Wine Flight 5K Run/Walk
October 17, 2009 - Portland, Maine
9:30 a.m.
The Wine Flight is a fun "non-competitive" 5k event that combines the celebration of fitness and health with spectacular shoreline views, good company, and the fun of eating along the way.
The Wine Flight 5k is based on France's Marathon du Medoc, combining the fun of a 5k run/walk with the joy of food and wine. At each "Aid Station" you can sample delicacies from local Portland purveyors that make excellent accompaniments to wine - cheese, meats, fruit, veggies, and desserts. Upon crossing the finish line, your reward is your entry to a wine-tasting celebration. Indulge - you've earned it.
It's a great way to be active and social. There is no time clock for this event - it's is all about the experience and atmosphere. Walk as easy as you'd like between stations. Make your pit stops longer than your splits. Chat along the way. Meet fellow runners and toast to the good life. The Wine Flight is packed with festive atmosphere.
Training Series
The 2009 Training Series is being hosted by the Maine Ambassadors of Food and Drink. Click Here for all of the information and to sign up!
Where: Maine State Pier, Portland, ME
Date: Saturday October 17th, 9:30 am
What:
A 5k event through Portland's East End that begin and ends at the Maine State Pier. The Flight is three out and back loops - each one returning to the pier for a unique food tasting experience. There is no timing and no results for this event.
Aid Stations: Each loop comes back to a different type of food tasting experience. Stay and sample everything or grab and go!
Wine Tasting: The culmination of the event is a wine tasting soiree just past the finish line on the Pier. (You must be over 21 to drink, specific details coming soon).
Want to be a huge part of making the Wine Flight 5K a success? Be a Race Volunteer and Join the Fun !!
Click here to sign up
Volunteers will receive food and entry to the wine tasting (must be 21 years old).
For information about specific times, responsibilities, and opportunities, send an email to erik@tri-maine.com
Venue and Course
Click here to download a map of Wine Flight
Run/Walk: 3.1-miles through Portland's East End that begins and ends at the Maine State Pier. The Flight is three loops - each one returning to the Pier for a unique food tasting experience.
Loop 1: The dash - .75 miles - Short and fast, a great way to get the blood (and appetite) flowing.
Loop 2: The long climb - 1.4 miles - The longest loop, this one heads up towards the prom and back down. You'll definitely earn your snack.
Loop 3: The flat finish - 1 mile - Enjoy views along the ocean for a quick out and back. Reward yourself with sweets and chocolates before crossing the finish line and heading to the Wine Tasting Tent.
Aid Stations: Each loop comes back to a different type of food tasting experience. Stay and sample everything or grab and go!
Turn by Turn Directions for the 2009 Wine Flight Course
START – On Pier access road
Run towards Commercial Street, in right hand lane (closest to Whale wall)
Turn Right onto the Commercial Street sidewalk
Turn Left against the normal traffic pattern onto India Street sidewalk next to Benkay Restaurant.
Turn Left onto Federal Street, staying to the left side of the road
Turn Left onto Hampshire Street
Crossover Middle Street to the sidewalk and go left towards India Street
Turn right onto the India Street sidewalk
Cross Commercial Street at the stop sign and turn right onto sidewalk
Turn Left on Pier access road, staying inside the running lane closest to the whale wall
Enter the Pier and experience Aid Station #1
Turnaround, head in the direction of Commercial Street, staying inside the running lane
Exit the Pier Access Road via the dirt path on the right and enter the sidewalk
Continue following the sidewalk along the waterfront
Turn Left onto the Hancock Street sidewalk
Cross Fore Street and continue right up the sidewalk
Turn Left on Saint Lawrence Street into the left hand lane against the traffic pattern
Turn Left on Hoyts Lane which is not marked. Gilbert Lane is directly across the street.
Turn Left on Waterville Street, crossover to the right hand side sidewalk
Turn Right onto Fore Street sidewalk
Crossover Fore Street at Hancock Street; at the end of Hancock Street, crossover Commercial Street Ext. and turn right onto the sidewalk.
Follow sidewalk back to the Pier Access Road
Turn Left onto Pier Access Road, staying inside the running lane closest to the whale wall.
Enter the Pier and experience Aid Station #2
Turnaround, head in the direction of Commercial Street, staying in the running lane
Exit the Pier Access Road via the dirt path on the right hand side and continue on the sidewalk
Continue following the sidewalk along the waterfront
Enter the Eastern Prom Trail, staying to the right
Turnaround at the cones (.5 miles)
Follow the Eastern Prom Trail (staying to the right) back to the Commercial Street Ext. sidewalk
Follow sidewalk back to the Pier Access Road
Turn Left onto the Pier Access Road, staying inside the running lane closest to the whale wall
Enter the Pier and experience Aid Station #3
FINISH at the end of the Pier with a wine tasting
