RACES:
Free Kids Run

2025 Kids Run reg will open in late summer

Click HERE to be notified when registration opens

Kids Run Overview

The eleventh edition of the MDI Kids Run will be held in Northeast Harbor on Saturday, the day before our marathon/half/relay.

All attendees must register in advance to participate.

Shirts and medals to the first 100 kids!

Click HERE to sign up!

Online registration closes October 14, 2024

You may also sign up in person on Kids Run race morning beginning at 10:00AM

NOTE: Registration for the Kids Run is limited, and may close without notice. We recommend signing up in advance if you are planning to participate.

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The 2024 Kids Run has been made FREE by the generosity of presenting sponsor Bangor Savings Bank.

Kids Run General Information

Start TIME & Location

October 19th, 2024 - 11:00AM (eastern time)
124 Main Street, Northeast Harbor, Maine, 04662

The Kids Run will start and finish near the Great Harbor Maritime Museum located in the heart of town.

check in & Bib numbers

Check in begins at 10:00AM at the start/finish line, located at the Great Harbor Maritime Museum on Main Street in downtown Northeast Harbor.

All children need to be checked 30-minutes prior to the Kids Run start time.

COURSE TIME LIMIT

The Kids Run is One Mile in length and there is no time limit. However, if you find that you're the caboose, we suggest moving safely to the side to allow the limited local vehicular traffic to pass.

Parents/guardians are welcome to accompany their children during the run.

Crusher Claw Medallions

Kids Run finishers will receive a kid-sized signature crusher claw medallion after they complete the race.

All kids need to be wearing their official bib number on the front of their shirts during the race to receive their award. Medals to the first 100 who sign up and finish.

Rules of the road

The Kids Run is an untimed fun run, one mile in length.

The Mount Desert Police Department will be providing an escort.

The Kids Run course will remain open to local and race-related traffic. (Traffic is very light.) However, if you find that you are unable to keep up with the group, please move safely to the side.

Parents/guardians are welcome to accompany their children during the run.

Race Day Parking

Do not park at the start/finish area. Please park in the municipal lot off Sea Street or at the Northeast Harbor Marina. The start and finish is at 124 Main Street near the Great Harbor Maritime Museum.

Parking is available in the following locations: