Mary Cleary 5k ( Cruisin Into Waterville )
About this race
The Mary Cleary 5k is in honor of Mary Cleary and to support the American Cancer Foundation. This year, join us in person and on the road where we will start at the Fireman's Field / Dirt Road and through the library driveway. Left downtown and up Madison Street. Right on Terry Place. Down Tower Street, on to Main Street. Left on Buell Ave. Right on West Bacon Street ( where our water station will be) Cross Route 12 and continue on to East Bacon Street. Right on to Elmwood Ave. Right on White Street. Finish at the Waterville Public Library. In addition, this race is #23 in the Route 20 Road Challenge Series!
Please watch for traffic, use sidewalks if preferred, and let's have a great race!
*If you are a WCS Athlete please use the Promo Code WCSATHLETE and you will get $5.00 off when signing up!*
Registration for the first 75 runners includes a unique 50/50 blend t-shirt highlighting a Waterville Highschool Artist! All others will be first come, first serve. All online registration closes Friday, September 19th at 8:00 AM
Day Of Registration and Packet Pick Up takes place at the Old Firemans Pavilion(parking at the library and at the Fireman's field) at 8:00 AM, September 20th.
Award Ceremony will take place after the Free Cruisin' Kids Run, which kicks off at 9:30 am at the library this year! Awards will be given to the Overall Male & Female Finisher, as well as, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the following age groups:
12 & under, 13-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70+
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Mary Cleary 5k ( Cruisin to Waterville
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Waterville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:45 AM and sets at 7:04 PM local time (EDT) in Waterville on September 19, 2026 — 12h 18m of daylight.
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2026 results — Mary Cleary 5k ( Cruisin Into Waterville )
Mary Cleary 5k ( Cruisin to Waterville · 68 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Pollard | 19:16 | 6:12 /mi |
| 2 | Collin Smith | 22:30 | 7:15 /mi |
| 3 | B. Goux | 22:30 | 7:15 /mi |
| 4 | Liz Casatelli | 22:40 | 7:18 /mi |
| 5 | Griffin Barth | 23:06 | 7:27 /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, 1 Waterville event
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