Wild Blueberry 5-Mile Run/Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk

Healthy Acadia is excited to sponsor the annual Wild Blueberry 5-Mile Run/Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run!  The Wild Blueberry Run serves as the kick-off to the annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival, which features hundreds of craft and food vendors, exhibits, and fun activities.  Proceeds from the Wild Blueberry Run/Walk will provide scholarships for Healthy Acadia's Downeast Teen Leadership Camp and funding support for Washington County: One Voice youth groups.   

Event registration will be at the Machias Valley Baptist Church, Hemingway Annex (the old Machias town office), located at 50 Court Street in Machias, beginning at 6am. The 5-mile race begins promptly at 8am, and the 1-mile event begins at 8:15 a.m. Tha awards will be presented at 10:30 a.m. at the Hemmingway Annex on Court Street.

Registration fees are as follows:

1-mile course: $10.00, or $15.00 on the day of the event.

 5-mile course:  $25.00, or $30.00 on the day of the event.

 We encourage people of all ages to join in! Pre-register by July 22, 2016 to reserve your T-shirt size!

Race Features: This event is the kick-off to the annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival, which features hundreds of craft vendors, exhibits, activities, and great food! Healthy Acadia has partnered with Brian Hubbell's electronic timing system, a professional race management company based in Bar Harbor, Maine, for the event.  The 5-mile loop is hilly and scenic, with mile splits at 1 and 3, with a fast downhill finish with many cheering spectators! Water at miles 2, 4, and the finish.

Awards for 5-Mile: Top 3 female & male overall. Top female & male ages: 14 & under, 15-24, 25-40, 41-55, 56-70, & 71 & older.  Also 1st Walker &1st Wheelchair.

Team Awards: 1st & 2nd teams. Teams MUST pre-register by 4pm on August 16th. An unlimited number of runners/walkers may register as a team. Top 3 score by place of finish. Ties are determined by fastest cumulative times.

Awards for 1 Mile: Top female & male ages: 8 & under, 9-10, & 11-13

FOR INSURANCE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, NO HEADPHONES or PETS ALLOWED ON THE RACE COURSE FOR EITHER RACE.  Baby Strollers are allowed on the 1 mile course, please start in the back.