Sun, Aug 30, 2026
Cumberland Center, ME
The course runs on the Cumberland Fairgrounds track, the same oval where racehorses have competed for generations. That history is hard to ignore when you are running the same dirt. A farmers market and live music fill the grounds alongside the races, so there is real activity beyond the starting line. Entry fees support local nonprofits.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
3.1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Colin Cernik (14:43) · Ryan Jara (15:12) · Matt Rand (15:33)
1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Matt Rand (4:43) · Daniel Bannon (4:53) · Samuel True (4:56)
· 2025 results
Top 3: Luke Marsanskis (4:22) · Aaron Willingham (4:22) · Colin Cernik (4:26)
The Fairgrounds 5k, Mile & Market has been held every year since at least 2025. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 30:20, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:12:04, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (178 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3.1 Miles winner ran 14:43 while the median finisher took 30:20. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
