Maine Potato Blossom Festival Five-Mile Road Race
About this race
This annual race, which takes place during the Maine Potato Blossom Festival, takes runners over a 5-mile course which goes down the streets, roads, and through the potato fields of Fort Fairfield! This race is a part of the 2026 Crown of Maine Race Series.
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Maine Potato Blossom Five-Mile Road Race
This race is a part of the 2026 Crown of Maine Race Series. Entrants who participate in this race are eligible to earn points for this Series. A 10-point scoring system is used in each race. 10 points are awarded to first place, 8 points for second, 7 points for third, and so on. Each runner will receive one bonus point for each race finished. Race Series Rules: Must complete in at least 3/5 of the series races (6 of the 10). Runners accumulate points by competing in races throughout the series. One point per race-participation. The overall winners, male and female, as well as the winners in each age division, will be those runners scoring the highest number of points in the 10 races with points scored in a minimum of six races required Awards will be given to the top 2 places in each age group. A runner's age group is determined by what his or her age is on the day of the first series race he or she runs.
Maine Potato Blossom VIRTUAL Five-Mile Road Race
This option is for anyone who can't make it to The County for the race, but would still like to be a part of the fun. You will be sent an event t-shirt when you submit your race date and time. An additional $5 is included in the registration fee to cover shipping. Participants in this virtual race will not be eligible to earn points for the 2026 Crown of Maine Race Series.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fort Fairfield, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 4:55 AM and sets at 8:19 PM local time (EDT) in Fort Fairfield on July 18, 2026 — 15h 23m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Maine Potato Blossom Festival Five-Mile Road Race
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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, 1 Fort Fairfield event
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