
From the Organizer
CELEBRATING 28 YEARS OF CONNECTING KIDS!!!
Race Day:
Bib pickup 8:00-9:30 am
Kids Fun Run 9:30
Robot Race 9:45 (Children can race virtually via robot if they cannot attend in person.)
Race Start Time 10:00
Awards & Prizes 11:30
About Our Non-Profit: Our mission is to provide free technology to children with cancer and other serious illnesses to support their education, as well as their social and emotional well-being. Technology, including iPads, laptops, robots and Internet access, enables our children to continue their education during treatment while also remaining connected to family, friends and medical providers. Simply stated, we connect kids when their world is out of reach.
Course Description: The 5K run/walk is an out and back course starting at Bradeen Street and ending at Nasson Community Center. (Nasson Gym) Course is partially on road but mostly on well groomed Rail Trail portion of the Mousam Way with turn around at Deering Pond. Run or walk with the beautiful fall foliage all around you.
Registration:
Adults (18+) $20 in advance, $25 day of race
Teens (13-17) $15
Children (6-12) $10
Children under 5 free when accompanying a paying adult.
Leashed dogs welcomed!
Awards: A special prize for fastest female, male and dog. Fastest dog prize generously donated by Waggerstown, Wells, ME.
Additionally, medals for first and second female & male runners in all age categories. Please consider gathering pledges.
Team that raises most pledges wins a pizza party. Free t-shirts to all $250+ donors.
FMI: email info@grahamtastic.org, call/text 207-432-1228
Events
Weather
It's too far out for a forecast, so here's what weather on this date is normally like in the area. A race day forecast will replace this as race week approaches.
Typical High
60°
Typical Low
35°
Chance of Rain
34%
Based on US Climate Normals data from Sanford 2 Nnw, 2 mi from the venue.
Host City
Population
22,095
as of 2023
Elevation
359 ft
Nearest Airport
PSM
Portsmouth International Airport at Pease · 27 mi
Major Hub
PWM
Portland International Jetport · 28 mi
Time Zone
Eastern Time
From Endurance Grid
A mid-size host city. Enough lodging and amenities to keep race weekend easy, without big-city sprawl.
Race Location
Your Next Start Line
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Days to train
Coming Up
KBIA Annual A Day at the Beach 5K / 1K Road Race , Sunday, July 12th 2026
14 miles away
Blue Lobster 4-Miler
14 miles away
Run For Fox Sake 1K & 5K
13 miles away
24th Randall's Run/Walk for the Gym 5K
Less than a mile away
From Endurance Grid
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With running, there's a distance for every fitness level, a community at every start line, and nothing beats the feeling of crossing a finish line you trained for.
Running is an endurance sport that rewards consistency, and showing up every week compounds in ways that will surprise you.
From 5K to marathon, running races are the most accessible entry point into endurance sport. There's a distance for every fitness level and a community at every start line.
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2026 Grahamtastic Connection 5K Run & Walk
Oct 18, 2026