Jimmy the Greeks Frozen 4-Miler
About this race
Think Old Orchard Beach is dead after October? Think again.
Jimmy the Greek's Frozen 4-Miler takes place at the warmest point on a January day.
Tune up for the Mid-Winter 10-Mile Classic.
What: Jimmy the Greek's Frozen 4-Miler WALKERS WELCOME
Where: Jimmy the Greek's Brick Oven Restaurant 215 Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach, Maine
When: Always Martin Luther King Weekend Sunday January 18th (Snow Date Sunday February 14th) EXACT START TIME TO BE DETERMINED IN EARLY OCTOBER ONCE AMTRAK RELEASES THEIR TRAIN SCHEDULE. TYPICAL START TIME IS ALWAYS 12NOON OR SHORTLY AFTER.
For whom: Race Makes Donations to: "Send a Kid to Camp" through Old Orchard Beach Recreational Department. Support your local youths.
Packet Pickup and Final Pre-Registration: Saturday January 17th 6-8PM at Jimmy the Greeks Restaurant Old Orchard Beach. All registrants receive 20% off of food orders and FREE live music.
Cost:
$26 Wicked Early Bird Pre-Registration thru June 1st
$29 June 1st through October 14th
$34 Thereafter
$39 Race Day Registration & Packet Pickup (10:30AM)
Shirt deadline is January 1st
Awards Ceremony will take place no earlier than 1:30PM to give the last runners a chance to finish and be able to attend.
Course Records Male Robert Gomez 19:55 2013 Female Kristin Pierce Barry 23:04 2013
Cash Prize Awards Top Male and Female Overall, Awards in Age Groups 14 & Under through 80+
Team Awards (4 person minimum to score) Running Club, Corporate, Open Teams
Race Staffing by Old Orchard Beach Rec Department
Media Coverage Video from 2010 by WCSH 6 Portland/WLBZ 2 Bangor
Video of 2011 Start
Courtesy of David Colby Young of Maine Running Photos and Volunteer Betty Fiske.
Parking is available at the restaurant and on adjacent side streets unless posted otherwise (no meters to feed or fees to pay for parking in January)
Directions:
From North: Take I-95 Southbound and take exit 36 Saco/Old Orchard/ I-195. Go to the end of 195 and bear left at the 7-Eleven and take an immediate right onto Saco Avenue, Jimmy the Greeks on your right.
From South: Take I-95 Northbound to exit 36 Saco/Old Orchard/I-195. Follow 195 to the end, bear right at the 7-Eleven and turn immediately right onto Saco Avenue, Jimmy the Greeks on your right.
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Jimmy the Greeks Frozen 4-Miler
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Old Orchard Beach, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:10 AM and sets at 4:32 PM local time (EST) in Old Orchard Beach on January 17, 2027 — 9h 22m of daylight.
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 4 Old Orchard Beach events
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