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Maine Marathon

Oct 06, 2002

2.9

Where

Portland, ME, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

October 06, 2002 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. RUSS FIEBIG 02:33:27

2. DAVID MACLENNAN 02:37:10

3. EMILY LEVAN 02:47:33

Top 3 Women

1. EMILY LEVAN 02:47:33

2. APRIL WERNIG 03:03:31

3. KARA PATTERSON 03:10:26

Top 3 Men

1. RUSS FIEBIG 02:33:27

2. DAVID MACLENNAN 02:37:10

3. MICHAEL LOVELL 02:49:30

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Reviews

2.9

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By: Peter P.

Posted: October 06, 2022

Only do if you want to run a marathon in Maine

The course is nice (if hilly) but nothing special. It initially runs along the water but then heads inland with most of the course along roads in the local suburbs. Be forewarned, there are nearly no porta potties along the course! The shirt is awful. It is covered (front and back) by paste on prints. It is nearly useless for running in. (They could, of course, easily fix this by just printing everything with ink.) The post race amenities are nothing better than you might see at your local half marathon. Basically, there is nothing special about this race. Unless you have a Maine marathon on your list, I am sure you can find a race that is at least as good elsewhere.

2.7

By: Christina V.

Posted: October 03, 2021

Good destination race

Portland in early October is a great travel destination. The weather is still mild and the leaves start changing. The city is still vibrant at this time of year with plenty of activities. The course is not as difficult as advertised. There are a few steep rollers but nothing impossible if you pace yourself. Organization was top notch especially with the added precautions with Covid. Spectators were sparse along the course. There were some scenic views but overall nothing spectacular.

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Emily LeVan winning time of 2:47:38 in the 11th Sportshoe Maine Marathon was the fastest time for a Maine woman on Maine soil. But the state record for the marathon still resides with New Hampshire runner Karen Dunn who set the state marathon record of 2:41:03 in 1982. Emily LeVan, the 29-year-old Bowdoin graduate from Wiscasset who won Sunday's 11th Sportshoe Maine Marathon, did so in the fastest time for a Maine woman on Maine soil. But LeVan's time of 2 hours, 47 minutes, 38 seconds was not the state record for a woman in the marathon. That record, now more than two decades old, belongs to Karen Dunn, who was an undergraduate at the University of New Hampshire when she won the 1982 Paul Bunyan Marathon in Bangor in 2:41:03. Now married and working as a college professor in Ohio, Karen McCracken produced her record time in her debut marathon. Joan Benoit Samuelson of Freeport, holds the marathon records in three states: California, Oregon and Washington, but not Maine.

General News Portland Press Herald

Oct 09, 2002

And No One Even Saw Her Coming in Maine

Emily LeVan's goal for the Maine Marathon was simply to break 3 hours. Levan, who has no coach or training partners, blew past her goal time to a woman's state record of 2:47:48. The time was good enough to take third overall but more importantly it got her an invite the the 2004 Olympic trials in St. Louis.

General News Portland Press Herald

Oct 09, 2002