Runaways Run Club is the largest weekly run club in Southern Maine, with a variety of fun group runs and social events every Sunday-Thursday. We're open to all paces and all abilities with no membership fee required, just show up and have fun!
Upcoming group runs and other events
150 Preble St, Portland, ME 04101-2426, United States Map
Lay Day Roasters - 9:00am - Parking available in Ola & Co. Hair Studio (137 Kennebec Street) parking lot!
We'll head out for a planned 6-ish mile group run, which can be easily modified to do more or less mileage. We will meet back at Lay Day for coffee and socializing, BYOS (bring your own snacks!). Come meet the new coffee in the neighborhood!
Common sense protocols: please do not attend if you are not feeling well. Attendance at a group run is inherently risky. Your presence reflects your acceptance of the risks.
Back Cove Est, Portland, ME 04103, United States Map
Runaways Run Club meets at the same location on Tuesdays at 6:00am, all year.
The meeting spot is Edward Payson Park / Sebago to the Sea parking lot & Baxter Blvd.
This run is (almost) always along the Back Cove Trail, which is a mostly flat, looped, non-technical gravel trail. The Cove trail is 3.6 miles and the run will start and finish at the same spot. All paces are welcome on the run, but please be advised that there are no set pace groups. We recommend that runners have the current ability to run at least 1-2 miles without issue.
Common sense protocols: if you aren't feeling well, don't attend. Do not attend if you have Covid. Running is an inherently risky activity, your attendance is acceptance of this risk.
Après
Apres - 6:00pm
Runaways Run Club meets at different locations on Wednesdays at 6:00PM, all year. Each run varies in distance between 3-4.5 miles and will start & finish at the same spot. All paces are welcome on the run!
Common sense protocols: if you're not feeling well, don't attend. Group runs are inherently risky, your attendance indicates your acceptance of this risk.
Mesa Grande Taqueria - Portland
Mesa Grande Taqueria (Portland location) - 6:00pm
Runaways Run Club meets at different locations on Wednesdays at 6:00PM, all year. Each run varies in distance between 3-4.5 miles and will start & finish at the same spot. All paces are welcome on the run!
Common sense protocols: if you're not feeling well, or have Covid, don't come. Participating in a group run is inherently risky. Your attendance assumes acceptance of this risk.
Coffee Run - Forage Market, Portland
The Forage
Forage Market - 9:00AM
Typically we’ll head out for a planned 6 mile group run toward Mackworth Island, which can be easily modified to do more or less mileage. The route may shift depending on conditions and interest, but we will meet back at Forage for coffee and breakfast for those who would like to partake.
Common sense protocols: please do not attend if you are not feeling well.
Bunker Brewing Co.
Bunker - 6:00pm (reflective gear required!)
Runaways Run Club meets at different locations on Wednesdays at 6:00PM, all year. Each run varies in distance between 3-4.5 miles and will start & finish at the same spot. All paces are welcome on the run!
Common sense protocols: If you're not feeling well, or have Covid, please do not attend. Running is inherently risky and attendance is your acceptance of this risk.
Pub Run: Maine Craft Distilling
Maine Craft Distilling
Maine Craft Distilling - 6:00pm
Runaways Run Club meets at different locations on Wednesdays at 6:00PM, all year. Each run varies in distance between 3-4.5 miles and will start & finish at the same spot. All paces are welcome on the run!
Common sense protocols: If you're not feeling well, don't come. Running in inherently risky, your attendance is acceptance of this risk.
2025 Trail Running Film Festival
Empire Comedy Club575 Congress St 2nd FloorPortland, ME04101 Map
Join us on Sunday, April 6 for the 2025 Trail Running Film Festival, a celebration on film of this wild, wonderful trail running community!
BIG NEWS, this year we plan to also screen two local films made by members of the Runaways! We will be showcasing Seeds of Change by Maximilian Armstrong a documentary about prison gardening, and restoring dignity and purpose through farming, and the documentary of the 2024 Back Cove Backyard Ultra filmed by Noah Keates and Ian MacLellan in July of 2024 during the third running of this iconic event. You don't want to miss this.
The Portland, Maine screening of the 2025 Trail Running Film Festival is co-hosted and sponsored by the Runaways Run Club and Empire Comedy Club.
The mission of the Trail Running Film Fest is to celebrate running as a universal practice, to explore our collective and individual potential, and to pursue our wildest dreams. The Trail Running Film Festival creators accomplish this by documenting the culture of trail running, supporting filmmakers and creatives, and hosting events that bring our community together. TRFF is committed to promoting inclusivity, adventure, wilderness, art, and diversity across the trail and ultra community.
Tickets are now available at UltraSignUp through the provided link!
Ticket sales will benefit local nonprofit Northeast Runners Alliance (NeRA).
Stay tuned for ongoing updates including event details, selected films, participating national and local sponsors, raffle prizes, and more!
Visit:
www.trailfilmfest.com/event-details/portland-me
@runawaysrunclub
Back Cove Park
Portland's only backyard ultra on the iconic Back Cove Trail is back for year 4! Test yourself over and over (and over) again, or until the last biped remains standing. Every hour on the hour you'll head out to complete the 4.16 mile loop, in a test of physical and mental fortitude. Think you have what it takes? Let's find out!
The start/finish area is centrally located at Back Cove Park across from a Hannaford Supermarket and other amenities. There will be porta potties and an aid station at the start/finish area with water, packaged snacks, electrolyte/salt packets, basic first aid supplies and ice available during the heat of the day. You should plan to bring everything else you think you'll need in addition to these basics. There are water fountains at intervals on the Back Cove trail, and public toilets in Payson Park (approximately halfway through the loop). There will be an unmanned aid station in Payson Park with water and minimal supplies.
Swag and other award information TBA.
Lowell Preserve
Firebird Trail Race is a challenging and wicked fun trail race with distance options of 13M, Marathon, & 50K (be warned, it's brutal), that runs on donations, positive vibes, and a crushingly technical course in Falmouth, Maine.
Unlike other races, to compete here you must donate to a non-profit of your choice in addition to paying the low cost registration fee. Instead of some mega race conglomerate taking the profits, we ask that you pay it forward and contribute to a non-profit that aligns with your values. Donations must be made between 8.25.2024 and 8.22.2025, and we must have proof of the donation (receipt, confirmation letter, copy of your check) by 8.22.25 in order to confirm entry. Donations must be at least $20.
Participants have donated in excess of $30,000, which is nothing short of astounding!
The 10 mile loop in Lowell Preserve and thru North Falmouth Community Forest is technical and challenging, with lots of rocks and roots on mostly single-track trails. All events start and finish in Lowell Preserve at the Windham Fire Station.
- 13M course: one loop in Lowell Preserve and North Falmouth Community Forest plus 5k loop in East Windham Conservation Area trails
- Marathon course: two loops of the 13M course
- 50K course: three loops in Lowell Preserve and North Falmouth Community Forest plus 5k loop in Lowell (this one gives you a little extra for your registration fee)