John Andrews Memorial 5K
About this race
The John Andrews Memorial 5K is a signature fundraising event of the Eastern Trail Alliance, a nonprofit that builds, maintains, and promotes the Eastern Trail, southern Maine's premier multi-use greenway. Join us on Saturday, May 30, 2026 for a timed 3.1 mile trail run or walk along the scenic Eastern Trail followed by an awards ceremony to celebrate and acknowledge the top finishers. The race begins and ends in the Mill Brook Industrial Park (Saco, ME) with ample parking at Maine Molecular. Registration fee is $35 per person, $40 day of the race for adults, or $25 for students (13 to 17 years old) and youth (12 and under) Register on or before May 2nd to receive a free race tech t-shirt.
This race honors John Andrews, the Eastern Trail's legendary founder, who passed away in 2017. John’s vision to create the Eastern Trail started in the early 1990s. He worked patiently and persistently for decades to put the Eastern Trail on the map throughout southern Maine. Today, hundreds of thousands of visitors enjoy the trail every year. Your participation in this race and generous support enables the Eastern Trail Alliance to continue John's mission, working to ensure the existing trail is well maintained, safe, and clean, and ultimately extended to Kittery through ongoing trail-building campaigns.
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5K
No dogs, please.
5K - Student Rate for ages 13-17
Students ages 13 to 17 can register to participate in this fun 5K Trail Run/Walk.
5K - Youth Rate for ages 12 and under
Youth ages 12 and under can participate in this fun Trail run/walk through the Eastern Trail. Youth receive a free medal upon completion.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Saco, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:04 AM and sets at 8:14 PM local time (EDT) in Saco on May 30, 2026 — 15h 09m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — John Andrews Memorial 5K
5K · 99 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Sholl | 18:21 | 5:54 /mi |
| 2 | Reece Saunders | 19:09 | 6:10 /mi |
| 3 | Rocklen Bald | 19:38 | 6:19 /mi |
| 4 | Aidan Dean | 20:30 | 6:36 /mi |
| 5 | Loagan Ebare | 20:47 | 6:41 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Saco Running Calendar 2026 2 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- 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, 2 Saco events
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