouth, ME Registered
York High School York, ME
February 5, 2026
7 Feb 2026 EMITL PVC
Bangor Christian Bangor, ME Registered
Bucksport High School Bucksport, ME Registered
Central High School Corinth, ME Registered
Foxcroft Academy Dover-Foxcroft, ME Registered
George Stevens Academy / Blue Hi Blue Hill, ME Registered
Orono High School Orono, ME Registered
Penobscot Valley High School Howland, ME Registered
Penquis Valley High School Milo, ME Registered
Piscataquis Community High Schoo Guilford, ME Registered
Bangor High School Bangor, ME Registered
Brewer High School Brewer, ME Registered
Ellsworth High School Ellsworth, ME Registered
Hampden Academy Hampden, ME Registered
Hermon High School Hermon, ME Registered
John Bapst Memorial High School Bangor, ME Registered
Mt. Desert Island High School Bar Harbor, ME Registered
Old Town High School Old Town, ME Registered
Presque Isle High School Presque Isle, ME Registered
1 Taylor Scales 10 Bangor High School 9.00 1
2 Caitlin Jenkins 9 Ellsworth High School 9.08 1 (Good enough as a freshmen for 2nd place)
This is a Regional MPA Indoor Track Championship but let us be clear we will not be @ this event this year. As the reports are posted we will let you know who was there & post a report the best we can from reports & share file photos from our archives.
February 3, 2026
The Town Mall Trot ~ 7 Feb 2026
The Town Mall Trot is a collaboration between Marathon Sports Maine and The Brunswick Downtown Association, kicking off the first annual Brunswick 207 Day. The run is 2.07 miles around the Brunswick Town Mall, and participants are encouraged to wear their “most Maine” outfit or costume. The Town Mall Trot, and 207 Day as a whole, was created as a way to get our community together downtown to celebrate all things Maine! For more information on The Town Mall Trot and to register, visit https://brunswickdowntown.org/town-mall-trot/
February 1, 2026
Ian Britt @ USATF 1 Mile Race Walk Championship Millrose Games
Ian competed in the USATF 1 Mile Race Walk Championship Millrose Games one of the World’s Most Historic Indoor Meets in New York City. This race Ian raced against Adult Elite Race Walkers and placed 4th!!! Outstanding race Ian!!
