The John Andrews Memorial 5K is a signature fundraising event honoring the founder of the Eastern Trail.  Join us for a timed 3.1 mile trail run or walk along the scenic Eastern Trail followed by an awards ceremony to celebrate and acknowledge the top finishers.  Save the date, details will be announced early 2027.    

 Proceeds of the event support the Eastern Trail Alliance, a nonprofit that builds, maintains, and promotes the Eastern Trail, southern Maine’s premier multi-use greenway. 

This race honors John Andrews, the Eastern Trail’s legendary founder, who passed away in 2017. John’s vision to create the Eastern Trail started in the early 1990s. He worked patiently and persistently for decades to put the Eastern Trail on the map throughout southern Maine. Today, hundreds of thousands of visitors enjoy the trail every year. Your participation in this race and generous support enables the Eastern Trail Alliance to continue John’s mission, working to ensure the existing trail is well maintained, safe, and clean, and ultimately extended to Kittery through ongoing trail-building campaigns.

Questions

If you have any questions about this race, please email us at MLR@easterntrail.org.

John Andrews (1937 – 2017)

Pictured at right, was the Founder of the Eastern Trail.  John’s vision to create the Eastern Trail started in the early 1990’s. He was persistent, but patient, and made tremendous progress in a relatively short amount of time.