Machias Valley Run

Location: UMM Campus

The Machias Valley Run, held Saturday, April 21, will feature a morning of half-marathon, five-mile, and one-mile road races. The event is organized by the UMM's Environmental Recreation and Tourism Management program.

Registration for the half-marathon will take place at 8 a.m. in UMM’s Reynolds Center Gymnasium, with a 9 a.m. start at the bottom of College Hill in Machias. The race ends at Roque Bluffs State Park. Registration is $15 for the public or free for UMM students.

The five-mile run starts and ends at Roque Bluffs State Park. Registration is at 9 a.m. at the Roque Bluffs Community Center, and is $10 for the public or free for UMM students. The race starts at 10 a.m.

The one-mile fun run will take place in Roque Bluffs, starting at the end of the Schoppee Point Road and finishing at Roque Bluffs State Park. Registration is at 9 a.m. at the Roque Bluffs Community Center, and is $2 per participant. The race starts at 10 a.m.

The UMM soccer team will be selling food as a fundraiser. Registered runners will receive a free meal.

Community partners for the Machias Valley Run include Roque Bluffs State Park, the Town of Roque Bluffs, and the Machias and Roque Bluffs fire departments.

Fore more information, contact Andrea Ednie, assistant professor of recreation management, at 255-1303 or aednie@maine.edu.