GENERAL INFORMATION
Are you ready for a day of adventure in the beautiful Maine wilderness?
Now in its fifth year, the Maine Summer Adventure Race promises to deliver a full day of adventure, sending racers out to explore Maine's thick pine forests, deep cold lakes and rivers, and the vast Atlantic.
The 2020 Maine Summer AR will be a 24-hour race designed to be the premier one-day race in New England. There will also be an 8-hour event this year for teams looking to for a shorter challenge. Teams will race nonstop by foot, bike, and boat through remote and rarely visited areas of Maine.
Registration fees for all races including includes race t-shirt, swag bag, maps, boats, paddles, PFDs, prizes and giveaways, facility and land-use fees, and a post-race feast, including local fare, vegetarian and gluten-free options and a featured local microbrew.
Now in its fifth year, the Maine Summer Adventure Race promises to deliver a full day of adventure, sending racers out to explore Maine's thick pine forests, deep cold lakes and rivers, and the vast Atlantic.
The 2020 Maine Summer AR will be a 24-hour race designed to be the premier one-day race in New England. There will also be an 8-hour event this year for teams looking to for a shorter challenge. Teams will race nonstop by foot, bike, and boat through remote and rarely visited areas of Maine.
Registration fees for all races including includes race t-shirt, swag bag, maps, boats, paddles, PFDs, prizes and giveaways, facility and land-use fees, and a post-race feast, including local fare, vegetarian and gluten-free options and a featured local microbrew.
TEAM CATEGORIES
Both races will feature the following team categories:
- Co-ed premier: 3- or 4-person co-ed teams
- Open premier: 3- or 4-person same-sex teams
- 2-person co-ed
- 2-person single-sex
- Solos considered upon request
2020 24-Hour race course information
- The 24-hour race will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 20 and will end at 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 21. Check-in and map hand-out begins at 6 a.m. on Saturday at the Events Center/Market at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine.
- Estimated minimum distances (in no particular order) are: 12 miles of hiking, 50 miles of biking including optional technical mountain biking, and 10 miles of paddling. Extra, optional checkpoints will add significantly to the total distances traveled in each of those disciplines. Estimated maximum distances are 30 miles of trekking, 90 miles of biking (with at least 25 miles of mountain biking on trails), and 15 miles of paddling.
- A mountain bike is required.
- There will also be an optional quarter-mile swim.
- The race is a regional qualifier for the USARA National Championships, taking place September 2020 in Cable, Wisconsin. The top four co-ed, all male, and all female teams qualify, with the top co-ed team earning $400 toward registration at the national championships.
2020 8-hour race course information
- The 8-hour race will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 20. Check-in and map hand-out begins at 6 a.m. on Saturday at the Events Center/Market at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine.
- Estimated minimum distances (in no particular order) are: 3 miles of hiking, 20 miles of biking including optional technical mountain biking, and 3 miles of paddling. Extra, optional checkpoints will add to the total distances traveled in each of those disciplines. Estimated maximum distances are 6 miles of trekking, 35 miles of biking, and 6 miles of paddling.
- Mountain bikes are optional and highly recommended if you plan to attempt the entire course, as there is a section of technical mountain biking. But road bikes are fine for teams who wish to skip the mountain biking.
- There will also be an optional quarter-mile swim.
