Maine Endurance Sports Alliance
Your next Maine starting line awaits.
Four running festivals. A triathlon. A 50-mile ultra. Plan your 2027 season with MESA in Bangor, Augusta, Lincoln and Waterville.
Choose a distance, bring your supporters, and experience the Maine communities that make every finish meaningful.
Plan your Maine race season
2027 Running Festivals
Four communities. Four distances at every festival. Choose your starting lines for the year ahead.
Bangor Marathon
Marathon · Half Marathon · 10K · 5K
Start your MESA running festival season in Bangor. Choose your distance and join a community of runners, volunteers and supporters. Title sponsor: Bangor Savings Bank.
Bangor race details
Augusta Marathon
Marathon · Half Marathon · 10K · 5K
Make Maine’s capital city part of your summer race season, with four distances to match your next running goal.
Augusta race details
Lincoln Marathon
Marathon · Half Marathon · 10K · 5K
Experience Lincoln’s welcoming race community and make this September event part of your Maine running journey.
Lincoln race details
Waterville Marathon
Marathon · Half Marathon · 10K · 5K
Wrap up the four-city running festival series in Waterville, with a distance for your season’s final MESA festival goal.
Waterville race details2027 Triathlon & Ultra
Explore two more ways to challenge yourself in Lincoln.
Loon Triathlon
Lincoln · Sprint · Olympic · Duathlon · Sprint Duathlon
Bring your multisport goals to Lincoln for the Loon Triathlon and its triathlon and duathlon options.
Loon Triathlon details
River Driver 50 Miler
Lincoln · 50-mile ultramarathon
Take on a longer endurance goal in Lincoln. The River Driver 50 Miler shares its date with the Lincoln Marathon.
River Driver race details2027 MESA Challenges
Connect your race days with a season-long goal. Explore three established awards and help name a new challenge for completing all four running festivals.
Run the Highlands
Bangor + Lincoln
Complete a Marathon or Half Marathon at both festivals. Choose two Marathons, two Half Marathons, or one of each.
June 6 + September 19, 2027
Run the Highlands details
Run the Moose
Augusta + Waterville
Complete a Marathon or Half Marathon at both festivals. Choose two Marathons, two Half Marathons, or one of each.
July 18 + September 26, 2027
Run the Moose details
Vacationland Triple Crown
Three of four running festivals
Complete a Marathon or Half Marathon at three of the four festivals: Bangor, Augusta, Lincoln and Waterville. Mix distances to fit your season.
Three qualifying festivals in 2027
Vacationland Triple Crown detailsHelp name the new medal
Name the 2027 Four-Race Challenge
Bangor + Augusta + Lincoln + Waterville
MESA is introducing a new medal for runners who complete a Full Marathon, Half Marathon, or a combination of the two at all four MESA marathon events in 2027.
Win free registration to every marathon race in 2027! Submit your suggestion for the new challenge’s name. All suggestions will be presented to MESA’s Board, and the person who submits the winning name will receive the free registrations.
Four finishes. A new medal. A name chosen from your ideas.
Ask MESA how to submit your name idea2027 race dates announced in MESA’s October 10, 2026 update. Individual race and challenge pages may still show the previous season during the transition.
Thank you for an unforgettable 2026
New races. New records. More Maine memories.
To every runner, volunteer, sponsor and supporter: thank you for being part of the MESA community.
- Waterville joined the series with Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K races finishing at the historic Two Cent Bridge.
- Augusta partnered with the Maine National Guard at Camp Chamberlain, with the race starting and finishing on campus.
- Lincoln hosted three events: the Loon Triathlon, Lincoln Marathon and River Driver 50 Miler.
- Bangor welcomed runners to a new waterfront finish.
We also celebrate the 2026 finishers who earned Run the Highlands, Run the Moose and Vacationland Triple Crown recognition.
How You Can Get Involved
MESA race weekends bring runners, families, volunteers, businesses and community partners together. There is a place for you on the course, along the sidelines or behind the scenes.
Volunteer
Help at water and aid stations, participant check-in, or the finish area. Volunteers help make race day welcoming and well organized.
Ask about volunteering
Sponsor
Support race operations and the participant experience while connecting your business with athletes and the communities that welcome them.
Become a sponsor
Run
Choose your race from the 2027 series above. MESA uses RunSignup for race registration and participant communication.
Explore the 2027 races
Cheer & Connect
Bring family and friends, encourage the athletes, and connect with the volunteers and local businesses who help make each event possible.
Get involved with MESAWhat We Do
Maine Endurance Sports Alliance (MESA) organizes and supports marathons, half marathons, 10K and 5K races in Bangor, Augusta, Waterville and Lincoln, alongside multisport and ultra events. MESA works with municipalities, volunteers, sponsors and local organizations to deliver safe, well-organized endurance events that promote health, community engagement and economic impact.
Beyond race day, MESA focuses on sustainable event planning, volunteer leadership and long-term community benefits.
Our Mission
Maine Endurance Sports Alliance is a Maine nonprofit organization assuming management of Lifestyle Sports Global race events across Central Maine to support their long-term sustainability and growth. Built on four years of race development that brought more than 1,200 runners to Maine, MESA seeks to expand participation, strengthen community engagement and enhance experiences for runners, volunteers and sponsors.
Partnering with Husson University’s School of Sports Management, MESA also supports education and workforce development in sports and tourism. Our mission is to produce inclusive endurance events that invite athletes from around the world to experience Maine through running and competition.
Get in Touch. Get Involved.
Help build the next chapter of Maine endurance sports. Contact MESA about volunteering, sponsorship, community partnerships or race participation.
Bringing endurance events to Bangor, Augusta, Lincoln and Waterville, Maine.
