Main Street Mile Road Race
About the Race
Registration
Entry forms will be available in August.
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.
