Main Street Mile Road Race
Note
The following is the 2008 information. This page will be updated with 2009 information by the middle of July. The date of the race will be Sunday, September 13, 2009. Check back soon for more!
About the Race
2008 Results are now available by clicking here.
Thank You to all who helped with the Main Street Mile. Despite the rain, there were only smiles on the faces of the finishers. Your hard work is greatly appreciated. You registered runners, got the race started, monitored the course, scored at the finish line, compiled the results, and accomplished the quickest break down of the finish area in recent memory. See you next year! -- Jack Carroll and Helen Kennedy.
Click for 2008 Entry Form [PDF]. PLEASE NOTE: The entry form lists the wrong date; the race has been rescheduled for September 14.
Date and Time: Sunday, September 14, 2008, 1:00 pm.
Race Distance: One mile.
Location: Number pickup after 10:00 am on race day at Beach House (finish line), Surf Drive, Falmouth. Race starts at Falmouth Village Green.
Course Description: A flat and accurate mile. Start on Main Street at the Falmouth Village Green, run east, turn south (right) on Walker Street, turn east (left) on Surf Drive to Beach House.
Directions:
To the bathhouse: Take Rte. 28 from either direction into Falmouth to Main Street, turn down Walker St. or Shore St. to the Surf Drive Bathhouse. The race start is at the Village Green at the west end of Main Street.
Entry Fees: $12 (pre-entry); $10 (pre-entry for Falmouth Track Club members and runners under 12); $15 (post-entry).
T-shirts to the first 275.
Refreshments and raffle after the race at the Beach House.
Age Groups: Age groups: Tots (5-7); Novices (8-10); Sub-Juniors (11-13); Juniors (14-19); Open (20-29); Sub-Masters (30-39); Masters (40-49); Seniors (50-59); Veterans (60+); Grand Veterans (70+).
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Organized By: The Falmouth Track Club
Contact Person: Jack Carroll. Email: jackrunfalmouth@comcast.net
Registration
Entry fees are non-refundable.
Previous Years' Results and Race Stories
Main Street Mile Race History
The Main Street Mile, started in 1981, has been a success from its beginning. The race was founded by the Hard Core Mothers, parents of Falmouth High School Boys' Cross Country Team members coached by Tom Turkington. They envisioned a running event in which the whole family and runners of all ages and abilities could participate. They organized the race up through 1987. In 1988, the Falmouth Track Club's Helen Kennedy took over race directorship and she continued to provide leadership through 2002, when Steve Hamel took over for two years. Since then, the directors have been Dana DeLorme and Patti O'Brien.
The Main Street Mile is run early in September, usually the Sunday after Labor Day. Originally the course began at the Village Green, ran down Main Street, and ended at the Gus Canty Recreation Center. In 2005, a new one-mile course was introduced. As in the previous years, the race began at the Village Green and runners ran east down Main Street, but then they turned right onto Walker Street and finished at the beach parking lot on Surf Drive. The decision to change the course was based on safety concerns due to increased activity on Main Street.
Families are encouraged to participate in the event, and many families return year after year. Runners come in all sizes and ages. In 2005, for example, the youngest and oldest finishers were 2 and 74 years of age. Multiple generations run the race, and some pulled in awards in every generation.
