{"id":406,"date":"2018-07-01T16:45:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T16:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/?p=406"},"modified":"2018-07-01T22:29:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T22:29:53","slug":"magoos-acadia-half-marathon-race-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2018\/07\/01\/magoos-acadia-half-marathon-race-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Magoo’s Acadia Half Marathon Race Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Bar Harbor Narrows from the Shore Path near Agamont Park<\/p><\/div>\n

On Sunday, June 3rd, I ran in the Acadia Half Marathon.<\/a>This race is hosted by and benefits the local YMCA. There is a 10K race as well. The day was cool, which is good for running, and sunny. The views on the park loop road were awesome!\u00a0I had a great time at this race.<\/p>\n

I am a slow, non-competitive runner. I am fine with this. I run for pleasure and health. So, I didn’t stress as 99% of the runners passed me in the first half mile.<\/p>\n

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Race Shirt For The Acadia Half Marathon and 10K<\/p><\/div>\n

At bib pick up, racers got a bag with their bibs, a race shirt,\u00a0 a R.E.D.D. bar<\/a>, and some tourist information for Mount Desert Island. R.E.D.D. bars are made in Maine and available at Hannaford. There were also various flavors of beverages available from Drink Maple<\/a> company.<\/p>\n

Before we got to the park loop road, I enjoyed running by the Kebo Golf Course. A fog was burning off and a couple of the trees looming over the course looked very striking.<\/p>\n

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View Running Along the Park Loop Road Acadia National Park<\/p><\/div>\n

The course went under one of the carriage trail’s stone bridges. I love the stone bridges of Acadia<\/a>. There were spectators on the bridge cheering for the runners.<\/p>\n

As I walked one of the uphills, I met a runner from Texas, Kelly, who has done many Vacation Races<\/a>. She has done races in Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, and more. She and her partner had been enjoying Maine for the previous week, hiking and rock climbing.<\/p>\n

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Racers Run Along the Park Loop Road<\/p><\/div>\n

This is the first race that I stopped running to go to the bathroom during the race. I knew at mile 8 that the course went through the Fabbri picnic area parking lot and that there was a bathroom there. Flush toilets, and no line when I stopped. Score!<\/p>\n

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Magoo After the Race<\/p><\/div>\n

This course was fairly hilly. There was a steep, killer hill around mile 9. I enjoyed the long downhill at mile 11. I had to stop within sight of the finish line to wait for cars to go by so that I could cross the road. The volunteers that manned this intersection were not as good at stopping traffic for runners as other races that I’ve run. Unfortunately, this threw a crimp in my “finish strong” plans.<\/p>\n

They had an\u00a0inflatable finish line with an announcer and music. There was a fun, party vibe at the finish area. All half marathon runners received a finishers medal.<\/p>\n

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Acadia Half Marathon Finisher’s Medal<\/p><\/div>\n

There was locally made ice cream at the finish! It was so good! The Mount Dessert Island Ice Cream<\/a> Company provided the ice cream. Runners had a choice of four different flavors: chocolate, sweet cream, coffee, and cookies & cream. I chose sweet cream. It was delicious!<\/p>\n

Other amenities at the finish area were bananas, apple slices, granola bars, water, and\u00a0R.E.D.D. bar samples. 216 runners participated in the half marathon. There was also a half marathon walk which had 26 participants. The 10K had 103 runners. My Garmin recorded the elevation gain as 803 feet.<\/p>\n

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Moose atop Geddy’s Restaurant in Bar Harbor<\/p><\/div>\n

After the race, Frosty and I walked the shore path<\/a> to Agamont Park<\/a> in Bar Harbor<\/a>. Then we walked around and went in some of the shops. A good day!<\/p>\n

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