KAT-Walk & Karo-5K for Brain Aneurysm Awareness
About this race
Lace up your walking and running shoes and join us at Payson Park for the 18th annual KAT-Walk & 14th Annual Karo-5K for Brain Aneurysm Awareness. The route will be along the beautiful ocean-side Back Cove Boulevard in Portland, Maine. This will be a special day to remember and honor loved ones lost to or having survived a brain aneurysm.
9:30 to 10:30 - Registration and activities including family gatherings, brain aneurysm awareness information, and activities for the kids including face painting. Bring a picnic and enjoy the cove. This is a great opportunity to meet and support other families affected by brain aneurysms.
10:20 - opening and presentation of scholarship and research awards.
11:00 - Karo-5K race kick-off followed by the KAT-Walk.
12:15 - Runners awards and closing ceremonies.
September is Brain Aneurysm Awareness month, so join us for the day as we "share our tears, remember with love, and walk & run to honor" those families affected by this silent killer and help save lives!
Please follow us on Facebook at KatWalkKaro5k For more information about Brain Aneurysms or this event, visit our website at: MaineBA.org
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Walking
KAT-Walk
Join us as we enjoy the course along Portland's ocean side Back Cove Boulevard. 9:30-10:45: Registration and activities 11:00: KAT-Walk will follow the runners. Controlled pets are welcome to join us.
Running
Karo-5K
9:30-10:45: Registration, bib pick-up, and activities 11:00: The timed and measured Karo-5K will follow an "out & back" course on the boulevard pathway. Prizes and thank-you medallions will be awarded to top runners in each age group.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Portland, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:26 AM and sets at 6:42 PM local time (EDT) in Portland on September 20, 2026 — 12h 16m of daylight.
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2026 results — KAT-Walk & Karo-5K for Brain Aneurysm Awareness
Karo-5K · 52 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Skelly | 18:20 | 5:54 /mi |
| 2 | Eli Edwards | 19:30 | 6:16 /mi |
| 3 | Jacob Crocker | 20:26 | 6:35 /mi |
| 4 | Kayla Woodward | 21:24 | 6:53 /mi |
| 5 | Katie Bash | 21:47 | 7:01 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 25 Portland events
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