Close to the Coast 5K & 10K

Join us on 06/14/2025

Close to the Coast 5K & 10K Race Description

 Mark you calendars for June 14, 2025 and join us for the next Close to the Coast Road Race!

Registration will open on January 1, 2025, register by March 1st to receive your free Close to the Coast T-shirt! 

See you then, Michele

Michele Bois-Gilbody

Race Director 2025

(T-shirts may be purchased through the registration page after March 1, 2025)

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    Close to the Coast 5K & 10K Where & When

  • Location: Freeport, ME 04032
  • Race Date: 2025/06/14 06:15:00 PM (Saturday)
  • Categories:
    • 5K
    • 10K


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Close to the Coast 5K & 10K Reviews

4.8 - 10 reviews

Review Close to the Coast 5K & 10K

Most Helpful Review
5.0/5
Course: 3.5/5
Organization: 5.0/5
Wow!

This is Maine's best racing value. Food? Fab. Beer? Wonderful. Swag? Useful. Location? Gorgeous. Party? Unbeatable. This race is so good I hesitate to let the secret out. Oh, and there's wonderful striper fishing off the point.

most helpful race review John C. 5/5 found this review helpful.

5.0/5
Course: 3.5/5
Organization: 5.0/5
2022 Race Review
Review On:2022-06-25 16:27:13
Wow!

This is Maine's best racing value. Food? Fab. Beer? Wonderful. Swag? Useful. Location? Gorgeous. Party? Unbeatable. This race is so good I hesitate to let the secret out. Oh, and there's wonderful striper fishing off the point.

verified participant race review John C. has attended 5+ times
5/5 found this review helpful.
5.0/5
Course: 5.0/5
Organization: 5.0/5
2022 Race Review
Review On:2023-03-27 10:38:34
BEST RACE EVER

This is literally the best race I have ever participated in. I have been running every year since I was single and living in Boston. I am married and live in CT now and we drive to Maine every year to participate. The route is great, scenery is amazing, and the post-race BBQ is THE BEST! I cannot say enough great things about this race. We camp at the campground, get up, run the race, eat amazing food, and then explore the area, go to L.L. Bean, go get Lobster Rolls... so much to do. I evangelize this race to all my friends.

verified participant race review Jan Marie A. has attended 5+ times
4/4 found this review helpful.
5.0/5
Course: 5.0/5
Organization: 5.0/5
2023 Race Review
Review On:2023-05-13 20:25:41
Beautiful location!!

This race holds a very special spot in my heart. It was my very first race (the 5K) and I have returned to run the 10K as well. The race is very organized, in a really beautiful spot and I love that pies are given as the prizes.

verified participant race review Jen E. has attended 2 times
4/4 found this review helpful.
5.0/5
Course: 4.5/5
Organization: 5.0/5
2023 Race Review
Review On:2023-04-06 05:29:15
Suggestion

Please consider an optional non sugar award for those runners who do not consume sugar. Looking forward to racing in Freeport. Thanks.

verified participant race review Maureen S. has attended 1 times
3/5 found this review helpful.
5.0/5
Course: 5.0/5
Organization: 5.0/5
2023 Race Review
Review On:2023-06-16 12:54:18
Just pure fun

With pie to top it off! Great 10k course. This will be my second year and plan on many more :-)

verified participant race review Beth A. has attended 1 times
1/1 found this review helpful.
5.0/5
Course: 4.5/5
Organization: 5.0/5
2023 Race Review
Review On:2023-06-19 09:46:07
Fun Race

Always have fun at this race. It's casual. The course is not too difficult but fun. Especially love the trail part. Family oriented and enjoy the after party very much.

verified participant race review Karen H. has attended 4 times
1/1 found this review helpful.
5.0/5
Course: 5.0/5
Organization: 5.0/5
2023 Race Review
Review On:2023-06-21 00:23:38
Great Experience!!!

It was a great race. Beautiful location and very well run. The great food and beverages were a very nice extra! Having run 5K's now in 40 states (on my way to 50), it is up there as a favorite!

Nicholas R. has attended 1 times
1/1 found this review helpful.
3.0/5
Course: 2.5/5
Organization: 2.5/5
2024 Race Review
Review On:2024-06-15 11:51:24
Race was a tad confusing but nice location

Once it got started it was fun, but there was no sign for the start area and people were walking around the park a tad lost. But finally a lady used a bull horn and told people where the start of race was happening, also about 1.35 miles of the race for the 5k was in the woods and lots of roots and few downed trees, it had just rained so it was slipperly. This is not 100% on the road. Mostly a flat course for the 5k and only a slight hill.

C C. has attended 1 times
0/0 found this review helpful.
5.0/5
Course: 4.5/5
Organization: 5.0/5
2024 Race Review
Review On:2024-06-15 12:06:04
Excellent community event!

Wonderful course, the organizers are even better people and just an all around well run race/event!

Nicholas C. has attended 1 times
0/0 found this review helpful.
5.0/5
Course: 4.0/5
Organization: 5.0/5
2024 Race Review
Review On:2024-06-20 06:58:31
One of my Favs!

Infound this race 3 yrs ago and have done it 3 times now, love it! There are not many 10k runs in ME so this one is a real gem. Love that it is a hybrid run, with both packed dirt trail and a short sprint on a technique one track trail to finish out the race. It gives a nice break from asphalt! The after party is awesome too! See you in 2025 😃

verified participant race review Beth A. has attended 3 times
0/0 found this review helpful.

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Freeport, ME Weather

Close to the Coast 5K & 10K weather history
  • Based on a 5 year average and a race date of June 14th, Freeport, ME can expect temperatures between 62℉ and 72℉ with humidity around 76% and precipitation of 0.04".
    Last year the weather condition was Partly cloudy.
  • Freeport, ME current weather
  • Clouds 51.1℉ Clouds

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